ANPANMAN!!!!

Hi:)
What is your favorite character?
One of my favorite one is ANPAN MAN!!!

As you know, his face is made of "red bean paste bread" and whenever he meet someone who is hungry, he take a piece of the bread from his face and give it to them.
How kind he is!!!!

The reason why I love ANPANMAN is not only the fact that "We can eat him", also I feel quite familiar with his moony face:)
When my nephew was 2 years old and started speaking, he could say "mama(mom)" and "anpan". He said "mama" to everyone who he took cognizance of "human" and said "anpan" when he found something rounded. One day, when I was playing with him, suddenly he said "ANPAN!!" with gazing my face. Yes! I have a well-rounded face,but was a bit shocked...however, from that point, I felt close with ANPANMAN and registered him as my favorite charactor.
So today, I would introduce about ANPANMAN's secret messages and hot spot of them...

*about ANPANMAN
This one of the Japanese most popular animation and started in 1969. Anpanman is living with "uncle JAM" and Batako who own a bakery and making his face. The most of the all of character is made of some food. This is very attractive points for kids when they watch it. ANPANMAN always fight with "BAIKINMAN" who loves bacteria and doing naughty thing. He is a hero of the town because he beats BAIKINMAN every time.

*about the Author
There is one more big reason why everyone love him. ANPANMAN help othere's life and give hand whenever he find someone who are actually have a trouble and give his "FACE" to them. According to the author of ANPANMAN, Takashi Yanase, the main concept of this animation is

"If you want to be a hero of someone, what you have to do for first is helping them from starvation"
"Supreme justice is giving some food for someone who feel hungry"

Don't you think his message is really deep and fair?
I think now you know why ANPANMAN is loved by every kids and seen all over the world.

Takashi Yanase is the person who teach children how important "EATING" is, with very unique method. If people who watch ANPANMAN, they would naturally feel that "Every good relationship involves give and take"

As I said above, there are many charactors in ANPANMAN and in 2009, this animation were recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records due to "The animation which has largest numbers of characters" ANPANMAN actually has 1768 different characters so far. and the number is keep increasing...wow!

now you may feel ANPANMAN as a "real hero", don't you? So, do you want to meet ANPANMAN? Then why don't you go to "ANPANMAN museum";)?

*MEET the ANPANMANs
ANPANMAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM is located in Yokohama and Nagoya and it's called "children's museum", but I'm sure you can enjoy them even if you are adult! Everyone can be "child" there. I haven't been there yet, but I strongly want to visit there as soon as possible!! Let me introduce some hot spots about there.

*Uncle Jam's bakery

This is actually the hottest spot I think!! you can eat REAL ANPANMAN's charactors there. Of course, red-bean jam ANPANMAN, melon flavored MELON PANNA, and the custard creamed CREAM PANDA and plenty of the other hero and heroin. This is like a dream, isn't it?

*ANPANMAN's Steamed bun shop

look!! this is so cute!! you can find them at the museum as well. the shape is perfectly ANPANMAN! How lovely! The flavors are meat and of course...Red bean jam!! There are actually more and more shops at the museum, but it will be in for a treat;)

I hope you enjoyed my ANPANMAN story.
I think most of you had already know about ANPANMAN and watched it, but did you know the concept and why the author use so many food in the animation? I think no one knew that.

Takashi Yanase is the person who know the importance of FOOD and keep trying sending the message to kids. I know became a bigger fun of ANPANMAN. So I'll watch them again and go to the museu;) Plus, when I have children in the future, I'm sure I will made them watch ANPANMAN!!!