Tamagotchi! (TV series)

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Tamagotchi!
Cover of the first DVD Volume of the series, showing the main protagonist Mametchi
たまごっち!
Anime television series
Directed by	Jōji Shimura
Produced by	Noriko Kobayashi Katsunori Kubo Makoto Hijikata Risa Nakamura
Written by	Aya Matsui
Music by	Aozora
Studio	OLM Team Kamei
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi)
English network	AU: GO! (2010-2014)
Original run	12 October 2009 – 3 September 2012
Episodes	143 (List of episodes)
Manga
GOGO♪ Tamagotchi!
Written by	Yasukon
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Pucchigumi
Demographic	Shojo
Original run	February 2010 – December 2011
Volumes	3
Light novel
Written by	Bandai WiZ Aya Matsui Anna Mari
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko
Demographic	Kodomo
Original run	11 March 2011 – February 2012
Volumes	10
Anime television series
Tamagotchi! Yume Kira Dream
Directed by	Jōji Shimura
Written by	Aya Matsui
Music by	Aozora
Studio	OLM Team Kamei
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi)
Original run	10 September 2012 – 29 August 2013
Episodes	49 (List of episodes)
Manga
GOGO Tamagotchi! Dream
Written by	Yasukon
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Pucchigumi
Demographic	Shojo
Original run	May 2013 – July 2013
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Tamagotchi! Miracle Friends
Directed by	Jōji Shimura
Written by	Aya Matsui
Music by	Aozora
Studio	OLM Team Wasaki
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi)
Original run	5 September 2013 – 27 March 2014
Episodes	29 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
GO-GO Tamagotchi!
Directed by	Jōji Shimura
Written by	Aya Matsui
Music by	Aozora
Studio	OLM Team Wasaki
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi)
Original run	3 April 2014 – 26 March 2015
Episodes	50 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Tamagotchi! Tama Tomo Daishū GO!
Directed by	Jōji Shimura
Written by	Aya Matsui
Music by	Aozora
Studio	OLM Team Wasaki
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi)
Original run	2 April 2015 – 29 September 2015
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodake Daisakusen!
Directed by	Jōji Shimura
Written by	Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Studio	OLM Team Yoshioka
Released	28 April 2017
Runtime	approx. 10 minutes

Tamagotchi! (たまごっち!) is a 2009 Japanese fantasy slice of life anime series produced by OLM's Team Kamei division, officially based on the Tamagotchi digital pet jointly created by Bandai and WiZ. It is directed by Jōji Shimura (Pokémon) and written by Aya Matsui (Boys Over Flowers), with character designs done by Sayuri Ichiishi, Shouji Yasukazu and Miwa Sakai. It officially aired on TV Tokyo and other affiliate stations in Japan from 12 October 2009 to 3 September 2012, lasting for seven seasons.

The series, a follow-up to the movie Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe!, is the third Tamagotchi anime produced since Saa Ikou! Tamagotchi. After the series' airing, it has gained three anime sequels, two manga adaptations and ten light novel adaptations by Kadokawa Shoten. Although several episodes of the first Tamagotchi anime have been dubbed in select countries, the full anime has never aired outside of Japan. The series ended in March 2015 and was replaced by Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama on its initial timeslot.