Onegai! Samia-don 1985
What is Onegai! Samia-don?
Onegai! Samia-don is a television series first released in 1985.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1985
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 39
- First aired
- Apr 2, 1985
- Networks
- NHK BS1
- Genres
- Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
- Updated
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Estimate the schedule using 39 episodes and an average 45-minute runtime.
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Onegai! Samia-don is a television series first released in 1985. Catalogued under Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids. Produced and broadcast by NHK BS1. Current status: Ended. Spans 1 seasons and 39 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Four siblings and a neighbor meet a grumpy, blue‑hatted magical creature.”
- Based on Edith Nesbit’s classic novel
- Features a unique, lazy Psammead design
- Short 10‑minute episodes are easy to watch
- Episodes are brief, limiting story depth
- Tone is gentle, may feel slow for some viewers
Watch it if you enjoy gentle fantasy adventures about children discovering a quirky magical being.
The series is child‑friendly, with mild fantasy themes and no intense violence.
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What book is Onegai! Samia-don based on?
It adapts Edith Nesbit’s 1902 novel Five Children and It.
How many children are the main characters?
The anime follows four children—three siblings and their neighbor.
How is the Psammead depicted?
The Psammead appears yellow, wears a blue hat, and is portrayed as grumpy and lazy.
How many episodes were produced?
The series consists of 78 ten‑minute segments aired between April 1985 and February 1986.
Was the series shown outside Japan?
In Latin America it was broadcast under the title Samed.
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