is a Japanese manga and anime series for young children by Atsuko Ueno. The anime was produced by NAS and TV Tokyo. Kotencotenko replaces the previous anime series: Onmyou Taisenki on the TV Tokyo Thursdays 06:00pm – 06:30pm slot. Story Kotencotenco is a gag strip anime for especially younger children. Featuring the flourishes of the Prince of Heaven Kingdom, Kotenco. It's up to him and his friends, Pick-chan and Nappa to stop The Baron, Urusainu, and Nekoumori from stealing the heavenly stars for their boss, The Great Demon King Agu, who wants to take over Heaven Kingdom. Kotenco is normally very kind, but will transform into Matenco, his trouble-making counterpart when in bad spirit. Matenco is transformed back into Kotenco when Pick-chan calls upon The Queen to replace Matenco's halo. Characters Heaven Kingdom Kotenco - Matenco - The Queen - Mumu-san - Kotenco's 6 older brothers Dawn - Vah - / (Episode 22 only) Sera Kevi Fanni Ru - Fairy Kingdom Pick-chan(Pikku-chan) - Nappa - Elder(Choro) - Ground Kingdom The Baron - Nekoumori - Urusainu - Otaka-san - Kurikuri - Great Demon King Agu - Database Opening/Ending themes Opening: "Issyo ni Utaou!(Let's sing!)" by Sae Ending: "Hoshi-monogatari(Stories of the Stars)" by Kawai Eri 2nd Opening: "Yukeyuke Kotengo" by Tenkara-Mail 2nd Ending: "Kotenco Exercise"(Kotenko Taisou) by Tenkara-Mail Episodes Video game A minigame collection called was made by Dorasu for the Nintendo DS and released on 29 March 2007 in Japan. CDs 3 CDs were released in 2005 and 2006. 2 featured the 1st and 2nd intros and outros, along with karaoke tracks. The 3rd CD was released as a soundtrack / drama CD, featuring background music from the anime, and 3 stories. Traffic Safety OVA A traffic safety OVA called meant to teach young children about traffic safety, and was released before the anime's broadcast. External links TV Tokyo Kotencotenco Official Homepage Animax's official Kotencotenco website Official video game website Kotencotenco on Jp Wikipedia Children's manga Kodansha manga TV Tokyo original programming Video games developed in Japan Nintendo DS games