whale's stomach safely. Eventually, as a token to Pinocchio's good deeds, the fairy with turquoise hair decides to transform Pinocchio into a real boy. Comparison with the original story The roles of the fox and the blind cat were expanded and transformed into "the bad but entertaining" figures. In most of the series episodes, their mischief and often criminal behavior used Pinocchio's Naivety and kindness, and practically generated most of the events in the series. The role of the Talking Cricket, which represents Pinocchio's conscience, was replaced with a little duckling and a woodpecker. The role of the Fairy with Turquoise Hair was also expanded and she gets to rescue Pinocchio from harm several times while she transforms herself into different forms including a giant pigeon. Characters Pinocchio (Masako Nozawa) Gina the duck (Kazuko Sugiyama) Boro the fox (Sanji Hase) Giulietta the cat (Miyoko Asou) Geppetto (Junji Chiba) Nymph (Mami Koyama) Rocco the bird (Kaneta Kimotsuki) Dora the cat (Ichirô Nagai) Regional releases A Japanese DVD Region 2 box set of the series was produced in 2005 and can be bought in Japan or through the Japanese Amazon. An English DVD release was never made. The Afrikaans language DVDs are currently available in South-Africa. Alternative titles Bambino Pinocchio (Italian title) Pinocchio Yori Piccolino no Boken (Japanese Transliterated title) (French title) Pinocchio (German title) Pinocho (Spanish title) Pinokkio (Dutch title) The Adventures of Piccolino (English title) ピコリーノの冒険 (Japanese title) פינוקיו (Hebrew title) Pinokio (Polish title) Die Avonture van Pinocchio (Afrikaans language title from South-Africa) Πινόκιο (Greek title) پینوکیو (Persian title) Pinokkio (Finnish title) Pinóquio (Portuguese title) External links 1976 anime television series debuts Drama anime and manga Fantasy anime and manga Adventure anime and manga Nippon Animation Television shows based on The Adventures of Pinocchio Television shows based on children's books TV Asahi original programming Television shows set in Italy Pinocchio films