available in the United States from retailers such as Target. As of 2015, Monchchichi are still popular in Germany, sometimes filling an entire rack space in toy shops. Many variants and sizes of Monchhichi have emerged. For example, the original Monchhichi is still available under the Classic variant in 10 cm, 20 cm, 24 cm, 45 cm and even 80 cm sizes. Also other variants like Boutique (Monchhichi in various dress styles), Mother Care (Monchhichi with a young one in her front pocket), and the 40th Anniversary edition are available. Even dollhouses for Monchhichi are available. 1980 anime series is a Japanese animated series which first aired in 1980. Japanese voice cast Monchhichi–kun – Fuyumi Shiraishi Lily–chan – Keiko Han Sakura–san – Fei Fei Liu Amy – Sanji Hase 1983 American animated television series The American Monchhichi cartoon aired on ABC in the 1983–1984 season. See also References External links Official Monchhichi website 1970s toys 1980 anime television series debuts 1980s toys Doll brands Japanese brands Fictional monkeys Mattel Toy companies of Japan Toy animals TV Tokyo original programming Japanese popular culture