ðə ʃˈoʊz fˈɜːst ɹˈʌn, fɹʌm ˈeɪpɹəl θɹˈiː ʌntˈɪl dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ˌɔn tˌiːvˈiː tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ, ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈoʊnli ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz tˈuː, θɹˈiː, sˈɛvən tə fˈɪftiːn, ˈeɪtiːn ænd ɐ spˈɛʃəl.
The show's first run, from April 3 until June 26, 1998, on TV Tokyo, included only episodes 2, 3, 7 to 15, 18 and a special.