Pinocchio: The Series Pinocchio: The Series Pinocchio: The Series, also known as Saban's The Adventures of Pinocchio and known in Japan as in Japan, is a 52-episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired on Fuji Television in 1972, which was edited by Saban in 1990. The story is based on the novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Unlike the lighter, more cheerful tones of the Disney film adaptation and Nippon Animation's version "Piccolino no Bōken", this series has a distinctly darker, more sadistic theme, and portrays the main character, Pinocchio (Mock), as suffering from constant physical and psychological
Pinocchio: The Series the Jim Terry feature-length version is also available on Amazon.com as "The Adventures of Pinocchio" from Warner Home Video. The original Japanese version has never been released in its entirety on home video either in Japan or overseas; however, 20 episodes were released on 10 VHS tapes in the late 1990s. In addition 9 episodes were released on three selection DVDs with Volume 1 containing the first three episodes, Volume 2 containing episodes 10, 23, & 28, and Volume 3 containing episodes 36, 44, and 52. Pinocchio: The Series Pinocchio: The Series, also known as Saban's The Adventures of Pinocchio