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
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) into a pine tree, expressing his secret love for a woman named Leona. When he leaves, a bolt of lightning strikes the tree, imbuing the heart with magic. Years later, an older Geppetto finds the remains of the tree and carves a marionette out of it, naming him Pinocchio. Due to the heart's magic, Pinocchio comes to life, referring to Geppetto as his father. Pinocchio chases a pigeon outside, meeting Leona, and then a pair of thieves, Volpe and Felinet, who work for Lorenzini, a sinister theater director and puppet master, informing him of Pinocchio's existence and sentience. Lorenzini tries