Anpanman Studios

1st Logo (1994-2002)
Nickname: "Anpanman Studios on Drugs", "Creepy Baikinman Puppet", "Crazy Baikinman", "Dancing Baikinman"

ID: In a very psychedelic, pop art-inspired "room", we see two picture frames with odd-looking puppet of Dokinchan/Dokeen and Horrorman/Horror on the right wall, and a picture frame with the Anpanman Studios logo in it on the left wall. A Baikinman puppet drops down to the middle of the screen and float and bounce. As the colors of the background and even the Anpanman Studios picture frame continually flash and change throughout the bumper, Dokeen and Horror do the "Anpanman" section of the Anpanman Studios theme, with Baikinman saying "Studios" (as he does this, the picture frame reads "Anpanman Studios" instead of "Anpanman"). After the second time Baikinman says "ANNNNNNNPAAAAAAAANMAN STUDIOS!", a red background with "Anpanman Studios" on it flashes three times.

FX/SFX: A very creative combination of chroma-key effects, pixellation, and puppetry, with a Baikinman puppet moved by threads (this is more visible on higher-quality uploads of this ident). This was done by Doki Doki Designs in Japan.

Music/Sounds: A Japanese-sounding rendition of the Anpanman Studios theme. Baikinman is voiced by Ryūsei Nakao.

Availability: Extinct. It reappeared in a bumper for the 2015 TVTokyo block, "Welcome to the 90's". It's on TVTokyo's promo "A Tribute to Anpanman Studios Bumpers" for a few seconds, too. It's also on a 1995 Earth Day promo for TVTokyo.

Editor's Note: A very creative and memorable ID for those that grew-up with Anpanman Studios in the '90s. However, some may not have good memories (particulary 2nd to 4th graders) for the flashing effects (making the tough for most epileptics), and the creepy Baikinman puppet in the middle of the screen. The tune however is very catchy. Some people that this ident is downright parody of the Nickelodeon Pinchface bumper that caused a few scares!