Tico and Friends (1994)
Original title: 七つの海のティコ
Tico and Friends is a 1994 Japanese-language animation series created by Kōzō Kusuba. It stars Chiyoko Kawashima, Megumi Hayashibara and Akiko Yajima.
Tico and Friends tells the story of 11-year-old Nanami Simpson and her life-long friendship with a female orca named Tico. The two have an unbreakable bond and swim with each other every day. As a result of this, Nanami has learned how to hold her breath longer and swim deeper than other humans can.
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Cast
- Chiyoko Kawashima as Benex
- Megumi Hayashibara as Nanami Simpson
- Akiko Yajima as Topia
- Shuichi Ikeda as Scott Simpson
- Daisuke Gori as Metal Claw
- Bin Shimada as Enrico
- Hiroshi Masuoka as James
- Hiroya Ishimaru as Gayle
- Hisako Kyoda as Rozalint
- Keisuke Yamashita as Gaulois
- Kenichi Ogata as Al
- Mami Matsui as Thomas