Anpanman/Trivia


 * Fan Nickname: Dokinchan is frequently called 'DQN' at Nicovideo.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Baikinman is voiced by Ryusei Nakao, who was also Freeza. Likewise, Dokinchan is Bulma.
 * Keep Circulating the Tapes: The series being as long as it is, many, many episodes have never been officially released for home viewing. Likewise, with a publication history spanning the better part of four decades and 100+ titles, a large number of older Anpanman books are out of print (the 25-volume "Anpanman Mini-Books" series from 1983-'84 was only recently republished), and some stories (including the entirety of the monthly manga) appears never to have made it out of the periodicals where they were serialized. The last three years' worth of the newspaper strip (whose books only cover the first 18 months or so) is relatively easier to obtain, provided you have access to a library that collects old issues of the Yomiuri Shimbun....
 * No Export for You: Despite its popularity, the Japanese food-centric characters make it something of a hard sell in the Anglosphere.