Nippon Animation Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazuko Ishikawa) has opened “NICHI-ANI CLASSICS” as a website that introduces the accompaniment of the animation work produced by our company.
This site provides detailed explanations and experiences such as streaming and download distribution using new remastered sound sources about the music of classical works produced by Nippon Animation, which was founded in 1975. Over the next two years, we will introduce carefully selected works.

In many of the music that has colored our animation works, talented people and new talents known to those in the know from the beginning of the company have participated. He has generously demonstrated his power and created a masterpiece accompaniment. These are not only important assets for our company, but now in the 21st century, they are valuable archive materials that convey the history of Japanese animation drama.

In “NICHI-ANI CLASSICS”, we introduce the music commentary by the theater ban club and bellyband cat who are active as music albums and music writers in various genres such as movies, dramas, and animations. In addition, the distribution sound source was created with the cooperation of the soundtrack laboratory’s distribution sound source. We will continue to introduce new works in the future.
We are ready, so please look forward to it.

Nichi-Ani Classics: https://sites.google.com/view/nichi-anicclassics

Delivery line-up

“The Adventures of Honeybee Maya”

Music: Takashi Takashi
Released year: 1975
Story:
Maya, a bee child, is a curious and fashionable girl. Maya was learning how to fly and collect honey from the educator Kassandra, but one day she jumped out of the land of bees in search of surprises and excitement that she had never met. Maya has made many new friends such as Philip the grasshopper and the beetle, while continuing to travel with her friend, Wheelie, who has been chasing her. However, during the trip, he learned that a wasp army was about to attack the country of honeybees, and decided to return to his hometown to inform his hometown. The grown Maya and the others join forces to beat the wasp. And Maya was appointed as an important educator’s job on the recommendation of Dr. Kassandra.

“The Adventures of Picolino from Pinocchio”

Music: Nakamura Taiji
Released year: 1976
Story:
A kind-hearted old man, who lives with the cat Giulietta and the woodpecker Rocco, made a wood carving puppet out of desire for children. Then, the doll began to move on his own accord. Grandpa Zetpet loves the doll as Picorino, but Picorino was a very mischievous boy who was very mischievous. One day, a ragged fox Dino and a dora cat Witch appear, and Picorino is sold to a playhouse without knowing that he has been deceived. One day, Picorino meets a fairy, but if you lie, you will be punished for stretching your nose. While trying hard to become a good boy, he sets out on a journey to find an old man with the duck Gina in order to return to the gentle Zeppetto’s house. An animation series that arranges the famous original known as “The Adventures of Pinocchio”.

“Greatly active with a mouse”

Music: Masa Nakagawa (AKIRA)
Release year: 1979
Story:
Life has sprung up in the mouse dolls made by Grandpa Meyer in a small British village. With long ears like a rabbit, a blue body and a short tail, she calls herself a nonsmat mouse and eventually embarks on an adventure. In the middle of the adventure, Tondemo rats become good friends with the ghost Dororon, the Hawk Captain Hawk, and the introverted Wendy. It was a non-smoking mouse that learned courage by continuing the journey and confronting hardships, but the threat of the mysterious enemy, Tondeméneko, who was about to eat a non-mouse, was approaching without knowing it. A fantasy animation that was broadcast as a special program of “Hinase Family Theater”.

© Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.

*Theatrical accompanying music will be pre-delivered with the following services from Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Major distribution services: iTunes Store, RecoChoc and other major download distribution sites and major streaming distribution sites such as Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Spotify
Sound source quality: 48kHz・24bit