2026 / series / puppet
Babies of Bread
パンの赤ちゃん (Pan no Akachan)
Japan
Notes
TV series adaptation of CHOCOLATE Inc.'s original CG short 'Babies of Bread' (パンの赤ちゃん, released Dec 2024); technique changed from CG to stop motion (puppet) for the TV corner premiering July 4, 2026 on Fuji TV / Kansai Telecasting within 'Doyou wa Nani suru!?'. CHOCOLATE Inc. is primary production company; Dwarf Studios (AOI Pro.) credited for production assistance / puppet and camera work. Director: Haruka Ichikawa (also planner/scriptwriter/character design). Puppet production: Koichi Furuya, Shuhei Harada (dwarf, existing person_id shuhei-harada). Photography/lighting: Yusuke Miyazaki (dwarf, existing person_id yusuke-miyazaki). Sourced from Anime News Network encyclopedia entry and Japanese Wikipedia; verifies GitHub issue #128 anonymous website submission (YouTube episode 1 link).
Cast & crew (4)
| Haruka Ichikawa | director; writer | direction |
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| Yusuke Miyazaki | photography; lighting | camera |
| Shuhei Harada | puppet fabrication | puppets |
| Koichi Furuya | puppet fabrication | puppets |
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