Tico and Friends English Sub & Dub

About Tico and Friends

Looking for background on Tico and Friends (七つの海のティコ)? This adventure and slice of life series by Nippon Animation (1994) starts out like this. In short: Nanami Simpson is a young girl. Her mother dies when she is young, and she goes to live with her Father, Scott Simpson, on board a Marine Research Vessel , the Peperonchino.

Along the way, her Father is a Marine Biologist, and he is in search of a creature known as the Glowing Whale. When He finds the bones of one of these, he is saddened, and resolves to change his task towards preserving and caring for the creatures. Nanami befriends an Orca which she names Tico, and She goes swimming with it every day.

With adventure at the core, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Nanami Simpson (Megumi Hayashibara) and Scott Simpson (Shuuichi Ikeda) are two of the characters you will meet early. It will appeal most to anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling. The run is 39 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Nippon Animation, so the studio's house style defines how Tico and Friends looks and moves on screen. Within the adventure category, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. With a 6.9/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Megumi Hayashibara voicing Nanami Simpson gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1994, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.