Tico and Friends English Sub & Dub

About Tico and Friends

Meet Tico and Friends (七つの海のティコ), an adventure and slice of life anime by Nippon Animation (1994). Here is the premise in a nutshell. 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.

From there, 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 mission towards preserving and caring for the creatures. Nanami befriends an Orca which she names Tico, and She goes swimming with it every day.

In an adventure series like this, 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. Think of it as a pick for anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling. With 39 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

Nippon Animation is the studio behind Tico and Friends, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Within the adventure category, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Its 6.9/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. Voice casting, including Megumi Hayashibara as Nanami Simpson, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 1994, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.