Ocha-Ken


Ocha-Ken means in Japanese "tea puppy" or "tea dog". They are colorful puppies, most of them with leaves for ears, representing "tea leaves". They were first introduced as toys released by Sega Toys. Later, due to the popularity, an animated series was made based on the Ocha-Ken.

Characters

Main series

Dogs

;Ryoku
;Aru
;Ron
;Hana
;Chai
;Cafe
;Muha

Cats

;Sakura
;Ran
;Min
;So

Mini dogs

;Ruu
;Midori
;Fan

Animated Series

The Ocha-Ken animated series was aimed at a younger audience. There are 26 episodes, approximately 3½ minutes long, and include a short story and a lesson.

Toys

The Ocha-Ken toys were the original idea of the tea puppies. They are tea-scented and in the first year of its release, 400,000 of the Ocha-Ken toys were sold. They were released by Sega Toys.

Video games

Game Boy Advance