Inai Inai Baa! | |
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Japanese | いないいないばあっ! |
Genre | Children's television series |
Starring | Kanako Tahara (1996–1999) Rina Saitou (1999–2003) Fuuka Hara (2003–2007) Kotomi Kuga (2007–2011) Yuuna Sugiyama (2011–2015) Yuki Oosumi (2015–2019) Haruki Kuramochi (2019–2023) Oka Takeishi (2023–present) |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
Production | |
Running time | 15 min |
Production company | NHK |
Original release | |
Network | NHK Educational TV |
Release | April 1, 1996 |
Related | |
China: Yiyayiya Vietnam: Ú Òa! Myanmar: Tu Tu Yay Wah |
Inai Inai Baa! (Japanese: ⓘ) is a children's TV program broadcast by NHK Educational TV for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners (0–6 years old), consisting of gymnastics, songs, educations, etc. It started airing on April 1, 1996.
NHK's program for infants, which started broadcasting in 1996.[1][2] The audience rating of NHK education as a children's program is the most popular program, following Okaasan to Issho and Miitsuketa!.[3]
The program name "っ!" has the meaning of "full of energy".[4]
The pilot version was broadcast on BS2 on January 15 and 16, 1996. Broadcasting began on NHK BS2 Television on April 1, 1996,[5] and then on October 7, 1996, it moved to the current educational television frame. From April 5, 1999, there were two broadcasting systems, morning and evening.
Appearances are regular such as Wanwan, Sister (O-chan as of 2023), and Puppet (Poupo as of 2023). Up until now, elementary school girls have been appointed as sisters, and they have been replaced in four years (only the first three years). The puppets also change irregularly.
As of 2021, localized versions are being produced and broadcast in Shanghai (People's Republic of China), Vietnam and Myanmar.[4]