The Acta Republic edition of the popular puppet show "Prin Prin Story" is being rebroadcast on NHK Educational TV (Mondays at 10:50 p.m.). On April 21, "The Mysterious Induction Radio Waves" (5) and "Acta Republic" (1) will be broadcast consecutively. The synopsis is as follows...
"Prin Prin Monogatari" was broadcast as a puppet show series from 6pm Monday to Friday for three years from 1979 to 1982, with a total of 656 episodes. The story is about Princess Prin Prin traveling around the world with her friends in search of her undiscovered homeland, and the original storyline, which included unique characters and social satire, became a hot topic.
In "The Mysterious Guiding Radio Waves" (5), Prin Prin and his friends split up and escape. However, while trying to help zoologist Dr. Watt, private investigator Sharrecke Maihome is captured. Furthermore, in the darkness of the night, he gets separated from his friends Osage and Kaseijin. Monkey comes to his rescue and Prin Prin finally manages to escape by riding in the sidecar of a motorcycle driven by Monkey, but Bonbon, who was with him, falls ill. Even so, Prin Prin never gives up.
In "Republic of Acta" (1), despite escaping, Prin Prin and his friends are scattered, and their comrade Bonbon falls ill. Meanwhile, Colonel Hemler, commander of the Republic of Acta, receives a video call from arms dealer Ranker, who discovers that Prin Prin and his friends have escaped. Meanwhile, Monkey brings a doctor who calls himself "the best doctor in the world" for Bonbon, but when he finds out that Prin Prin does not have identification, he tries to betray him. What kind of country is this?
Hitomi Ishikawa plays the role of Purinpurin, and Akira Kamiya and Osamu Hase also appear in the voice cast.
