スポンジ・ボブ is the Japanese dub of SpongeBob SquarePants. It has previously aired on Animax, BS Fuji, MTV, NHK BS2, NHK BS Premium, Nickelodeon, Tokyo MX1 and Tokyo MX2, and it is currently airing on NHK Educational TV and Kids Station.
Broadcast history[]
Nickelodeon[]
スポンジ・ボブ premiered on Nickelodeon in January 8, 2000. It would stop once the former Nickelodeon shut down on September 30, 2009 until the channel came back on January 31, 2018. On January 31, 2022, the channel shut down once again and became a VOD service.
MTV[]
スポンジ・ボブ premiered on MTV on October 5, 2009. These airings served as the replacement for those that were on the then defunct Nickelodeon Japan, but they stopped a little over a year later on March 31, 2011 once more channels had picked the show up.
Kids Station[]
スポンジ・ボブ premiered on Kids Station on February 3, 2023, starting with the ninth season.
Cast[]
Character | Actor | ||
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スポンジボブ・スクエアパンツ
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Hiroyuki Tsuru 鶴博幸 (seasons 1-3) |
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Taiki Matsuno 松野太紀 (seasons 4-13) |
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Kōki Miyata 宮田幸季 ("Salty Sponge" - present) | |||
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パトリック・スター
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Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (seasons 1-8) |
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Mitsuaki Kanuka かぬか光明 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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イカルド・テンタクルズ
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 1-8) | |
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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ユージーン・H・カーニ
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |
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ラリー
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イカリム・ファーシソン
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スタンリー・スクエアパンツ
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ポッティー
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フラッツ
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モンティ・P・カネモチ
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ミスター・ガンサー・フィッツ
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シェルドン・J・プランクトン
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Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (seasons 1-3) | |
Chie Matsuura 松浦チエ (season 3 onwards) | |||
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カレン・プランクトン
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Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (seasons 1-8) | |
Rie Takahashi 高橋里枝 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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サンディ・チークス
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Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (seasons 1-3) |
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Chie Matsuura 松浦チエ ("I Had an Accident" - present) | |||
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パフ先生
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Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (seasons 1-8) | |
Rie Takahashi 高橋里枝 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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パール・カーニ
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Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (seasons 1-8) | |
Rie Takahashi 高橋里枝 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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ゲイリー
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 ("Sleepy Time") | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 ("Chatterbox Gary," season 12 onwards)[note 1] | |||
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海賊パッチー
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 2-8) | |
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 (season 10 onwards) | |||
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マーメイドマン
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 (seasons 1-2, 9) | |
Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (season 3) | |||
Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 4-8) | |||
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フジツボボーイ
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Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (seasons 1-3) | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 (season 4 onwards) | |||
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マン・レイ
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 2, 5-8) | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 (season 3) | |||
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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ダーティ・バブル
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 1-8) | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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さまよえるオランダ人
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 1, 3-8) | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 (season 2) | |||
Ken Uo 魚建 (season 11 onwards) | |||
Kissei Kumamoto 隈本吉成 ("SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy's Beach Bash!") | |||
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ジェンキンス
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 3-8) | |
Atsuyoshi Miyazaki 宮崎敦吉 ("Séance Shméance") | |||
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 (season 11 onwards) | |||
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ジョニー・イレーン
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |
Chie Matsuura 松浦チエ ("Once Bitten," "Whelk Attack") | |||
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 (season 9 onwards) | |||
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ネプチューン王
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 1, 5-6) | |
Mitsuaki Kanuka かぬか光明 (season 10) | |||
Volcano Ōta ボルケーノ太田 (season 11 onwards) | |||
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アムピトリテ王妃
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Chie Matsuura 松浦チエ | |
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トリトン王子
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |
Chie Matsuura 松浦チエ (young) | |||
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ジャック・カフーナ・ラグーナ
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Shun Oguri 小栗旬 (NHK) | |
Kazuyoshi Hayashi 林和良 (DVD) | |||
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キャプテン・ブルー・スクエアパンツ
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 | |
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サージャント・サム・ロデリック
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ブラックジャック・スクエアパンツ
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Shirō Saitō 斎藤志郎 | |
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ナレーター
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 (season 1 onwards) | |
Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 1 - ?) | |||
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パーチ・パーキンス
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |||
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太っちょバス
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Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (season 1) | |
Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (season 8) | |||
Taiki Matsuno 松野太紀 (season 9) | |||
Shinnosuke Ogami 拝真之介 (season 10 onwards) | |||
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ケビン・C・キューカンバー
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 | |
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 (season 13) | |||
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トム
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |
Mitsuaki Kanuka かぬか光明 | |||
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 | |||
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海賊ペインティー
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (season 1-2) | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 ("Graveyard Shift" - present) | |||
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落書きボブ
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Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (season 2) | |
Taiki Matsuno 松野太紀 (seasons 11-13) | |||
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 ("SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy's Beach Bash!") | |||
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シャボンくん
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Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (season 2) | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 (season 8 onwards) | |||
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ミスター・スクエアパンツ
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Hiroyuki Tsuru 鶴博幸 (seasons ?) | |
Taiki Matsuno 松野太紀 (seasons 4-6) | |||
Kōki Miyata 宮田幸季 ("Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah") | |||
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ミセス・スクエアパンツ
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Ikuko Tani 谷育子 | |
Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 | |||
Chie Matsuura 松浦チエ | |||
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スポンジ・ボブの祖母
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Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (season 2) | |
Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (seasons 5-8) | |||
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ミセス・カーニ
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Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (seasons 2-3) | |
Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (seasons 4-6) | |||
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フレッド
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Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 1-8) | |
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |||
Mitsuaki Kanuka かぬか光明 (seasons 10-11) | |||
Ryūichi Yamazaki 山﨑竜一 ("My Leg!" - "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout") | |||
Kenkō ケンコー (season 12 onwards) | |||
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ナット・タッカー・ピーターソン
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 | |||
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パープル・ドクターフィッシュ
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | |
Ikuko Tani 谷育子 | |||
Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 | |||
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 | |||
Mitsuaki Kanuka かぬか光明 | |||
Additional voices
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Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 | ||
Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (seasons 1-8) | |||
Ikuko Tani 谷育子 (seasons 1-8) | |||
Hiroyuki Tsuru 鶴博幸 (seasons 1-3) | |||
Yūko Ogiso 小木曽祐子 (seasons 1-3) | |||
Chie Matsuura 松浦チエ | |||
Taiki Matsuno 松野太紀 (seasons 4-13) | |||
Yōji Ueda 上田燿司 | |||
Rie Takahashi 高橋里枝 |
Technical staff | |||
Translation
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Junko Ishida 石田淳子 | ||
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Direction
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Mitsuhiro Nakamura 中村光宏 (seasons 1-3) | ||
Yoichi Hayakawa 早川陽一 (seasons 4-5) | |||
Yuki Okaya 岡屋有希 (seasons 5-7) | |||
Isao Kajitani 鍛治谷功 (season 5 onwards) | |||
Toshio Ogawa 小川利夫 (seasons ?) | |||
Recording studios
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Seion Studio 整音スタジオ (season 1) | ||
Beeline ビーライン (seasons 2-3) | |||
Broadmedia Studio ブロードメディア・スタジオ (season 4) | |||
Studio Echo スタジオ・エコー (season 5 onwards) | |||
Japanese version production
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Music[]
Opening Theme[]
Song | Singer(s) | ||
Rokurō Naya 納谷六朗 (season 1-2) | |||
Keijin Okuda 奥田啓人 ("Graveyard Shift" - present) |
Ending Theme (NHK Educational TV)[]
seasons 6-11[]
Song | Singer(s) | ||
スポンジ・ボブのテーマ
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Rip Slyme |
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"Drive Happy" - present[]
Song | Singer(s) | ||
ONE WAY
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Boys and Men |
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Trivia[]
- Patrick (except the first movie and prior to Season 9), Plankton (except the first movie), Mermaid Man (only Season 3) and Barnacle Boy (prior to Season 4), Bubble Buddy (Season 2) and DoodleBob (Season 2) are voiced by female actresses in this dub.
- Bubble Bass was voiced by a female actress in the Season 1 episode "Pickles" (his debut), but was voiced by a male voice actor in his next speaking appearance.
- The episode pair "Who R Zoo?" and "Kwarantined Krab" did not air during NHK's run of Season 12, likely due to the unfortunate timing of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- There is no information as to whether a dub was produced for these episodes.
- It is also the only dub of the series to not include the episode in TV or streaming releases, despite the temporary ban on the episode being lifted in every other country.
Translations[]
- Mr. Krabs is called "Kani-san" in the dub. "Kani" is Japanese for "crab," and "-san" is a suffix attached to the end of a person's name to refer to them formally in Japan.
- Likewise, Ms. Puff's Japanese name, "Puff-sensei," has the suffix "-sensei," which is attached to the end of a teacher's name to refer to them formally in Japan.
- Finally, Squidward's Japanese name, "Ikarudo", is a portmanteau of "ika" (the Japanese word for Squid) and "-rudo" (derived from the Japanese spelling of the name "Edward")
Footnotes[]
- ↑ except "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout".
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