Born of fantastic and mysterious cosmic forces and sweet Earthly culinary delight, the popular Japanese anpan pastry now comes alive as a 21st Century health-conscious superhero! But he is not alone. Similar weird forces have also begotten another fantastic creature. Arch villain Meany Man will stop at nothing to do the noble Anpanman in and try and take over the world! Can he be stopped??? Young viewers will be delighted by the adventures of Anpanman and his food-character friends as they do battle against Meany Man and his dirty deed doing hench-creatures. Along the way, children will learn the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in an entertaining and fun way.

In addition to the series, 7 feathre films are available.