Taeko Ikeda
Director
Super Pig (1994)
Season 1
One fateful day, Karin, a junior-high student, found what she thought was an injured piglet. However, the piglet was just exhausted from hunger. After the piglet regained his health by eating Karin's apple, he revealed that he is a prince, Tonrariano III, from a planet called Booringo. Tonrariano wanted to reward Karin for helping him and so he transformed her into a pig with superpowers. Karin was not at all pleased with the gift because she wanted to become a pretty superheroine like "Cutey Chao" (a parody of Cutey Honey), not Super Pig. Reluctantly, she became more interested in her role as Super Pig when she found out that she can turn into someone like "Cutey Chao" if she can collect 108 pearls through doing good deeds for other people.
Released Sept. 3, 1994
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: Parody, Anime: School, Anime: Shoujo, Comedy, Family, Kids, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.anime, tmdb.super, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.pig, imdb.transformation, imdb.magical-girl, mdblist.anime-dub
Production Companies: Nippon Animation, Saban Entertainment
Network: ANIMAX
Country: Japan
Languages:
German,
Japanese,
English,
Portuguese
S1E1 - Birth of Super Girl Buurin
Karin Kokubu rescues a yellow piglet on her way to school. The piglet turns out to be the prince of an alien planet, though, and turns her into the super-pig Buurin- but she'd rather be any other kind of hero.
Sept. 3, 1994, midnight
S1E2 - Shoot of Love and Youth
Karin's school is having an important soccer match with a rival school, one known for their unfair tricks. Koichi, the star player of her school's team, is going to be the victim of these tricks unless Buurin does something about it.
Sept. 10, 1994, midnight
S1E3 - Smash of Tears and Friendship
Karin and her best friend Masami have a falling-out during tennis practice. Having a hard time making up, Karin decides to use Buurin to repair their relationship.
Sept. 17, 1994, midnight
S1E4 - A Youth Betting on the Ring
A local park is hosting a female pro-wrestling tournament. Among the wrestlers is an amateur, Buutan, who dresses up like Buurin to fight.
Sept. 24, 1994, midnight
S1E5 - Tug-of-war Friendship
Karin's school's athletic meet is hosting a very special event: a tug-of-war match where all of the first-year students compete with Buurin. Koichi is having trouble organizing the event, though.
Oct. 1, 1994, midnight
S1E6 - Discovery! The Clay Buurin Figure
On a history field trip, Karin finds an ancient clay figure that looks a lot like Buurin. It leads her to some ruins that give some insight into Buurin's history.
Oct. 8, 1994, midnight
S1E7 - The Scarred Heroine
A real bank robber interrupts a live show starring Cutey Chao, Karin's favorite heroine. Buurin must stop him quickly.
Oct. 15, 1994, midnight
S1E8 - Operation Diet!
Karin has been eating a lot lately, but after a comment from Koichi she decides to go on a diet. She goes too far, though, and gets weaker and weaker- this soon starts affecting Buurin's performance as well.
Oct. 22, 1994, midnight
S1E9 - Circuit Warriors
The race circuit that Keiko Kuroha's family owns is hosting a solar car race. Karin and some of her friends enter a Buurin-shaped car in the race, driven by Ms. Tateshi. When the weather takes a turn for the worse, the situation becomes tense.
Oct. 29, 1994, midnight
S1E10 - The Flaming Journalist's Soul
Shinichiro Kokobu, editor-in-chief of the Akebono Times (and Karin's father), is on the hunt for a big scoop. He has a new target that he's doing some investigative journalism on- Buurin!
Nov. 5, 1994, midnight
S1E11 - Aim at the best couple!
The school's cultural festival includes a 'best couple' contest. Lured in by the promise of a romantic meal for the winning couple, Karin tries to win with Koichi.
Nov. 12, 1994, midnight
S1E12 - Ultra boy KASHIWAGI Hiroumi!
Kashiwagi has been really into the supernatural lately, and things are dialed up a notch when a series of coincidences leads him to believe that he has supernatural powers of his own.
Nov. 19, 1994, midnight
S1E13 - Mission to swear to the Galaxy
As Karin prepares for a big test, she finds out that Ton has a test as well. If Buurin doesn't collect 50 pearls by the deadline, Ton won't be able to become king of Buuringo.
Nov. 26, 1994, midnight
S1E14 - Applause and cheers of theatre
Koichi's making a movie, and he and the others have a perfect pick for the lead actress: Buurin!
Dec. 3, 1994, midnight
S1E15 - Please protect our environment
Kaoru, disheartened by littering citizens who won't change their ways, decides to take the task of picking up garbage into her own hands. Buurin ends up helping her.
Dec. 10, 1994, midnight
S1E16 - The Unforgettable Christmas
Karin is looking forward to giving Koichi a gift at a Christmas party. He says he can't come, though. Karin is suspicious- he says the reason is that he has a date with Buurin!
Dec. 17, 1994, midnight
S1E17 - The Girl Loves Fortune-Telling
Karin comes across an opportunity to see if her future is with Koichi.
Dec. 24, 1994, midnight
S1E18 - New year's homesick story
There's a big New Years' party at Karin's place! All seems well, but Ton is shut in Karin's room, missing his home planet.
Dec. 31, 1994, midnight
S1E19 - Love danced in silvery white storm
Karin and Koichi get to go (with the rest of their class) to a ski camp. Mr. Arashiyama seems nervous and soon enough Karin finds out he wants to profess his love to Ms. Tateshi.
Jan. 7, 1995, midnight
S1E20 - Giant plant Keiko appeared!!
There's a cool plant in the school (and it's named after Keiko). Trouble arises when the plant grows out of control and Buurin must defeat it.
Jan. 14, 1995, midnight
S1E21 - Love and anguish of carouse
Karin faces complicated feelings towards Koichi and wonders who he likes.
Jan. 21, 1995, midnight
S1E22 - Ton-Chan's short story of love
Ton is in love, and not with someone back on his home planet, either.
Jan. 28, 1995, midnight
S1E23 - Duty and Challenge on February 14
It's valentines' day, and. Buurin is helping a local sweets shop to deliver chocolates around town. As orders pile up, she worries she won't even have time to give chocolate to Koichi before the day is over.
Feb. 4, 1995, midnight
S1E24 - Love beyond the sacred cross
Karin's father waits for a natural phenomenon to occur.
Feb. 11, 1995, midnight
S1E25 - Karin grants mother's wish
Karin has to choose a doll for Girl's day. She's conflicted about which to choose, though.
Feb. 18, 1995, midnight
S1E26 - Only one opponent
Buurin and tennis intersect.
Feb. 25, 1995, midnight
S1E27 - Shock! Buurin is shrunken!?
Buurin needs to recharge, but has to rescue a puppy and stays transformed for a bit too long, then faces the consequences.
March 4, 1995, midnight
S1E28 - Young love Rhapsody
Karin's younger brother has a girlfriend, Hitomi. All is fine until Karin finds out Hitomi has a familiar older brother, one who stood against Koichi's soccer team a while back...
March 11, 1995, midnight
S1E29 - Taken course to the island of eternal summer
Keiko funds a class trip to Hawaii.
March 18, 1995, midnight
S1E30 - Amy disappeared into the jungle
A rumor concerning Buurin is spreading in Hawaii.
March 25, 1995, midnight
S1E31 - Student Council's Election
Nobody seems to want to run for student council president this year... until Keiko Kuroha steps up to the challenge and throws the entire school into election spirit.
April 1, 1995, midnight
S1E32 - The love story of late blooming cherry tree
Jimmy Matsumoto has a turbulent history with the annual cherry trees.
April 8, 1995, midnight
S1E33 - The Common Cold
The cold is going through town again, and this time Karin (and by extension, Buurin) gets it. It begins to interfere with Buurin's superheroine activities.
April 15, 1995, midnight
S1E34 - Friendship is represented through carp streamer
Koichi's soccer team faces a big game, but there's some conflict between the players. Mr. Arashiyama says that carp streamers could bring them back together, though.
April 22, 1995, midnight
S1E35 - Takuma's secret identity
Two ninjas working for Takuma's family kidnap Karin and take her to Kyoto, where her friends shortly follow. Takuma believes that Karin is in love with him.
April 29, 1995, midnight
S1E36 - Legend of the goddess dancing in the countryside
Karin gets to help out with rice planting, but it seems tough.
May 6, 1995, midnight
S1E37 - Kouchi develops a crush on Buurin
Koichi has written a love letter to Buurin. Karin, determined to make Koichi fall in love with her as herself instead, tries to prevent Buurin and Koichi from ever meeting again.
May 13, 1995, midnight
S1E38 - Opening a forbidden entrance
Jimmy sees Buuringo in the sky and, while trying to investigate, falls into another dimension, creating a series of strange circumstances.
May 20, 1995, midnight
S1E39 - Mystery of the hidden family crest
Everywhere Buurin appears, one strange mark can be found. Karin and Ton head to Kyoto in order to investigate the connection between the mark and the Mushanokoji family.
May 27, 1995, midnight
S1E40 - A girl who missed becoming the protagonist
Kashiwagi's grandmother had the chance to become Buurin as well a long time ago.
June 3, 1995, midnight
S1E41 - Tenacious Man Jimmy Matsumoto!
Jimmy's investigations reach their end and he has a theory: Karin and Buurin are the same person! Karin must convince him that he's wrong, somehow.
June 10, 1995, midnight
S1E42 - Buurin vs Buurin
Just as Jimmy is about to confirm his theory, another Buurin appears! This new Buurin is fast, strong, and smart- no one seems to know who she is, and to prove herself as the one real Buurin, the original and the impostor have a showdown.
June 17, 1995, midnight
S1E43 - Ghost stories · Midsummer-night's mistake
Karin and friends spend a night in the gym basement. Mr. Arashiyama and Karin both have something to hide, so they fake supernatural happenings.
June 24, 1995, midnight
S1E44 - The Lost Dream Tonpact
Keiko Kuroha has found a strange compact. As it turns out, it's the very same compact that Karin uses to transform into Buurin!
July 1, 1995, midnight
S1E45 - Flashback's promise
Karin finally gets the chance to (temporarily) transform into Cutey Chao! In a strange twist of fate, though, Buurin is needed, and so she has to transform back.
July 8, 1995, midnight
S1E46 - Goodbye creeping footsteps
Ton and Karin might have to break up their friendship as Karin moves in on her goal of 108 pearls.
July 15, 1995, midnight
S1E47 - Creepy Discovery at Keiko's pavilion
Keiko is having a dinner party at her massive, luxurious mansion. It turns out, though, that her parents only come home once a year.
July 22, 1995, midnight
S1E48 - When the flower garden of evil laughs
An entrance in a basement leads to another world.
July 29, 1995, midnight
S1E49 - Crisis!!! Sei Ringo Academy is attacked
Monsters from Keiko's mansion have broken into the outside world, and they're attacking the school. Karin can't find time to transform into Buurin and fears she'll have to do it in front of the others, locking her into Buurin form forever.
Aug. 5, 1995, midnight
S1E50 - The Inability to transform back into Karin
Karin decides to reveal she's Buurin and transform to save the city, but doing this will mean she can never transform back into Karin.
Aug. 12, 1995, midnight
S1E51 - Karin's and Buurin's Future
Apparently there need to be 7 Buurins to use the 7 talismans... but there's just one. Karin needs the strength of all of her friends to save the world.
Aug. 19, 1995, midnight
Network: ANIMAX
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 1275 min.
Released: Sept. 3, 1994
Last Air Date: Aug. 19, 1995, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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