Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirou is the Shimajirou franchise's second TV season for kids, running 101 episodes starting in 2008. The franchise began in 1994 with Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou, in which a tiger boy named Shimajiro, a rabbit girl named Mimirin, a parrot boy named Torippii and a sheep girl named Ramurin set out on adventures across Challenge Island, their home. This follow-up blends adventure, comedy and fantasy.