Vicky the Viking
| Vicky the Viking | |
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Japanese cover art of the series DVD release | |
| Genre | Adventure Comedy |
| Based on | Vicke Viking by Runer Jonsson |
| Written by | Yuji Tano |
| Directed by | Chikao Katsui (eps. 1-26) Hiroshi Saitô (eps. 27-52) Kōzō Kusuba (eps. 53-78) |
| Composers | Seiichiro Uno (Japanese version) Karel Svoboda (German version) |
| Country of origin | West Germany Japan |
| Original languages | German Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Zuiyo Eizo (eps. 1-52) Nippon Animation (eps. 53-78) Fuji Television Taurus Film |
| Original release | |
| Network | ORF (Austria) ZDF (West Germany) FNS (Fuji TV) (Japan) |
| Release | January 31, 1974 – April 8, 1976 |
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Vicky the Viking, known as Wickie und die starken Männer (ⓘ) in Germany and Austria and Chiisana Viking Bikke (小さなバイキング ビッケ) in Japan, is a West German-Japanese animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It is based on the novel Vicke Viking (1963) written by the Swedish author Runer Jonsson. It premiered on the West German TV channel ZDF on 31 January 1974 and aired in various countries. In 2013–2014, the series also existed in 3D animation produced by Studio 100.