Sgt. Frog - Production and Awards

Production and Awards

Sgt. Frog is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, serialized in the magazine Shōnen Ace, and published in English by Tokyopop. The anime is produced by Sunrise, and has been aired on Animax, TV Tokyo, and TXN at 10:00 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. every Saturday since April 2004. In addition, 5 full-length theatrical movies have been released:

• Super Movie Keroro Gunsou (超劇場版ケロロ軍曹, Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō?) (2006)
• Super Movie Keroro Gunsou 2: The Princess of the Deep Sea sir, yes sir! (超劇場版ケロロ軍曹2 深海のプリンセスであります!, Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō 2: Shinkai no Purinsesu de arimasu!?) (2007)
• Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Duel in the Heavenly Sky sir, yes sir! (超劇場版ケロロ軍曹3 ケロロ対ケロロ天空大決戦であります!, Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō 3: Keroro tai Keroro, Tenkū Daikessen de arimasu!?) (2008)
• Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie: Crushing Invasion Dragon Warriors sir, yes sir! (超劇場版ケロロ軍曹 撃侵ドラゴンウォリアーズであります!, Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō: Gekishin Doragon Woriāzu de arimasu!?) (2009)
• Keroro Gunso the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Space-Time Island of Miracle sir, yes sir! (超劇場版ケロロ軍曹 誕生!究極ケロロ奇跡の時空島であります!!, Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō: Tanjou! Kyuukyoku Keroro, Kiseki no Jikuu-jima, de arimasu!!?) (2010)

All five films were directed by Junichi Sato and produced by Sunrise.

At present, 20 English manga volumes have been released by Tokyopop. ADV had previously announced they had acquired exclusive rights to an English dub of Sgt. Frog (for $408,000). However, on July 4, 2008, it was announced that rights to the English release were transferred to Funimation Entertainment.

In 2005, the manga received the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.