Taotao is an anime series that aired for a total of 52 episodes on TV Osaka. The first series aired from October 7, 1983 through March 30, 1984. A second series with the same title was aired from October 9, 1984 through April 9, 1985. Prior to the TV series, an anime film was released on December 26, 1981. It is not specified if the series are intended to be connected with the film and, if so, if the series take place before the movie or after it (e.g. in another realm). They were produced as a Chinese-Japanese-German venture and directed by Shuichi Nakahara and Tatsuo Shimamura.