I think at some point Cheburashka was going to be an anime. But in the end, things were changed and Japanese only made Cheburashka Arere? and recreation of USSR's classic Cheburashka cartoons, and not Japanese like 'Chebi Chebi Chan'. http://img0.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/2/24/757/24757424_24255810_080422_chebi_chebi_chan.jpg
