Ape Escape (Japanese TV series)

In Japan, the series is called Let's Get Saru Getchu. It is a collection of computer-generated anime shorts created by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment, which aired on TV Tokyo in 2002. The shorts are based on the Ape Escape video game series, specifically taking their characters and designs from Ape Escape 2. A total of 76 episodes, each lasting 45 seconds, were broadcast as part of the variety program Oha Suta.

In 2004, three of these shorts received an English dub and were shown during the first Nicktoons Film Festival. One of the festival's founders, Frederator Studios, later produced its own Ape Escape shorts in 2009. A 22-minute film, Ape Escape The Movie: Battle for the Golden Pipo Helmet, was released in Japan on August 17, 2002, and was attached to Beyblade: Fierce Battle, with production assistance from Polygon Pictures. Sony Computer Entertainment released a DVD in Japan on December 19, 2002, containing all the shorts and the movie, along with a dance instruction video for "Yappari Saru Get Chu" and an exclusive Afrosaru trading card.