Little Wansa (ワンサくん, Wansa-kun) is a mascot for Sanwa Bank designed by Osamu Tezuka.
The hero of Wansa-kun was Wansa, a puppy who is sold for a pittance, then escapes, and spends much of the rest of the series looking for his mother.
In 1973 an animated series based on the manga was made, produced by Mushi Production and aired on KTV and Fuji TV.
In 2016 between 18th till 28 August Osamu Tezuka's "Little Wansa" stage play adaptation was announced.
[2] The manga was adapted into a television anime in April of 1973, and was completed in late September of that same year.