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Zoom the White Dolphin (1971)

Zoom the White Dolphin poster
Original title
Oum le dauphin blanc
Genre
comedy television series
Country
France, Japan
Length
1 season, 52 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy befriends a white dolphin and they have adventures together in the ocean. The series follows their bond and the challenges they face.

lightheartedwarmplayfulnostalgicgentleadventurousfamily-oriented

What happens

Zoom the White Dolphin (French: Oum le dauphin blanc), known in Japan as Iruka to Shōnen (イルカと少年; lit. The Dolphin and the Boy), is a 1971 Japanese-French anime series created by Vladimir Tarta. Directed by René Borg, the show was produced by Telcia, Saga Films and Japan's Eiken. The series debuted in France in 1971 on ORTF's second network and later aired from 29 June 1981 on FR3. The Japanese version of the series ran on TBS in 1975. An English dub was produced and broadcast internationally on networks such as ABC Television (Australia), CBC Television (Canada) and ITV (United Kingdom), with a compilation film airing on Nickelodeon (USA) as part of Special Delivery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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