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Hoshi no Ko Poron (1974)

Hoshi no Ko Poron poster
Genre
animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A star child named Poron goes on short adventures that teach about science and nature. Each episode has two quick stories with comedy and simple lessons.

lightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedplayfuleducationalquirkycheerfulsimple

What happens

Hoshi no Ko Poron (星の子ポロン; transl. "Star Child Poron") is a Japanese science fiction comedy anime series produced by Jiho Eigasha. Its 260 episodes were aired from April 1, 1974, to March 21, 1975, at a length of around five minutes each, each containing two shorts of at least two minutes in length. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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