Underplayed Gems

Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (1977)

Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac poster
Original title
シートン動物記 くまの子ジャッキー
Directed by
Yoshio Kuroda
Genre
animation, kids, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A boy and his mother live in the wilderness of the American West. They befriend a bear cub and raise it. The story follows the bear growing up and the bond between the humans and the animal.

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What happens

Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (シートン動物記 くまの子ジャッキー, Seton Doubutsuki: Kuma no Ko Jakki; loosely: "Seton Animal Chronicles: Jacky the Bear Boy") is a Japanese anime television series consisting of 26 episodes, based on the novel Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac by Ernest Thompson Seton. It was directed by Yoshio Kuroda and was first broadcast on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in 1977. It has been broadcast on TV in the Arab world, Finland, France, Germany, Hispanic America, Iran, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, and Ukraine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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