Underplayed Gems

Ojarumaru (1998)

Ojarumaru poster
Original title
おじゃる丸
Directed by
Akitarō Daichi
Genre
comedy anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Length
6 seasons, 1868 episodes
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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 five-year-old prince from ancient Japan gets zapped into the modern world and has silly adventures. He also runs from a group of young demons who want a magical scepter he stole.

whimsicallightheartedplayfulfast-pacedsillycolorfulchildlikegentle

What happens

Ojarumaru (おじゃる丸), known officially in English as Prince Mackaroo, is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK and NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK Educational TV since October 1998, making it the second longest-running anime on NHK behind Nintama Rantaro, and the third longest-running anime series to date. The series focuses on a five-year-old Heian-era prince named Ojarumaru Sakanoue who accidentally time-warps to modern Japan and has adventures there while dodging a trio of young oni who try to get back a scepter that he stole from Great King Enma. The series has been dubbed in many languages. It was the first NHK anime series to be animated using the digital ink-and-paint process instead of cel animation. It received an "Excellence Award" for animation at the 1999 Japan Media Arts Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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