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Pokonyan!

Pokonyan! poster
Directed by
Hiroshi Sasagawa
Country
Japan

How it feels

A young tanuki named Pokonyan has fun adventures in everyday life. The series follows his interactions with friends and family in a lighthearted, slice-of-life setting.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentleplayfulnostalgicshort-formwarmeveryday

What happens

Pokonyan! (ポコニャン) is a 1993–1996 sci-fi manga and anime series produced by NHK. There are 170 episodes, each 10 minutes long. It is licensed by Enoki Films as Rocky Rackat!. It is mainly about daily life, made by Fujiko F. Fujio (credited as Fujiko Fujio), who shares a name with the main character in the manga. This article also covers the TV anime series "Pokonyan!" which is based on the manga. Pokonyan! was very popular in the 1990s, when tanuki were trending. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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