Pokonyan!
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Pokonyan! | |
ポコニャン! | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Fujiko F. Fujio |
Published by | Ushio Publishing Co., Ltd. |
Imprint | Kibō Comics |
Magazine | Kibō no Tomo |
Demographic | Kodomo |
Original run | April 1975 – May 1978 |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Enoki Films USA |
Original network | NHK General TV (eps 1-150) NHK Educational TV (eps 151-170) |
Original run | April 5, 1993 – March 30, 1996 |
Episodes | 170 |
Pokonyan! (ポコニャン) is a 1993–1996 anime series produced by NHK. There are 170 episodes, each 10 minutes long. It is licensed by Enoki Films as Rocky Rackat!.[1]
Pokonyan! was very popular in the 1990s, when there was a tanuki trend.[2]
Characters
- Pokonyan (ポコニャン) / Rocky Rackat: A mix between a cat and a raccoon.
- Miki Konoha (木の葉 ミキ Konoha Miki) / Amy: A young girl who is Pokonyan's friend.
- Midori Konoha (木の葉 ミドリ Konoha Midori): Miki's mother
- Shigeru Konoha (木の葉 シゲル Konoha Shigeru): Miki's father
References
- ^ "ROCKY RACKAT!" Enoki Films. Retrieved on March 27, 2014.
- PT 682) "Tanuki were certainly 'in' at this point in the 1990s—the unrelated Pokonyan was a big hit at the same time."
External links
- ポコニャン – NHK Broadcast History (in Japanese)
- ROCKY RACKAT! at Enoki Films
- Pokonyan! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia