Pokonyan!
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! | |
| ポコニャン! | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Hiroshi Sasagawa (Chief Director) Seitarō Hara |
| Written by | Shun'ichi Yukimuro |
| Music by | Masae Sagara Keita Miyahara |
| Studio | Animation 21 |
| Licensed 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! 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.
- Clements, Jonathan and Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press, November 6, 2012. ISBN 1611725151, 9781611725155. page unstated (Google Books 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
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