Pokonyan!
Appearance
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
Manga
- Pokonyan
- Taro
- Miki
- Hihiyama
- Boy
Titles in other languages
- Arabic: روكي راكات
- Cantonese: 親親小樂基
- Indonesian: similar to English
- Korean: 포코냥!
- Mandarin Chinese: 叮噹貓
- Persian: میومیو عوض میشه!
- Spanish: Mi amigo el mapache
- Vietnamese: Chú mèo máy Rocky (anime), Chú mèo Poko (manga)
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
- ROCKY RACKAT! at Enoki Films
- Pokonyan! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia