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 byFujiko F. Fujio
Published byUshio Publishing Co., Ltd.
ImprintKibō Comics
MagazineKibō no Tomo
DemographicKodomo
Original runApril 1975May 1978
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Sasagawa (Chief Director)
Seitarō Hara
Written byShun'ichi Yukimuro
Music byMasae Sagara
Keita Miyahara
StudioAnimation 21
Licensed byEnoki Films USA
Original networkNHK General TV (eps 1-150)
NHK Educational TV (eps 151-170)
Original run April 5, 1993 March 30, 1996
Episodes170

Pokonyan! was very popular in the 1990s, when there was a tanuki trend.[2]

Characters

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "ROCKY RACKAT!" Enoki Films. Retrieved on March 27, 2014.
  2. ^ 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."
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