Pokonyan!

Japanese anime television series

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ポコニャン!
Pokonyan!
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! (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.
^ 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."