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“Pingu moves to the city, tries various jobs, but mischief causes chaos.”
Pingu in the City
ピングー in ザ・シティ
6.52
7,581 rank · 42,876 viewers · 742 favorites
Comedy
Anthropomorphic
Kids
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Synopsis
Pingu moves to the city, tries various jobs, but mischief causes chaos.
Pingu and his family move from their small village to the big city; in which there are many people with many different occupations. The ever-curious Pingu tries to join them at their jobs, but his mischievous side gets the better of him and he ends up messing things up. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
9.1
/10
What 18 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 1.37
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.37 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.89
Running avg · Nov 2017 → Jul 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Pingu in the City is the greatest anime in history, featuring a perfect story, art, sound, and character design that makes all other shows look awful. There are no criticisms to be found in this...”
- 10 “Pingu is an incredibly intense experience that makes Monster look like kindergarten, featuring a haunting atmosphere and the greatest villain of all time in Pingu’s dad. There are no notable flaws...”
- 10 “Pingu in the City is a magnificent masterpiece that features top-tier voice acting, incredible sound design, and immeasurable character development. There are no criticisms to be found in this...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 11%
Long · 39%
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- Format 26 × 7′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 02m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2017 – Mar 2018 Fall 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-13110 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer
- Polygon Pictures Producer
- NHK Enterprises Producer
- Mattel Creations Producer