“Lonely Mika's inflatable dugong Juju magically takes her to the ocean when her ocean-phobic father keeps canceling beach trips.”
Pukapuka Juju
ぷかぷかジュジュ
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Synopsis
Lonely Mika's inflatable dugong Juju magically takes her to the ocean when her ocean-phobic father keeps canceling beach trips.
Mika dreams of the day when she can visit the beach with her father. Already overburdened by his day-to-day responsibilities, it seems like her father gets called in to do last-minute work every weekend. Even if he somehow manages a break, his crippling fear of the ocean would prevent him from truly enjoying the beach with his daughter. After yet another postponement, Mika plays in a kiddie pool alone, with only Juju, an inflatable dugong, to keep her company. But things take a turn for the bizarre when Juju comes to life and tells Mika that he will take her to the ocean in her father's place. As Mika hangs on to Juju for dear life, she wonders if her trip is more than what she bargained for.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.75 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jul 2012 → Aug 2022
- 7 “Puka Puka Juju, a tale of a young daughter wanting to go to the beach with her father but can't because of work obligations. Effective is a word I would use because it covers the bases of family,...”
- 7 “This movie was created by inexperienced animators with the sole purpose of practicing and improving their professional skills. I know this because I read the MAL entry and not because it's...”
- 7 “Young Animator Training Project/Anime Mirai short reviews: Part 7/12 Dudu the Floatie tells the tale of a little girl who wants to go to the beach with her dad but the dad keeps putting it off...”
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A Tv special Production
The Answer Studio.- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2012 – ongoing
- Source Tv special media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-6891 catalog