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“Orphaned squirrel Banner, adopted by a cat, loses his farm home and mother in a fire.”
Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel
シートン動物記 りすのバナ
6.83
5,611 rank · 2,422 viewers · 3 favorites
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Synopsis
Orphaned squirrel Banner, adopted by a cat, loses his farm home and mother in a fire.
Soon after birth a young squirrel comesc to a farm, and gets caught by a human. This human then tries to find him to their pet cat. However, the cat feels sorry for the squirrel and adopts him as their child and names the squirrel Banner. Banner and the cat live happily in the farm, but their happy lives don't last long. A fire destoys the farm, and Banner gets separated from his mother the cat. (Source: ANN)
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 6
σ 2.00
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Oct 2021 → Apr 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Currently working on subtitling this and I have to say, it's one of my favorite anime ever (and I saw plenty of well known, big name titles). Despite what you might initially think from the...”
- 6 “Seton Doubutsuki: Risu no Banner is another anime from Nippon Animation that adapts a western book. Directed by Yoshio Kuroda, director of one of my favorite anime, Flanders no Inu. The story of...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 1979
Nippon Animation.- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1979 – Sep 1979 Spring 1979
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-3682 catalog