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“Mischievous, brilliant monk-in-training Ikkyu outwits teachers while helping others at Ankokuji Temple.”
Ikkyu the Little Monk
一休さん
7.0
4,706 rank · 3,208 viewers · 4 favorites
Comedy
Historical
Kids
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Synopsis
Mischievous, brilliant monk-in-training Ikkyu outwits teachers while helping others at Ankokuji Temple.
Ikkyu is a little boy training to be a monk at Ankokuji Temple. Known for being mischievous and a bit of a troublemaker, but also extremely smart, Ikkyu constantly thinks of new ways to outwit his frustrated teachers, helping others at the same time.
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · May 2018 → Dec 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I watched this anime as a child and it has remained in my memory ever since. "Especially characterization." Ikkyu san Ikkyuu San taught children to think logically and make decisions. It is amazing...”
- 9 “I watched this in Chinese as a child, not even knowing it was an anime XD. I don't remember much of it, but I think it had a part in raising me. Everything I have to say about this is positive....”
- 8 “Since there's only one other review, i thought id write one for this. I watched through this series throughout my childhood and therefore, it holds a very special place. It is not just informative,...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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- Format 296 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 123h 20m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1975 – Jun 1982 Fall 1975
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-3880 catalog
Produced by
- TV Asahi Producer