The Old Crocodile
年をとった鰐
“Ancient crocodile, cast out by family, befriends octopus but nightly devours her legs.”
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Ancient crocodile, cast out by family, befriends octopus but nightly devours her legs.
A very old crocodile, so old that he had witnessed the building of the pyramids, was suffering from rheumatism, and no longer able to catch his food. In desperation, he decided to eat his great grand son. Although his thousands of years of longevity entitled him to much respect, the family decided he would have to be put down. Unable to bear the disrespect of his family, the old crocodile said goodbye to the Nile. One day the old crocodile met an octopus. The octopus treated her new friend to a variety of fish that she caught just for him. When the night fell, he couldn’t restrain himself from eating one of the octopus’s legs. Since then, the old crocodile began to help himself to the octopus’ leg every night… (Source: AniDB)
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4.5/10
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- 5/10 “The Old Crocodile feels like an anime version of one of Aesop's fables. However, as the credits rolled, I was struggling to sort out what the moral was supposed to be. The English voicing is...”
- 4/10 “This feels like one of Yamamura's more commercial works, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were commissioned. The art is simple and childlike and a tad crude, but it can be charming when it comes...”
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No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Old Crocodile begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-3652
A Movie Production · Winter 2005
Yamamura Animation.- Format
- 1 × 12′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 12m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Mar 2005 – Mar 2005
- Winter 2005
- Source
- Movie
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- Rated
- G
- All Ages
- Ref.
- BS-3652
- catalog