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“Homeless dog Rock seeks revenge on zoo tiger Killer for killing his mother, rallying town dogs to help.”
Wanwan Chuushingura
わんわん忠臣蔵
5.89
11,271 rank · 1,952 viewers · 6 favorites
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Anthropomorphic
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Synopsis
Homeless dog Rock seeks revenge on zoo tiger Killer for killing his mother, rallying town dogs to help.
The homeless dog Rock swears to take to revenge on a tiger named Killer in the zoo, who had killed his mother. The dogs in town, troubled by the atrocities of Killer, join forces to support Rock. Changing the target of revenge to the murderer of the main character's mother made it easier for kids to empathize with the character. (Source: AnimeNfo)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
3.7
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3
mode 2
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Aug 2019 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 2 “The only faint praise is historical curiosity as Miyazaki’s earliest credited animation work. Otherwise, it’s a lazy, low-budget Disney imitation whose voice work and sound design are egregiously...”
- 6 “This 1960s anime brings back wonderful childhood memories with its action-focused storytelling that transcends language barriers, complemented by perfectly fitting music that enhances every scene....”
- 3 “Only worth watching as Hayao Miyazaki’s first animation credit; otherwise skip it. The story and characters are paper-thin, action sequences are paced terribly and animated without flair, character...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Movie Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 81′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 21m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1963 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-5656 catalog