“Tatsuya learns patience and courage from his dog John to defend bullied classmate Yoshio.”
Hashire John
走れジョン
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Tatsuya learns patience and courage from his dog John to defend bullied classmate Yoshio.
Tatsuya Obayashi rescued a dog from a vacant lot and named him John. He's a bit slow and Tatsuya raised his voice when John couldn't bring back the frisbee as fast. The next day Yoshio transfers into Tatsuya's class. He wants to be friends but Yoshio began to get bullied. With the help of John, Tatsuya learns how to be patient and help stand up for his classmate.
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A Ova Production
- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1997 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-12370 catalog