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“1972 Miyazaki-Takahata anime film about girl Mimiko and pandas, with 1973 sequel Rainy-day Circus.”
Panda! Go Panda!
パンダ・コパンダ
6.73
6,200 rank · 11,784 viewers · 35 favorites
Comedy
Anthropomorphic
Kids
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Synopsis
1972 Miyazaki-Takahata anime film about girl Mimiko and pandas, with 1973 sequel Rainy-day Circus.
Panda Kopanda (Panda! Go Panda!) is a 30 minute movie made in 1972. Miyazaki created the original idea, the script, the layouts, and did key animation, and Takahata directed the film. The story is about a little girl, Mimiko, who was left alone while her Grandma was away. A 1973 sequel, Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Saakasu no Maki (Panda! Go Panda! & the Rainy-day Circus), continues the story and was made by the same people who made the first movie. The literal translation of the title Panda Kopanda is "Panda, Baby Panda", but it`s been released in North America as Panda Go Panda. (Source: AniDB)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 6 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.29
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.29 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
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Running avg · Oct 2007 → Dec 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This is a very kind-hearted, mythical story that effectively demonstrates themes of self-independence and human kindness while maintaining a smooth narrative flow. However, the experience is...”
- 9 “The story is incredibly cute and the characters are sweet, making this a magnificent, stress-relieving experience. While the animation occasionally shirks in detail and the sound effects sometimes...”
- 10 “This remarkable 1972 film by Hayao Miyazaki is a delightful experience that captures a world of boundless pleasure and children's naivety through its bright, awakening art style. There are no...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 33%
Long · 17%
Watch Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Panda! Go Panda! begins and ends here.
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A Movie Production
Tokyo Movie Shinsha.- Format 2 × 36′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 12m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1972 – Mar 1973
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-2398 catalog
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor
- GKIDS Licensor
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor