“Sentient Oden food helps others, battles cancer, and dreams of meeting his mother.”
The Adventure of Oden-kun
がんばれ！おでんくん
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Sentient Oden food helps others, battles cancer, and dreams of meeting his mother.
In an odd dimensional bubble inside the kettle of an Oden food cart exists Oden village. The residents of Oden village spend their idyllic days waiting for customers to come and eat them. In the meantime, Oden-kun helps other troubled dwellers to realize their dreams. One day, he hears that a customer's mother suffers from cancer so he leaves the kettle and after being eaten, faces the cancer cell Gannosuke. Oden-kun's dream is to meet his own mother. Looking forward to this day, Oden-kun spends his days doing one good deed a day. (Source: ANN)
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- Format 102 × 3′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 06m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2013 – Dec 2014 Winter 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-7530 catalog
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- Sotsu Producer