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“Memoir of an unconventional Tokyo school during WWII, featuring railroad-car classrooms and a visionary headmaster championing freedom.”
Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window
窓ぎわのトットちゃん
7.88
938 rank · 5,677 viewers · 11 favorites
Drama
Historical
School
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Synopsis
Memoir of an unconventional Tokyo school during WWII, featuring railroad-car classrooms and a visionary headmaster championing freedom.
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man—its founder and headmaster, Sousaku Kobayashi—who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. (Source: Kodansha, edited)
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Derived from 7 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.16
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.16 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.29
Running avg · Mar 2024 → May 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Genuinely surprised this movie was offered as part of the inflight entertainment system. Some scenes surely must have raised some eyebrows with the passengers who traveled besides me. That said, I...”
- 10 “I am not a slice of life show enjoyer. But the show was certainly a masterpiece. I’m surprised it doesn’t average at least 8.6 or 8.7. I thought grave of the fireflies was also a masterpiece, but...”
- 10 “Just aired in my country and obviously I had to instantly give it a go. And this anime instantly exceeding my expectations, I cried at the theater because I failed to hold my tears. BUT, I am a...”
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Short · 29%
Medium · 29%
Long · 43%
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A Movie Production
Shin-Ei Animation.- Format 1 × 113′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 53m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2023 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23787 catalog