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“Child Kotake befriends grumpy ogre Naki on Monster Island, where friendly monsters fear humans.”
Friends: Naki of Monster Island
friends -フレンズ- もののけ島のナキ
6.96
4,878 rank · 1,565 viewers · 7 favorites
Comedy
Fantasy
Kids
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Child Kotake befriends grumpy ogre Naki on Monster Island, where friendly monsters fear humans.
On an island, legend has it that monsters have lived there since ancient times. Because of this, the residents have named the island “Monster Island.” In actuality, the monsters living on the island are friendly, but live in fear of humans. A child named Kotake wanders onto the island. A grumpy red ogre named Naki ends up taking care of the child. What strange things might this encounter cause?
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- 10 “I wasn't expecting much while watching this, but this movie completely blew me away. The characters are exceptionally well-written. Despite its age, most of the jokes and emotional moments land...”
- 10 “Allow me to inform you of a seemingly overlooked gem in the anime community. Time and time again I have watched children movies from Japan, and time and time again they astound me with how...”
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- Format 1 × 87′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 27m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2011 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-6055 catalog
Produced by
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- Yahoo! Japan Producer