Saturday, January 29, 2011

Animal Yokocho




Many Japanese animations that are dubbed into Korean are broadcasted in Korea. They are usually broadcasted at four o'clock, which is the time most little kids watch television at home after they return from their schools or kindergartens. Yesterday, I got to watch an animation called Animal Yokocho for the first time, and I decided to talk write a blog post about it because I thought it's really cute and fun!
Animal Yokocho is about a girl who meets three talking dolls who eventually become her friends. These are the characters:

Name: Mr. Lee
He didn't come out much until now, but I am expecting him to be a very random, funny character who introduces the Animal Land to Ama.
Name: Yi Ssa
Yi Ssa is a panda who makes other people feel comfortable when he is talking to them. Although he looks timid and weak, he is actually very strong and he knows how to do many things.
Name: Canta
Canta is a bear who is usually nice to others, but who can be offensive sometimes.Also, he feels lonely very easily, and is often teased by Yi-Yo for his mistakes.
Name: Yi-Yo
Yi-yo is a rabbit doll with a very random characteristic. She dies (or should I say her soul exits her body) when she feels lonely or feels like she is abandoned by her friends. For example, when Ama rejects Yi-Yo's help or offer, Yi-Yo faints and her soul comes out of her body.
Name: Ama
Ama is a girl whose room has the door to the Animal Land, where the talking animal dolls live. She is surprised by the dolls at first, but later takes care of them and becomes friends with them.

Unlike what you would expect from an animation made for children, there are many comical, humorous lines in this animation that I don't think children would understand; therefore, I think Animal Yokocho is a great animation for older people too!


These are some clips of the first episode.





Sources:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5793

http://www.crunchyroll.com/user/-SUZUNE-

http://www.animeclick.it/anime.php?titolo=Animal+Yokochoooooo

http://blog.naver.com/mwsolove1?Redirect=Log&logNo=120062047410