Norakuro
1970 • Eiken
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1970
- Episodes
- 26
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Eiken
- Genres
- Comedy
Norakuro is a black dog enlisted in the "Mokenrentai" (Fierce Dog Brigade), an Imperial army of dogs fighting in a war against the enemy Monkey Army.
Norakuro is a stray black-and-white dog in an army of white dogs who blundered his way while being a Private Second-Class.
This series was relatively faithful to the comics. One big change, however, was the addition of the army nurse Miko, whom Norakuro had a crush on. For this series, Norakuro was voiced by Nobuyo Ooyama, who would later become noted for voicing Doraemon.
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Norakuro first appeared as a manga character in 1931, created by Suihō Tagawa as an anthropomorphic black-and-white dog who enlists in the Imperial Japanese Army. The character became a cultural phenomenon during the pre-war era, representing a mix of slapstick comedy and military discipline that mirrored the social climate of 1930s Japan.
The 1970 animated television series was produced by Eiken, marking the character's transition into the color television era. The production aimed to modernize the classic wartime comic for a younger audience, softening the original military undertones to focus on the comedic antics and resilience of the protagonist. While it did not reach the same societal impact as its print predecessor, it remains a notable example of early 1970s animation adaptation styles.
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