Yona Yona Penguin
2009 • MADHOUSE
- Format
- MOVIE
- Aired
- 2009
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- MADHOUSE
- Genres
- Adventure · Fantasy
Koko is a little girl who always wears the penguin coat her deceased father gave her. She believes that she can fly like her father told her and is often teased by the other children. One night Koko follows a strange cat and finds herself in the land of the goblins. The mystical land is in danger for the old enemy is gathering his forces. Will Koko be able to save her new friends?
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Yona Yona Penguin was released in 2009 as a CGI-animated feature film produced by the renowned studio Madhouse, in collaboration with the French animation house DNC. The film was directed by Rintaro, a veteran anime director known for his visual ambition, and co-directed by Satoshi Nishimura. The project was conceived as an international co-production aimed at capturing a global, family-oriented audience, moving away from the studio's typically gritty or mature aesthetic to explore a whimsical, child-centric fantasy world.
The film's visual design is notable for being one of Madhouse's primary ventures into full-length 3D computer-generated imagery rather than their traditional hand-drawn style. The narrative follows a young girl named Coco who travels to a penguin village. While the film was an earnest attempt to blend Japanese sensibilities with Western-style animation techniques, it received a mixed critical reception upon release, with many observers noting the experimental nature of the animation style compared to the high-water marks of studio peers like Ghibli or Pixar.
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