AniWorthPanda! Go Panda!
Introduction
Panda Kopanda (Panda! Go Panda!) is a 30 minute movie made in 1972. Miyazaki created the original idea, the script, the layouts, and did key animation, and Takahata directed the film. The story is about a little girl, Mimiko, who was left alone while her Grandma was away. A 1973 sequel, Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Saakasu no Maki (Panda! Go Panda! & the Rainy-day Circus), continues the story and was made by the same people who made the first movie. The literal translation of the title Panda Kopanda is "Panda, Baby Panda", but it`s been released in North America as Panda Go Panda.
(Source: AniDB)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.73/10 · 6016
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Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
ktulu007
Panda Kopanda is a pair of sort films from the early 1970s. Yes, that is even older than me. It was put out by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. You may remember them as the studio behind Magic Knight Rayearth & Versailles no Bara. That might give you low expectations but it was also written by Miyazaki Hayao, back before Studio Ghibli was a thing. And he's done screenplays for some of the best anime films out there. So, get your expectations away from mediocrity or worse.
Story:
We open with young Mimiko seeing her grandmother off. Apparently it was time for the old bat to go into a home. (Actually, she's going on a trip and can't take Mimiko because she has school.) While on her own, Mimiko finds out that something strange happened while she was out. She swiftly finds the culprit and it's a baby…
Read at the sourceSidewinder51
Rate an 8
English Dubbed
Story
very kind hearted. A mythical stand in comparison to the real world. Was not pleased with some of the morals demonstrated such as burglars and animals. The first episode continued nicely in the second.
Art
Moderate. I think if it was done any more real it might come off as somewhat spooky. Especially during the second episode. There was one minor cheap out screen shot in episode 2 where the art was sub-par.
Sound A tad slightly high pitched.
Character
Some minor details about the main character were missing. Aside from that every question you could generally think of would be answered as the story progressed.
Enjoyment
All in all a nice story. Demonstrating self independence, human kindness and other morals.
Read at the sourceA_Dying_Ghost
This is one of my many childhood favorites. Ahh I remember back then jumping on the bed yelling "Panda, panda" and trying to comprehend the foreign language (i bought it on dvd with no subs).
The story is cute so it deserves a 9.
The art is ok....I mean they did shirk in some of the scenes (like the animal train) but other than that the panda drawing is outright adorable.
The sound is fair since some of the sounds did not match the actions of the characters
The character themselves, though, are a different story. They are cute, they are sweet and they are something out of the universe (literally).
The enjoyment is lovely, a magnificent way to relieve stress since the story has no logic at all. I mean little girl living with pandas, who eat tons of bamboos per day, is fine? Animals t…
Read at the sourcekaonasi_mV
I came home to the next gray weekday after study. This routine can dement everybody. That to relax, I decided to watch the last long ago downloaded animated film about the Panda. I take a cup of tea in a hand to bring to a mouth and I fade:« Panda Papanda Kopanda …».
A remarkable and fine animated cartoon and despite that it is intended on very young audience. The animated film tells about little girl Mimiko who turned from the orphan into the daughter and loving mother one fine day. She is absolutely child still but she is quite independent. The big panda is an ideal of fathers. Speaking that each child should have a father he becomes it for Mimiko. Together with the Mimiko, the father panda and the panda's son you are dipped into other world, the world of pandas and boundless pleasure,…
Read at the sourceangelsreview
This is such a cute little story like My Neighbor Totoro. It’s pretty much about a young girl who ends up getting a father in a Panda and his little child. The whole thing feels a bit odd though, and Papa Panda feels rather awkward to the point that I feel like crying out ‘RAPE!’ since he feels a lot like pedo bear. The little panda is alright though, since he is way too cute and doesn’t really do anything wrong.
I’m not sure about the cute little girl, Mimiko. She for some reason likes to stand on her hands and show her panties all the time. Everyone around her gets weird-d out by the panda’s but even when they first show up, she was alright with them. I really wonder what her Grandmother is thinking when she gets all the letters from her granddaughter talking about being with pandas an…
Read at the sourcefightingcomet
Panda Kopanda is the story of Mimiko, a little girl who gained the companionship of two pandas after her grandmother left on a trip. The story about this funny family is very cute and happy-go-lucky.
The art is the same style as My Neighbor Totoro, and the backgrounds are quite detailed. The characters have flat coloring for the most part, but I think it fits with how they are drawn.
The opening/ending song makes an apperance in the actual anime, unlike most anime I've seen. The music picked for the scenes fits very well, and some scenes don't have background music. Sound effects like chewing and rain make up for the lack of background music. Both the sound effects and music add to the anime.
There are many characters, but Mimiko and the pandas are the main ones. The background characte…
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