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Josephina the Whale

1979 · 1 season

A gentle, dreamy childhood fable where imagination drifts freely and small everyday moments feel quietly magical.

Created by
Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres
Animation, Kids, Family
In short
Japanese anime television series
How it feels
Whimsical, warm, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About
Coming-of-age, friendship, family, identity
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres
Animation, Kids, Family
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, kids, family
Created by
Kunihiko Yuyama
Starring
Naomi Jinbo, Kazue Takahashi, Takashi Tanaka, Toshiko Sawada, Tomiko Suzuki, Yoshiko Matsuo, Chiyoko Kawashima, Natsuko Kawaji
Cinematography
Nobuyuki Sugaya
Length
1 seasons, 24 episodes, 23 min each
Network
Tokyo Channel 12
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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