TV series

Tico and Friends

1994 · 1 season

A gentle, big-hearted sea voyage that feels like a warm adventure serial, with moments of real loss beneath the sunny surface.

Overview: Tico and Friends tells the story of 11-year-old Nanami Simpson and her life-long friendship with a female orca named Tico. The two have an unbreakable bond and swim with each other every day. As a result of this, Nanami has learned how to hold her breath longer and swim deeper than other humans can.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, found family, environment, greed
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
found family
environment
greed
coming-of-age
Places: sea
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none