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Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac

1977 · 2 seasons

A gentle, old-fashioned animal tale that balances playful bear cub antics with the quiet ache of loss and friendship.

Created by
Yoshio Kuroda
Genres
Animation, Kids, Action & adventure
Starring
Noriko Tsukase, Keiko Yokozawa, Haru Endō
Overview
Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac is a Japanese anime TV series consisting in 26 episodes. It was directed by Yoshio Kuroda and was first broadcast on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in 1977.

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Created by
Yoshio Kuroda
Genres
Animation, Kids, Action & adventure
Starring
Noriko Tsukase, Keiko Yokozawa, Haru Endō
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • nature
  • grief
  • family
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
animation, kids, action & adventure, family
Created by
Yoshio Kuroda
Written by
Yukiko Takayama, Ryuzo Nakanishi, Michio Satou
Starring
Noriko Tsukase, Keiko Yokozawa, Haru Endō, Hitoshi Takagi, Ichiro Nagai, Yoshiko Matsuo, Yo Inoue
Length
2 seasons, 52 episodes, 26 min each
Network
La 1, tv asahi
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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