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Go! Anpanman: Tears of the Mermaid Princess

2000 · 55 min

A gentle, colorful underwater adventure with a friendly hero, mild peril, and a comforting resolution that suits young children.

Directed by: Akinori Nagaoka
Genres: Family, Animation, Fantasy
Starring: Kaho Minami, Koichi Yamadera, Sumi Shimamoto

Overview: Anpanman and the mermaid princess. Princess Sunny accidentally awakes the stone monster Gorongora. Can Anpanman save her underwater world?

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Directed by: Akinori Nagaoka
Genres: Family, Animation, Fantasy
Starring: Kaho Minami, Koichi Yamadera, Sumi Shimamoto

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
found family
identity
Places: sea
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	1
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: family, animation, fantasy
Directed by: Akinori Nagaoka
Written by: Tomoko Konparu
Starring: Kaho Minami, Koichi Yamadera, Sumi Shimamoto, Keiko Toda, Ryusei Nakao, Hiroshi Masuoka
Runtime: 55 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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