Hoshi no Ko Poron (partially found anime series; 1974-1975): Difference between revisions

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Status: Partially Found

Hoshi no Ko Poron (星の子ポロン, Star Child Poron) is a sci-fi comedy anime produced by Jiho Eigasha and animated by Nihon Douga^[1] that aired from April 1, 1974 to March 21, 1975 in Japan. 260 episodes were made, at a length of around five minutes each, each having two shorts of at least two minutes long.^[2] It is infamous for the show's poor production quality which lead to dozens of video remixes and MADs.

Plot

The titular character, Poron, is an alien child ("star child" as described in the title) who comes to Earth and befriends several animals, almost totally (and naïvely) ignoring humanity.

Status

Eyewitness accounts (on the Nico Video wiki page)^[3] state that the anime used a lot of electronic music, and also comment on the short length of the episodes, some of which seem to have been one to two minute-long skits bookended by the opening and ending credits.

On January 5, 2009, a episode titled "All the Traffic Lights Turned Blue!/You Should Not Prank the Brakes" was uploaded on Niconico by uiui. Later that year, 5 more episodes of Poron was uploaded.

On April 7, 2011, a episode titled "The Naughty Bear/The Poisonous Mushroom" was uploaded. Almost 5 years later, on January 22, 2016, a episode titled "It's an Ice Cream, Run!/Bye Bye Banana!" was uploaded on Niconico and the two part has been become a meme.

On May 21, 2016, when during live broadcasting with the new discovered episode "The Carps Waterfall Climb/Water Walker", someone by the name morikawa who claims to has some episodes. Since then, the episodes was uploaded every Saturday.^[4]

It is very unlikely that the series would ever come out on DVD, due to the great number of stock music used in the episodes that would be very expensive to license and also, this series never has been re-aired since April of 1992 when it was last aired on Yamanashi Broadcasting System.^[5] Out of 260 episodes, the majority remain missing.

A YouTube channel under the name of "poronist" is uploading episodes of Poron. The episodes and channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKIMXL0Sjp_b1LiDTlIIzaQ As of updating, there are only 51 episodes, a total of 102 two minute segments - with hopefully more to come.

Videos

"All the Traffic Lights Turned Blue!/You Should Not Prank the Brakes"

References

↑ http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/N/N-_Miscellany/Nihon_D_ga/Hoshi_No_Ko_Poron/
↑ http://myanimelist.net/anime/11213/Hoshi_no_Ko_Poron
↑ http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3
↑ Hoshi no Ko Poron popularly history. Retrieved 01 Feb '17.
↑ Hoshi no Ko Poron broadcast history. Retrieved 01 Feb '17.

[1] ttp://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/N/N-_Miscellany/Nihon_D_ga/Hoshi_No_Ko_Poron/

[2] ttp://myanimelist.net/anime/11213/Hoshi_no_Ko_Poron

[3] ttp://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3

[4] Hoshi no Ko Poron popularly history. Retrieved 01 Feb '17.

[5] Hoshi no Ko Poron broadcast history. Retrieved 01 Feb '17.

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@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 Eyewitness accounts (on the Nico Video wiki page)<ref>http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3</ref> state that the anime used a lot of electronic music, and also comment on the short length of the episodes, some of which seem to have been one to two minute-long skits bookended by the opening and ending credits.
-Unsurprisingly, this show is often confused with the similarly named anime ''Hoshi no Ko Chobin'' (星の子 チョビン, ''Star Child Chobin''), which aired only a year after ''Poron'', and ''Chobin'' often comes up in searches when looking for information or footage on ''Poron''. Chobin was more successful, having been dubbed into Italian and enjoyed by Japanese audiences of the time.
+On January 5, 2009, a episode titled "All the Traffic Lights Turned Blue!/You Should Not Prank the Brakes" was uploaded on Niconico by uiui. Later that year, 5 more episodes of ''Poron'' was uploaded.
-Going back to the Nico Video wiki, there seem to be a few previews and episodes available, but are possibly region-locked to those outside of Japan or even taken down by Nico Nico Douga in line with Japan's strict copyright infringement laws.
+On April 7, 2011, a episode titled "The Naughty Bear/The Poisonous Mushroom" was uploaded. Almost 5 years later, on January 22, 2016, a episode titled "It's an Ice Cream, Run!/Bye Bye Banana!" was uploaded on Niconico and the two part has been become a meme.
-Outside of scant clips on the Internet, there are no listings for ''Poron'' on home video on Amazon.jp or any other shopping sites. Out of 260 episodes, the majority remain missing.
+On May 21, 2016, when during live broadcasting with the new discovered episode "The Carps Waterfall Climb/Water Walker", someone by the name morikawa who claims to has some episodes. Since then, the episodes was uploaded every Saturday.<ref>[http://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E5%8B%95%E5%90%91 Hoshi no Ko Poron popularly history.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref>
+It is very unlikely that the series would ever come out on DVD, due to the great number of stock music used in the episodes that would be very expensive to license and also, this series never has been re-aired since April of 1992 when it was last aired on Yamanashi Broadcasting System.<ref>[http://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E5%B9%B4%E8%A1%A8 Hoshi no Ko Poron broadcast history.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref> Out of 260 episodes, the majority remain missing.
 A YouTube channel under the name of "poronist" is uploading episodes of Poron. The episodes and channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKIMXL0Sjp_b1LiDTlIIzaQ As of updating, there are only 51 episodes, a total of 102 two minute segments - with hopefully more to come.