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Fortunate Fawn

Score

5.5 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

52

Studio

Visual 80

Fortunate Fawn

Also known as 子鹿物語 THE YEARLING | Kojika Monogatari: THE YEARLING | Story of a Fawn

TVFall 1983Source NovelG - All Ages
Drama

5.5/10

Community score

#5993

Rank

1.3K

Members

1

Favorites

Synopsis

Set in Hokkaido, Japan's outback, a young boy discovers a fawn whose mother has been hit by a car and attempts to raise it himself.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Core Staff

Oosumi, Masaaki

Oosumi, Masaaki

Director

Yamada, Etsuji

Yamada, Etsuji

Sound Director

Tanazawa, Takashi

Tanazawa, Takashi

Episode Director

Yukimuro, Shunichi

Yukimuro, Shunichi

Script, Series Composition, Screenplay

Takanashi, Masaki

Takanashi, Masaki

Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance

Houri, Kouji

Houri, Kouji

In-Between Animation

Theme Songs

Openings

"Hello Tomorrow" by Toda Keiko

Endings

No ending theme information available.

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes52
Duration22 min per ep
SourceNovel
RatingG - All Ages
SeasonFall 1983
AiredNov 8, 1983 to Jan 22, 1985
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#14093
Scored by412
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Story of a Fawn

Romaji title

Kojika Monogatari: THE YEARLING

Japanese title

子鹿物語 THE YEARLING

Synonyms

The Yearling, Kojika Monogatari

Production Team

Main studio

Visual 80

Producers

Unknown

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

子鹿物語 THE YEARLING