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Panda! Go Panda! (Signature Series) [Import]

Kazuko Sugiyama (Actor), Kazuo Kumakura (Actor), Isao Takahata (Director) Rated: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
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Genre Anime & Manga
Format Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Import, NTSC, Subtitled, THX
Contributor Alexis A. Edward, Barbara Goodson, Chet Huntley, Dougary Grant, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Katie Evans, Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Leigh Everest, Melissa Fahn, W.T. Hatch, Yasuo Yamada, Yoshiko Ohta See more
Language English, Japanese
Runtime 1 hour and 11 minutes
Number of discs 1
Manufacturer Geneon (Pioneer)
UPC 013023215399
Global Trade Identification Number 00013023215399

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A Girl and Panda Family! Cheerful Mimiko has a very strange family for a little girl ? a Panda for her Papa, and his son, Panny, calls her Mom! Join this happy family and their many adventures! When Panny follows Mimiko to school, she must pretend to be a teddy bear so Mimiko won't get into trouble, but everyone wants a cute Panda! Despite his efforts to behave, Panny causes trouble in the school kitchen, and now the whole school is after Panny! Then, Panny makes a new friend, Tiny, a baby tiger who's wandered off from the circus. Getting Tiny back to his mom becomes the first adventure, but after a hard rain, the whole town is flooded and Mimiko, Papa Panda, and Panny must rescue all of the animals from the trapped circus train! Original concept and written by Hayao Miyazaki (Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away).

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Japanese
  • Parcel Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 g
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Isao Takahata
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Import, NTSC, Subtitled, THX
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 11 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ Jan. 6 2004
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Alexis A. Edward, Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yasuo Yamada, Yoshiko Ohta
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Geneon (Pioneer)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00012QLUU
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Hayao Miyazaki
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Matthew C. Last
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love this stuff!
    Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2002
    Well Hayao Muyazaki did it again, or not quite again seeing how old this is.
    I got the DVD a few days ago and I sat down and watched it. I can't say that I was surprised, but I was very happy with the purchase. Its a very cute 2 30 minute movies, VERY VERY cute. Some might find it too sugary, but if you like classic anime, this is where to go! The animation is SO ahead of it's time, like all of his work. It looked like it could have been made in the early 80s. The other great thing about this DVD is the menus, the are so alive and well animated.
    If you like Miyazaki, or cute stuff, or have a young child in the house. GET THIS DVD!
    Heck show your kids the Subtitled version, it will get em reading, and it is SO much better than the dub.
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  • Matthew L. Mutchmore
    4.0 out of 5 stars Storybook Charm and Simplicity
    Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2001
    Panda Kopanda (Panda! Go Panda!) was a 30 minute movie made in 1972. Animation super-creator Hayao Miyazaki created the original idea, the script, the layouts, and did key animation, and Isao Takahata directed the film. A 1973 sequel, Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Saakasu no Maki (Panda Kopanda & the Rainy-day Circus), continues the story and was made by the same people who made the first movie. The literal translation of the title Panda Kopanda is "Panda, Baby Panda", but it's been released as "Panda Go Panda" (basically because that's what the song sounds like.)
    The movies were made at a time when "panda fever" was sweeping Japan. China donated a pair of pandas to Japan, and the public was very into them. These two movies are considered by many to be prototypes of Miyazake's My Neighbor Totoro due to the similar character designs and child-friendly nature throughout the films.

    The story goes something like this: Mimiko's grandma is leaving to visit some friends, and must leave little Mimiko by herself. (I guess they can do that in Japan, eh...) After finally persuading her Grandma to leave, and seeing her off on the train, Mimiko returns home to find by her house a tiny, baby panda. It turns out he's not a toy, but real (named Kopanda), and they quickly become friends and then big Panda (Papanda-San) arrives. He's VERY big and very friendly. Since the house had a beautiful bamboo forest (pandas eat bamboo), they decided to live with her. The three became a family. Wacky adventures ensue...

    The sequel, "Panda Kopanda and the Rainy Day Circus" is quite similar, with Grandma away again, (where is she going?) but this time with a circus arriving (complete with a cute baby Tiger who becomes friends with Kopanda), and a rainy day that rains so much that the rain floods up to Mimiko's house. Mimiko and the Pandas save the animals who are trapped in the circus train underwater.
    The Panda Go Panda DVD combines the two features on one volume. If you liked Totoro, then there are elements here you will enjoy too. Although nowhere near as complex (visually or in narrative) Panda! Go Panda! has overwhelming charm and storybook simplicity. The features were made just for children, so keep that in mind. They're just plain fun.
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  • J. Spofford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Purchase
    Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2002
    I bought this item solely based on the fact that Hayao Miyazaki was involved in its production. It is a very cute story and there are hints of his later work here. If you enjoy cute non-action oriented animation you will probably love this title. If you need lots of fight scenes and supernatural powers in your anime then why are you even reading this review? Just buy it.
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  • ninpou_bunshinnojutsu
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's for the kiddies?
    Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2002
    I guess I'm a kid at heart as I'm > 30 and I love it.
    I've got the DVD and of course can't stand the DUB, and I always watch it with the SUB. Hora! Hora! Mitte! Mitte! Tabemasho ka?
    Panchan, Papandasan and Mimikochan are the bomb. Torachan is pretty cool too.
    Japanese is in mono audio, English is in stereo. 2 episodes.
    I think I like it less than Kiki and more than Totoro.
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  • C. Moon
    4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining first attempt Totoro-like fare
    Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2000
    This one is a bit difficult to rate because there are certainly some faults that can be leveled at it. While Miyazaki is world famous for creating works for young people that will be equally enjoyed by adults, Panda! Go Panda! does not quite live up to that standard. Some of these parts will only be enjoyable by the 6 year olds they are aimed at, but this is relatively infrequent. Also, the plot is at times seemingly weak for Miyazaki, while still being above standards for this sort of film. Personally I found the original soundtrack (not the new one used in the dub) to be very enjoyable, and the entire film has a wonderful whimsical-like quality that is to be found only in classic children literature. And mentioning children lit, Panda is steeped int references, though some may be more obscure (in the second short, there are a few minutes that seem directly taken from one of Jansson's Moomin books, something relatively unknown in the US but nonetheless quite well known in the international scene.) Where the film falls short is in the low level of animation (but it is still quite identifiably the people who would later make Totoro) and the sometimes pedestrial plot, but still delivers consistantly enough not to dissapoint. This will be true especially for people who have enjoyed Totoro or other works by Miyazaki.
    Lastly, while this certainly isn't the release I had been hoping for, with so much of Miyazaki's/studio Ghibli's work unavailable in this country or caught up in lengthy delays, this may be the fix to get you through the long months ahead.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Item as described.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2025
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    I love this!
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  • Jen K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Happy to have found this
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
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    I've been looking to buy this movie for a long time. Happy to have found this.
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  • J. Spofford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Purchase
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2002
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    I bought this item solely based on the fact that Hayao Miyazaki was involved in its production. It is a very cute story and there are hints of his later work here. If you enjoy cute non-action oriented animation you will probably love this title. If you need lots of fight scenes and supernatural powers in your anime then why are you even reading this review? Just buy it.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2015
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    Great. :)
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