After having lost his parents, Yamatarou, a bear, is raised by a man. Yamatarou's friend is Shi-roku, a steam locomotive, and Yamatarou learns to impersonate the whistle of the locomotive. This is a story for nursery school kids about the friendship between the bear and the steam locomotive. The quality pictures render a sense of warmth to the reader.
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Description
Type
OVASeason
Summer 1986Release Date
Status
Finished
Source
MangaEpisodes
1
Episode Length
24 min
Information Websites
Alternative Names
Romaji
Yamatarou Kaeru
English
Yamataro Comes Back
Japanese
山太郎かえる
Synonyms
Lion Book Series 4