Shika to Kanta
Shika to Kanta / Kanata and Deer / Kanata and the DeerSummary
One day, Kanta, a lonely boy, rescues an orphaned baby sika deer and names it Poyu. There is something special about Poyu, his golden tail. When hunters go after Poyu, Kanta is determined to protect his golden-tailed friend and the other deer.
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Adapted from a children's novel with the same name, written by Daisaku Ikeda and illustrated by Sho Murakami. It tells the sad history of overhunting of sika deer by humans, as well as the friendship between sika deer and children.
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Details
- Format
- OVA
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 30 min (1 × 30 min)
- Season
- Spring 1992
- Start date
- April 1, 1992
- End date
- April 1, 1992
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- Shika to Kanta
- Native title
- シカとカンタ
- Other titles
- Kanata and Deer · Kanata and the Deer
Staff and studios
Key staff
- Hideo WatanabeDirector
- Daisaku IkedaOriginal creator
- Seiji YokoyamaMusic
- Tadao KubotaArt director
- Takamura MukuoArt director
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- Masao ShimizuDirector of Photography
- Tomoharu KatsumataProducer
- Tokiji KaburakiProduction Manager
- Masatoshi NoguchiProducer
- Toyotarou OginoProducer
- Hiroyuki HoshiyamaScript
- Tadahiro ShimafujiScript
- Shigeo MatobaAnimation Director