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Pokonyan! (ポコニャン) is a 1993–1996 anime series produced by NHK. There are 170 episodes, each 10 minutes long. It is licensed by Enoki Films as Rocky Rackat!.[1]
Pokonyan! was very popular in the 1990s, when there was a tanuki trend.[2]
Characters
Pokonyan (ポコニャン) / Rocky Rackat: A mix between a cat and a raccoon.
Miki Konoha (木の葉 ミキKonoha Miki) / Amy: A young girl who is Pokonyan's friend.
^Clements, Jonathan and Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press, November 6, 2012. ISBN1611725151, 9781611725155. page unstated (Google Books PT 682) "Tanuki were certainly 'in' at this point in the 1990s—the unrelated Pokonyan was a big hit at the same time."