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'''''Hoshi no Ko Poron''''' (星の子ポロン, ''Star Child Poron'') is a sci-fi comedy anime produced by Jiho Eigasha and animated by Nihon Douga<ref>http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/N/N-_Miscellany/Nihon_D_ga/Hoshi_No_Ko_Poron/</ref> that aired from April 1, 1974 to March 21, 1975 in Japan. 260 episodes were made, at a length of around five minutes each, each having two shorts of at least two minutes long.<ref>http://myanimelist.net/anime/11213/Hoshi_no_Ko_Poron</ref> It is infamous for the show's poor production quality which lead to dozens of video remixes and MADs.  
'''''Hoshi no Ko Poron''''' (''星の子ポロン'', ''Star Child Poron'') is a sci-fi comedy anime television series produced by Jiho Eigasha and animated by Nihon Douga that aired from April 1st, 1974 to March 21st, 1975 in Japan.<ref>[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/N/N-_Miscellany/Nihon_D_ga/Hoshi_No_Ko_Poron/ BCDB page on ''Hoshi no Ko Poron''.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17</ref> 260 episodes were made, at a length of around five minutes each, each having two shorts of at least two minutes long.<ref>[http://myanimelist.net/anime/11213/Hoshi_no_Ko_Poron My Anime List page on ''Hoshi no Ko Poron''.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17</ref> It is infamous for the show's poor production quality which lead to dozens of video remixes and MADs.  


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Status==
==Status==
Eyewitness accounts (on the Nico Video wiki page)<ref>http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3</ref> state that the anime used a lot of electronic music, and also comment on the short length of the episodes, some of which seem to have been one to two minute-long skits bookended by the opening and ending credits.
Eyewitness accounts (on the Nico Video wiki page) state that the anime used a lot of electronic music, and also comment on the short length of the episodes, some of which seem to have been one to two-minute-long segments bookended by the opening and ending credits.<ref>[http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3 Nico Video Wiki page on Hoshi no Ko Poron''.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17</ref>


On January 5, 2009, a episode titled "All the Traffic Lights Turned Blue!/You Should Not Prank the Brakes" was uploaded on Niconico by uiui. Later that year, 5 more episodes of ''Poron'' were uploaded.
On January 5th, 2009, two episodes titled "All the Traffic Lights Turned Blue!" and "You Should Not Prank the Brakes" was uploaded on Niconico by user uiui. Later that year, 5 more episodes of ''Hoshi no Ko Poron'' were uploaded.


On April 7, 2011, a episode titled "The Naughty Bear/The Poisonous Mushroom" was uploaded. Almost 5 years later, on January 22, 2016, a episode titled "It's an Ice Cream, Run!/Bye Bye Banana!" was uploaded on Niconico and its 2nd segment has been become a meme.
On April 7th, 2011, two more episodes titled "The Naughty Bear" and "The Poisonous Mushroom" were uploaded. On January 22nd, 2016, another two episodes titled "It's an Ice Cream, Run!" and "Bye Bye Banana!" was uploaded on Niconico.


On May 21, 2016, during live broadcasting with the new discovered episode "The Carps Waterfall Climb/Water Walker", someone by the name morikawa said that he claims to has some episodes. Since then, the episodes was uploaded every Saturday.<ref>[http://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E5%8B%95%E5%90%91 Hoshi no Ko Poron popularly history.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref><ref>[http://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E5%90%84%E8%A9%B1%E6%A6%82%E8%A6%81 List of available Hoshi no Ko Poron episodes.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKIMXL0Sjp_b1LiDTlIIzaQ Hoshi no Ko Poron episodes on YouTube.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref>
On May 21st, 2016, during live streaming with the new discovered episodes "The Carps Waterfall Climb"/"Water Walker", someone by the name morikawa said that he claims to have 70 episodes. The episodes were uploaded every Saturday until August 6th, 2017.<ref>[http://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E5%8B%95%E5%90%91 ''Hoshi no Ko Poron'' discovery timeline.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref><ref>[http://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E5%90%84%E8%A9%B1%E6%A6%82%E8%A6%81 List of available ''Hoshi no Ko Poron'' episodes.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKIMXL0Sjp_b1LiDTlIIzaQ ''Hoshi no Ko Poron'' episodes on YouTube.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref> There are only 87 episodes, a total of 174 two minute segments were uploaded.


It is very unlikely that the series would ever come out on DVD, due to the great number of stock music used in the episodes that would be very expensive to license and also, this series never has been re-aired since April of 1992 when it was last aired on Yamanashi Broadcasting System.<ref>[http://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E5%B9%B4%E8%A1%A8 Hoshi no Ko Poron broadcast history.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17.</ref>
On May 23rd, 2020, during live streaming (幻の超展開アニメ『星の子ポロン』アンコール生放送!!【最終回】) by koichil, it was announced that 9 new episodes discovered by morikawa and starting June 6th, it is currently uploading every month on both nicovideo and YouTube.


==Videos==
It is very unlikely that the series would ever come out on DVD, due to the great number of stock music used in the episodes that would be very expensive to license and also, this series never has been re-aired since April of 1992 when it was last aired on Yamanashi Broadcasting System.<ref>[https://hoshinokoporon.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E5%B9%B4%E8%A1%A8 Jiho Eigasha and Nihon Douga broadcast chronology.] Retrieved 01 Feb '17</ref>
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==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 15 June 2022

Star Child Polon.jpg

Title card.

Status: Partially Found

Hoshi no Ko Poron (星の子ポロン, Star Child Poron) is a sci-fi comedy anime television series produced by Jiho Eigasha and animated by Nihon Douga that aired from April 1st, 1974 to March 21st, 1975 in Japan.[1] 260 episodes were made, at a length of around five minutes each, each having two shorts of at least two minutes long.[2] It is infamous for the show's poor production quality which lead to dozens of video remixes and MADs.

Plot

The titular character, Poron, is an alien child ("star child" as described in the title) who comes to Earth and befriends several animals, almost totally (and naïvely) ignoring humanity. However, the animal kids keep causing trouble in various places by their naughty antics and bad behaviors. Poron secretly unleashes his mysterious power to save and punish them.

Status

Eyewitness accounts (on the Nico Video wiki page) state that the anime used a lot of electronic music, and also comment on the short length of the episodes, some of which seem to have been one to two-minute-long segments bookended by the opening and ending credits.[3]

On January 5th, 2009, two episodes titled "All the Traffic Lights Turned Blue!" and "You Should Not Prank the Brakes" was uploaded on Niconico by user uiui. Later that year, 5 more episodes of Hoshi no Ko Poron were uploaded.

On April 7th, 2011, two more episodes titled "The Naughty Bear" and "The Poisonous Mushroom" were uploaded. On January 22nd, 2016, another two episodes titled "It's an Ice Cream, Run!" and "Bye Bye Banana!" was uploaded on Niconico.

On May 21st, 2016, during live streaming with the new discovered episodes "The Carps Waterfall Climb"/"Water Walker", someone by the name morikawa said that he claims to have 70 episodes. The episodes were uploaded every Saturday until August 6th, 2017.[4][5][6] There are only 87 episodes, a total of 174 two minute segments were uploaded.

On May 23rd, 2020, during live streaming (幻の超展開アニメ『星の子ポロン』アンコール生放送!!【最終回】) by koichil, it was announced that 9 new episodes discovered by morikawa and starting June 6th, it is currently uploading every month on both nicovideo and YouTube.

It is very unlikely that the series would ever come out on DVD, due to the great number of stock music used in the episodes that would be very expensive to license and also, this series never has been re-aired since April of 1992 when it was last aired on Yamanashi Broadcasting System.[7]

Gallery

Episodes "All the Traffic Lights Turned Blue!" & "You Should Not Prank the Brakes".

References