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Main Title Amefurikozou (a3614)
Official Title javerified
Synonym Rain Boy, فتى المطر
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Original Work: Tezuka Osamu
Direction: Tezuka Osamu
Music: Koroku Reijirou
This is the second story of "The Lion Books" series. A boy meets a lonely little umbrella ghost wearing Geta. He promises the ghost that he will give it a pair of rain boots in exchange for three wishes. The boy, however, grows up completely forgetting the promise. One day, when he happens to remember the ghost, he rushes back to that bridge in his hometown, to the Rain Boy...This is a moving, sweet hometown fantasy about a gentle ghost and a forgotten promise.

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5.79 (175)
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#8181 (#23)

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Running Time

approx. 25m

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255 (56.3%)

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193 (42.6%)

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5 (1.1%)

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by nadeschda on 2017-03-23 11:03
A great story about friendship, keeping promises and coming of age.
It's an enjoyable story which is very (!!) nicely drawn/animated!
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by metalotaku on 2013-03-09 00:03
A bitter sweet tale well crafted by the God of Anime. Recommended!
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Student B (生徒B)
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あずき洗い
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モウ太
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モウ太(青年時代)
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Last Update Name State N Episodes HE SP Languages Source Rating Cmts
01.03.2021 Orphan complete
1 0 ja en en DVD N/A (2) 0
29.04.2016 IDIF complete
1 0 ja it DVD N/A (0) 0
07.08.2015 Lake complete
1 0 ja pt-BR DVD N/A (0) 0
08.07.2015 KSquad complete
1 0 ja pl DVD N/A (1) 0
15.04.2012 ARR complete
1 0 ja en ja DVD N/A (2) 0
no group complete finished ongoing stalled dropped specials only all

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EP Title Duration Air Date Action
25m 24.12.1983