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Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel is a Japanese anime series made by Nippon Animation in 1979. It is based on the 1922 children's book Bannertail by Ernest Thompson Seton. It ran for a total of 26 episodes and told the story of Banner, a young orphaned squirrel raised by a kindly mother cat, and his adventures in the forest. It is also known by its German version, entitled Puschel, das Eichhorn. In the Arab world, where the anime succeeded in attracting young viewers and gained much popularity, it is known as Sanjoob (سنجوب) or Sanajeb-el Gaaba. It was also popular in Spain and Latin America under the name Banner & Flappy, it was also popular in Portugal, under the name "Bana & Flapi.
Original Release
04/07/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Axelrod | Banner |
Takeshi Aono | Spitzohr |
Renate Danz | Puschel |
Noriko Tsukase | Banner |
Ichiro Nagai | Uncle Owl |
Keiko Yokozawa | Sue |
Masako Sugaya | Clay |
Martha Caldera | Grandfather |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Nekono ko harisu | Saturday, 07 April 1979 |
2 | Mori no nakama | Saturday, 14 April 1979 |
3 | Banner's Own House | Saturday, 21 April 1979 |
4 | A Strange Chief | Saturday, 28 April 1979 |
5 | The Parachute of the Tail | Saturday, 05 May 1979 |
6 | All Squirrels Are Friends | Saturday, 12 May 1979 |
7 | Clay Ran Away from Home | Saturday, 19 May 1979 |
8 | The Operations for Saving Clay | Saturday, 26 May 1979 |
9 | A Welcome Party | Saturday, 02 June 1979 |
10 | The School for Squirrels | Saturday, 09 June 1979 |
11 | A Rabbit in a Rose Bush | Saturday, 16 June 1979 |
12 | A Dangerous Excursion | Saturday, 23 June 1979 |
13 | The Temptation for Mushrooms | Saturday, 30 June 1979 |
14 | He Who Runs Faster, Wins | Saturday, 07 July 1979 |
15 | The Wanderer, the Porcupine | Saturday, 14 July 1979 |
16 | Sue's Horoscope | Saturday, 21 July 1979 |
17 | Gocha is Misunderstood | Saturday, 28 July 1979 |
18 | Fall is the Time for Harvesting | Saturday, 04 August 1979 |
19 | A Music Box | Saturday, 11 August 1979 |
20 | The Death of an Owl | Saturday, 18 August 1979 |
21 | Goodbye, Hickory Forest | Saturday, 25 August 1979 |
22 | Looking for a New Forest | Saturday, 01 September 1979 |
23 | A Dangerous Fight | Saturday, 08 September 1979 |
24 | Adventures in Town | Saturday, 15 September 1979 |
25 | A Trip in Winter | Saturday, 22 September 1979 |
26 | The New Forest | Saturday, 29 September 1979 |
Directors
Writers
Ernest Thompson Seton, Toshiyuki Kashiwakura
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Axelrod | Banner |
Takeshi Aono | Spitzohr |
Renate Danz | Puschel |
Noriko Tsukase | Banner |
Ichiro Nagai | Uncle Owl |
Keiko Yokozawa | Sue |
Masako Sugaya | Clay |
Martha Caldera | Grandfather |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kôichi Motohashi | Producer |