I’ve typically never been highly enthused by any anime created by either of the Fujiko Fujio team. Typically their manga and subsequent anime adaptations have either felt redundant, for example Umeboshi Denka, Jungle Kurobe, and Biriken; particularly child-oriented, for example Doraemon, 21 Emon amd Mojako; or rather heavy-handed, like Warau Salesman and Pro Golfer Saru. […]
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