Format
Special
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
1 hr 15 min
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Aired
1981-08-23 to ?
Source
Unknown
Rating
G - All Ages
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Kids
Studios
Toei Animation
Producers
Fuji TV
Licensors
Kaba Enchou no Doubutsuen Nikki (カバ園長の動物園日記)
Aging zoo keeper Toshio Nishiyama acquires two young trainees: short-tempered former chef Takeshi Ishizawa and gentle vet Ichiro Hasegawa. Both are surprised by the difficulties they face in a deceptively easy job but persevere through troubles such as an escaped pelican, a dying camel, and the birth of a hippo. A semi-autobiographical TV special of anecdotes from real-life Tobu Animal Park zookeeper Toshio Nishiyama, who appears at the beginning and end of the film to talk about his love for animals-and to reveal that Ishizawa is in fact a projection of his younger self. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)