It perfectly catches that childish point just before adolescence, where young boys are starting to notice girls but still want to find frogs in pools.
Penguin Highway(ペンギン・ハイウェイ)
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Japan · 2018
Rated PG · 1h 58m
Director Hiroyasu Ishida
Starring Kana Kita, Yu Aoi, Rie Kugimiya, Miki Fukui
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power held by a young woman working at a dental clinic. A delightful film that immortalizes that beautiful and fleeting moment between childhood and adolescence.
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San Francisco Chronicle by G. Allen Johnson
The joy of discovery is at the heart of Penguin Highway, a delightful new anime that is about the mysteries of life, both scientific and personal. Oh, and it’s about penguins, too.
To simplify matters: If you see just one anime feature this year, it ought to be Penguin Highway. It’s not that the style or story is mind-blowingly original, the way the best Miyazaki movies are; rather, this well-written cartoon playfully complements the kind of storytelling that Westerners are already enjoying via American-made, live-action series, while incorporating lots of delightfully Japan-specific details along the way.
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