[RAW] Mouretsu Atarou English Sub & Dub

About [RAW] Mouretsu Atarou

Here is what [RAW] Mouretsu Atarou is about, retold in plain terms: a comedy, slice of life and kids anime by Toei Animation (1969). The setup: Based on a manga of Akatsuka Fujio. Batsugoro was the owner of a grocery store, Yaobatsu.

From there, when he tried to take a balloon hanged caught on the branch for a little child, he fell on to the ground to die. His son, Ataro, succeeded to the store, but Batsugoro was worried about him, and he remained there being a ghost. Ataro managed the shop alone, but soon his follower, Dekoppachi, began to help him.

In a comedy series like this, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. If you count yourself among viewers who want something light between heavier series, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Toei Animation, which means the visual identity of [RAW] Mouretsu Atarou follows that studio's craft. Within the comedy category, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Released in 1969, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.