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* TheBadGuyWins: The armies that chase Buru-buru and Muku-muku are the true victors of the story, succeeding in killing the protagonists.
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* The 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAcGH-C_CA can be viewed here.]] If you would like to listen to a musical record audio adaptation of the story, please choose [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kqoC9qkME this link]].

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* The 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAcGH-C_CA can be viewed here.]] ]]
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If you would like to listen to a musical record audio adaptation of the story, please choose [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kqoC9qkME this link]].



* BloodlessCarnage: While Buru-buru manages to get a bit of blood on his face as he attempts to break free from a cage at a circus. Near the end of the short, [[spoiler: when Buru-buru and Muku-muku get gunned down by policemen,]] neither of them are bleeding but the narrator mentions bloody footprints made in the snow.

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* BloodlessCarnage: For obvious reasons. While Buru-buru manages to get a bit of blood on his face as he attempts to break free from a cage at a circus. Near the end of the short, [[spoiler: when Buru-buru and Muku-muku get gunned down by policemen,]] neither of them are bleeding but the narrator mentions bloody footprints made in the snow.

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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]] If you would like to see a ''kamishibai'' version of the story [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsEfjgKdLs click this link]]. The 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAcGH-C_CA can be viewed here.]] If you would like to listen to a musical record audio adaptation of the story, please choose [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kqoC9qkME this link]].

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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]] ]]
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If you would like to see a ''kamishibai'' version of the story [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsEfjgKdLs click this link]].
* If you would like to see a theatrical production by Shinozaki Studio, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxdkSFhP9dY choose this link.]]
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The 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAcGH-C_CA can be viewed here.]] If you would like to listen to a musical record audio adaptation of the story, please choose [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kqoC9qkME this link]].
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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]] If you would like to see a ''kamishibai'' version of the story [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsEfjgKdLs click this link]]. The 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAcGH-C_CA can be viewed here.]]

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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]] If you would like to see a ''kamishibai'' version of the story [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsEfjgKdLs click this link]]. The 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAcGH-C_CA can be viewed here.]]
]] If you would like to listen to a musical record audio adaptation of the story, please choose [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kqoC9qkME this link]].
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This short is also the first animated adaptation of Yanase's works, with future adaptations moving to [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]], where they made two animated shorts (''Little Jumbo'' and ''Anime/TheRoseFlowerAndJoe'') in 1977. They made a feature film adaptation of ''[[Anime/RingingBell Chirin no Suzu]]'' (known as ''Ringing Bell'' in the west) in Spring 1978 and a comic adaptation that was released to Sanrio's defunct magazine ''Lyrica'' in June 1977.

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This short is also the first animated adaptation of Yanase's works, with future adaptations moving to [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]], where they made two animated shorts (''Little Jumbo'' and ''Anime/TheRoseFlowerAndJoe'') in 1977. They made a feature film adaptation of ''[[Anime/RingingBell Chirin ''Chirin no Suzu]]'' Suzu'' (known as ''Ringing Bell'' ''Literature/RingingBell'' in the west) in Spring 1978 and a comic adaptation that was released to Sanrio's defunct magazine ''Lyrica'' in June 1977.

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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]] If you would like to see a ''kamishibai'' version of the story [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsEfjgKdLs click this link]].

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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]] If you would like to see a ''kamishibai'' version of the story [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsEfjgKdLs click this link]].
link]]. The 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAcGH-C_CA can be viewed here.]]



* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original book, [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/images/I/519FD2T5R3L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Muku-muku's fur color was brown]] but was changed to white in this film. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thekindlylion.jpg In the original book Buru-buru's mane was orange colored,]] while it's brown or yellow in this short.

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In the original book, [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/images/I/519FD2T5R3L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Muku-muku's fur color was brown]] but was changed to white in this film. She's also depicted with white fur in the 2003 flash adaptation by ''Storygate Picturebooks'' with Yanase doing newer designs for this version.
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[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thekindlylion.jpg In the original book Buru-buru's mane was orange colored,]] while it's brown or yellow in this short. His design from the 1970 animated short would even be used in ''Storygate Picturebooks'' flash adaptation.
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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]]

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The original book and short film would become one of Takashi Yanase's most beloved works (along with ''Chirin no Suzu'') and is fondly remembered by Japanese audiences. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfpDaqTb7A An English translation can be viewed here]] alongside a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsc_ZksDqc reading of the original book.]]
]] If you would like to see a ''kamishibai'' version of the story [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsEfjgKdLs click this link]].
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''The Kindly Lion'' (やさしいライオン, "Yasashii Lion") or ''The Gentle Lion'' is a 1970 [[ShortFilm Japanese animated short film]] by Creator/MushiProductions directed by Takashi Yanase with Creator/OsamuTezuka as executive producer. It's an animated adaptation of the Japanese children's book of the same name by Creator/TakashiYanase (creator of the ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' franchise) from the mid to late 1960s.

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''The Kindly Lion'' (やさしいライオン, "Yasashii Lion") or ''The Gentle Lion'' is a 1970 [[ShortFilm Japanese animated short film]] by Creator/MushiProductions (now known as Tezuka Productions) directed by Takashi Yanase with Creator/OsamuTezuka as executive producer. It's an animated adaptation of the Japanese children's book of the same name by Creator/TakashiYanase (creator of the ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' franchise) from the mid to late 1960s.

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* AdultFear: Midway through the story, Buru-buru (now fully grown up) getting separated from his mother by getting sent to a circus. Muku-muku is seen running behind the car carrying her adopted son but loses energy due to her old age. The last time Buru-buru will remember his mother is her shedding a single tear as the car gets further away from her.


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* DespairEventHorizon: Midway through the story, Buru-buru (now fully grown up) getting separated from his mother by getting sent to a circus. Muku-muku is seen running behind the car carrying her adopted son but loses energy due to her old age. The last time Buru-buru will remember his mother is her shedding a single tear as the car gets further away from her.

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