Tico and Friends

It's ironic that amongst the World Masterpiece Theatre Project which adapted so called famous children literature, Nanatsu no Umi no Tico or Tico of the Seven Sea seems like the only anime that cares about its targeted audience with an intriguing and breath-taking adventure from the start to the very end. Produced by Nippon Animation in 1994, Tico of the Seven Sea is the only original work of the project. Getting rid of the usual set up, the anime present a lovely story about Nanami, who lives on a boat and travelled around the world with her dad and a mechanic. And wonderfully, she's friend witha killer whale named Tico. Along the way, they will befriend with more colorful characters and embark on a journey to find the legendary Luminous Whale, a creature that Nanami's father spent his whole life to chase. No more sadness and depression from seeing a rough childhood of some lovely girls, no more poor houses, no more unnecessary drama... We will follow a peculiar and realistic journey into the deep sea, follow the path that the legends passed on to people all over the earth. Along with a likable cast, any kids will feel their adventurous spirit burning hot. Even with more mature viewers, the experiences will be enjoyable and interesting. Every two or three episodes, the anime will visit a different place and meet different people, so I'm sure you'll never get bored. The animation is very standard for the time. And I don't really like the character's design of the WMT since they're too alike, You'll see this type of characters everywhere if you're on a binge of WMT like me. The op and ed is rather forgettable but the ost is good and very fitting with the situations they're in. But nothing too spectacular. Overall, Tico of the Seven Sea is one of the most enjoyable anime of the World Masterpiece Theater, I advised you to watch it last and surely, it will end on a nice note.