Yamatarou Kaeru
English title: Yamataro Comes Back
Japanese title: 山太郎かえる
Alternative titles: Lion Book Series 4
Type: OVA
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Aug 15, 1986
Duration: 24 min
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Tezuka Productions
Demographics: Kids

After having lost his parents, Yamatarou, a bear, is raised by a man. Yamatarou's friend is Shi-roku, a steam locomotive, and Yamatarou learns to impersonate the whistle of the locomotive. This is a story for nursery school kids about the friendship between the bear and the steam locomotive. The quality pictures render a sense of warmth to the reader.

(Source: ANN)