Buta

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Wakate Animator Ikusei Project, 2011 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2011
Japanese: BUTA


Information

Type: TV Special
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 5, 2012
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: None found, add some
Source: Original
Genres: AdventureAdventure, ComedyComedy, FantasyFantasy
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Duration: 24 min.
Rating: G - All Ages

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Score: 6.411 (scored by 49424,942 users)
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Ranked: #75542
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Popularity: #6934
Members: 8,995
Favorites: 8

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Synopsis

A few days before Fox officially inherits the treasured heirloom in his family—a mysterious map, the Tufugu Pirates storm into his house and kidnap him, taking the strange map with them.

Buta, a powerful mercenary, is hired by shady characters to help them seek the treasure. In a stroke of great luck, Buta and Fox meet in the underbelly of a pirate ship. Will Fox be able to convince Buta to save him, or will the fabled treasure fall into the hands of crooks?

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Tomonaga, Kazuhide
Director, Script
Kikuta, Hiromi
Sound Director
Tanino, Miho
In-Between Animation
Hirota, Mitsutaka
Screenplay


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Reviews

Sep 29, 2024
This anime is such a strange anomaly but I think one of the greatest things you can take out of the world of anime is sometimes you can make a nice compelling viewing experience in 24 short minutes even if you don't see these characters or this world ever again. It shows in the world of animation that an incredibly short story can often be just as compelling as a feature length film or even a fully fledged anime series as long as you have a deep understanding of what your trying to present to the viewer.

The story of Buta initially focuses on a ...
Jun 6, 2019
Mixed Feelings
Buta, a wealthy boy is separated from his family and is captured for his treasure. Through some silly occurrences, a samurai working with the pirates were forced to make a deal with the said kid to retrieve a treasure map.

Similar to Sword of the Stranger in terms of the relationship between boy and samurai fighting off against their fate but with Human like Animal Characters. Potential is there but for me there just isn't much to go on in terms of the overall message.

Seems mixed in theme but what can you do with just 24 minutes for a story like that. In terms ...
Sep 3, 2018
Yeah, you really can't force a heartwarming story. Could be due to the length. That's why this short movie fails for me, even though it had all the makings for a good story/my favorite tropes:

1. Morally gray, anti-hero only cares about himself until he finds something, cute, plucky kid he begrudgingly protects.

2. A mixture of bumbling and competent villains

3. Ninjas and/or samurai

SN: The fox boys' voices are annoying to me. Too cutesy.

Overall, this is the equivalent of a children's' Saturday morning cartoon. No real character development but cute animation and a seemingly fun story (though I was pretty bored). Again, I think if this had ...

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