25 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestThe Fountain of Life is the source of all life forces in the Bosco World. Princess Apricot, who is supposed to become Queen of Fountainland-the Guardian of the Fountain of Life-is kidnapped by villains who aim to rule the Bosco World. If Princess Apricot can't take the queen's throne by the next solar eclipse, the Fountain of Life will dry up. The animals living in the forest of Bosco, including Frog, Otter and Tortoise, decide to help Princess and take her to Fountainland in order to protect their peaceful life in the Bosco World. So begins the journey in a balloon full of dreams, hope, adventures, and love!
Direction
Soji Yoshikawa's Gundam-honed eye for scale.
Practical Effects
Hand-painted flying ship animation hits different.
Score
Synth-fantasy earworms that slap unreasonably hard.
Creator
Soji Yoshikawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soji Yoshikawa directed this between Gundam ZZ and Mister Ajikko, explaining the weirdly competent mechanical design for a kids' fantasy.
This aired opposite Totoro development at Studio Ghibli—notice how both obsess over flying vehicles and ecological guardianship, but Bosco leans Saturday-morning where Miyazaki went midnight-ponderous.
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