Potemayo (2007)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

Sunao Moriyama finds a strange but cute creature in his refrigerator that he names Potemayo. Potemayo starts following him everywhere, usually riding on top of his head. His discovery becomes the center of attention in his class at school. Soon after, a similar creature appears, and is named Guchuko by one of Sunao's classmates. However, Guchuko doesn't seem to be as good-natured as Potemayo.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (82 votes)
Episode average: 9.2 +1.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

9.15 avg 6 episodes 8.8 → 9.0 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Potemayo/Raishû! Nazo no seibutsu!!	8.8	13
2	Aishi no anoko/Nichiyôbi	8.6	11
3	Seiya no kiseki/Sore wa ômisoka totsuzen ni	9.5	9
4	Nigatsu to ieba setsubun to/Kusame no asa	9.4	8
5	Shunmin akatsuki wo omoezu/Haru no arashi	9.6	11
12	Hana	9.0	8