Shadow Star Narutaru (2003)

Animation · Drama · Fantasy

A girl named Shiina Tamai bonds with a starfish-shaped "dragonchild" whom she calls Hoshimaru.

IMDb rating: 6.2 (188 votes)
Episode average: 6.4 +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

6.40 avg 13 episodes 6.0 → 8.1 25 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sore wa Hoshi no Katachi	6.0	13
2	Wazawai wa hikari no uchi	6.4	12
3	Kuro no 1 gou	6.7	11
4	Kage ha shounen no ho haba de	6.3	10
5	Tenshi no o yuugi	6.1	10
6	Kare no kotoba wa shinjitsu	6.2	7
7	Tatakau mono ni hana no ho wo, soshite shinu mono ni	6.2	7
8	Me ho hei Jiru na	5.8	7
9	Sakana no inochi, jin no inochi	6.0	8
10	Ima, anata no tame ni dekiru koto	5.8	8
11	Mie nai chihei	6.4	7
12	Watashi no me wa higaisha no me, watashi no te wa kagaisha no te	7.2	7
13	Mirai no kodomo tachi e okuru	8.1	9