Dam Keeper no Nakama-tachi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dam Keeper no Nakama-tachi is based on the 2014 U.S. animated short film "The Dam Keeper". This series will air 10 animated short films each one will be 5 minutes in length. It tells the story of Pig, an introverted youth who lives in a windmill and keeps a dark fog from engulfing his town. Although socially rejected by his peers, he is befriended by the artistic Fox. Pig lives alone in a windmill on the outskirts of town. The windmill sits atop a massive wall and continually blows away a dark fog that perpetually looms outside the wall. Every day, Pig winds the windmill to keep it turning, just like his father before him. However, in town and at school, nobody likes Pig. Even though he protects the town, the other animal children make fun of him and bully him.

Series details

• Title: Dam Keeper no Nakama-tachi
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime
• Premiere date: 2017-08-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-08-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu Japan
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23070

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-08-04; final listed air date 2017-08-04; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dam Keeper no Nakama-tachi on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.