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魚のいうことを聞く

Do as the Fish Tells You

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"I want to leave home," a pet fish told a boy one day. The boy reluctantly takes the fish out to the sea to "keep his promise," as it says. Their recollections on the way became slightly discrepant. 1st year work 2013 by Onohana, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation. (Source: Geidai Animation)

Names

Original魚のいうことを聞く (japanese)
RomajiSakana no Iu Koto wo Kiku
EnglishDo as the Fish Tells You

Facts

FormatFeature film · 1 ep · 5 min · 0h total
Aired2013-01-01
StatusFINISHED
StudioGeidai Animation
SourceOriginal work
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresDramaPsychological
StreamingVimeo

Reception

Community score5.15 / 10
Bayesian score— / 10
Composite
On lists295
Favourited1 (0.3%)
Completion95.0%
Drop rate3.4%
In backlog19.0%
Score spread σ2.02

Score distribution

11228374165376367218692104

Key staff

DirectorHana Ono
MusicMiki Sakurai

AniList id 104528 · MAL id 34634 · record updated 2026-08-16