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5.47Community score
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カッパの飼い方

Kappa no Kaikata

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A young man passes a pet shop on his way home, and seeing a kappa in the window, decides to buy it on a whim. He brings the creature home, and names him Kaatan. He's never owned a kappa before, so he relies heavily on a book he purchased on the subject of raising and training kappa. The books gives several good tips for bringing up a smart and well behaved kappa, and it all seems very simple. Unfortunately, putting these techniques into practice and actually making them work is not quite as easy as the book implies. Kaatan seems to understand things at first, but usually ends up either forgetting what he's learned, or isn't interested in learning in the first place. However, this particular young man has a lot of patience, and continues his possibly fruitless effort to raise Kaatan into a pet he can be proud of. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Originalカッパの飼い方 (japanese)
RomajiKappa no Kaikata
English
Chinese河童的饲养方法 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asHow to Keep a Kappa · How to Raise a Water Imp

Facts

FormatTV short · 26 ep · 4 min · 2h total
Aired2004-10-04 → 2005-04-04 (Autumn 2004)
StatusFINISHED
StudioPicture Magic
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresComedy
ThemesEducational

Reception

Community score5.47 / 10
Bayesian score— / 10
Composite
On lists747
Favourited2 (0.3%)
Completion73.5%
Drop rate13.5%
In backlog37.5%
Score spread σ2.31

Score distribution

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Key staff

DirectorNagisa Miyazaki, Kiyomi Oota, Yoshihisa Ooyama, Yasunori Ebina
Series compositionNagisa Miyazaki
Character designYuuko Kusumoto
Original creatorYuugo Ishikawa

AniList id 1883 · MAL id 1883 · Bangumi 11206 · record updated 2026-08-21