Tags: Anime, Cartoon.
Panda! Go Panda! (パンダ・コパンダ Panda Kopanda literally Panda Baby Panda) is a Japanese animated film first released in 1972. It was written and created by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Isao Takahata predating Studio Ghibli. This short movie hit Japan at the height of the panda craze initiated in September 1972 when the government announced the loan of a pair of giant pandas from China to the Ueno Zoo as part of Panda diplomacy.