Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo

Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo (遠い海から来たＣＯＯ) is a Japanese novel by Tamio Kageyama. It won the Naoki Prize in 1988. It was adapted into an anime film named Coo: Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo (COO: 遠い海から来たＣＯＯ), released in 1993 by Toei Animation. The story revolves around a boy who finds a baby plesiosaur.

Characters

 * Yusuke is 12-year-old boy.
 * Coo is a baby plesiosaur.
 * Tetsuo Obata is a marine biologist
 * Contseau is a dog.
 * Catherine "Cathy" Ono is a Japanese-Canadian woman who works for the Coast Guard and "Green Earth".
 * Col. Nolver is a celebrity among them.
 * Dr. Davard Duvall is a marine biologist.
 * Rooslean is a captain of the French navy.