This period anime is based on the childhood of Ikkyu Sojun, the Zen Buddhist monk who was also the prince of Emperor Gokomatsu in the Muromachi period. Separated from his mother, Sengikumaru begins his spiritual practice at Ankoku Temple, where he becomes a monk. He is then given the name of Ikkyu, and helps to solve all kinds of problems with his intelligence and wit. The anime was not only well-received by children and parents in Japan during the Showa era, it was also popular in China. The teru teru bozu talisman that comforts Ikkyu in place of his faraway mother, also steal the spotlight with its rich facial expressions.