Blue Blink

Our hero, Kakeru, meets a mysterious pony named Blink at the start of the narrative. Blink informs Kakeru that if he ever needs help, all he has to do is call out his name three times and he will show up after Kakeru saves him from a thunder storm. When Kakeru returns home at the end of the summer, his father, a children's book author, has been abducted. As promised, Blink emerges when Kakeru shouts out his name while sobbing, and the two quickly begin their search for Kakeru's father.