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Kaibutsu-kun
is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko A. Fujio named after its protagonist. The first series was broadcast on TBS from April 21, 1968 to March 23, 1969. The second series was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1980 to September 28, 1982. A live-action series was broadcast on Nippon Television and Yomiuri Television from April 17 to June 12, 2010. The 94-episode 1982 iteration was aired around the world, marketed as ''The Monster Kid'', which was the official English title. Plot Kaibutsu-kun (Monster Kid) and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Monster Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group Demonish. In India, the show was aired in Hindi where MK (Monster Kid) has a friend Hrithik who is not as fearless as MK himself. He calls Franken: Bheja, Dracula: Jojo and Wolfman: Chalbheja. Cast * - A little boy who can metamorph. Tarou resembles Sabu from the Perman Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin-Ei Animation
is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A-Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. Shin-Ei is known for being the animation studio behind two of the anime television series: ''Doraemon'' and '' Crayon Shin-chan'', which still run on Japanese TV since 1979 and 1992 respectively. In April 2017, SynergySP became a subsidiary of the company. Work list Works currently airing on Japanese television are in bold. Television As A-Production 1970s * '' Shin Obake no Q-Taro'' (1971–72, co-production with Tokyo Movie Shinsha) * '' Doraemon '73'' (1973) * ''Ganso Tensai Bakabon'' (1975–77, co-production with Tokyo Movie Shinsha) *''Ore wa Teppei'' (1977–78, co-production with Nippon Animation) *''Highschool Baseball Ninja'' (1978) As Shin-Ei Animation 1970s *''Doraemon'' (1979–2005) *''Heart of the Red Bird'' (1979) 1980s *'' Kaibutsu-kun'' (September 2, 1980 – September 28, 1982) *''Ninja Hat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Fukutomi
is an anime director born July 25, 1950, in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. After leaving Tokyo Designer Gakuin in the middle of his studies, he joined A Production (then known as Shin'ei Dōga). In 1982, with some of the staff producing ''Kaibutsu-kun'' (including Yoshinobu Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Makoto Moriwaki), Fukutomi founded , now known as Studio Comet. Projects as director Listed alphabetically. *''Art of Fighting'' *''Battle Angel (OVA)'' *''Captain Tsubasa J'' *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur'' *'' Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf'' *'' Flint the Time Detective'' *''Galactic Patrol Lensman'' *''Highschool! Kimen-gumi'' *''Kaibutsu-kun'' (2nd series) *'' Locke the Superman Witch Era'' *''The Marshmallow Times'' *'' Old Master Q and his Little Water Margin Tale'' *'' Suzuka'' * ''Those Who Hunt Elves 2'' *''Whistle! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minori Matsushima
was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator that worked for Aoni Production. She was most known for the roles of Candice White Adley (''Candy Candy''), Hiyoko Isu (''The Song of Tentomushi''), Alexandria Meat (''Kinnikuman''), Sayaka Yumi (''Mazinger Z''), Hiroshi Ichikawa ('' Kaibutsu-kun''), Dororo (''Dororo''), and Gyopi (''Goldfish Warning!''). Matsushima was born in Chiba Prefecture on December 1, 1940. She died from pancreatic cancer on April 8, 2022, at age 81. Filmography Television animation * Sayaka Yumi in ''Mazinger Z'' (1973) *Ayumi Himekawa in ''Glass Mask'' (1984 TV series) *Candice "Candy" White in ''Candy Candy'' (1976-79) *Yoko Asai in ''Harris no Kaze'' * Meat Alexandria, Silver Mask in ''Kinnikuman'' *Peach in ''Fumoon'' (1980) - Television film *Child C in '' Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!!'' (1980) - Television special *Clotilde Destange in '' Lupin tai Holmes'' (1981) - Television special *Elizabeth Frankenstein in '' Kyōfu D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiko Fujio
was a manga writing duo formed by Japanese manga artists and . They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987, upon Fujimoto's illness. The pair was best known for their popular comedies, including ''Obake no Q-Tarō'', ''Ninja Hattori-kun'', '' Kaibutsu-kun'', and ''Doraemon'', the main character of which is officially recognized as a cultural icon of modern Japan. From the outset they adopted a collaborative style where both worked simultaneously on the story and artwork, but as they diverged creatively they started releasing individual works under different names, Abiko as , and Fujimoto as . Some influences of most of their projects are the works of acclaimed manga artist Osamu Tezuka and many US cartoons and comic books—including the works of Hanna-Barbera. Biography Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko were both from Toyama Prefecture. Fujimoto was born on December 1, 1933, and Abiko on M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsue Miwa
is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka affiliated with the studio Aoni Production. She began her career in 1960 and has since starred in a number of voice-over roles for various anime, video games, films, and television commercials. Works Anime *'' Andersen Stories'' (Ugly Duckling) *'' Acrobunch'' (Miki Rando) *'' Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (Other voices) *''Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari'' (Nino) *'' Asari-chan Ai no Marchen Shōjo'' (Asari Hamano) *''Calimero'' (Calimero) *''Chie the Brat'' (Hirame Hirayama) *'' City Hunter 2'' (Takeda Kimiko) *''Mitsuo suwa'' (Perman) *''Dororo'' (Ku Sukero) *''Dr. Slump'' (Sparrow) *''Dragon Ball'' (Boy) *'' Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō'' *'' Genie Family'' (Kan-chan's Grandmother) *''Hell Girl'' (Momo) *''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (Admiral) *'' Hello, Hiroshi and Utako'' (Hiroshi) *''Kaibutsu-kun'' (Hiroshi) *''Kamui the Ninja'' (Riyuu Hutoshi) *''Law of Ueki'' (Van) *'' Lupin III Part III'' (Julia) (episode 43) *'' Maeterlinck's Blue Bird'' (Other voices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Movie
, formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lilpri'', '' The Gutsy Frog'', ''The Rose of Versailles'', ''Anpanman'', ''Detective Conan'', ''Monster Rancher'', ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', ''Hamtaro'', ''Sonic X'', '' D.Gray-man'', '' Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'', ''Fruits Basket'' (since 2019), '' Obake no Q-Taro'' (until 1972), ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' and feature-length films '' Golgo 13: The Professional'', '' Akira'' and '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', alongside animation works for Western animation such as ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Inspector Gadget'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Rainbow Brite'', ''DuckTales'', ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', '' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', '' Batman: The Animated Series' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Nozawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is also affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor. Nozawa is the voice of Son Goku, Son Gohan, & Son Goten in the popular anime franchise '' Dragon Ball''. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (''Galaxy Express 999'') and Kitarō (''GeGeGe no Kitarō'', first and second series and '' Hakaba Kitarō'' and '' Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu''). In addition, she has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi"; a character in ''Dokonjō Gaeru'', and the characters known in the U.S. as "Pidge" and "Haggar" in '' Hyakujūō Golion''. She also voiced Doraemon in the 1973 anime, replacing Kōsei Tomita, who voiced the character in the first 26 episodes. In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however, Nozawa voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuyumi Shiraishi
was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Career Fuyumi was previously affiliated with Aoni Production and after she left Aoni and joined Ken Production founded by the late Kenji Utsumi until the time of her death. Death Shiraishi died on March 26, 2019, of ischemic heart failure at her Setagaya home at the age of 82. Filmography Television animation *''Big X'' (1964) (Nina Belton) *'' Wonder Three'' (1965) (Bokko) *''Osomatsu-kun'' (1966) (Karamatsu) *'' Sally, the Witch'' (1966) (Poron) *''Perman'' (1967) (Perman #5/Pābō) *''Cyborg 009'' (1968) (Ivan Whiskey/001) *'' Kaibutsu-kun'' (1968) (Tarou Kaibutsu) *''Kyojin no Hoshi'' (1968) and ''Shin Kyojin no Hoshi'' (1977) (Akiko Hoshi) *''Ashita no Joe'' (1970) (Sachi) *''Ultraman Leo'' (1974) (Taishoh) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979-1980) (Mirai Yashima, Katz Kobayashi) *''Hana no Ko Lunlun'' (1979) (Katy) *''Space Runaway Ideon'' (1980-1981) (Kasha Imhof) *'' Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiteretsu
is a Japanese manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio and later Fujiko F. Fujio, which ran in the children's magazine '' Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran on Fuji TV from 27 March 1988 to 9 June 1996. The series was licensed for Spain by LUK Internacional under the title of "Kiteretsu, el primo más listo de Nobita" (English translation: Kiteretsu, Nobita's Smarter Cousin). Plot The series is the plot of a scientific inventor boy genius named Eiichi Kite a.k.a. Kiteretsu, descendant of a great inventor named D. Kiteretsu, who has built a companion robot named Korosuke. He has friends such as Miyoko Nonohana, a girl in his neighborhood and love interest, Buta Gorira (Kumada Kaoru), a typical neighborhood bully and his friend Tongari, who both often antagonize Korosuke and Kiteretsu (though they are in grade school). It also depicts about Kiteretsu's frequent adventures in time with his frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perman
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist duo Fujiko Fujio about a clumsy boy, Mitsuo Suwa, who is chosen to apprentice to a powerful superhero to save the world along with other superheroes. The manga series was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' on 1967. The first anime series was first produced in black and white in 1967. The second anime series was made in color in 1983 and films were released in 1983, 1984, 1985, 2003 and 2004. Perman is currently being telecasted on Super Hungama channel in India. Plot The story follows a boy named Mitsuo Suwa who meets an alien named Superman, later renamed Birdman. The alien is part of a group that maintains peace in the galaxy and recruits Mitsuo to become a Perman. Mitsuo is given three items, a helmet which multiplies the wearer's physical strength and serves as a mask, a cape that allows the wearer to fly and run with great speed, and a badge which enables the wearer to breathe underwater a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metamorph
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, spells or having inherited the ability. The idea of shape-shifting is in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest existent literature and epic poems such as the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' and the ''Iliad''. The concept remains a common literary device in modern fantasy, children's literature and popular culture. Folklore and mythology Popular shape-shifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchadhari naag and ichchadhari naagin (shape-shifting cobras) of India, the huli jing of East Asia (including the Japanese ''kitsune'' and Korean ''kumiho''), and the gods, goddesses, and demons and demonesses like succubus and incubus and other numerous mythologies, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
