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Zenderman
is a Japanese anime television series which first aired from February 3, 1979, to January 26, 1980, on every Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a total of 52 episodes. It is the third show in the sequence of "Time Bokan Series" produced by Tatsunoko Productions. It was preceded by ''Yatterman'' and succeeded by ''Rescueman''. Plot Dr. Monja is a scientist, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "Elixir of Life" which grants the user eternal lifetimes and forever youth. He built a device called the "Time Tunnel" in order to let a team of youngsters to start a quest down the timeline and various spaces to find an exact answer. The Akudama Trio, however, is also seemingly after exactly the same thing. Who will get it first? Cast Heroes *: (Voiced by Yūji Mitsuya) The lab assistant of Dr Monja aged 13. Like his counterpart Tanpei in the show Time Bokan, he is sporty and quite capable at mechanics. *: (Voiced by Kumiko Takizawa) *: (Voiced by Yōko Asagami→ Ai Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Sakuma
is a Japanese anime television series which first aired from February 3, 1979, to January 26, 1980, on every Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a total of 52 episodes. It is the third show in the sequence of "Time Bokan Series" produced by Tatsunoko Productions. It was preceded by ''Yatterman'' and succeeded by ''Rescueman''. Plot Dr. Monja is a scientist, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "Elixir of Life" which grants the user eternal lifetimes and forever youth. He built a device called the "Time Tunnel" in order to let a team of youngsters to start a quest down the timeline and various spaces to find an exact answer. The Akudama Trio, however, is also seemingly after exactly the same thing. Who will get it first? Cast Heroes *: (Voiced by Yūji Mitsuya) The lab assistant of Dr Monja aged 13. Like his counterpart Tanpei in the show Time Bokan, he is sporty and quite capable at mechanics. *: (Voiced by Kumiko Takizawa) *: (Voiced by Yōko Asagami→ Ai Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Sasagawa
is a Japanese creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as ''Hiroshi Sasakawa''. Career Born in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he is well known as one of creators of ''Time Bokan'' series (with Ippei Kuri, Mitsuki Nakamura and Yoshitaka Amano), he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many (though not all) of them with Tatsunoko Production. List of works * ''Space Ace'' (1965-1966) * ''Speed Racer'' (1967-1968) * ''Oraa Guzura Dado'' (1967-1968) * ''Dokachin the Primitive Boy'' (1968-1969) * ''The Genie Family'' (Hakushon Daimao) (1969-1970) * ''The Funny Judo Champion'' (Inakappe Taishou; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1970-1972) * ''Hyppo and Thomas'' (1971-1972) * ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972-1974) * '' Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog'' (1973) * ''The Song of Tentomushi'' (''Tentomushi no Uta''; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1974-1976) * '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsunoko Productions
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are in Musashino, Tokyo. History The studio was founded in October 1962 by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida and his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (better known by his pen name "Ippei Kuri"). The studio's first production was the 1965 TV series ''Space Ace''. Since then many figures in the anime industry have worked with Tatsunoko, including Mizuho Nishikubo, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Koichi Mashimo, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideaki Anno (Tatsunoko provided animation work on the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' TV series), and Kazuo Yamazaki. Sasagawa is notable for bringing his fondness for comedy animation to the forefront in Tatsunoko series such as the ''Time Bokan'' (1975) franchise. The company later licensed ''Macross'' to Harmony Gold, who then produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Tomiyama
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born in Anshan, Manchukuo. Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. Tomiyama is best known for his roles in ''Tiger Mask'' (Naoto Date/Tiger Mask), ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (Susumu Kodai), ''UFO Robo Grendizer'' (Duke Fleed/Daisuke Umon), the ''Time Bokan'' series (Narrator), '' GeGeGe no Kitaro 3rd Series'' (Nezumi-Otoko), ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' (Tomozō Sakura, Shintarō Honami), and ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' ( Yang Wen-li). Life Kunichika Tomiyama was born on October 13, 1938 in Anshan, Fengtian, Manchukuo (in modern-day China). Tomiyama dropped out of Nihon University's art department. His first few roles were secondary characters in shows such as ''Gigantor'' (1963), '' Prince Planet'' (1965), ''Astro Boy'' (1965), ''Oraa Guzura Dado'' (1967), ''Speed Racer'' (1967), ''Ōgon Bat'' (1967), '' Princess Knight'' (1967), ''Animal 1'' (1968), and ''Dokachin th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatterman
is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the ''Time Bokan'' series by Tatsunoko Productions. The series succeeded ''Time Bokan'' and preceded ''Zenderman''. It was also the final series to be produced by company founder Tatsuo Yoshida prior to his death. A remake of ''Yatterman'' aired on Nippon Television, NTV and Yomiuri TV from January 14, 2008 through September 27, 2009, with the original voice actors for the Doronbo gang. Yatterman (film), A live-action adaptation was released theatrically in March 2009. Another entry in the franchise, ''Yatterman Night'', began airing in January 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ''Time Bokan'' franchise. Plot Fragments of a mysterious stone known as the are scattered across the globe. Once all four pieces are assembled, the location to the world's largest deposit of gold will be revealed. The villainous gang are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuya Tatekabe
was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kimobetsu, Hokkaidō. He was represented by Kenyu Horiuchi's Kenyu Office at the time of his death. He was most known for the roles of Jaian (''Doraemon''), Walsa (''Time Bokan''), and Tonzura (''Yatterman''). Career Tatekabe has been a voice actor for 61 years, he was affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society in the 1950s, then Production Baobab and The Kenyu Office till the time of his death. Jaian In 1979, he was cast in the second ''Doraemon'' anime as Takeshi Goda (also known by the name Jaian), a strong and quick-tempered local bully who can fight at any time and with any kid he sees, especially Nobita, alongside co-stars Nobuyo Ōyama (Doraemon), Noriko Ohara (Nobita Nobi), Michiko Nomura (Shizuka Minamoto) and Kaneta Kimotsuki (Suneo Honekawa). After playing the role for 26 years, he handed his role over to Subaru Kimura on April 15, 2005. Tonzura In 1977, he was cast in the first ''Time Bokan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsunoko Production
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are in Musashino, Tokyo. History The studio was founded in October 1962 by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida and his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (better known by his pen name "Ippei Kuri"). The studio's first production was the 1965 TV series ''Space Ace''. Since then many figures in the anime industry have worked with Tatsunoko, including Mizuho Nishikubo, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Koichi Mashimo, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideaki Anno (Tatsunoko provided animation work on the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' TV series), and Kazuo Yamazaki. Sasagawa is notable for bringing his fondness for comedy animation to the forefront in Tatsunoko series such as the ''Time Bokan'' (1975) franchise. The company later licensed ''Macross'' to Harmony Gold, who then produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ippei Kuri
, real name , is a Japanese manga artist and the third president of animation production company Tatsunoko Pro. History Ippei Kuri was born Toyoharu Yoshida on January 1, 1940, in Kyoto. As a child, he read comics such as ''Superman'' that were discarded by American troops stationed in Japan during the Allied occupation following World War II. Kuri stated he wanted to make a manga like that when he grew up. This had an influence on his manga and anime character design style. He attended Kyoto Municipal Rakuyō High School (now Kyoto Municipal Rakuyō Technical High School), but left in 1958 before graduating in order to join his older brother Kenji in Tokyo to work as a manga artist. He worked as an assistant for his older brother Tatsuo, who was already a successful illustrator and manga artist. Kuri made his manga debut in 1959 with , published as an akahon and in the Japanese magazine ''Z-Boy'' from Shueisha. From 1960–1961, Kuri worked on with creator Minoru Kume. In 1962, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction Anime And Manga
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for scientific reasoning is tens of thousands of years old. The earliest written records in the history of science come from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in around 3000 to 1200 BCE. Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and medicine entered and shaped Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity, whereby formal attempts were made to provide explanations of events in the physical world based on natural causes. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, knowledge of Greek conceptions of the world deteriorated in Western Europe during the early centuries (400 to 1000 CE) of the Middle Ages, but was preserved in the Muslim world during the Islamic Golden Age and later by the efforts of Byzantine Greek scholars who brought Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji TV Original Programming
Fuji may refer to: Places China * Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan Japan * Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan * Fuji River * Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture * Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefecture * Fuji Speedway, a major race track at the base of Mt Fuji People * Fuji (surname), a Japanese surname * Mr. Fuji, ring name of American professional wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara (1934–2016) * Mr. Fuji, one of many modern monikers of the creator of Fuji musical genre, Ayinde Barrister Fictional characters * Fuji (comics), a character in the ''Stormwatch'' series Music * Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, a jazz festival in Japan * Fuji Rock Festival, a rock festival in Japan * Fuji music, a music genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria Japanese companies * Fujifilm, a Japanese company producing cameras and photographic film * Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., the former name of Subaru Corporation, a Japanese company producing industrial products ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Anime Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Ikeda
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is a graduate of the Tokyo Metro Fifth Commerce Senior High School and is currently affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is best known for his roles in ''Yatterman'' (as the Yatter Machines), ''Sakura Taisen'' (as Ikki Yoneda) and Japanese dubbing roles for Danny Glover. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *''Invincible Super Man Zambot 3'' (1977) (Head of the Police Station) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) ( General Revil, Clink) *''The Ultraman'' (1979) (Erek) ;1980s *''Space Runaway Ideon'' (1980) (Abadede Gurimade) *''Fang of the Sun Dougram'' (1981) (Rick Boyd) *''Miss Machiko'' (1981) (Machiko's Grandfather) *''Combat Mecha Xabungle'' (1982) (Bigman) *''Heavy Metal L-Gaim'' (1984) (Daba Hassā) *'' Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God'' (1985) (Ross Igor) *''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985) (Jamitov Hymem (first voice)) *''City Hunter'' (1987) (Michael Gallant) ;1990s *''Tekkaman Blade'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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