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''Bootleg'' is a 2002
miniseries for children, commissioned by the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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and based on a book of the same name by
Alex Shearer
Alex Shearer (born 25 June 1949) is a British novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in Wick, in the north of Scotland. Alex Shearer sold his first TV script at the age of 29, after a varied career of some 30 odd jobs.
He wrote for televisi ...
. It was shown as a three-part series in the UK, with subsequent broadcasts in Australia and all over the world.
The novel has been adapted in Japan in the form of
manga and 13 episode
ONA
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series under the title .
Plot
The film is about a new political party called the "Good for You" (abbreviated as GFY) which comes into power and bans chocolate. Two kids named Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter want to get their chocolate back. They begin by selling bootleg chocolate, and go on to join an underground resistance organization.
The film climaxes in a huge revolution where people take to the streets. They demand that chocolate be brought back, and that the government be overthrown.
It tells us about how they face ups and downs on their way.
Media
Book
''Bootleg'' was first published as a book written by
Alex Shearer
Alex Shearer (born 25 June 1949) is a British novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in Wick, in the north of Scotland. Alex Shearer sold his first TV script at the age of 29, after a varied career of some 30 odd jobs.
He wrote for televisi ...
and is published by Macmillan Children's Books on 4 July 2003.
TV series
The adaptation, commissioned by BBC was made into a three-part series and was first broadcast in the United Kingdom and later in Australia.
It has won a
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Award for Best Children's Drama, with the screenplay written by
Paul Smith.
The TV adaptation features British actors
Martin Jarvis, Steven Geller and
Gemma Jones
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.
Manga
The manga adaptation was done by Japanese
manga artist,
Aiji Yamakawa. It was serialized in
Shueisha
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's
shōjo monthly manga
magazine,
Bessatsu Margaret
, or for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha since 1964.
Serializations
Current
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*'' Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love'' – Ayuko Hatta
*''My Special One'' – Momoko Kōda
* ...
from its 2nd issue and ended on the 15th issue of the magazine in the year 2008.
It has only one volume and was released in October 2008.
Anime
The anime adaptation of the manga is written by Kiyoko Yoshimura and animated by
Production I.G
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with original character designs provided by Aiji Yamakawa. voice actor
Fumie Mizusawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and novelist. She is represented by Aoni Production.
Mizusawa also announced that she was married on April 16, 2011 to a male non-actor.
Filmography
Anime television
*'' Divergence Eve'' (2003), Kiri Mari ...
and
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
is a Japanese actor and singer. He began working on television and stage as a child actor. Following his debut as a voice actor in 2002, he currently works with the Super Eccentric Theater Inc. He played Mikado Ryugamine in ''Durarara!!'', Yuri ...
voices the main characters, Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter respectively and Japanese singer,
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* Maaya (given name)
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*, Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and voice actress
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voicing Carol Hunter.
The adaptation's theme song and insert song are sung by Kana Nishino. The theme song's title is ''Make Up'' and the insert song is titled as ''Kirari'' and is released under
SME Records
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.
Cast
*Smudger Moore –
Fumie Mizusawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and novelist. She is represented by Aoni Production.
Mizusawa also announced that she was married on April 16, 2011 to a male non-actor.
Filmography
Anime television
*'' Divergence Eve'' (2003), Kiri Mari ...
*Huntley Hunter –
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
is a Japanese actor and singer. He began working on television and stage as a child actor. Following his debut as a voice actor in 2002, he currently works with the Super Eccentric Theater Inc. He played Mikado Ryugamine in ''Durarara!!'', Yuri ...
*Louise Bubby –
Mikako Takahashi
is a Japanese voice actress and J-Pop singer from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As the ''Excel Saga'' character Mikako Hyatt, she forms one half of the voice acting duo ''The Excel Girls'' (the other half being Yumiko Kobayashi). She is employed by I ...
*Director of Headquarters –
Katsuyuki Konishi
is a Japanese voice actor from Wakayama, Wakayama. He is affiliated with Ken Production. His debut role was Volfogg/Big Volfogg in ''GaoGaiGar''. He is most well known for portraying Kamina in ''Gurren Lagann'', Laxus Dreyar in ''Fairy Tail'' ...
*Ron Moore –
Keiji Fujiwara
*Joe Crawley –
Kenjirō Tsuda
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and film director. He works at ANDSTIR. Some of his roles as a voice actor include Seto Kaiba in ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', Sadahara Inui in ''Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama'', Kazama Chikage in ''Hakuoki'', Ryuga in ' ...
*Carol Hunter –
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya may refer to:
* Maaya (given name)
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*, Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and voice actress
*, Japanese actress and voice actress
*, ...
*Kylie Moore – Rie Nakagawa
*John Blades –
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Ichikawa, Chiba. He is affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Lantis. He is the former lead vocalist of Oldcodex, in which he performed under his stage name Ta_2.
Biography
'' Shūkan Bunshun'' reported t ...
Source:
References
Other references
* Shearer, Alex. ''Bootleg''. Macmillan Children's Books, July 2003. ()
External links
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Burberry Productions'Chocolate Underground Official Site*
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