, is a Japanese manga series written by Sōji Yamakawa and illustrated by

Noboru Kawasaki is a Japanese manga artist. He is most famous for illustrating the series ''Star of the Giants''. He won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1969 for ''Animal 1'' and '' Inakappe Taishō'' as well as the eighth Kodansha Children's Manga Award for ...

. It was published in ''

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'' from 1971 to 1974. It was adapted into an

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, Shingo Araki and Daikichiro Kusube created the character designs, while

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was in the team of animators. The series consists of 52 episodes and was originally broadcast on

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Cast

* Akira Kamiya as Isamu * Ichirô Murakoshi as Ned Wingate *

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as Rhett Wingate *

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as Big Stone * Osamu Kato as Old Wingate * Takeshi Kuwabara as Narrator

References

External links

Official TMS site for the anime adaptation under the official English title ''The Rough and Ready Cowboy''
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