is the first anime series produced by
Toei Animation
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(then Toei Doga). The series is known for having more
frames per second
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than other anime of the same time. The series also implemented sponsorship by a large corporation, in this case, Morinaga Candy Company. An English pilot was created to pitch for America but was scrapped. The test pilot featured the voices of
Daws Butler
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and
Don Messick.
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Plot
Ken is a young boy who was raised by wolves (similar to
Mowgli) in a jungle in the
Himalayan Mountains
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. One day, a meteor hits the jungle, causing a drastic change. This eventually leads to famine and a need for certain animals to relocate. Ken tries to help the animals as much as possible, in particular, he watches over two young wolf cubs named Chichi and Poppo. Jack, a one-eyed wolf, doesn't like Ken as he is a human living among them. One day, Ken saves Jack's life. Jack later has the opportunity to let Ken die when he is bitten by a poisonous snake, but decides to return the favor and save his life instead. This mutual affair causes a friendship to form between the two, and they team up to save the other animals from predators and humans.
Characters
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Yuuji Nishimoto as Ken
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Kenji Utsumi
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyūshū, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production.
He was best known for his roles in ''Sally the Witch (1966)'' (as Sally's Papa), ''Fist of the North Star'' (as Raoh and Kaioh), ''Dr. Slu ...
as Jack
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Hiroshi Masuoka as Kuma
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Hiroshi Ohtake
is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi.
Possible writings
Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*浩, "meaning"
*汎
*弘,
*宏,
*寛,
*洋,
*博,
*博一,
*博司,
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as Black
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It commonly refers to:
* Jōji, an era in Japanese histo ...
as Boss
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Kazue Tagami
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as Chicchi
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Yoko Mizugaki as Poppo
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Keiko Yamamoto
, born August 7, 1943, is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka Prefecture. Many of her roles have been older women, young boys, or tomboyish young girls.
Filmography
Anime television series
* Akado Suzunosuke – Akadō Suzunosuke
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as Wally
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Reiko Katsura
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as Dorothy
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Takuzou Kamiyama as Gorilla
References
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Fictional feral children
Male characters in animation
Male characters in television
Child characters in television
Jungles in fiction
Toei Animation television