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
''Rescueman'', known in Japan as , is the fourth in the '' Time Bokan'' series. Burning with ambitions to become the most beautiful woman, the most renowned scientist, and the greatest hero the world has ever known, three villains - Atasha, Se ...
''.
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 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 ...
)
*: (Voiced by
Kouhei Miyauchi)
Villains
*: (Voiced by
Noriko Ohara)
*: (Voiced by
Jouji Yanami)
*: (Voiced by
Kazuya Tatekabe)
*: (Voiced by
Masaru Ikeda)
*: (Voiced by Yoshito Miyamura)
Other characters
*Narrator:
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/ ...
Episodes
References
External links
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{{Tatsunoko Production
1979 anime television series debuts
Fuji TV original programming
Science fiction anime and manga
Tatsunoko Production
Time Bokan Series
Japanese time travel television series