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Weekly Shōnen Champion is a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga magazine published by Akita Shoten. History ''Shōnen Champion'' was first published on July 15, 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, Masa ...

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as Yanma *

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as Ageha *

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as Mamezo * Yasuaki Suzuki as Dr. Midoro * Ichirô Nagai as Gidoron * Jouji Yanami as Teacher Noracura *

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as Kankuro *

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as Manabu * Kei Tomiyama as Ruriboshi

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External links

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(manga) at Tezuka official website

(anime) at Tezuka official website * {{Toei Animation 1973 anime television series debuts Toei Animation television TV Asahi original programming Osamu Tezuka manga Osamu Tezuka anime Superheroes in anime and manga 1973 Japanese television series endings Anime series based on manga Akita Shoten manga