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Kaibutsu-kun
is a shōnen manga and anime series by . The first series was broadcast on TBS from April 21, 1968, to March 23, 1969. The second series was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1980, to September 28, 1982. A live-action series was broadcast on Nippon Television and Yomiuri Television from April 17 to June 12, 2010. The 94-episode 1982 iteration was aired around the world, marketed as ''The Monster Kid'', which was the official English title. Plot Kaibutsu-kun (Monster Kid) and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Monster Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group Demonish. Cast * - A little boy who can metamorph. **Voiced by: Fuyumi Shiraishi ('68), Masako Nozawa ('80) * - Taro's friend, who lives with his sister Utako. **Voiced by: Minori Matsushima ('68), Katsue Miwa ('80) * - Hiroshi's older sister. Both are orphans who live in Arama-sō, a two-story Japanese apar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin-Ei Animation
is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. History Shin-Ei Animation's history begins in December 1965 as by Daikichirō Kusube who was then a former animator at Toei Animation. Disgruntled by the rigid hierarchy prevalent in Toei Animation he, and a couple of his colleagues, formed A Production, and immediately got into a partnership with the newly-formed Tokyo Movie, under the condition that Kusube would remain independent. For ten years, A Production served as Tokyo Movie's primary subcontractor for animation as well as co-production. In 1976, after Tokyo Movie founded Telecom Animation Film, they offered Kusube to lead the division. However, knowing that he would lose his independence, he refused, cut all ties with Tokyo Movie and restructured his company to . Shin-Ei Animation is best known as the animation studio behind two anime series, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Fukutomi
(born July 25, 1950) is an anime director. After leaving Tokyo Designer Gakuin in the middle of his studies, he joined A Production (then known as Shin'ei Dōga). In 1982, with some of the staff producing '' Kaibutsu-kun'' (including Yoshinobu Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Makoto Moriwaki), Fukutomi founded , now known as Studio Comet. Projects as director Listed alphabetically. *''Art of Fighting is a fighting game series originally released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It is the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the ''Fatal Fury'' series, and is set in the same fictional universe. The original ' ...'' *'' Battle Angel (OVA)'' *'' Captain Tsubasa J'' *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur'' *'' Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf'' *'' Flint the Time Detective'' *'' Galactic Patrol Lensman'' *'' Highschool! Kimen-gumi'' *'' Kaibutsu-kun'' (2nd series) *'' Locke the Superman Witch Era'' *'' The Marshmallow Times'' *'' Old Master Q and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiko Fujio
was a manga writing duo formed by Japanese manga artists and . They debuted in 1951 as a duo under their real names. The Fujiko Fujio name was used for their respective works from 1953 until 1987, when Fujimoto was too ill to work consistently. The pair was best known for their popular children's manga series, including '' Obake no Q-Tarō'', '' Ninja Hattori-kun'', '' Kaibutsu-kun'', '' Perman'', '' Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' and ''Doraemon''. Some of their influences include Osamu Tezuka as well as international cartoons and comic books. Both artists base their writing style on a mix of morals with a subversive and wry sense of humor; their styles would evolve to the point of diversion, where Fujimoto focused on speculative science fiction in addition to children's works, while Abiko leaned towards the surreal and black comedy. Their work received critical acclaim and on Fujimoto's part, universal recognition, with Doraemon being officially recognized as a cultural icon o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minori Matsushima
was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator that worked for Aoni Production. She was most known for the roles of Candice White Adley (''Candy Candy''), Hiyoko Isu ('' The Song of Tentomushi''), Alexandria Meat (''Kinnikuman''), Sayaka Yumi ('' Mazinger Z''), Hiroshi Ichikawa ('' Kaibutsu-kun''), Dororo ('' Dororo''), and Gyopi ('' Goldfish Warning!''). Matsushima was born in Chiba Prefecture on December 1, 1940. She died from pancreatic cancer on April 8, 2022, at age 81. Filmography Television animation *Kaoru Mizushima in '' Super Jetter'' (1965) *Sayaka Yumi in '' Mazinger Z'' (1973) *Ayumi Himekawa in '' Glass Mask'' (1984 TV series) *Candice "Candy" White in ''Candy Candy'' (1976-79) *Yoko Asai in '' Harris no Kaze'' * Meat Alexandria, Silver Mask in ''Kinnikuman'' *Peach in '' Fumoon'' (1980) - Television film *Child C in '' Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!!'' (1980) - Television special *Clotilde Destange in '' Lupin tai Holmes'' (1981) - Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Zero (anime Company)
was a Japanese animation studio founded in 1963 by animator Shinichi Suzuki from Otogi Production and mangaka Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujiko Fujio, Jirō Tsunoda and Fujio Akatsuka in the Tokiwa-sō apartment. It was founded in 1963 as a collective of mangaka for job security which would then take up animation production as its occupation. As soon as it was established, Mushi Production outsourced the animation of episode 34 of Tetsuwan Atom to the company. However, Shinichi Suzuki was the only member to have any experience in animation, having been an animator working for Otogi Production. Hence, the final product ended up being wonky and unfit for airing and the animation was heavily reworked before being set to air. Throughout the 1960s, Zero expanded and was responsible for numerous anime adaptations like Osomatsu-kun, Kaibutsu-kun, Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae as well as original anime productions like Rainbow Sentai Robinhttps://animetudes.com/2021/10/30/toei-and-early-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asei Kobayashi
was a Japanese composer. He was also a lyricist, actor, and ''multi-tarento''. He could also sing songs and advertisement songs. Kobayashi was represented by Astro Music. He was the director of the Japan Songwriters Association (J-scat). Kobayashi served as the first president of the Dai Nihon Piman-sha Renmei (Dai Pi Ren). His songs are used in advertisements and television themes. Asei also composed the music for the 1990 Famicom video game Niji no Silkroad. A soundtrack CD was later released titled Rainbow Silkroad Image Album WINDY ROAD. He also composed The TV Asahi song in 1977 when the television station changed its name to its current name. Filmography Anime See also * Hideki Saijo *Kirin Kiki *MoJo *Kuniko Mukōda was a Japanese TV screenwriter. Most of her scripts focus on day-to-day family life and relationships. She won the 83rd Naoki Prize (1980上) for her short stories "Hanano Namae", "Kawauso" and "Inugoya." Life Mukōda was born in Tokyo, and mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese children's manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was established in 1977 and several of its properties, like ''Doraemon'' and the ''Pokémon'' series of games, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan. The name comes from a phenomime which means "rolling" and also represents something spherical, fat, or small, because children supposedly like such things. The magazine is A5-sized, about 6 cm ( in) thick, and each issue is 750 pages long. ''CoroCoro Comic'' is released monthly with new issues on the 15th of each month (or earlier if the 15th falls on a weekend). ''CoroCoro Comic'' sold 400million copies as of April 2017, making it one of the best-selling comic/manga magazines. The magazine has three sisters: ''Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic'' (別冊コロコロコミック), ''CoroCoro Ichiban!'' (コロコロイチバン) and ''CoroCoro Aniki'' (コロコロアニキ). ''Bessatsu'' and ''Ichiban!'' are published bi-monthly, while ''Aniki'', which targ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Movie
, formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as ''Detective Conan'', ''Lupin the Third'', and '' Anpanman''. TMS Entertainment is the animation business company of the Sega Group and a well-established animation studio with its origins in Tokyo Movie. Originally established in 1946 as a textile manufacturer, the company entered animation when they merged with animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha to start an animation production business, known as the division or TMS-Kyokuichi. Tokyo Movie Shinsha was one of the five major studios in the early days of Japanese animation, producing and/or animating a string of popular works from the 1960s to the 1970s, including ''Obake no Q-Tarō'', ''Star of the Giants'', ''Moomin'', '' Attack No. 1'', '' Tensai Bakabon'', '' Lupin the 3rd Part I'', '' Aim for the Ace!'', and '' Gamba no Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuyumi Shiraishi
was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Career Fuyumi was previously affiliated with Aoni Production and after she left Aoni and joined Ken Production founded by the late Kenji Utsumi until the time of her death. Death Shiraishi died on March 26, 2019, of ischemic heart failure at her Setagaya home at the age of 82. Filmography Television animation *'' Big X'' (1964) (Nina Belton) *'' Wonder Three'' (1965) (Bokko) *''Osomatsu-kun'' (1966) (Karamatsu) *'' Sally, the Witch'' (1966) (Poron) *'' Perman'' (1967) (Perman #5/Pābō) *'' Cyborg 009'' (1968) (Ivan Whiskey/001) *'' Kaibutsu-kun'' (1968) (Tarou Kaibutsu) *'' Kyojin no Hoshi'' (1968) and ''Shin Kyojin no Hoshi'' (1977) (Akiko Hoshi) *'' Ashita no Joe'' (1970) (Sachi) *''Ultraman Leo'' (1974) (Taishoh) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979–1980) ( Mirai Yashima, Katz Kobayashi) *''Hana no Ko Lunlun'' (1979) (Katy) *'' Space Runaway Ideon'' (1980–1981) (Kasha Imhof) *'' Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including fiction, comics, film, television series, television, and video games. Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic, Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific.. In Religions of the ancient Near East, ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including History of Judaism, early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity that may cause Spirit possession, demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. Large portions of Jewish demonology, a key influence on Christianity and Islam, originated from a later form of Zoroastrianism, and was transferred to Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire, Persian era. Demons may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster
A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes Anxiety, terror and fear, often in humans. Monsters usually resemble wikt:bizarre, bizarre, deformed, otherworldly and/or mutated animals or entirely unique creatures of varying sizes, but may also take a human form, such as Mutants in fiction, mutants, ghosts, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, cannibals or zombies, among other things. They may or may not have supernatural powers, but are usually capable of killing or causing some form of destruction, threatening the social or moral order of the human world in the process. Animal monsters are outside the moral order, but sometimes have their origin in some human violation of the moral law (e.g. in the Greek myth, Minos does not sacrifice to Poseidon the white bull which the god sent him, so as punish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihiro Nakamura
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known for his 2009 film '' Fish Story'', which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, and '' A Boy and His Samurai'', which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival. Life He was born on 25 August 1970 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He went to Seijo University Department of Arts and Literature. While there he joined the Film Research Club and started 8 mm film making, and in 1993 won the PIA Film Festival Grand Prix with "Summer Rain Kitchen". After graduating he worked as assistant director on films with Yoichi Sai, Hideyuki Hirayama and Juzo Itami. In 1999 he made his debut as an independent director with "Local News". That year he worked to direct, organise and produce many films that made into the "It's True! Cursed Films" series. In 2004 together with scriptwriter Ken'ichi Suzuki and editor Tooru Hosokawa he formed the conte unit "Assembly of Little Pigeons". In 2007 he won the Kaneto Shindō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
