or simply ''Gulliver Boy'' is a Japanese

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series created by

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and

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. It was produced by

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, directed by Ashida and aired on

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from January 8, 1995 to December 24 of that year. On December 5, 2012, Pony Canyon released the series in a DVD box in Japan.

Characters

*Gulliver Toscanni :Protagonist of the series, a magician who must remain enclosed in the Yoke magic school to protect his friend Edison. When he returns to his country, Venice, he finds out that it is being attacked by Spain. *Edison :Young scientific genius, Gulliver's friend. *Misty :A girl, the friend of Gulliver, who saved him from the troops of Spain. *Phoebe :A Dark fairy who takes a liking to Gulliver, and vows never to leave his side. *King Yudo :King of Spain, deeply in love with Misty. He killed Gulliver's father, but when he was informed that there was a son, promised himself that he would kill the son, so they could be in paradise together. It is later revealed in the second half of the series that he is controlled by Hallelujah, the sums of evil. *King of Venice :His kingdom is attacked by the army of Spain. He does not understand why Yudo is doing this, since there was previously peace between the two countries. *Papa Toscanni :Raises Gulliver as his son. Yudo kills him, but before he dies he manages to confess to Gulliver that he is not his true father. *Hallelujah :The true main antagonist of the first part of the series (before being replaced by Daisaemon for the second part of the series). Hallelujah is a demon and the origin of all evil in the world; a world that she intends to devour. She brainwashes the faux main antagonist Yudo who uses Spain in an attempt to take over Europe. *Daisaemon :Daimyo of Japan, the main antagonist of the second and final part of the series. Unlike Hallelujah the main antagonist of the first part of the series who is a serious and threatening antagonist, Daisaemon is more of a goofy and comedic antagonist.

Voices and dubbing

Music

Ignite! Gulliver Boy

is a song by Jpop vocalist Kiyohiko Ozaki and serves as the opening theme to the

''Gulliver Boy''. It was released Mercury Music Entertainment on February 25, 1995 in

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only. The song was written by Yukinojo Mori, composed by Toshiaki Yamazaki, and arranged by

Michihiko Ohta is a Japanese singer, composer, and arranger who has worked for several anime series such as ''Bubblegum Crash'', '' Captain Tsubasa J,'' and ''Digimon''. Career In the Digimon series, Ohta wrote three of the four opening themes: "Target ~Akai ...

. Coupled with the song is the show's first closing theme "Kagami no Naka no Yūsha" which is also performed by Ozaki. Track List #燃えろ!ガリバーボーイ
''Moero! Garibābōi/Ignite! Gulliver Boy'' #鏡の中の勇者
''Kagami no Naka no Yūsha/A Brave Man in the Mirror'' #燃えろ!ガリバーボーイ(オリジナル・カラオケ)
''Moero! Garibābōi (Orijinaru Karaoke)/Ignite! Gulliver Boy (Original Karaoke)'' #鏡の中の勇者(オリジナル・カラオケ)
''Kagami no Naka no Yūsha (Orijinaru Karaoke)/A Brave Man in the Mirror (Original Karaoke)''

Aitai Kara

is a song by Jpop vocalist Misumi and serves as the second closing theme to the

''Gulliver Boy''. It was released by Mercury Music Entertainment on September 25, 1995 in

only. The song was written by Takahiro Maeda with composition and arrangements by Masahiro Takatsuki. The song is coupled with another Misumi song called "Dreamer". Track List #逢いたいから
''Aitai Kara/Because I Want to Meet'' #Dreamer #逢いたいから(オリジナル・カラオケ)
''Aitai Kara (Orijinaru Karaoke)/Because I Want to Meet (Original Karaoke)''

Video games

*Name: *Publishers:

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);

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Game Boy The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-ga ...

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*Genre:

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, Puzzle (

) *Players: One Player *Platforms:

*Language:

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References

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