is a Japanese

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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 ''

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''.

Plot

Dr. Monja is a

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, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "

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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 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.

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

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. * : (voiced by Kumiko Takizawa) * : (voiced by Yōko Asagami and Ai Sakuma) * : (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:

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Episodes

References

External links

* {{Tatsunoko Production 1979 anime television series debuts 1970s time travel television series Fuji Television original programming Science fiction anime and manga Tatsunoko Production Time Bokan Series Japanese time travel television series