Ookami Shounen Ken ( Japanese 狼 少年 ケ ン O: kami sho: Nan Ken , Ken is a wolf boy) is a Japanese anime series, the first series released by Toei Animation [1] . It was broadcast at 18:15 on TV Asahi (also the very first series of the channel) [2] from November 25, 1963 to August 16, 1965 . A total of 86 anime episodes have been released. Based on the series in 1963 and 1964, 2 animated films were released. The series was broadcast in the USA , Australia and South America [3] [4] . Since at the time of the creation of the series, the anime industry in Japan was still poorly developed, the creators did not count on great popularity and thus neglected the quality of animation, limited to 8 frames per second [4] . However, the rapidly growing popularity of the series made it necessary to change the animators' approach to work and increase the frame rate to 24 per second [4] . Hayao Miyazaki took part in the work on the series [5] .
| Ookami shounen ken | |
|---|---|
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| 狼 少年 ケ ン (Oh: kami shou: nen-ken) Ken - Wolf Boy | |
| Genre / Theme | fantasy , adventure , kodo |
| Anime series | |
| Producer | Sadao Tsukioka |
| Studio | Toei animation |
| TV network | TV Asahi |
| Premiere screening | November 25, 1963 - August 16, 1965 |
| Series | 86 |
| Animated film Ookami Shounen Ken | |
| Producer | Sadao Tsukioka |
| Premiere | December 21, 1963 |
| Duration | 25 minutes |
| Animated film Ookami Shounen Ken: Arabia no Kaijin - Ma no Iwa no Kettou | |
| Producer | Sadao Tsukioka |
| Premiere | March 22, 1964 |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
Content
Story
The plot unfolds around a wild jungle boy named Ken, who was found and raised by wolves. Together with the wolf friends Titti and Poppo, he is looking for new and dangerous adventures. The recently flown comet is changing the climatic conditions of Africa, and now Ken must survive with the wolves and help other animals.
Roles voiced
- Yuji Nishimoto - Ken
- Yoko Mizugaki - Poppo
- Kazue Tagami - Titti
- Joji Yanami - The Boss
- Hiroshi Otake - Black
- Kenji Utsumi - One-Eyed Jack
- Takuzo Kamiyama - Gorilla
- Hiroshi Masuoka - Bear
- Reiko Katsura - Doromi
Notes
- ↑ Toei Animation / 東 映 ア ニ メ ー シ ョ ン
- ↑ TV Asahi / テ レ ビ 朝日
- ↑ Ookami Shonen Ken (TV)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Wolf Boy Ken and the year that changed anime . WordPress.com
- ↑ Lenburg, 2012 , p. 16-17.
Literature
- Lenburg, Jeff. Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's Premier Anime Storyteller. - N. Y .: Chelsea House, 2012 .-- 121 p. - ISBN 978-1604138412 .
Links
- Anime "Ookami Shounen Ken" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime "Ookami Shounen Ken" in the AniDB database