"Mirai shônen Konan" (1978) TV series

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Writer:

Alexander Key (novels)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 April 1978 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Animation

Plot:

A boy and his friends fight for the future of the world!

Plot Keywords:

Ocean | Manga | Flying Machine | Anime | Boy And Girl

Cast

Noriko Ohara	...	Conan (26 episodes, 1978)
Masatô Ibu	...	Opening Narration (26 episodes, 1978)
Mieko Nobusawa	...	Lana (25 episodes, 1978)
Kazuyo Aoki	...	Jimsy (23 episodes, 1978)
Ichirô Nagai	...	Captain Dyce (23 episodes, 1978)
Rihoko Yoshida	...	Monsley (19 episodes, 1978)
Takuzô Kamiyama	...	Dongoroth / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Tetsuo Mizutori	...	Kuzo / ... (15 episodes, 1978)
Masato Yamanouchi	...	Dr. Bliack Lao - Lana's Grand Father / ... (13 episodes, 1978)
Iemasa Kayumi	...	Lepka (12 episodes, 1978)
Hiroshi Masuoka	...	Gutch (12 episodes, 1978)

Also Known As:

Future Boy Conan
The Adventures of Adnan and Lena

Runtime:

24 min (26 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Portuguese | Korean | Cantonese | Italian | Spanish | French | Japanese | Arabic

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Nippon Animation Co. Ltd.

Trivia:

First animated series to air on Japanese Public TV, NHK.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Mirai shônen Konan Tokubetsu-hen: Kyodaiki Giganto no Fukkatsu (1984)

Great Anime TV series from the creator of Nausicaä and Mononoke Hime!

It is one of the few animation series that I remember being broadcasted here in Portugal when I was younger (1984). I didn't know who the author was, but I loved it. Best of all, in those days here in Portugal, they would show Japanese Animation with the original voices (Japanese) with Portuguese subtitles.

Now about the series: It has drama, it has action, and it has comedy, all packed in fantastic animation (for 1978). In one series we see all the themes Hayao Miyazaki would use in his films. And a lot of characters are prototypes of others he creates in his films. Fantastic!