Kaibutsu-kun

Kaibutsu-kun
怪物くん
Genre	Horror, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Manga
Written by	Fujiko Fujio
Published by	Shōnen Gahosha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Shōnen King
Original run	January 1965 – May 1969
Volumes	15
TV anime
Directed by	Masaaki Ohsumi
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha Studio Zero
Network	TBS
Original run	April 21, 1968 – March 23, 1969
Episodes	50
TV anime
Kaibutsu-kun 2
Directed by	Hiroshi Fukutomi
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Network	TV Asahi
Original run	September 2, 1980 – September 28, 1982
Episodes	188
Anime film
Kaibutsu-kun Demon Sword
Directed by	Hiroshi Fukutomi
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Released	13 March 1982
Runtime	52 minutes

Kaibutsu-kun (怪物くん, Little Monster) is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio named after its protagonist.

About

Kaibutsu-kun 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

• Tarou Kaibutsu (怪物太郎,, Kaibutsu Tarō) - A little boy who can metamorph.
  • Voiced by: Fuyumi Shiraishi ('68), Masako Nozawa ('80)
• Hiroshi Ichikawa (市川ヒロシ,, Ichikawa Hiroshi) - Taro's friend, who lives with his sister Utako.
  • Voiced by: Minori Matsushima ('68), Katsue Miwa ('80)
• Utako Ichikawa (市川歌子,, Ichikawa Utako) - Hiroshi's older sister. Both orphans, she takes care of her brother.
  • Voiced by: Mariko Mukai ('68), Chiyoko Kawashima ('80)
• Dracula (ドラキュラ, Dorakyura) - He drinks tomato juice instead of human blood.
  • Voiced by: Hiroshi Ohtake ('68), Kaneta Kimotsuki ('80)
• Wolfman (オオカミ男,, Ookami-Otoko) - The housekeeper; puts "gansu" at the end of every sentence.
  • Voiced by: Shingo Kanemoto ('68), Takuzou Kamiyama ('80)
• Franken (フランケン, Furanken) - Like his Hollywood counterpart, he's big, and not too smart.
  • Voiced by: Masao Imanishi ('68), Taro Sagami→ Shingo Kanemoto ('80)
• Kaibutsu Daiō (怪物大王,, King Monster)
  • Voiced by: Dai Kanai ('80)
• Kaiko-chan (怪子ちゃん) - Taro's girlfriend.
  • Voiced by: Eiko Masuyama ('68, '80)
• Doctor Noh (ドクター・ノオ, Dokutā Noo)
  • Voiced by: Reizō Nomoto ('80)
• Fishman (半魚人)
  • Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba ('80)
• Nonbirasu (ノンビラス)
  • Voiced by: Ken'ichi Ogata ('80)
• Bem (ベム)
  • Voiced by: Hiroshi Ohtake→ Shun Yashiro ('80)
• Demokin (プリンス・デモキン)
  • Voiced by: Eiko Yamada ('80)
• Ako (アコ)
  • Voiced by: Keiko Han ('80)
• Kizao (キザオ)
  • Voiced by: Sanji Hase ('80)
• Banno (番野)
  • Voiced by: Kiyonobu Suzuki ('80)

Live Action

Kaibutsu-kun is a rambunctious prince of Kaibutsu Land. On the day of succession to the throne, he is ordered to go to the world of humans by the King of Kaibutsu Land for ascetic training. Kaibutsu-kun and his attendants, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel to the world of humans and encounter several monsters or humans belonging to the demon group led by Demorina who tries to set the prince of demon back on track and take over the world.

Main casts

• Satoshi Ohno as Kaibutsu-kun
• Norito Yashima as Dracula
• Ryuhei Ueshima as Wolfman
• Choi Hong-man as Franken

External links

• Info on the 1980s series (Japanese)
• Kaibutsu-kun (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia