Zenderman

Zenderman
ゼンダマン; (Zendaman)
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Sasagawa
Produced by	Ippei Kuri
Written by	Akiyoshi Sakai
Music by	Masaaki Jinbo
Studio	Tatsunoko Productions
Original network	Fuji Television
Original run	February 3, 1979 – January 26, 1980
Episodes	52

Zenderman (ゼンダマン, Zendaman) is a Japanese anime television series 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 "Rescueman".

Plot

Dr Monja is a scientist, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "Elixir of Life" which grants the user eternal lifetimes and forever youth.^[1] He built a device called the "Time Tunnel" in order to let a team of youngsters to start a quest down the timeline and various spaces to find an exact answer.^[2] The Akudama Trio, however, is also seemingly after exactly the same thing. Who will get it first?^[3]

Cast

Heroes

Tetsu (鉄ちゃん): (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 mechanics.^[4]
Sakura (さくらちゃん): (Voiced by Kumiko Takizawa)
Amattan (アマッタン): (Voiced by Yōko Asagami→ Ai Sakuma)
Dr. Monja (紋者博士,, Monja-hakase): (Voiced by Kouhei Miyauchi)^[1]

Villains

Muujo (ムージョ): (Voiced by Noriko Ohara)
Tobocke (トボッケー): (Voiced by Jouji Yanami)
Donjuro (ドンジューロー): (Voiced by Kazuya Tatekabe)
Nyaravota (ニャラボルタ): (Voiced by Masaru Ikeda)
Referee Machine (サイバンマシーン): (Voiced by Yoshito Miyamura)^[1]

Other characters

Narrator: Kei Tomiyama

Episodes

#	Episode Name	Original air date
01	"Muteki ha suteki! Zendaman" (無敵はステキ！ゼンダマン)	February 3, 1979 (1979-02-03)^[5]
02	"Ryūgū shiro dayo! Zendaman" (竜宮城だよ！ゼンダマン)	February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10)
03	"Eden no sono dayo! Zendaman" (エデンの園だよ！ゼンダマン)	February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17)
04	"Yamatai kuni dayo! Zendaman" (ヤマタイ国だよ！ゼンダマン)	February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24)
05	"Gatsu kichi maru no dai shusse! Zendaman" (月吉丸の大出世！ゼンダマン)	March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03)
06	"Dai shingeki da hachi ji gun! Zendaman" (大進撃だ八字軍！ゼンダマン)	March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10)
07	"Hashire hakuba! Zendaman" (走れ白馬！ゼンダマン)	March 17, 1979 (1979-03-17)
08	"Don. man jirō dayo! Zendaman" (ドン・万次郎だよ！ゼンダマン)	March 24, 1979 (1979-03-24)
09	"Boke no sennin dayo! Zendaman" (ボケの仙人だよ！ゼンダマン)	March 31, 1979 (1979-03-31)
10	"Chō toku taishi dayo! Zendaman" (超徳太子だよ！ゼンダマン)	April 7, 1979 (1979-04-07)
11	"Chichi wotazunete sanzenri! Zendaman" (父をたずねて三千里！ゼンダマン)	April 14, 1979 (1979-04-14)
12	"Chō gutsuwohaita neko! Zendaman" (長ぐつをはいた猫！ゼンダマン)	April 21, 1979 (1979-04-21)
13	"Baikingu dayo! Zendaman" (バイキングだよ！ゼンダマン)	April 28, 1979 (1979-04-28)
14	"Nazo no asuteka! Zendaman" (謎のアステカ！ゼンダマン)	May 5, 1979 (1979-05-05)
15	"Jingisukan dayo! Zendaman" (ジンギスカンだよ！ゼンダマン)	May 12, 1979 (1979-05-12)
16	"Kobutorijiisandayo! Zendaman" (こぶとりじいさんだよ！ゼンダマン)	May 19, 1979 (1979-05-19)
17	"Mirai no uchū he! Zendaman" (未来の宇宙へ！ゼンダマン)	May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26)
18	"Hyōga no manmosu! Zendaman" (氷河のマンモス！ゼンダマン)	June 2, 1979 (1979-06-02)
19	"Apacchi no takara dayo! Zendaman" (アパッチの宝だよ！ゼンダマン)	June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09)
20	"Barasaiyu dayo! Zendaman" (バラサイユだよ！ゼンダマン)	June 16, 1979 (1979-06-16)
21	"Jamu no nagamasa! Zendaman" (ジャムの長政！ゼンダマン)	June 23, 1979 (1979-06-23)
22	"Ponpei no saigo dayo! Zendaman" (ポンペイの最期だよ！ゼンダマン)	June 30, 1979 (1979-06-30)
23	"Kaguya hime dayo! Zendaman" (かぐや姫だよ！ゼンダマン)	July 7, 1979 (1979-07-07)
24	"Goremu majin dayo! Zendaman" (ゴーレム魔人だよ！ゼンダマン)	July 14, 1979 (1979-07-14)
25	"Amazon satsujinjiken dayo! Zendaman" (アマゾン殺人事件だよ！ゼンダマン)	July 21, 1979 (1979-07-21)
26	"Mito kōmon dayo! Zendaman" (水戸肛門だよ！ゼンダマン)	July 28, 1979 (1979-07-28)
27	"Fushigi na kuni no arisu! Zendaman" (不思議な国のアリス！ゼンダマン)	August 4, 1979 (1979-08-04)
28	"Gozu majin dayo! Zendaman" (牛頭魔人だよ！ゼンダマン)	August 11, 1979 (1979-08-11)
29	"Sakamoto ryoma dayo! Zendaman" (坂本リョーマだよ！ゼンダマン)	August 18, 1979 (1979-08-18)
30	"Kaiketsu soro dayo! Zendaman" (怪傑ソロだよ！ゼンダマン)	August 25, 1979 (1979-08-25)
31	"Kukkun no daikōkai! Zendaman" (クックンの大航海！ゼンダマン)	September 1, 1979 (1979-09-01)
32	"Benkei san dayo! Zendaman" (弁慶サンだよ！ゼンダマン)	September 8, 1979 (1979-09-08)
33	"Yūnō tadashi takashi dayo! Zendaman" (有能忠敬だよ！ゼンダマン)	September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
34	"Yoro no taki dayo! Zendaman" (ヨーローの滝だよ！ゼンダマン)	September 22, 1979 (1979-09-22)
35	"Tora taiji dayo! Zendaman" (トラ退治だよ！ゼンダマン)	September 29, 1979 (1979-09-29)
36	"Cha ~ nkamubakku! Zendaman" (チャ～ンカムバック！ゼンダマン)	October 6, 1979 (1979-10-06)
37	"Kin no gachō dayo! Zendaman" (金のガチョウだよ！ゼンダマン)	October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)
38	"Hana no berujurakku dayo! Zendaman" (鼻のベルジュラックだよ！ゼンダマン)	October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20)
39	"Momotarō sandayo! Zendaman" (桃太郎さんだよ！ゼンダマン)	October 27, 1979 (1979-10-27)
40	"Tobeyo pegasasu! Zendaman" (とべよペガサス！ゼンダマン)	November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03)
41	"Hanasaki kajiisandayo! Zendaman" (花咲かじいさんだよ！ゼンダマン)	November 10, 1979 (1979-11-10)
42	"Tensai da. binchi! Zendaman" (天才ダ・ビンチ！ゼンダマン)	November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17)
43	"Kodai orinpikku dayo! Zendaman" (古代オリンピックだよ！ゼンダマン)	November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24)
44	"Kosakku yūshi dayo! Zendaman" (コサック勇士だよ！ゼンダマン)	December 1, 1979 (1979-12-01)
45	"Ookami otoko dayo! Zendaman" (オオカミ男だよ！ゼンダマン)	December 8, 1979 (1979-12-08)
46	"Kyojin no kuni dayo! Zendaman" (巨人の国だよ！ゼンダマン)	December 16, 1979 (1979-12-16)
47	"Taimumonsuta dayo! Zendaman" (タイムモンスターだよ！ゼンダマン)	December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22)
48	"Papaman dayo! Zendaman" (パーパーマンだよ！ゼンダマン)	December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29)
49	"Musashi homuran! Zendaman" (武蔵ホームラン！ゼンダマン)	January 5, 1980 (1980-01-05)
50	"Tennyo no koromo dayo! Zendaman" (天女の衣だよ！ゼンダマン)	January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12)
51	"Inochi nomoto hakken! Zendaman" (命のもと発見！ゼンダマン)	January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
52	"Aa inochi nomoto! Zendaman" (ああ命のもと!ゼンダマン)	January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ゼンダマン. Tatsunoko Production (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-08-27.
^ "Tatsunoko Pro". Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
^ "ゼンダマンダイジェスト". Web.archive.org. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
^ "ゼンダマンキャラクター". Web.archive.org. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
^ "ゼンダマンサブタイトルリスト". Web.archive.org. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

External links

Zenderman (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[tatsunoko.co.jp-1] ゼンダマン. Tatsunoko Production (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-08-27.

[2] "Tatsunoko Pro". Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 2008-08-27.

[3] "ゼンダマンダイジェスト". Web.archive.org. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

[4] "ゼンダマンキャラクター". Web.archive.org. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

[5] "ゼンダマンサブタイトルリスト". Web.archive.org. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

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