Peter Pan no Boken

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Peter Pan no Boken
ピーターパンの冒険 (Adventures of Peter Pan)
Genre	Adventure, Fantasy
TV anime
Directed by	Takashi Nakamura Yoshio Kuroda
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	Fuji TV
Original run	8 January 1989 – 24 December 1989
No. of episodes	41

Peter Pan no Bōken (ピーターパンの冒険, Adventures of Peter Pan^?) is an adaptation of the classic Peter Pan novel by James Matthew Barrie. the series consists of 41 episodes. It was produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Takashi Nakamura and Yoshio Kuroda.

The series was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story, and was originally titled "Peter Pan no Boken" (Literally, "Peter Pan's Adventure"). The anime adapts Barrie's Peter Pan stories, in addition to an original arc involving a Princess and an evil Queen.

This series was also licensed to Saban, who distributed a English-dubbed version (and some edits) in Europe, a Portuguese-dubbed version in Portugal, a Spanish-dubbed version in Spain and several Latin American countries and a Hebrew-dubbed version in Israel.

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Protagonists 1.2 Others 1.3 Antagonists 2 Episodes 3 Music 4 External links

[edit] Characters

[edit] Protagonists

• Peter Pan: The hero of the series.

• Wendy Moira Angela Darling: The oldest of three siblings who flies away to Neverland with Peter (followed by her siblings).

• John Darling: Wendy's young brother who is always getting into some kind of trouble.

• Michael Darling: Wendy's youngest brother who shows a great deal of courage for his age.

• Tiger Lily: A tomboyish Indian girl that John starts to fall in love with.

• The Lost Boys
  • Curly: The leader of the Lost Boys during Peter's absence.
  • Slightly: One of the lost boys who is an inventor.
  • Tootles: One of the lost boys.

• Tinkerbell: A fairy and one of Peter's companions.

[edit] Others

• Crocodile: When Peter fought Hook long ago, this crocodile ate Hook's right hand. Ever since then, he's been trying to eat the rest of him. This croc also happened to had swallowed a clock, which is the cause of the ticking sound that accompanies him.

[edit] Antagonists

• Captain Hook (4-): The main villain who tries his hardest to defeat Peter.

• Smee (4-): An old pirate that serves under captain hook, but is too kind to be a pirate.

• Bill (3-): The leader of the pirates when Hook is not around, and one of the strongest.

• Alf (3-): Another one of Captain Hook's pirates.

• Starky (3-): A cowardly pirate.

• Robert (3-): Pirate in charge of Hook's artillery.

• Cecco (3-): Pirate very well trained in the use of knives. He later betrays Captain Hook.

• Princess Luna: A Princess of Darkness with a dark and powerful alter-ego.

• Sinistra: The evil Queen of Darkness who serves as the main antagonist later on in the series. She has three henchmen that help her.

[edit] Episodes

1. Who is Peter Pan?
2. The Lost Shadow
3. Neverland
4. The Captain
5. Smee's Showing Machine
6. John the Pirate?
7. The Neverbird Egg
8. The Clock
9. Birthday Everyday
10. John Falls in Love
11. Hook's Mother
12. Scary Stories
13. Peter Pan Capture?
14. Brave Little Michael
15. Cecco the Traitor
16. Snow White Wendy
17. John Can't Sleep
18. Tootles the Brave
19. Hook's Cloak
20. Wendy Vanishes
21. Wendy Captured
22. Hook's Secret Weapon
23. The Rain Giant
24. Escape in the Valley of the Elves
25. Tinkerbell Returns
26. The Magic Amulet
27. Don Malaprop
28. Satan's Bracelet
29. To Fly
30. Fire Lake
31. Peter Can't Fly
32. The White Castle
33. Rascal
34. Ghost Train
35. Key to the Black Mirror
36. The Stone Idol
37. The Path to the Castle
38. Hook Attacks
39. New Sorceress
40. Neverland in Danger
41. The Return Home

[edit] Music

• Opening Theme: "Mouichido Peter Pan!"[もう一度ピーターパン!](I Am Peter Pan!) by Yuuyu
• Ending Theme: "Yume yo Hirake Goma!"[夢よ開けゴマ!] by Yuuyu

[edit] External links

• Peter Pan no Boken at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Pan no Boken (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia