Kaibutsu-kun

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Kaibutsu-kun
怪物くん
Genre	Adventure, Shounen
Manga
Authored by	Fujiko Fujio
Publisher	Shonen Gahosha
Serialized in	Shonen King
Original run	January 1965 – May 1969
No. of volumes	?
TV anime : Kaibutsu-kun
Directed by	Masaaki Ohsumi
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha Studio Zero
Network	TBS
Original run	April 21, 1968 – March 23, 1969
No. of episodes	48
TV anime : Kaibutsu-kun 2
Directed by	Hiroshi Fukutomi
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Network	TV Asahi
Original run	September 2, 1980 – September 28, 1982
No. of episodes	188

Kaibutsu-kun (怪物くん,, Little Monster^?) is a shonen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio named after it's protagonist.

[edit] About

Kaibutsu-kun and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Kaibutsu Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group Demonish.

[edit] Cast

• Tarou Kaibutsu (怪物太郎,, Kaibutsu Tarou^?)
• Seiyuu: Fuyumi Shiraishi ('68), Masako Nozawa ('80)
• Hiroshi Ichikawa (市川ヒロシ,, Ichikawa Hiroshi^?)
• Seiyuu: Minori Matsushima ('68), Katsue Miwa ('80)
• Utako Ichikawa (市川歌子,, Ichikawa Utako^?)
• Seiyuu: Mariko Mukai ('68), Chiyoko Kawashima ('80)
• Dracula (ドラキュラ, Dracula^?)
• Seiyuu: Hiroshi Ohtake ('68), Kaneta Kimotsuki ('80)
• Wolfman (オオカミ男,, Ookami-Otoko^?)
• Seiyuu: Shingo Kanemoto ('68), Takuzou Kamiyama ('80)
• Franken (フランケン, Franken^?)
• Seiyuu: Masao Imanishi ('68), Taro Sagami→ Shingo Kanemoto ('80)
• Kaibutsu Daiou (怪物大王,, King Monster^?)
• Seiyuu: Dai Kanai ('80)
• Kaiko-chan (怪子ちゃん, Kaiko-chan^?)
• Seiyuu: Eiko Masuyama ('68, '80)
• Doctor Noh (ドクター・ノオ, Doctor Noh^?)
• Seiyuu: Reizou Nomoto ('80)
• Ako (アコ, Ako^?)
• Seiyuu: Keiko Han ('80)
• Kizao (キザオ, Kizao^?)
• Seiyuu: Sanji Hase ('80)
• Banno (番野, Banno^?)
• Seiyuu: Kiyonobu Suzuki ('80)

[edit] External link

• (Japanese) Info on the 1980's series
• Kaibutsu-kun Anime 1 at Anime News Network
• Kaibutsu-kun Anime 2 at Anime News Network