Tom Sawyer no Boken

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Tom Sawyer no Boken
トム・ソーヤーの冒険 (Tom Sawyer no Bōken)
Genre	Drama, Historical, Slice of Life
TV anime
Directed by	Hiroshi Saito
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	Fuji TV Antena 3
Original run	6 January 1980 – 28 December 1980
No. of episodes	49

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (トム・ソーヤーの冒険, Tom Sawyer no Bōken^?) is an anime series directed by Hiroshi Saitô which was aired in 1980. It is based on the well-known and popular novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

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 "Tom Sawyer no Boken".

This series was also dubbed to English and aired on HBO in the mid to late 1980's under the title "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." It aired during the 7:30AM time slot and alternated with "Little Women."

[edit] Characters

• Tom Sawyer
• Huck Finn
• Becky
• Benny
• Billy
• Mary
• Sid
• Sally
• Jim
• Silas
• Emmy

[edit] External links

• Tom Sawyer no Boken at the Internet Movie Database
• Tom Sawyer no Boken at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia