Perman

Perman
パーマン
(Pāman)
Genre Comedy, Magical boy
Manga
Written by Fujiko Fujio
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run 19671968
Volumes 4
Manga
Written by Fujiko F. Fujio
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine CoroCoro Comic
Original run 19831986
Volumes 3
TV anime
Studio TMS Entertainment
Network TBS
Original run 2 April 196714 April 1968
Episodes 65
Anime film
Pāman: The Birdman Has Arrived!!
Directed by Shin'ichi Suzuki
Studio Toho
Released 12 March 1983
Runtime 25 minutes
TV anime
Studio Shin-Ei Animation
Network TV Asahi
English network Nickelodeon
Original run 4 April 19832 July 1987
Episodes 526 + 3 specials
Anime film
Ninja Hattori-kun + Pāman: ESP Wars
Directed by Masuji Harada
Studio Toho
Released 17 March 1984
Anime film
Ninja Hattori-kun + Pāman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg
Directed by Masuji Harada
Studio Toho
Released 16 March 1985
Anime film
Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Pāman
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
Studio Toho
Released 8 March 2003
Anime film
Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Pāman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
Studio Toho
Released 6 March 2004
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Perman (パーマン Pāman?), by Fujiko Fujio, is a Japanese manga and anime about a clumsy boy, Mitsuo Suwa, who is chosen as an apprentice of Superman. The name "Perman" is based on "Superman" without the "Su". However, due to copyright concerns, the name of Mitsuo's boss was later changed from "Superman" to "Birdman".

The first series was serialized in Shōnen Sunday and other magazines from 1967 to 1968, and the second was serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 1983 to 1986. The first anime series was first produced in black and white in 1967. It was remade in color in 1983 and films were released in 1983, 1984, 1985, 2003 and 2004 along with Doraemon films.

Contents

Story

Superman (later "Birdman") gives a clumsy human boy, Mitsuo Suwa, four items to help him as Perman, Superman/Birdman's apprentice:

In addition, he gives him a copy-robot which transforms into an identical clone to help him keep his secret identity during missions. However, if his secret identity becomes known to others, his brain will be destroyed for betraying the secret of Perman. This penalty is reduced to being turned into an animal in later chapters and in the anime.

Mitsuo begins by rescuing people who are victims of crimes or disasters, so as Perman he is admired. He is, however, often troubled by his dual life as a both brilliant superhero and as an unrewarded ordinary boy. He wishes to abandon his role as Perman, but he continues to be Perman out of a desire to help people caught in disasters.

Soon, he meets other Permen and teams with them. The other Permen are:

In the end of the original story, he achieves the status of Superman and leaves to a planet for Supermen to become a superhero. He returns shortly later. In the TV series, he stays on earth his whole life.

Characters

These are the characters in the anime/manga series Pāman.

Pāman and his fellows

Friends and family

Villains

Outside Japan

Paman has been aired in countries other than Japan

India

In India (on the station Nickelodeon India), the anime is released as Perman, dubbed in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu.

Indonesia

In Indonesia, Paman was released as P-man, dubbed in Bahasa Indonesia and broadcast on RCTI was moved aired form Lativi (now tvOne) is a play start form sign-on.

Italy

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Latin America

In a few countries of Spanish-speaking Latin America it was released as "El Hombre Par," dubbed in Spanish. In Brazil it was released as "Super Dinamo," dubbed in Portuguese.

South Korea

Aired as Super Boy Perman (슈퍼 꼬마 퍼맨).