Genshi Shounen Ryuu

Genshi Shounen Ryuu cover
Format
TV
Episodes
22
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
10-30-1971
End Date
3-25-1972
Season
fall 1971
Average Score
5.6
Mean Score
5.9
Studios
Producers
TBS
Source
manga
Genres
Adventure Romance

When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu.


16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.

Characters

Ryuu

Ryuu

main

Makio Inoue

Japanese

Makio Inoue
Ran

Ran

main

Michiko Hirai

Japanese

Michiko Hirai
Don

Don

main

Hiroko Maruyama

Japanese

Hiroko Maruyama
Narrator

Narrator

supporting

Elder

Elder

supporting

Ryuuji Saikachi

Japanese

Ryuuji Saikachi
Majara

Majara

supporting

Staff

Shoutarou Ishinomori

Shoutarou Ishinomori

Original Creator

Takeo Watanabe

Takeo Watanabe

Music

Osamu Kasai

Osamu Kasai

Episode Director (eps 6, 13, 20)

Shingo Araki

Shingo Araki

Animation Director (ep 21)

Ichirou Mizuki

Ichirou Mizuki

Theme Song Performance (OP)

Masayuki Akehi

Masayuki Akehi

Episode Director (eps 2, 9, 16, 22)

Recommendations

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Ryuu

Ryuu

main

Makio Inoue

Japanese

Makio Inoue
Ran

Ran

main

Michiko Hirai

Japanese

Michiko Hirai
Don

Don

main

Hiroko Maruyama

Japanese

Hiroko Maruyama
Narrator

Narrator

supporting

Elder

Elder

supporting

Ryuuji Saikachi

Japanese

Ryuuji Saikachi
Majara

Majara

supporting

Taka

Taka

supporting

Ichiro Murakoshi

Japanese

Ichiro Murakoshi
Miros

Miros

supporting

Mashi

Mashi

supporting

Kiba

Kiba

supporting

Gorou Naya

Japanese

Gorou Naya
Pasa

Pasa

supporting

Karim

Karim

supporting

Eken Mine

Japanese

Eken Mine
Esta

Esta

supporting

Reiko Seno

Japanese

Reiko Seno
Shoutarou Ishinomori

Shoutarou Ishinomori

Original Creator

Takeo Watanabe

Takeo Watanabe

Music

Osamu Kasai

Osamu Kasai

Episode Director (eps 6, 13, 20)

Shingo Araki

Shingo Araki

Animation Director (ep 21)

Ichirou Mizuki

Ichirou Mizuki

Theme Song Performance (OP)

Masayuki Akehi

Masayuki Akehi

Episode Director (eps 2, 9, 16, 22)

Mitsuko Horie

Mitsuko Horie

Theme Song Performance (ED)

Shoutarou Ishinomori

Shoutarou Ishinomori

Theme Song Lyrics

Makoto Yamazaki

Makoto Yamazaki

Background Art (eps 8, 12, 16, 18)

Toshio Mori

Toshio Mori

Animation Director (eps 4, 9, 15, 20)

Toshio Mori

Toshio Mori

Animation (eps 9, 15, 20)

Jouji Yanase

Jouji Yanase

Animation (ep 1)

Katsuhisa Yamada

Katsuhisa Yamada

Assistant Episode Director (eps 2, 8, 14, 18)

Keiji Hayakawa

Keiji Hayakawa

Assistant Episode Director (eps 6, 13, 21)

Geki Katsumata

Geki Katsumata

Background Art (eps 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19)

Isamu Tsuchida

Isamu Tsuchida

Background Art (ep 20)

Kazuo Ebisawa

Kazuo Ebisawa

Background Art (eps 5, 11, 15, 21, 22)

Takeshi Tamiya

Takeshi Tamiya

Episode Director (eps 1, 8, 15)

Takashi Saijou

Takashi Saijou

Animation (eps 3, 7, 13)

Juuji Mizumura

Juuji Mizumura

Animation (eps 3, 7, 13)

Hirokata Takahashi

Hirokata Takahashi

Photography (eps 2, 18, 20)

Masayuki Oozeki

Masayuki Oozeki

Animation (eps 5, 11, 17, 22)

Kazuo Komatsubara

Kazuo Komatsubara

Animation Director (eps 1, 6, 12, 19)

Takashi Hisaoka

Takashi Hisaoka

Episode Director (eps 7, 14, 21)

Saburo Yokoi

Saburo Yokoi

Background Art (ep 19)

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