Zenderman

Zenderman
ゼンダマン
Created byTatsunoko Production
Written byAkiyoshi Sakai
Directed byHiroshi Sasagawa
Music byMasaaki Jinbo
Masayuki Yamamoto
Opening theme"Zenderman no uta" by Ken Fujii
Ending theme"Wasure kkonashi yo" by Masayuki Yamamoto
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producerKenji Yoshida
ProducersKiyoshi Yokoo
Masatsugu Nakai
Production companiesFuji Television
Tatsunoko Production
Original release
NetworkFNS (Fuji TV)
ReleaseFebruary 3, 1979 (1979-02-03) –
January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)

Zenderman (ゼンダマン, Zendaman) is a Japanese anime television series which first aired from February 3, 1979, to January 26, 1980, on every Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a total of 52 episodes. It is the third show in the sequence of "Time Bokan Series" produced by Tatsunoko Productions. It was preceded by Yatterman and succeeded by Rescueman.

Plot

Dr. Monja is a scientist, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "Elixir of Life" which grants the user eternal lifetimes and forever youth.[1] He built a device called the "Time Tunnel" in order to let a team of youngsters to start a quest down the timeline and various spaces to find an exact answer.[2] The Akudama Trio, however, is also seemingly after exactly the same thing.[3]

Cast

Heroes

Villains

  • Muujo (ムージョ): (voiced by Noriko Ohara)
  • Tobocke (トボッケー): (voiced by Jouji Yanami)
  • Donjuro (ドンジューロー): (voiced by Kazuya Tatekabe)
  • Nyaravota (ニャラボルタ): (voiced by Masaru Ikeda)
  • Referee Machine (サイバンマシーン): (voiced by Yoshito Miyamura)[1]

Other characters

Episodes

# Episode name Original air date
01"Muteki ha suteki! Zendaman" (無敵はステキ！ゼンダマン)February 3, 1979 (1979-02-03)[5]
02"Ryūgūjo dayo! Zendaman" (竜宮城だよ！ゼンダマン)February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10)
03"Eden no sono dayo! Zendaman" (エデンの園だよ！ゼンダマン)February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17)
04"Yamataikoku dayo! Zendaman" (ヤマタイ国だよ！ゼンダマン)February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24)
05"Tsukiyosimaru no dai shusse! Zendaman" (月吉丸の大出世！ゼンダマン)March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03)
06"Dai shingeki da hachi ji gun! Zendaman" (大進撃だ八字軍！ゼンダマン)March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10)
07"Hashire hakuba! Zendaman" (走れ白馬！ゼンダマン)March 17, 1979 (1979-03-17)
08"Don. manjirō dayo! Zendaman" (ドン・万次郎だよ！ゼンダマン)March 24, 1979 (1979-03-24)
09"Boke no sennin dayo! Zendaman" (ボケの仙人だよ！ゼンダマン)March 31, 1979 (1979-03-31)
10"Chōtokutaishi dayo! Zendaman" (超徳太子だよ！ゼンダマン)April 7, 1979 (1979-04-07)
11"Chichi wo tazunete sanzenri! Zendaman" (父をたずねて三千里！ゼンダマン)April 14, 1979 (1979-04-14)
12"Nagagutsu wo haita neko! Zendaman" (長ぐつをはいた猫！ゼンダマン)April 21, 1979 (1979-04-21)
13"Baikingu dayo! Zendaman" (バイキングだよ！ゼンダマン)April 28, 1979 (1979-04-28)
14"Nazo no asuteka! Zendaman" (謎のアステカ！ゼンダマン)May 5, 1979 (1979-05-05)
15"Jingisukan dayo! Zendaman" (ジンギスカンだよ！ゼンダマン)May 12, 1979 (1979-05-12)
16"Kobutori jiisan dayo! Zendaman" (こぶとりじいさんだよ！ゼンダマン)May 19, 1979 (1979-05-19)
17"Mirai no uchū he! Zendaman" (未来の宇宙へ！ゼンダマン)May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26)
18"Hyōga no manmosu! Zendaman" (氷河のマンモス！ゼンダマン)June 2, 1979 (1979-06-02)
19"Apacchi no takara dayo! Zendaman" (アパッチの宝だよ！ゼンダマン)June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09)
20"Barasaiyu dayo! Zendaman" (バラサイユだよ！ゼンダマン)June 16, 1979 (1979-06-16)
21"Jamu no nagamasa! Zendaman" (ジャムの長政！ゼンダマン)June 23, 1979 (1979-06-23)
22"Ponpei no saigo dayo! Zendaman" (ポンペイの最期だよ！ゼンダマン)June 30, 1979 (1979-06-30)
23"Kaguya hime dayo! Zendaman" (かぐや姫だよ！ゼンダマン)July 7, 1979 (1979-07-07)
24"Goremu majin dayo! Zendaman" (ゴーレム魔人だよ！ゼンダマン)July 14, 1979 (1979-07-14)
25"Amazon satsujinjiken dayo! Zendaman" (アマゾン殺人事件だよ！ゼンダマン)July 21, 1979 (1979-07-21)
26"Mito kōmon dayo! Zendaman" (水戸肛門だよ！ゼンダマン)July 28, 1979 (1979-07-28)
27"Fushigi na kuni no arisu! Zendaman" (不思議な国のアリス！ゼンダマン)August 4, 1979 (1979-08-04)
28"Gozu majin dayo! Zendaman" (牛頭魔人だよ！ゼンダマン)August 11, 1979 (1979-08-11)
29"Sakamoto ryoma dayo! Zendaman" (坂本リョーマだよ！ゼンダマン)August 18, 1979 (1979-08-18)
30"Kaiketsu soro dayo! Zendaman" (怪傑ソロだよ！ゼンダマン)August 25, 1979 (1979-08-25)
31"Kukkun no daikōkai! Zendaman" (クックンの大航海！ゼンダマン)September 1, 1979 (1979-09-01)
32"Benkei san dayo! Zendaman" (弁慶サンだよ！ゼンダマン)September 8, 1979 (1979-09-08)
33"Yūnō tadataka dayo! Zendaman" (有能忠敬だよ！ゼンダマン)September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
34"Yoro no taki dayo! Zendaman" (ヨーローの滝だよ！ゼンダマン)September 22, 1979 (1979-09-22)
35"Tora taiji dayo! Zendaman" (トラ退治だよ！ゼンダマン)September 29, 1979 (1979-09-29)
36"Cha~n kamubakku! Zendaman" (チャ～ンカムバック！ゼンダマン)October 6, 1979 (1979-10-06)
37"Kin no gachō dayo! Zendaman" (金のガチョウだよ！ゼンダマン)October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)
38"Hana no berujurakku dayo! Zendaman" (鼻のベルジュラックだよ！ゼンダマン)October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20)
39"Momotarō san dayo! Zendaman" (桃太郎さんだよ！ゼンダマン)October 27, 1979 (1979-10-27)
40"Tobeyo pegasasu! Zendaman" (とべよペガサス！ゼンダマン)November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03)
41"Hanasaka jiisandayo! Zendaman" (花咲かじいさんだよ！ゼンダマン)November 10, 1979 (1979-11-10)
42"Tensai da. binchi! Zendaman" (天才ダ・ビンチ！ゼンダマン)November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17)
43"Kodai orinpikku dayo! Zendaman" (古代オリンピックだよ！ゼンダマン)November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24)
44"Kosakku yūshi dayo! Zendaman" (コサック勇士だよ！ゼンダマン)December 1, 1979 (1979-12-01)
45"Ookami otoko dayo! Zendaman" (オオカミ男だよ！ゼンダマン)December 8, 1979 (1979-12-08)
46"Kyojin no kuni dayo! Zendaman" (巨人の国だよ！ゼンダマン)December 16, 1979 (1979-12-16)
47"Taimumonsuta dayo! Zendaman" (タイムモンスターだよ！ゼンダマン)December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22)
48"Papaman dayo! Zendaman" (パーパーマンだよ！ゼンダマン)December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29)
49"Musashi homuran! Zendaman" (武蔵ホームラン！ゼンダマン)January 5, 1980 (1980-01-05)
50"Tennyo no koromo dayo! Zendaman" (天女の衣だよ！ゼンダマン)January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12)
51"Inochi no moto hakken! Zendaman" (命のもと発見！ゼンダマン)January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
52"Aa inochi no moto! Zendaman" (ああ命のもと!ゼンダマン)January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Zenderman" ゼンダマン. Tatsunoko Production (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  2. ^ "Tatsunoko Pro". Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  3. ^ "ゼンダマン ダイジェスト". 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ^ "ゼンダマン キャラクター". 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
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