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Jungle Kurobe

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Jungle Kurobe
ジャングル黒べえ
Created byFujiko Fujio
Anime television series
Directed byOsamu Dezaki
Music byGoro Misawa
StudioA-Production
Tokyo Movie
Original networkANN (MBS)
Original run 2 March 1973 28 September 1973
Episodes31

Jungle Kurobe (ジャングル黒べえ, Janguru Kurobē) is a children's anime series by Fujiko Fujio.

Created by the same team of Doraemon and clearly influenced by it, it tells the adventures of a Tarzanesque child and his friends in modern Tokyo. It consists of 61 episodes and was originally broadcast on TV Asahi.[1][2] The show is most famous for having initial character designs by famous anime director Hayao Miyazaki of Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, though due to Fujiko F Fujio's involvement,[3] the final designs were done by Yoshio Kabashima, known for his work on Gamba no Bouken and Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo.[4]

In 1989, it was deemed "racially offensive for its portrayal of Africans" and its manga and anime were withdrawn from Japanese commercial distribution, essentially becoming banned in Japan.[5] However, TMS finally released the show in 2015 on DVD alongside Umeboshi Denka [jp], with a reprint being issued in 2024.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1845765001.
  2. ^ Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
  3. ^ Brubaker, Charles (25 June 2013). ""Jungle Kurobe (1971)". Cartoon Research. Cartoon Research. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ Jungle Kurobe. 1973. TV Asahi.
  5. ^ "Ask John: What's the Rarest Anime John's Ever Watched? – AnimeNation Anime News Blog".
  6. ^ "Toei Video, Jungle Kurobe and Umeboshi Denka DVD store page".
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