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{{Anime|image1 = Animalninja_flyer.png|caption1 = Flyer|kanji = アニマル忍者<br>古今東西アニマル忍者|romaji = Animaru ninja
 
{{Anime|image1 = Animalninja_flyer.png|caption1 = Flyer|kanji = アニマル忍者<br>古今東西アニマル忍者|romaji = Animaru ninja
Kokon tōzai animaru ninja|type = TV|premiere = '''Original: '''June 26, 1970<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''March 24, 1995|finale = '''Original: '''December 4, 1970<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''September 1, 1995|episodes = 23|source = '''Picture book'''<br>''Animal Ninja'' by Natsuoki Kawakura and Ume Katsuya|writer = [[Kyōgo Yamashita]]<br>Hirari Shirai<br>Ren Tahara<br>Mamiko Kuwahara|chardesign = [[Tatsuhiro Okumura]]|anidir = [[Tatsuhiro Okumura]]|artdir = Tsubasa Namoto|music = Shunya Asano<br>Waku Hoshino (Kokontōzai only)|tsong = '''Original: '''<br>[[Sadako Yamada]]<br>Yōko Maekawa<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''<br>[[Keiko Toda]]<br>Maho Sōma|produce = '''Original: '''Daisuke Shinada<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''Reiko Hanada|direct = Kenta Takamori}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''Kanji: アニマル忍者'') is a 1970 anime based on picture books written by Natsuoki Kawakura and illustrated by Ume Katsuya.
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Kokon tōzai animaru ninja|type = TV|premiere = '''Original: '''February 15, 1970<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''March 24, 1995|finale = '''Original: '''July 19, 1970<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''September 1, 1995|episodes = 23|source = '''Picture book'''<br>''Animal Ninja'' by Natsuoki Kawakura and Ume Katsuya|writer = [[Kyōgo Yamashita]]<br>Hirari Shirai<br>Ren Tahara<br>Mamiko Kuwahara|chardesign = [[Tatsuhiro Okumura]]|anidir = [[Tatsuhiro Okumura]]|artdir = Tsubasa Namoto|music = [[Shunya Asano]]<br>[[Waku Hoshino]] (Kokontōzai only)|tsong = '''Original: '''<br>[[Sadako Yamada]]<br>Yōko Maekawa<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''<br>[[Keiko Toda]]<br>[[Maho Sōma]]|produce = '''Original: '''Daisuke Shinada<br>'''Kokontōzai: '''Reiko Hanada|direct = Kenta Takamori}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''Kanji: アニマル忍者'') is a 1970 anime based on picture books written by Natsuoki Kawakura and illustrated by Ume Katsuya.
 
The anime, produced by [[Studio XYZ|Shinada-sha]] and aired on NHK, was the studio's first ever TV anime to air in full color. It was later remastered and redubbed into '''Kokontōzai Animal Ninja''' (''Kanji: 古今東西アニマル忍者'') as a tribute to [[Sadako Yamada]], who voiced Kemonogumi, the main trio of the show.
 
   
 
The anime, produced by [[Studio XYZ|Shinada-sha]] and aired on [[NHK]], was the studio's first ever TV anime to air in full color. It was later remastered and redubbed into '''Kokontōzai Animal Ninja''' (''Kanji: 古今東西アニマル忍者'') as a tribute to [[Sadako Yamada]], who voiced Kemonogumi, the main trio of the show.
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
 
===Original===
 
===Original===
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**Tanukimaru, a naive tanuki.
 
**Tanukimaru, a naive tanuki.
 
**Sarumaru, a smart monkey.
 
**Sarumaru, a smart monkey.
*Kei Tomiyama as Master Kurohyō, Kemonogumi's master.
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*[[Kei Tomiyama]] as Master Kurohyō, Kemonogumi's master.
 
*Reiko Mutō as Sakura, Kitsunemaru's love interest.
 
*Reiko Mutō as Sakura, Kitsunemaru's love interest.
 
===Kokontōzai===
 
===Kokontōzai===
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**Akiko Yajima as Tanukimaru, a naive tanuki.
 
**Akiko Yajima as Tanukimaru, a naive tanuki.
 
**Kaneta Kimotsuki as Sarumaru, a smart monkey.
 
**Kaneta Kimotsuki as Sarumaru, a smart monkey.
*Tōru Furuya as Master Kurohyō, Kemonogumi's master.
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*Toshio Furukawa as Master Kurohyō, Kemonogumi's master.
 
*[[Kotono Mitsuishi]] as Sakura, Kitsunemaru's love interest.
 
*[[Kotono Mitsuishi]] as Sakura, Kitsunemaru's love interest.
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==Theme Songs==
 
==Theme Songs==
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:''Lyrics by ''Natsuoki Kawakura<br />''Composition and Arrangement by ''Shunya Asano<br />''Additional Arrangement by ''Waku Hoshino (Kokontōzai version)
 
===Opening===
 
===Opening===
 
#"Animal Ninja no Uta (アニマル忍者の唄)" by [[Sadako Yamada]]/[[Keiko Toda]]
 
#"Animal Ninja no Uta (アニマル忍者の唄)" by [[Sadako Yamada]]/[[Keiko Toda]]
 
===Ending===
 
===Ending===
#"Ninja no Kataomoi (忍者の片思い)" by Yōko Maekawa/Maho Sōma
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#"Ninja no Kataomoi (忍者の片思い)" by Yōko Maekawa/[[Maho Sōma]]
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==See also==
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*[[Animal Ninja: Ganbare! Kemonogumi]]
 
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Revision as of 15:08, 15 October 2020

Animal Ninja (Kanji: アニマル忍者) is a 1970 anime based on picture books written by Natsuoki Kawakura and illustrated by Ume Katsuya.

The anime, produced by Shinada-sha and aired on NHK, was the studio's first ever TV anime to air in full color. It was later remastered and redubbed into Kokontōzai Animal Ninja (Kanji: 古今東西アニマル忍者) as a tribute to Sadako Yamada, who voiced Kemonogumi, the main trio of the show.

Cast

Original

  • Sadako Yamada as Kemonogumi:
    • Kitsunemaru, a heroic and fun-loving fox.
    • Tanukimaru, a naive tanuki.
    • Sarumaru, a smart monkey.
  • Kei Tomiyama as Master Kurohyō, Kemonogumi's master.
  • Reiko Mutō as Sakura, Kitsunemaru's love interest.

Kokontōzai

  • Kemonogumi:
    • Keiko Toda as Kitsunemaru, a heroic and fun-loving fox.
    • Akiko Yajima as Tanukimaru, a naive tanuki.
    • Kaneta Kimotsuki as Sarumaru, a smart monkey.
  • Toshio Furukawa as Master Kurohyō, Kemonogumi's master.
  • Kotono Mitsuishi as Sakura, Kitsunemaru's love interest.

Theme Songs

Lyrics by Natsuoki Kawakura
Composition and Arrangement by Shunya Asano
Additional Arrangement by Waku Hoshino (Kokontōzai version)

Opening

  1. "Animal Ninja no Uta (アニマル忍者の唄)" by Sadako Yamada/Keiko Toda

Ending

  1. "Ninja no Kataomoi (忍者の片思い)" by Yōko Maekawa/Maho Sōma

See also