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Jungle King Taa-chan

Jungle King Taa-chan

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Overview

Ta-chan is the king of jungle. He was abandoned in savanna, and has been raised by a chimpanzee, Etekichi. He has a dearest wife, Jane who used to be a top model in New York, but now she looks…Anyway, to protect animals from poachers, Ta-chan is fighting against them with his disciple, Pedro, and a master of Chinese martial arts, Ryo. This anime is based on the manga with the same title; it begins as a comical parody of Tarzan. The first several episodes are comedies, but the rest of the series consists of (rather) serious episodes.

Created by Jinzo Toriumi
Written by Jinzo Toriumi
NetworksTV TokyoTV AichiTVQTV OsakaTVhTSC

Top Cast

Goro Kishitani

Goro Kishitani

Tar-chan

Miki Narahashi

Miki Narahashi

Jane

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Etekichi

Koji Ishii

Koji Ishii

Anabebe

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Pedro Kazmaier

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Ryō-shihan

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi

Helen Noguchi

About Jungle King Taa-chan

Jungle King Taa-chan is a animation, action & adventure, comedy series that first aired in 1993. Created by Jinzo Toriumi, it stars Goro Kishitani, Miki Narahashi, Kappei Yamaguchi. Ta-chan is the king of jungle. He was abandoned in savanna, and has been raised by a chimpanzee, Etekichi. He has a dearest wife, Jane who used to be a top model in New York, but now she looks…Anyway, to protect animals from poachers, Ta-chan is fighting against them with his disciple, Pedro, and a master of Chinese martial arts, Ryo. This anime is based on the manga with the same title; it begins as a comical parody of Tarzan. The first several episodes are comedies, but the rest of the series consists of (rather) serious episodes.

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