Kōya no Shōnen Isamu
| Kōya no Shōnen Isamu | |
 Cover of the first volume of Kōya no Shōnen Isamu, as published in Japan by Shueisha | |
| 荒野の少年イサム | |
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| Genre | Western |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Sōji Yamakawa |
| Illustrated by | Noboru Kawasaki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1971 – 1974 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
| Studio | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | 4 April 1973 – 27 March 1974 |
| Episodes | 52 |
Kōya no Shōnen Isamu (荒野の少年イサム, lit. "Boy of the Wilderness Isamu"), is a Japanese manga series written by Sōji Yamakawa and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1971 to 1974.
It was adapted into an anime by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Shingo Araki and Daikichiro Kusube created the character designs, while Hayao Miyazaki was in the team of animators. The series consists of 52 episodes and was originally broadcast on Fuji TV.[1][2]
Cast
- Akira Kamiya as Isamu
- Ichirô Murakoshi as Ned Wingate
- Iemasa Kayumi as Rhett Wingate
- Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Big Stone
- Osamu Kato as Old Wingate
- Takeshi Kuwabara as Narrator
References
- ^ a b Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1845765001.
- ^ Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
External links
- Official TMS site for the anime adaptation under the official English title The Rough and Ready Cowboy
- Kōya no Shōnen Isamu (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
