Paul's Miraculous Adventure
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is an action-adventure anime
television series created by Tatsunoko Productions. The series was broadcast across Japan
on the Fuji TV network from October 3, 1976, to September 11, 1977, and lasted 50 half-hour episodes. The series director was Hiroshi Sasagawa
, of Speed Racer
and Tokimeki Tonight
fame.
in order to defeat Belt Satan and save Nina.
in the Philippines (as Paul in Fantasy Land).
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series created by Tatsunoko Productions. The series was broadcast across Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on the Fuji TV network from October 3, 1976, to September 11, 1977, and lasted 50 half-hour episodes. The series director was Hiroshi Sasagawa
Hiroshi Sasagawa
is a creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as Hiroshi Sasakawa.-Career:Well-known as one of creators of "Time Bokan" series , he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many of them with Tatsunoko Production.-List of...
, of Speed Racer
Speed Racer
Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...
and Tokimeki Tonight
Tokimeki Tonight
is a manga series by Koi Ikeno, which ran in the Japanese manga magazine, Ribon, from July 1982 to October 1994. A TV anime series was adapted from the manga and was broadcasted on NTV from October 7, 1982 to September 22, 1983.-Plot:Ranze Eto lives in an isolated castle in Japan with her werewolf...
fame.
Story
On his birthday, Paul receives a teddy bear as a gift from his parents. While Pakkun appears to be a fairly ordinary stuffed toy, he in reality is the keeper of the portal between Earth and an alternate dimension known as the Land of Wonders. Paul and his best friend Nina explore the alternate universe until Nina is kidnapped by the demonic ruler of this dimension, Belt Satan. After making an unsuccessful attempt to save Nina, Paul and Pakkun are forced to return home to Earth, where Paul is confronted by Nina's parents, who blame him for her disappearance and accuse him of murdering her. Paul returns to the Land of Wonders with Pakkun and Nina's dog Doppe in tow, fighting monsters with his powerful yo-yoYo-yo
The yo-yo in its simplest form is an object consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of twine looped around the axle, similar to a slender spool...
in order to defeat Belt Satan and save Nina.
Distribution
The series has been dubbed into several other languages including Italian (as Il fantastico mondo di Paul, 1980), Spanish (as Las aventuras de Paul), Korean, Polish (as Fantastyczny świat Paula), and in EnglishEnglish language
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in the Philippines (as Paul in Fantasy Land).
Staff
- Director: Hiroshi SasagawaHiroshi Sasagawais a creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as Hiroshi Sasakawa.-Career:Well-known as one of creators of "Time Bokan" series , he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many of them with Tatsunoko Production.-List of...
- Episode Direction: Mizuho Nishikubo, Hidehito Ueda
- Screenwriters: Jinzo ToriumiJinzo Toriumiwas a Japanese screenwriter who first began his career during the "revolutionary era" of Japanese animation on Mac Go Go Go , Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and Yatterman....
, Yu Yamamoto - Planning: Jinzo Toriumi, Shigeru Yanagawa
- Created by: Tatsuo YoshidaTatsuo Yoshidawas a Japanese cartoonist, writer and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions.Born in 1932, Yoshida grew up in the hardship of war-torn Japan. A self-taught artist, his first job was as working for local newspapers in Kyoto...
- Character Designs: Akiko Shimamoto
- Art Director: Mitsuki Nakamura
- Animation Director: Hayao Nobe
- Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Animation Production: Tatsunoko Production, Top Craft
- Production: Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. / Fuji TV
Cast
- Paul: Sumiko Shirakawa
- Nina: Keiko YokozawaKeiko Yokozawa, born September 2, 1952 in Niigata, Japan, is a Japanese seiyū.She is most known for the roles of Dorami , Mami Sakura , Benio Hanamura , and Sheeta -External links:...
- Pakkun: Yoko AsagamiYoko Asagami' is a veteran seiyū who is represented by Aksent. Her married name is '.She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori and Saeko Nogami ....
- Belt Satan: Toru OhiraToru Ohirais a male Japanese narrator and voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is a representative of Ōhira Production.One of his most known roles is the dub voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars...
- Doppe: Isamu TanonakaIsamu Tanonakawas a Japanese seiyū from Taitō, Tokyo. During his life he has been attached to Gekidan Tōgei and then Theatre Echo; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death...