Okawari-Boy Starzan S
Okawari-Boy Starzan S (オカワリボーイ スターザンS, Okawari Bōi Sutāzan Esu), or simply Starzan S, is an anime created by Tatsunoko Productions[2] from an idea by veteran studio director Hiroshi Sasagawa.
| Starzan S | |
 Cover art of the first Okawari-Boy Starzan S Blu-ray Volume featuring Hoshio Yumeno/Starzan S (Right) and Jun Yagami (Left). | |
| オカワリボーイ スターザンS | |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hidehito Ueda |
| Produced by | Kenji Yoshida (Tatsunoko) Minoru Ohno (Yomiko Advertising) |
| Written by | Takao Koyama (series composition) Mayori Sekijima (head writer) |
| Music by | Katsunori Ishida |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Productions |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | January 7, 1984 – August 25, 1984[1] |
| Episodes | 34 |
The series is a "mixture of Star Wars and Tarzan",[3] populated with a mix of supporting characters who were parodies of well-known real-life figures, including singers Junko Yagami (namesake of the show's female lead) and Elvis Presley.
Cancelled at only 34 episodes due to low ratings, the series was one of the Tatsunoko studio's more obscure works until the series was released on video in Japan on Blu-ray by TC Entertainment in 2017.[4] There exist Spanish, Polish and Korean language dubs of the anime as well.
"Okawari" is a Japanese expression used when the user is requesting a second helping of food or drink.
Plot
There is a planet in the galactic system named Kirakira which is rich in natural greens, and there live two main tribes on the planet namely Senobi and Robot. The former live in the wooded region while the latter inhabit the desert area, who are anxious to move to and settle on the woodland for better lives. This desire causes incessant strife around the border zones. The Senobi tribe love nature and want to live in peace without being harassed by the others. On the other hand, the formerly high-tech Robot tribe have become militant as they want to expand their sphere of influence from the desert to the wooded region. A young hero of the Senobi tribe together with his supporters makes efforts to stop the feud between the two tribes and to help them live in peace.
Cast
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Hoshio Yumeno / Starzan S
- Yumi Takada as Jun Yagami
- Kuniko Kashii – Maneko
- Tesshō Genda – Eveelz
- Kazue Komiya – Leeds, Mewtan
- Shin Aomori – Hachiro
- Tōru Ōhira – Darth Bellow
- Daisuke Gōri – Iron Man Ultra Z
- Kumiko Takizawa – Matka
- Ryūji Saikachi – Obiwan Senobi
- Sanae Shinohara – Odin Bow
- Takashi Taguchi – Ebiten Senobi
- Keiko Tomochika – Kakasan Senobi
- Nobuo Tanaka – Narrator
Design
- Studio " Ammonite " (Hiroshi Ogawa, Hiroshi Okura, and Takashi Ono.)
Episodes
| # | Episode Name | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "uchuu ichi no okawari BOUI" (宇宙一のおかわりボーイ) | Takao Koyama | January 7, 1984 |
| 02 | "ten kara kami ga futte kita !?" (天から神がふってきた!?) | Takao Koyama | January 14, 1984 |
| 03 | "USO ? HONTO ? PARATOPIA" (ウソ?ホント?パラトピア) | Takao Koyama | January 21, 1984 |
| 04 | "DAIKIN boshi da yo ! zenin shuugou" (ダイキン星だよ!全員集合) | Takao Koyama | January 28, 1984 |
| 05 | "chappui ! kegawa pocchii" (ちゃっぷい!毛皮ぽっちい) | Keiji Terui | February 4, 1984 |
| 06 | "JUN-chan ga futari !?" (ジュンちゃんがふたり!?) | Yoshiyuki Suga | February 11, 1984 |
| 07 | "sora ni hikarete PENPEN mura" (空にひかれてペンペン村) | Miho Maruo | February 18, 1984 |
| 08 | "DOKI ! mita ne JUN-chan" (ドキ!見たねジュンちゃん) | Michiru Shimada | February 25, 1984 |
| 09 | "ten made nobi-ru se ga nobiru" (天までのび～る背がのびる) | Toshiki Inoue | March 3, 1984 |
| 10 | "sennyuu !! MISUTERIIZOUN" (潜入!!ミステリーゾーン) | Yoshiyuki Suga | March 10, 1984 |
| 11 | "KIRAKIRA hoshi ni PINKU no yuki" (キラキラ星にピンクの雪) | Miho Maruo | March 17, 1984 |
| 12 | "mezase EBIRUSU ! youshi no hoshi" (めざせ!エビルス養子の星) | Takao Koyama | March 24, 1984 |
| 13 | "sanjou ! uchuu no hissatsu sagashi ya jin" (参上!宇宙必殺捜し屋人) | Keiji Terui | March 31, 1984 |
| 14 | "MANEKO daibutsu ikari no dai gyakushuu !" | Yoshiyuki Suga | April 7, 1984 |
| 15 | "GOKU!! mujintou de MUFUFU" (ゴクッ!無人島でムフフ) | Keiji Terui | April 14, 1984 |
| 16 | "MANEKO-chan no aijou monogatari" (マネコちゃんのア異常物語) | Miho Maruo | April 21, 1984 |
| 17 | "moeru toukon ! namida no HACHIROU" (燃える闘魂!涙のハチロー) | Toshiki Inoue | April 28, 1984 |
| 18 | "make so ! bi seinen sensei deta zo" (負けそ!美青年先生出たぞ) | Takao Koyama | May 5, 1984 |
| 19 | "GOKUROU-san de gokurousan" (ゴクロウ山でごくろうさん) | Michiru Shimada | May 12, 1984 |
| 20 | "sora tobu KURISUTARU. BIKINI" (空飛ぶクリスタルビキニ) | Yoshiyuki Suga | May 19, 1984 |
| 21 | "sennyuu RUPO ! HIIROU 24 jikan" (潜入ルポ!ヒーロー24時間) | Keiji Terui | May 26, 1984 |
| 22 | "HACHIROU no renai mie kouza !" (ハチローの恋愛見栄講座!) | Miho Maruo | June 2, 1984 |
| 23 | "RERE ! ni mai me ni narenai" (レレ!二枚目になれない) | Toshiki Inoue | June 9, 1984 |
| 24 | "mita ! okawari HAUSU no himitsu" (見た!おかわりハウスの秘密) | Takao Koyama Hideyori Ueshima | June 16, 1984 |
| 25 | "fukkatsu ! ROBOTTO zoku no don" (復活!ロボット族のドン) | Keiji Terui | June 23, 1984 |
| 26 | "kettou ! dounimo narazumono" (決闘!どうにもならず者) | Yoshiyuki Suga | July 30, 1984 |
| 27 | "MYUUTAN kokyou ni kaeru !" (ミュータン故郷に帰る!) | Michiru Shimada | July 7, 1984 |
| 28 | "onobori BOUI toukyou kenbun roku" (おのぼりボーイ東京見聞録) | Takao Koyama | July 14, 1984 |
| 29 | "dai dassou ! KONKURIITO mitsurin" (大脱走!コンクリート密林) | Takao Koyama | July 21, 1984 |
| 30 | "kigyou dai sensou ! RIIZU VS MANEKO" (企業大戦争リーズVSマネコ) | Takao Koyama Hideyori Ueshima | July 28, 1984 |
| 31 | "arashi no yokan ! BABUUOJIN bou" (嵐の予感!バブーオジン坊) | Yoshiyuki Suga | August 4, 1984 |
| 32 | "KIRAKIRA hoshi ni PARATOPIA !?" (キラキラ星にパラトピア!?) | Takao Koyama | August 11, 1984 |
| 33 | "dai konsen MAZAAKONSENTO" (大混線マザーのコンセント) | Takao Koyama | August 18, 1984 |
| 34 | "kimi no uchuu wo misete" (君の宇宙を見せて) | Takao Koyama | August 25, 1984 |
References
- "OKAWARI-BOY スターザンS" (in Japanese). Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- "Works". Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1845765001.
- "TC Entertainment Sets 'Okawari-Boy Starzan S' Blu-ray Anime Box Set". The Fandom Post. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
External links
- Okawari-Boy Starzan S (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
