| List of Anime Television Series: |
| Bikkuriman |
| Japanese name: | Bikkuriman |  |
| Japanese name: | ビックリマン | |
| English name: | Surprise Man | |
| French name: | Le Prince Hercule | |
| Dates: |
October 11, 1987-April 2, 1989 October 24, 1990 (France) |
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| Broadcast time: | Sunday 8:45-9:00 am (original broadcast time, program later extended to half-hour) | |
| Number of episodes: | 75 | |
| Animation Studio: | Toei Doga | |
| Production Company: | Asahi Broadcasting Company, Asatsu, Toei Doga | |
| Broadcaster: |
Asahi National Broadcasting (ANB) TF1 (France) |
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| Series Director: | Yukio Kaizawa | |
| Episode Director(s): | Yukio Kaizawa, Yoshikata Nitta, Hiroyuki Kakudo | |
| Producer(s): | Yoshitaka Nabeshima, Azuma Kasuga, Yasuo Kameyama | |
| Planning: | Sukehiro Tomita (series composition), Yasuo Yamaguchi | |
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| Writer(s): | Sukehiro Tomita, Shigeru Yanagawa | |
| Art Director: | Mataji Urata | |
| Art Design: | Mataji Urata, Tomoko Eritachi | |
| Character Designer(s): | Mitsuru Aoyama | |
| Animator(s): | Mitsuru Aoyama (director), Takao Ozone (director), Setsuko Mitani (director) | |
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| Music: | Arisawa Takanori | |
| Sound: | Nobuteru Ikegami | |
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| Genre(s): | comedy, fantasy, superhero, children | |
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| Note(s): |
This series was followed by Shin Bikkuriman (1989), Super Bikkuriman (1992), Bikkuriman 2000 (1999), and Happy Lucky Bikkuriman (2006).
The French broadcast of this series only broadcast 13 of the earlier short episodes. To see what other animated programs were out at the same time as Bikkuriman go to the Chronology of Animation. |
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| Note on finding copies of programs: |
Unfortunately I lack the time or resources to help people find copies of anime television programs. I have put together a web List of Online Video and Book Stores that will be useful to find copies in the United States, some other countries, and one Japanese store. There are other similar stores on the Internet around the world that might be able to supply the DVDs, LDs, VCDs, or video tapes that are desired. Check my Japanese Animation Information page for links to Internet resources that may have further information. I am not involved in trading materials from my own collection. I am still waiting to see most of the programs in this List of Anime Television Series and would be happy to find sources for many of them. Because of these circumstances I will not respond to requests for help to find these types of materials. | |
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