Fisherman Sanpei
| Fisherman Sanpei | |
 Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Sanpei Mihira | |
| 釣りキチ三平 (Tsurikichi Sanpei) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takao Yaguchi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1973 – 1983 |
| Volumes | 65 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takao Yaguchi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 2002 – 2010 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshikata Nitta |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 7, 1980 – July 28, 1982 |
| Episodes | 81 |
Fisherman Sanpei (Japanese: 釣りキチ三平, Hepburn: Tsurikichi Sanpei) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takao Yaguchi. The manga was serialised in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1973 to 1983. Kodansha has published the manga's 57 bound volumes between July 5, 2003 and October 5, 2005.
The manga was adapted into an 81-episode anime series.[1][2] Directed by Yoshikata Nitta, the anime's 109 episodes were broadcast on Fuji TV between April 7, 1980 and July 28, 1982. The official English name is Fisherman Sanpei.[3]
Characters[]
- Sanpei Mihira (三平三平)
- Ippei Mihira (三平 一平)
- Gyoshin Ayukawa (鮎川魚紳)
- Masaharu Kase (加瀬 正治)
- Yuri Takayama (高山 ユリ)
Anime[]
The anime uses two pieces of theme song. "Wakaki Tabibito" (若き旅人) by MoJo is the series' opening theme, while "Ore wa tsurikichi Sanpei da" (おれは釣りキチ三平だ) also by MoJo is the series' ending theme. An OVA called まんがビデオシリーズ 釣りキチ三平 was released in 2001 on VHS only.
Episode list[]
- Monster of Yonaki (夜泣き谷の怪物)
- Blue Crucian Carp of the Caldera (カルデラの青鮒)
- Wild Koi of Mikazukiko (三日月湖の野鯉)
- The Mitsumatachi Gang (三ツ又池のギャング)
- The God of Fury Hook (毛バリの神サマ)
- The Goro Pulling Rascal (ゴロ引きゴンベ)
- Takitaro of O-ike (池の滝太郎)
- The King of The Rock (磯の王者)
- The Tears of Shiro Itsu (シロギスの涙)
- Saida Iwas Denya (