Manga Mito Kōmon

Manga Mito Kōmon
まんが水戸黄門
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazuyuki Okasako
Music by	Kentarō Haneda
Studio	Knack Productions
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	3 September 1981 – 15 July 1982
Episodes	46
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Manga Mito Kōmon (まんが水戸黄門) is a Japanese shōnen anime television series consisting of 46 episodes directed by .^[1]^[2] Loosely based on real life events of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, it is considered as a sort of remake of the successful jidaigeki drama Mito Kōmon filled with more fantastic elements.^[1]^[2]

Plot[]

The shōgun Mito Mitsukuni crosses Japan in disguise, accompanied by two bodyguards, the master swordsman Suke (Sasashi Sukesumaburo) and the strongman Kaku-san (Atsumi Kakunoshin), the grandson Sutemaru, the dog Dombee and, in part of the series, by a girl named Yuki.

Each episode follows a basic plot: the group arrives in a village, with the shōgun hiding his identity. While they're resting they happen to witness some mysteries and some wrongdoings done by local personalities, prompting the group to investigate.

In the end of every episode Suke and Kaku confront the main evildoer and, after a brawl in which Suke and Kaku show their physical prowess besting the minions of the main perpetator with their abilities (Suke valiantly fighting with his katana, Kaku showing off "the strength of 100 men" to overcome his enemies), Suke shows the inrō that reveals Mitsukuni identity, ordering the villains to surrender and accept Mitsukuni's judgment, who then explains the mystery as an act of deliberate evil, punishes the wrongdoers and encourages the good people to go on with their lives.

Cast[]

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Sasaki Sukesumaburo (Suke-san)
Masaru Ikeda as Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-San)
as Mito Kōmon (Tokugawa Mitsukuni)
Kazue Ikura as Okoto
Masako Miura as Onatsu
Naoki Tatsuta as Donbee
Yōko Matsuoka as Sutemaru

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1933330104.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Daniel Valentin Simion. Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.

External links[]

Manga Mito Kōmon (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Manga Mito Kōmon at IMDb

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[jdh-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1933330104.

[gtg-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Daniel Valentin Simion. Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.

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