Jungle King Tar-chan
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| Jungle King Tar-chan♡ | |
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 Remix volume 12 of "Shin Jungle King Tar-Chan♡ |
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| ジャングルの王者 ターちゃん♡ | |
| Genre | Adventure, Gag Comedy, Shōnen |
| Manga | |
| Author | Masaya Tokuhiro |
| Publisher | Shueisha |
| Serialized in | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | 1988 – 1990 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Manga: New Jungle King Tar-chan 新ジャングルの王者ターちゃん♡ |
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| Author | Masaya Tokuhiro |
| Publisher | Shueisha |
| Serialized in | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | 1990 – 1995 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Hitoshi Nanba |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 14, 1993 – September 29, 1994 |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Game: Jungle King Tar-chan | |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Action |
| Released | July 29, 1994 |
| Game: Great World Tour Brawl | |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Action |
| Released | September 18, 1994 |
Jungle King Tar-chan (ジャングルの王者ターちゃん Janguru no Ouja Tā-chan?) is a manga and anime by Masaya Tokuhiro. Midway through serialization, it's name was changed to New Jungle King Tar-chan (新ジャングルの王者ターちゃん Shin Janguru no Ouja Tā-chan?).
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[edit] Overview
The series ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1988 to 1990 as Jungle King Tar-chan, and then from 1990 to 1995 as New Jungle King Tar-chan. It first appeared as a short prototype story in the 1986 Autumn Special as Tar-san (ターサン?).
At first, the series was a simple gag manga parodying Tarzan with single chapter adventures. At this time most chapters where only 7 pages long and were usually about Tar-chan protecting the peace of the jungle, Jane, and his animal friends with comedic results. This was more than likely because, at the time, Tokuhiro was also working on Fundoshi Detectives Ken-chan and Chako-chan in Super Jump. But after Tar-chan began Super Jump became a monthly publication, and Tokuhiro ended Ken-chan and Chako-chan in 1990.
Two years into serialization, the stories began to run 13-15 pages, New was added to the title, and the simple episodic gag premise were switched to a fighting manga premise. Although long battles and emotional development began to unfold, gags would still appear at nearly every point of the story. After the end of these battles, the series would return to it's gag style and return to the fighting manga style with each battle.
The series would often use sexual humor, such as Tar-chan stretching his scrotum like a flying squirrel in order to fly through the air. This kind of humor is quite common in Tokuhiro's works.
An anime adaptation aired on TV Tokyo from 1993 to 1994.
Although the story is called Jungle King Tar-chan, Tar-chan and his friends actually live in a savanna, and a jungle setting is never actually used.
[edit] Main character
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Tar-chan (ターちゃん?): Tar-chan is the main character of the series, where he was abandoned by his parents in the forest and was raced by a gorilla and a chimpanzee. He has incredible strength and abilities like the other animals. His scrotum sack can expand its size that he can be used to fly. He is married to Jane, an ex play mate of the year, who has gone fat. As the king of the jungle, he protects animals from hunters, while at the same time compete in tournaments for warriors. While fighting, Tar-chan often makes gags from other series or sexual puns. Voiced by: Gorō Kishitani.
Jane (ヂェーン?): an obese girl that is addicted to food. She used to be the playmate of the year for playboy magazine. She normally uses Tar-chan to do housework while at the same time uses him to make money. Later in the series she ate pills given by Ryo when he left Tar-chan back to china, which allows her to be thin again. Voiced by: Miki Narahashi.
Etekichi (エテ吉?): a perverted monkey that raised Tar-chan as a step father. He likes having intercourse with all types of female monkeys. Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi.
Anabebe (アナベベ?): an African who is one of Tar-chan closest friend. At the beginning he was very strong, but later becomes weaker as he got rich from winning in a tournament. He normally do a lot more gags than other character and tries to get rid of his fat wife, by trying to remarried or kill her. Voiced by: Kōji Ishii.
Pedro Kazmaier (ペドロ・カズマイヤー?): Tar-chan's first apprentice, which learns all Tar-chan's skills throughout the story. Still, out of the group he is the weakest of them all. His moves tends to focus on karate. Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama.
Ryo (梁師範?): During the tournament in China, the Chinese warriors make him come to learn new skills with Tar-chan. He is one of the serious characters, but also a pervert at the same time to his fiance, which he had not seen for a long time. Ryo has many moves similar to the Kamekameha from Dragon Ball. Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Helen Noguchi (ヘレン野口 Heren Noguchi?): A 16 year old girl who is saved by Tar-chan from a crocodile. Voiced by: Mitsuishi Kotono.
[edit] Anime
The TV anime was broadcasted on TV Tokyo from October 14, 1993 to September 29, 1994. Afterwards, 5 TV Specials were also aired in December 1994, March and August 1995, and January and October 1996.
In the anime version, some of the more extreme toilet humor of the manga was toned down, such as Tar-chan's Poop Power Up being changed into Pee-Pee Power-Up. However, male genitalia was still depicted, which quite rare in today's anime. Additionally, violent and cruel acts such as limbs being cut off were toned down, and characters who had died were later seen alive.
The story covered a few of the single chapter stories as well as the China Arc to the Clone Arc, and the final episode ended with Tar-chan and Jane's official wedding.
Tar-chan's voice was supplied by actor Gorō Kishitani rather than a regular seiyū, but his voice quality and performance was met with mixed feelings from fans.
[edit] Theme Songs
- Openings
- Shape of the Heart (HEARTの形状 Hāto no Katachi?) by B∀G
- mama I Love You by B∀G
- Endings
- Virign Land by Ann Lewis
- Misty Heartbreak by access
- Jungle Jungle Dance by Ann Lewis
[edit] Games
- Jungle King Tar-chan (Game Boy, July 29, 1994, Bandai)
- Jungle King Tar-chan: The Great World Tour Brawl (ジャングルの王者ターちゃん 世界漫遊大格闘の巻 Janguru no Ouja Tā-chan: Sekai Manyuu Dai Kakutou no maki?) (Super Famicon, September 18, 1994, Bandai)
In addition, the series has been represented in two separate crossover video games for the magazine it is published in: the RPG Famicom game Famicom Jump II: The Strongest Seven and the Nintendo DS fighting game Jump Ultimate Stars.
