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| King of Bandit Jing | |
|---|---|
| 王ドロボウJING | |
| Genre | Kaitō |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Hiroshi Watanabe |
| Studio | Studio DEEN |
| Network | NHK |
| Original run | 15 May 2002 – 14 August 2002 |
| Episodes | 13 |
King of Bandit Jing, also known as Jing: King of Bandits and known in Japan as Ō Dorobou Jing (王ドロボウJING) is an anime and manga series by Yuichi Kumakura. The manga is licensed in English in North America by TOKYOPOP. ADV Films licensed the King of Bandit Jing series. The anime is directed by Hiroshi Watanabe.
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[edit] Synopsis
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The mysterious bandit king named Jing wanders the world searching for treasures beyond value. He and his partner, a talking bird named Kir, travel around seeking to steal things such as the 'double mermaid' and even time. When Jing is in a pinch, Kir bonds with Jing's right arm to perform the effectively deadly "Kir Royale" attack. His control of his own desire is what makes Jing the king of bandits, not his ability to fight or steal (though he can do them both with more than a little skill). Jing's past is shrouded in mystery until the very end.
[edit] Episode 1
1st Shot: The Capital of Thieves (ドロボウの都)
[edit] Episode 2
2nd Shot: The Ghost Ship of Blue Hawaii (ブルーハワイの幽霊船)
[edit] Episode 3
3rd Shot: The Adonis Capital of Time (Part 1) (時の都アドニス 前編)
[edit] Episode 4
4th Shot: The Adonis Capital of Time (Part 2) (時の都アドニス 後編)
[edit] Episode 5
5th Shot: The Little Girl from Technicolor Town (色彩都市の少女)
[edit] Episode 6
6th Shot: The Eternal City Of Revaiva (Part 1) (不死の都リヴァイヴァ 前編)
Jing and Kir start off by crashing the party of a baby prince at his castle and soon hear about a city, Revaiva, whose people hold the secret to eternal life. The two set off with this episode's Jing-girl, Vermouth, to find the city. They are pursued the entire time by a duo also seeking the secret to eternal life, a scholar and his well-built lackey. They pursue the three at a distance most of the time and more often than not just follow in the footsteps of Jing when solving puzzles or overcoming obstacles. The episode closes, to be continued in episode 7, shortly after Jing and his companions battle a skeleton who is cursed to drink wine for all eternity, only to have it spill back into the barrel again. The skeleton thanks them for freeing him from his curse and goes to spread his cape and stand on a small boat to act as a sail.
Postino's Riddle: "Yeah, I deliver letters for them sometimes. But you know, I've never seen an obituary come out of that town."
[edit] Episode 7
7th Shot: The Eternal City Of Revaiva (Part 2) (不死の都リヴァイヴァ 後編)
Jing, Kir and Vermouth continue on their sail boat to the city of Revaiva, which has long been abandoned by its citizens and is inhabited only by the king, who still guards the water of eternal life. He congratulates Jing, whom he calls "The Minstrel," for coming so far and tells him of his plan to make Jing the new king of Revaiva. Vermouth is injured in a battle with Leviathon, a giant fish that the king has been pursuing for ages, and is, to the great surprise of Jing and Kir, repaired by the king. The king apparently constructed her for the purpose of finding a new king. Jing and his companions are then drawn into battle with the scholar and his lackey, who has been modified by the scholar with robotic parts and a remote-control. In the end, the scholar and his lackey are tangled up and forced into becoming part of a perpetual motion machine and Jing pours out the water of eternal life, stating that shining for only a second is better than living a dull grey life for all of eternity.
Postino's Riddle: None. This is the second episode of a series, see The Eternal City of Revaiva (Part 1).
[edit] Episode 8
8th Shot: Don't Drop the Por Vora (爆弾生物ポルヴォーラ)
Jing and Kir go on a quest to find the lost Sun Stone and pick up a shipment of two Por Vora along the way. In addition to dangerous and magical environments, the Por Vora are explosive. Jing and Kir hook up with this episode's Jing-girl, Benedictine, and just narrowly make it to their destination, Sungria, with just one Por Vora. The other sacrifices itself to save the others. Jing uses his typically inexplicable knowledge of treasure to reveal the Sun Stone using the Mercury Stone to activate it. Benedictine adopts the Por Vora as Jing and Kir vanish into the clouds, hitching a ride on the rising Sun Stone.
Postino's Riddle: "I'm not permitted to handle dangerous creatures like the Por Vora. I'm prohibited from delivering radioactive or poisonous cargo." This is not necessarily a riddle, but reinstates what has already been mentioned about the Por Vora's dangerous nature.
[edit] Episode 9
9th Shot: The Musical Island of Coco-Oco (調べの島ココ・オコ)
[edit] Episode 10
10th Shot: The Lullaby of the Por Vora (ポルヴォーラの子守歌)
Postino's Riddle: None. He does however make a brief appearance at the beginning of the episode waiting for a passing trolly which Jing is riding.
[edit] Episode 11
11th Shot: The Masquerade Ball of ZaZa (Part 1) (ザザの仮面舞踏会 前編)
[edit] Episode 12
12th Shot: The Masquerade Ball of ZaZa (Part 2) (ザザの仮面舞踏会 中編)
[edit] Episode 13
13th Shot: The Masquerade Ball of ZaZa (Part 3) (ザザの仮面舞踏会 後編)
[edit] Names
In the later manga volumes, it is revealed that the majority of the characters are named for alcoholic beverages. This can also be partially discerned in the anime because whenever Jing and Kir use the "Kir Royale" attack, Jing says, "Give me a Kir Royale" as if ordering the drink, a cocktail of creme de cassis and sparkling white wine, at a bar.
[edit] Jing Girls
King of Bandit Jing is a collection of shorter stories, so each story has a Jing girl. They vary greatly in appearance, age, personality, etc. and their roles also vary. Occasionally, they can be a love interest for Jing. They are often considered the anime-equivalent of the Bond girls.
- Cidre
- Rose
- Mirabelle
- Izarra
- Vermouth
- Benedictine
- Stir
- Fino
