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Title (English) Showa Era Idiot Storybook: Most Refined; City Boy

Title (Japanese) Shouwa Aho Zoushi Akanuke Ichiban!

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Fantasy Novel

Notes From a manga by AZUKI Yuu, published in Margaret magazine.

Classification shoujo

Synopsis Kojiro moves to Tokyo from Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, and insists on bringing his favourite horse, Hikarikin, with him. The alien king Rel arrives from planet Wedelun and gives Kojiro a belt that will allow him to transform in typical superhero fashion and to protect the world from alien menaces. Kojiro though is more interested in impressing the pretty Yuka. Kojiro has a rival, Michinari, for Yuka's affections.
Pure comedy with Koujiro Tanne, spineless young guy who can transform himself into unlikely hero, with the help of babyish alien. (AAK)

Review Though I haven't watched it much, I believe its production was much better than the other AZUKI's manga-made-into-anime, "Iga no Kabamaru". It had nice castings, too: INOUE Kazuhiko for Koujirou, GENDA Tetsushou for a talking horse who has a crush on Koujirou. (AAK)
The creator apparently has a reputation as an artist who is able to straddle the divide between boys' and girls' comics. Hence "Akanuke Ichiban" looks rather like a typical superhero story for a male audience, even though it ran in Margaret magazine. Ratings were poor and the series was pulled before the end of its planned run.

Credits Dir: Hidehito Ueda
Des: Hiroshi Hamazaki, Ammonite

Episodes 22

Release

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Date 1985 October 7 - 1986 March 24

Production Tatsunoko Productions

Broadcaster TV Asahi

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Showa Era Idiot Storybook: Most Refined; City Boy
Title (Japanese)	Shouwa Aho Zoushi Akanuke Ichiban!
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	From a manga by AZUKI Yuu, published in Margaret magazine.
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	Kojiro moves to Tokyo from Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, and insists on bringing his favourite horse, Hikarikin, with him. The alien king Rel arrives from planet Wedelun and gives Kojiro a belt that will allow him to transform in typical superhero fashion and to protect the world from alien menaces. Kojiro though is more interested in impressing the pretty Yuka. Kojiro has a rival, Michinari, for Yuka's affections. Pure comedy with Koujiro Tanne, spineless young guy who can transform himself into unlikely hero, with the help of babyish alien. (AAK)
Review	Though I haven't watched it much, I believe its production was much better than the other AZUKI's manga-made-into-anime, "Iga no Kabamaru". It had nice castings, too: INOUE Kazuhiko for Koujirou, GENDA Tetsushou for a talking horse who has a crush on Koujirou. (AAK) The creator apparently has a reputation as an artist who is able to straddle the divide between boys' and girls' comics. Hence "Akanuke Ichiban" looks rather like a typical superhero story for a male audience, even though it ran in Margaret magazine. Ratings were poor and the series was pulled before the end of its planned run.
Credits	Dir: Hidehito Ueda Des: Hiroshi Hamazaki, Ammonite
Episodes	22
Release
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1985 October 7 - 1986 March 24
Production	Tatsunoko Productions
Broadcaster	TV Asahi
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.