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is an anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 series by Nippon Animation
Nippon Animation

is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chuo, Tokyo and production facilities in Tama, Tokyo....
, and directed by Takashi Nakamura
Takashi Nakamura

, is an accomplished Japanese animator and anime director. It was his work on Ougan Senshi Goldlightan that helped inspire fellow animator Koji Morimoto....
 and Yoshio Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on the Fuji TV network
Fuji Television

is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
 between January 8 1989 and December 24 1989. It is an adaptation of the classic Peter Pan
Peter Pan

Peter Pan is a character created by Scotland novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to aging, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys , interacting with Mermaid, Native_Americans_in_the_United_States, f...
 novel by James Matthew Barrie
J. M. Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet Order of Merit , more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scotland author and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys....
, and spanned a total of 41 episodes.

It was part of the World Masterpiece Theater
World Masterpiece Theater

is a Japanese television anime staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different children's literature, which originally aired from 1975 to 1997 then resumed on 2007....
, a famed animation staple by Nippon Animation, which produced an animated version of a different classical book or story each year.






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is an anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 series by Nippon Animation
Nippon Animation

is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chuo, Tokyo and production facilities in Tama, Tokyo....
, and directed by Takashi Nakamura
Takashi Nakamura

, is an accomplished Japanese animator and anime director. It was his work on Ougan Senshi Goldlightan that helped inspire fellow animator Koji Morimoto....
 and Yoshio Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on the Fuji TV network
Fuji Television

is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
 between January 8 1989 and December 24 1989. It is an adaptation of the classic Peter Pan
Peter Pan

Peter Pan is a character created by Scotland novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to aging, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys , interacting with Mermaid, Native_Americans_in_the_United_States, f...
 novel by James Matthew Barrie
J. M. Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet Order of Merit , more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scotland author and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys....
, and spanned a total of 41 episodes.

It was part of the World Masterpiece Theater
World Masterpiece Theater

is a Japanese television anime staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different children's literature, which originally aired from 1975 to 1997 then resumed on 2007....
, a famed animation staple by Nippon Animation, which produced an animated version of a different classical book or story each year. The anime, while adapting material from the original novel, also adds numerous original story arcs.

The series was also later translated and released in several international audiences worldwide, including numerous countries in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
, Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
 and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia

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.

Synopsis


Plot

The anime starts with Wendy having a dream about Peter Pan rescuing her and having a sword fight with Captain Hook. Wendy and her two brothers later on the episode go to Never Never land and Wendy becomes the 'mother' of the Lost boys. Throughout the series a romance blooms between Peter and Wendy as they go on fights with pirates . The last half of the series go to a different direction then the original story line and also introduce a new character ( Princess Luna ) who becomes a important part of the last episodes.

Before the series


Preview summaries character designs and pictures of the Peter Pan were released in magazines to promote the series. The character designs were slightly different then when the series aired. The story summary had a plot of Peter Pan and his friends stealing a treasure map from the pirates and went on a journey to find it.

Characters


Protagonists

  • Peter Pan - The hero of the series.
  • Wendy Moira Angela Darling
    Wendy Darling

    Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a fictional heroine and female protagonist in the Peter Pan stories by J. M. Barrie, and in most of their adaptations in other media....
     - The oldest of three siblings who flies away to Neverland with Peter (followed by her siblings).
  • John Darling - Wendy's young brother who is always getting into some kind of trouble.
  • Michael Darling - Wendy's youngest brother who shows a great deal of courage for his age.
  • Tiger Lily - A tomboyish Indian
    Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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     girl that John starts to fall in love with.
  • Tinkerbell
    Tinkerbell

    Tinker Bell , is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play and 1911 novel Peter and Wendy. She has also appeared in multiple film and television adaptations of the story, in particular the 1953 animated Walt Disney Company picture Peter Pan ....
     - A fairy
    Fairy

    A fairy is a type of mythological being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as spirit#Metaphysical and metaphorical uses, supernatural or preternatural....
     and one of Peter's companions.


The Lost Boys
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* Curly - The leader of the Lost Boys during Peter's absence.
  • Slightly - One of the Lost Boys who is an inventor.
  • Tootles - One of the Lost Boys.


Antagonists

  • Captain Hook
    Captain Hook

    File:DuMaurier.jpgCaptain James Hook is a fictional character and the antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations....
     - The main villain
    Villain

    A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a history narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters....
     who tries his hardest to defeat Peter.
  • Smee - An old pirate that serves under Captain Hook, but is too kind to be a pirate.
  • Bill - The leader of the pirates when Hook is not around, and one of the strongest.
  • Alf - Another one of Captain Hook's pirates.
  • Starky - A cowardly pirate.
  • Robert - Pirate in charge of Hook's artillery
    Artillery

    Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
    .
  • Cecco - Pirate very well trained in the use of knives. The Shortest Pirate He later betrays Captain Hook.
  • Princess Luna - A Princess of Darkness with a dark and powerful alter-ego.
  • Sinistra - The evil Queen of Darkness who serves as the main antagonist
    Antagonist

    An antagonist is a character or group of characters, or, always an institution of a happening who represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend....
     later on in the series. She has three henchmen that help her.


Others
  • Crocodile - When Peter fought Hook long ago, this crocodile
    Crocodile

    A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all members of the order Crocodilia: i.e....
     ate Hook's right hand. Ever since then, he's been trying to eat the rest of him. This croc also happened to had swallowed a clock, which is the cause of the ticking sound that accompanies him.


Episodes

List of Peter Pan episodes
List of Peter Pan episodes

This is a list of the episodes from the anime series Peter Pan No Boken. The airdate is based on its original airdate in Japan. Both the English and Japanese titles are used....


Music

  • Opening Theme: "Moichido Pita Pan [??????????] (Again Peter Pan)" by Yuyu (eps. 1-41)
  • Ending Theme: "Yume yo Hirake Goma! [??????!] (I Dream of Sesame!)" by Yuyu (eps. 1-40)


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