Yatterman
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is a Japanese anime
television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the Time Bokan
series by Tatsunoko Productions. The series succeeded Time Bokan and preceded Zenderman
; it was the final series to be produced by company founder Tatsuo Yoshida
prior to his death.
A remake
of Yatterman has been airing on NTV
and Yomiuri TV since January 2008, with the original voice actors for the Dorombo gang. A live-action adaptation was released theatrically in March 2009.
Unlike the previous series, Yatterman does not cover any specific time/space travel. Instead, the places the characters travel to and the individuals they meet are either an homage
or parody
. The fictional characters or places are usually represented by purposely misspelled names or familiar actions. For example, a revolution leader is named "Yashington" as a homage to George Washington
; and a place resembling ancient Japan is named "Yametai" ((I) want to stop), as a spoof of Yamatai
.
２ プジィプトの水売り娘だコロン
３ フロダリビーチの大王だコロン
４ 北極海のアザラシだコロン
５ イルカ王国の宝だコロン
６ トンカの神殿を守るコロン
７ レオのカーニバルだコロン
８ イマラヤの雪男だコロン
９ アフリシャ探検だコロン
１０ ナス湖のナッシーだコロン
１１ ナゾの三角領域だコロン
１２ トースター島の秘密だコロン
１３ びっくりアマゾメスだコロン
１４ 大怪盗ドンパンだコロン
１５ ナイプスの少女だコロン
１６ ヤメタイコクの女王だコロン
１７ ビートラズは歌うだコロン
１８ 赤ちゃんパンダが生まれるコロン
１９ ああ！フンバルジャンでコロン
２０ 暗黒街のカッポレだコロン
２１ 燃えよ！レッドスリーだコロン
２２ ナイババの宝だコロン
２３ フラダースの猫だコロン
２４ ナイチンガールは天使だコロン
２５ ナゼカ平原の宇宙人だコロン
２６ 狼女がやって来たコロン
２７ 地底国の大冒険だコロン
２８ 月世界のかぐや姫だコロン
２９ ソウケイ牧場の決闘だコロン
３０ キングモングの島だコロン
３１ ドビンソン・クロースルだコロン
３２ 南極点のドクロだコロン
３３ モーロック・オームズだコロン
３４ 謎のヘンクツ王だコロン
３５ 海底ほとほとマイルだコロン
３６ ハルメンカスバに帰るだコロン
３７ ケチスの商人だコロン
３８ 忍者サスケは男だコロン
３９ エカコシストだコロン
４０ ブーブルースのカップだコロン
４１ ピノッキンは良い子だコロン
４２ 国際列車パニックだコロン
４３ 白鳥の王子だコロン
４４ ドロンボー三銃士だコロン
４５ 雪女の秘密だコロン
４６ アイアムテルは勇者だコロン
４７ 家あり子の冒険だコロン
４８ 死のレースに挑戦だコロン
４９ オニエ山のスッテン童子だコロン
５０ 柿太郎の鬼退治だコロン
５１ カエルの王子様だコロン
５２ 海賊船長ジルバーだコロン
５３ 怪人ヒネクレスだコロン
５４ 赤鯨を狙えだコロン
５５ カン流島の大決闘だコロン
５６ ピンクペアのベルトだコロン
５７ カッパ河原の決闘だコロン
５８ 舌切りインコだコロン
５９ ボケトルマン参上だコロン
６０ アタランデスの海坊主だコロン
６１ マンジュとスシ王だコロン
６２ 空飛ぶ孫六空だコロン
６３ イヤミ重太郎だコロン
６４ タコの惑星だコロン
６５ らしょう門の鬼だコロン
６６ ハレマンジャロの大爆発だコロン
６７ 剣道一直線だコロン
６８ 雪の女王だコロン
６９ マボロスト山征服だコロン
７０ くらい山のひよ若丸だコロン
７１ 泣き虫鉢かぶり姫だコロン
７２ ネムール森の美女だコロン
７３ 釜ゆでゴエモンだコロン
７４ ハシレメドスの友情だコロン
７５ 忍術ジライヤだコロン
７６ 天の川の決闘だコロン
７７ 銅仮面だコロン
７８ ランプ売りの少女だコロン
７９ グズの魔法使いだコロン
８０ サトミ三犬伝
８１ 凡才画家ゴーマンだコロン
８２ 塚原ボケ伝だコロン
８３ 半里の長城だコロン
８４ 勇士スパルタオスだコロン
８５ 人魚姫だコロン
８６ ジャンダックは聖女だコロン
８７ アラランの魔法のランプだコロン
８８ 赤毛のランだコロン
８９ ノンキホーテだコロン
９０ コロンボスの珍大陸だコロン
９１ わらしべノン太だコロン
９２ 春の夜の夢だコロン
９３ あっぱれトマトコケルだコロン
９４ レフト兄弟だコロン
９５ ユメノバトラだコロン
９６ タザギの恩返しだコロン
９７ ぶんぶくお釜だコロン
９８ 迷犬ラッキーだコロン
９９ アーサー王の剣だコロン
100 エンゼルとグレートルだコロン
101 アレスサンダー大王だコロン
102 ヤシントン大統領だコロン
103 シッパイツアーだコロン
104 イヤ王だコロン
105 コレクター博士だコロン
106 二宮銀次郎だコロン
107 ドジソンの大発明だコロン
108 アワテルローの戦いだコロン
On April 10, 2007, Nikkatsu Corporation agreed
to produce two live-action movies based on two popular 1970's anime series: Yatterman and Gatchaman
.
Filming began on March 27, 2008, and concluded at the end of May 2008. It is directed by Takashi Miike
. Character and mechanical designs were handled by Katsuya Terada
, who has worked on Blood: The Last Vampire
and Cutie Honey
. The film opened on March 7, 2009, and became Japan's top movie at the box office on its first week. Video label Eureka have licensed the film to be released on DVD and Bluray Disc in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2012.
for Wii
in Japan in 2008. A follow up game, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, which was released internationally in 2010, adds Yatterman-2 as a playable character. Doronjo, Boyacky and Tonzura share the same voice actors whilst Yatterman-1 and Yatterman-2 are voiced by Eri Kitamura
and Emiri Kato
respectively.
Yatterman also makes an appearance in the third episode of Sket Dance
as a playable character.
Japanese pro wrestling fed Michinoku Pro is currently running a Yatter Man tribute gimmick, with wrestlers Hercules Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi as "Yapper Man #1" and "Yapper Man #2". They are the current Tohoku Tag Team Champions since October 2010.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the Time Bokan
Time Bokan
is a Japanese anime series first aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975 to December 25, 1976 throughout Japan every Saturday at 6:30pm, with a total of 61 30-minute episodes. It was produced by Tatsunoko Productions, who later produced a number of spinoff programs as part of the "Time Bokan...
series by Tatsunoko Productions. The series succeeded Time Bokan and preceded Zenderman
Zenderman
is a Japanese anime television series which first aired from February 3, 1979 to January 26, 1980 on every Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a total of 52 episodes. It is the third show in the sequence of "Time Bokan Series" produced by Tatsunoko Productions...
; it was the final series to be produced by company founder Tatsuo Yoshida
Tatsuo Yoshida
was a Japanese cartoonist, writer and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions.Born in 1932, Yoshida grew up in the hardship of war-torn Japan. A self-taught artist, his first job was as working for local newspapers in Kyoto...
prior to his death.
A remake
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
of Yatterman has been airing on NTV
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
and Yomiuri TV since January 2008, with the original voice actors for the Dorombo gang. A live-action adaptation was released theatrically in March 2009.
Plot
A mysterious stone known as is scattered across the planet, and it holds the power to reveal the location of the largest deposit of gold in the world. The " Gang, the three villains, are searching for the Skull Stone. Their plans are constantly foiled by Yatterman, the mecha-riding duo.Unlike the previous series, Yatterman does not cover any specific time/space travel. Instead, the places the characters travel to and the individuals they meet are either an homage
Homage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
or parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
. The fictional characters or places are usually represented by purposely misspelled names or familiar actions. For example, a revolution leader is named "Yashington" as a homage to George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
; and a place resembling ancient Japan is named "Yametai" ((I) want to stop), as a spoof of Yamatai
Yamatai
Yamatai is the first and only student group at Cornell University that is devoted to playing and spreading the art of taiko, a form of traditional Japanese drumming...
.
Heroes
- : Voiced by Yoshiko Ohta (1977–1979), Hiroyuki YoshinoHiroyuki Yoshinois a Japanese voice actor. He is part of Sigma Seven.-Anime:*Allison & Lillia *Angel Tails *Aquarian Age *Azumanga Daioh *Baccano! *Black Jack...
(2008). Gan Takada is a 13-year-old boy whose father is a famous toy designer who failed to complete the "Yatter-Wan", a dog-shaped all-terrain rescue robotRobotA robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
. Gan is an expert in mechanicsMechanicsMechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment....
, and he helps fix his father's dream design. He forms a fighting team with his girlfriend Ai, and names himself . His weapon of choice is a kendamaKendamaA is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of a wooden, hammer-like object with a ball connected to it by a string. In English, kendama may be referred to as ring and pin and bears similarities to the classic cup-and-ball game, known in the Latin American world as balero...
, which he uses as a flailFlailA flail is an agricultural implement for threshing.Several tools operate similarly to the agricultural implement and are also called flails:...
and grappling hookGrappling hookA grappling hook is an anchor with multiple hooks , attached to a rope; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge...
as well as for his special attack "Kenda-Magic", a zapping attack. He is shown to be much more careless in the 2008 of the show and has tendency to frustrate Ai.
- : Voiced by Mari Okamoto (1977–1979), Shizuka ItōShizuka Itois a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is currently represented by Ken Production. When voicing adult games, she is also known as , , , , or .Itō and fellow voice actress Hitomi Nabatame formed a voice acting unit called "Hitomi Nabatame and Shizuka Itō"...
(2008). Ai Kaminari is Gan's girlfriend, and the only daughter of a shopkeeper who sells electrical appliances. She is Gan's loyal follower. She is often seen constructing and modifying machines with Gan. She is , and uses a telescoping batonClub (weapon)A club is among the simplest of all weapons. A club is essentially a short staff, or stick, usually made of wood, and wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times....
called "Electric Stick" to emit electric currents to shock opponents. In the 2008 version of the show, she often refer things as "100%" (for example "We are in 100% of trouble")
- : Voiced by Reiko Katsura (1977–1979), Chiaki TakahashiChiaki Takahashi (actress)is a Japanese voice actress. Her hometown is Yokohama, Japan. On October 10, 2000, she changed the kanji lettering of her name, though the pronunciation remains the same. She was a member of the J-pop group Aice5 as well. Currently freelance , she was previously represented by Aoni Production and...
(2008). Omotchama is Gan's robot. It serves as the mascotMascotThe term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
of Gan's father's toy shop. It is shaped like a large diceDiceA die is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers...
, and is known for its catchphrase "-da-koron" at the end of each sentence.
Villains
- : Voiced by Noriko OharaNoriko Oharais a Japanese voice actress. She is currently represented by Production Baobab. Her son is Sunrise animator .She is most well known for the roles of Nobita Nobi , Doronjo , Conan , Peter , and Oyuki and Claudia LaSalle from Super Dimension Fortress Macross...
. Doronjo is an attractive blonde who leads the Dorombo Gang in locating the Dokuro Stone. She is known for her vanity, intelligence and leadership, just like her counterpart from Time Bokan, Marjo.
- : Voiced by Jōji YanamiJoji Yanamiis a Japanese voice actor currently represented by Aoni Production.- Television :* Ookami Shōnen Ken , Boss* Hustle Punch , Professor Garigari/Garigari Hagase* Osomatsu-kun , Tou-san...
. He is a tall skinny man with a large nose and moustache, just like his counterpart Grocky in Time Bokan. He is clever, lecherous and largely responsible for the creation of the giant mechaMechaA mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
s used by the Dorombo Gang.He usually appears naked according to his comic Bogeboge Boyacky(ボゲボゲボヤッキー).
- : Voiced by Kazuya TatekabeKazuya Tatekabeis a Japanese voice actor. He is currently represented by Kenyu Horiuchi's Kenyu Office.He is most known for the roles of Jaian , Walsa , and Tonzura .-Notable voice work:...
. A short, muscular, squat man with a severe overbite and facial stubble, just like his counterpart Walther in Time Bokan. Tonzura is the strong man of the group and does most of the heavy lifting, though he's usually quick to run away when threatened. He speaks in kansai-benKansai-benThe is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region of Japan. In technical term,it is called ; Kansai is also known as "Kinki", hence the alternative term. They are typified by the speech of Osaka, the major city of Kansai, which is referred to specifically as Osaka-ben...
.
- : Voiced by Junpei TakiguchiJunpei Takiguchi, better known by the stage name , was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Chiba Prefecture.Besides his many narration and dubbing roles, he was also known for his roles in Time Bokan , Yatterman , Mazinger Z , Tekkaman: The Space Knight and for his narration roles in Burari Tochūgesha no...
. He is the elusive boss of the Dorombo Gang. He gives orders regarding the location of the Dokuro Stone to his subordinates in unusual ways, such as through a talking hamburger or the image of a red skullHuman skullThe human skull is a bony structure, skeleton, that is in the human head and which supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones...
on a TV screen. Even when his leads are revealed to be inaccurate, Dokurobei is always quick to punish the Dorombo Gang when they fail.
Mechas
- Voiced by Masaru IkedaMasaru Ikedais a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is a graduate of the Tokyo Metro Fifth Commerce Senior High School and is currently affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society...
(1977–1979), Kōichi YamaderaKoichi Yamaderais a Japanese voice actor, actor, tarento, narrator, master of ceremonies and impressionist from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school, and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's...
(2008). The dog-shaped robot was designed by Gan's father as a prototypePrototypeA prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
rescue robot. It is fitted with a siren and a bell, similar to other rescue vehicles, and a joystick to control the other features. Its nostrils fire iron pellets, and holds two firehoseFirehoseA fire hose is a high-pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it is attached either to a fire engine or a fire hydrant. Indoors, it can be permanently attached to a building's standpipe or plumbing system...
s on its back. A bone-shaped power packPower packPower pack may refer to:* a power supply * A series of batteries also called a battery pack...
, known as "Mecha-Tonic", is fed to the dog robot to allow a sudden outburst of strength to ward off a deadly blow. The robot's special attack is a large group of miniature robots, usually taking the shape of land-based animals, exit the robots mouth. The mini-robots use their weapons on the enemy, causing the Doronbo's robots to explode and create a skull-shaped explosion cloud.
- : Voiced by Masaru Ikeda. Yatter-King was built using the damaged remains of Yatter-Wan. It is a much larger machine, resembling a crossover of a fire engine with a dachshound. It comes with a complete series of new features, including a tail that serves as a firehose, a projectile launcher on its rear body and a body that serves as a mecha-carrier for a series of smaller robots. In the 2009 version, it has a design with a more fighting ability and a "king" like robot design.
- : Voiced by Masaru Ikeda (1977–1979), Kōichi Yamadera (2008). Yatter-Pelican is a pelicanPelicanA pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
robot. It appeared in the 14th episode. It is constructed by Gan as an airborne mecha for the Yatterman duo. Pelican has a braggard, loud-mouthed personality. It feeds on a fish-shaped Mecha-Tonic for a power boost, and the mini-robots it releases are shaped like various birds. In the 2008 version, he tends to speak in bits of EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
in certain sentences.
- : Voiced by Masaru Ikeda (1977–1979), Kōichi Yamadera (2008). Angler is a goosefishGoosefishMonkfish are a family, Lophiidae, of anglerfishes. They are found in the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans where they live on sandy and muddy bottoms of the continental shelf and continental slope, at depths in excess of ....
robot, it appeared in the 27th episode. It is constructed as the only all-terrain mecha for the Yatterman, and is equipped with a cockpitCockpitA cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft. Most modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large airliners are also physically separated from the cabin...
for underwater travels. The Mecha-Tonic is in the shape of a fish-roe, and releases mini-robots shaped like marine creatures. It has a funny, constantly gurgling voice as if it talks underwater.
- : Voiced by Masaru Ikeda. Phant is an elephantElephantElephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
robot. The machine is introduced in the 92nd episode as an alternate mecha-carrier alongside Yatter-King. Its most noticeable feature is its ears, which flap to allow flight, and its trunk serves as a water-hose/flamethrowerFlamethrowerA flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire.Some flamethrowers project a stream of ignited flammable liquid; some project a long gas flame. Most military flamethrowers use liquids, but commercial flamethrowers tend to use high-pressure propane and...
.
- : Voiced by Masaru Ikeda. It is a bulldogBulldogBulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...
robot. It is one of the three "Action Mechas" introduced in the 58th episode and carried by Yatter-King.
- : Voiced by Masaru Tanaka; A robot built by Gan and also can drill underground
- & : Voiced by Masaru Ikeda & Kumiko TakizawaKumiko Takizawais a Japanese voice actress who works for 81 Produce.-Notable voice roles:*Makiko Shikishima in Tetsujin 28-go *Midori Kurenai in Hell Girl*Hazuki's Grandmother in Ojamajo Doremi*Sawako Sawanoguchi in Magic User's Club...
.
- : Voiced by Kenichi Ogata; A sumoSumois a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
robot.
- : Voiced by Kouichi Yamadera. A Whale SharkWhale sharkThe whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark, the largest extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of and a weight of more than , but unconfirmed claims report considerably larger whale sharks...
meccha introduced in episode 36 of the 2008 series, being a mecha carrier much like that of the original Yatter-King and Yatter-Phant.
- : Voiced by Kouichi Yamadera. A new TalpidaeTalpidaeThe family Talpidae includes the moles, shrew moles, desmans, and other intermediate forms of small insectivorous mammals of the order Soricomorpha...
based meccha in the 2008 version that first appeared in episode 39. It, like Yatter-Dozilla, it specailzes in underground work.
- : Voiced by Kouichi Yamadera. A Eastern-DragonDragonA dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
based Meccha introduced in episode 50 of the 2008 version.
The villains' machines
The shape and function of their mechas is fully dependent on the theme of the scam-business they run at the beginning of each episode. Their machines usually feature a familiar interior with Boyacky and Tonzura sitting at the sides, and Doronjo sitting in the middle bossing the two. The villains' machines are often seen packing a lot of weaponry and usually temporarily defeat Yatterman mechas at the beginning of each fight. Later in the show, the villains start to deploy their own armies of miniature robots to counter those of Yatterman.1977 television series
１ ヤッターマン出動だコロン２ プジィプトの水売り娘だコロン
３ フロダリビーチの大王だコロン
４ 北極海のアザラシだコロン
５ イルカ王国の宝だコロン
６ トンカの神殿を守るコロン
７ レオのカーニバルだコロン
８ イマラヤの雪男だコロン
９ アフリシャ探検だコロン
１０ ナス湖のナッシーだコロン
１１ ナゾの三角領域だコロン
１２ トースター島の秘密だコロン
１３ びっくりアマゾメスだコロン
１４ 大怪盗ドンパンだコロン
１５ ナイプスの少女だコロン
１６ ヤメタイコクの女王だコロン
１７ ビートラズは歌うだコロン
１８ 赤ちゃんパンダが生まれるコロン
１９ ああ！フンバルジャンでコロン
２０ 暗黒街のカッポレだコロン
２１ 燃えよ！レッドスリーだコロン
２２ ナイババの宝だコロン
２３ フラダースの猫だコロン
２４ ナイチンガールは天使だコロン
２５ ナゼカ平原の宇宙人だコロン
２６ 狼女がやって来たコロン
２７ 地底国の大冒険だコロン
２８ 月世界のかぐや姫だコロン
２９ ソウケイ牧場の決闘だコロン
３０ キングモングの島だコロン
３１ ドビンソン・クロースルだコロン
３２ 南極点のドクロだコロン
３３ モーロック・オームズだコロン
３４ 謎のヘンクツ王だコロン
３５ 海底ほとほとマイルだコロン
３６ ハルメンカスバに帰るだコロン
３７ ケチスの商人だコロン
３８ 忍者サスケは男だコロン
３９ エカコシストだコロン
４０ ブーブルースのカップだコロン
４１ ピノッキンは良い子だコロン
４２ 国際列車パニックだコロン
４３ 白鳥の王子だコロン
４４ ドロンボー三銃士だコロン
４５ 雪女の秘密だコロン
４６ アイアムテルは勇者だコロン
４７ 家あり子の冒険だコロン
４８ 死のレースに挑戦だコロン
４９ オニエ山のスッテン童子だコロン
５０ 柿太郎の鬼退治だコロン
５１ カエルの王子様だコロン
５２ 海賊船長ジルバーだコロン
５３ 怪人ヒネクレスだコロン
５４ 赤鯨を狙えだコロン
５５ カン流島の大決闘だコロン
５６ ピンクペアのベルトだコロン
５７ カッパ河原の決闘だコロン
５８ 舌切りインコだコロン
５９ ボケトルマン参上だコロン
６０ アタランデスの海坊主だコロン
６１ マンジュとスシ王だコロン
６２ 空飛ぶ孫六空だコロン
６３ イヤミ重太郎だコロン
６４ タコの惑星だコロン
６５ らしょう門の鬼だコロン
６６ ハレマンジャロの大爆発だコロン
６７ 剣道一直線だコロン
６８ 雪の女王だコロン
６９ マボロスト山征服だコロン
７０ くらい山のひよ若丸だコロン
７１ 泣き虫鉢かぶり姫だコロン
７２ ネムール森の美女だコロン
７３ 釜ゆでゴエモンだコロン
７４ ハシレメドスの友情だコロン
７５ 忍術ジライヤだコロン
７６ 天の川の決闘だコロン
７７ 銅仮面だコロン
７８ ランプ売りの少女だコロン
７９ グズの魔法使いだコロン
８０ サトミ三犬伝
８１ 凡才画家ゴーマンだコロン
８２ 塚原ボケ伝だコロン
８３ 半里の長城だコロン
８４ 勇士スパルタオスだコロン
８５ 人魚姫だコロン
８６ ジャンダックは聖女だコロン
８７ アラランの魔法のランプだコロン
８８ 赤毛のランだコロン
８９ ノンキホーテだコロン
９０ コロンボスの珍大陸だコロン
９１ わらしべノン太だコロン
９２ 春の夜の夢だコロン
９３ あっぱれトマトコケルだコロン
９４ レフト兄弟だコロン
９５ ユメノバトラだコロン
９６ タザギの恩返しだコロン
９７ ぶんぶくお釜だコロン
９８ 迷犬ラッキーだコロン
９９ アーサー王の剣だコロン
100 エンゼルとグレートルだコロン
101 アレスサンダー大王だコロン
102 ヤシントン大統領だコロン
103 シッパイツアーだコロン
104 イヤ王だコロン
105 コレクター博士だコロン
106 二宮銀次郎だコロン
107 ドジソンの大発明だコロン
108 アワテルローの戦いだコロン
2008 television series
In January 2008, nearly 31 years after the original series, a remake started airing on Yomiuri TV. It is a retelling of the original story, updated to fit the tastes of the modern public.Live-action film
Greenlight
To green-light a project is to give permission or a go ahead to move forward with a project. In the context of the movie and TV businesses, to green-light something is to formally approve its production finance, thereby allowing the project to move forward from the development phase to...
to produce two live-action movies based on two popular 1970's anime series: Yatterman and Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
is a 5-member superhero team that is composed of the main characters in several Japanese anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several English-language versions...
.
Filming began on March 27, 2008, and concluded at the end of May 2008. It is directed by Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...
. Character and mechanical designs were handled by Katsuya Terada
Katsuya Terada
, is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is .-Biography:Katsuya Terada is probably best known in the United States as the character-designer for the animated film Blood: The Last Vampire...
, who has worked on Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire is a 2000 anime film produced by Production I.G and SPE Visual Works and directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo. The film premiered in theaters in Japan on November 18, 2000...
and Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey (film)
is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu film adaptation, produced by Gainax, of the 1970s manga and anime series Cutie Honey.The film stars popular Japanese model Eriko Sato as the hyperactive Honey. Directed by Hideaki Anno, the film loosely retells the classic story of Cutie Honey's battle to defend...
. The film opened on March 7, 2009, and became Japan's top movie at the box office on its first week. Video label Eureka have licensed the film to be released on DVD and Bluray Disc in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2012.
2009 anime film
On August 22, 2009, an anime film based on the of the of 2008 television series was released in Japan. Titled and directed by Masakazu Hishida, the film opened at #10 with US$702,155 on 210 screens.Other appearances
Yatterman-1 and Doronjo (assisted by Boyacky and Tonzura) appear as playable characters in the cross-over fighting game, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes, released by CapcomCapcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
for Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
in Japan in 2008. A follow up game, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, which was released internationally in 2010, adds Yatterman-2 as a playable character. Doronjo, Boyacky and Tonzura share the same voice actors whilst Yatterman-1 and Yatterman-2 are voiced by Eri Kitamura
Eri Kitamura
is a Japanese voice actress and singer, who was born on August 16, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan. She is primarily known for her role in Blood+ as Saya Otonashi and singing the third ending for the anime series Konjiki No Gash Bell . She is also known to be an amateur manga artist in Japan in her spare time...
and Emiri Kato
Emiri Kato
is a female Japanese voice actress working for 81 Produce.-Anime:*Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka *Angel Beats! *Arc Rise Fantasia *Ad Lib Anime Kenkusho is a female Japanese voice actress working for 81 Produce.-Anime:*Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka (Karen Ayanokouji)*Angel Beats! (Sekine)*Arc Rise Fantasia...
respectively.
Yatterman also makes an appearance in the third episode of Sket Dance
Sket Dance
is a manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara and serialized, beginning in July 2007, in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. Sket Dance won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award in 2009 for best shōnen manga...
as a playable character.
Japanese pro wrestling fed Michinoku Pro is currently running a Yatter Man tribute gimmick, with wrestlers Hercules Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi as "Yapper Man #1" and "Yapper Man #2". They are the current Tohoku Tag Team Champions since October 2010.