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Ryu the Primitive Boy
Genshi Shounen Ryuu / Genshi Shonen Ryu / Ryu, the Cave Boy / Rai GrottpojkenSummary
When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu.
16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 22
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 10 min (22 × 25 min)
- Season
- Fall 1971
- Start date
- October 30, 1971
- End date
- March 25, 1972
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- Genshi Shounen Ryuu
- English title
- Ryu the Primitive Boy
- Native title
- 原始少年リュウ
- Other titles
- Genshi Shonen Ryu · Ryu, the Cave Boy · Rai Grottpojken
Characters 13
Main characters
- DonドンMain
- RyuuMain
- RanランMain
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- KibaキバSupporting
- ElderSupporting
- KarimカリムSupporting
- Estaリュウの母Supporting
- TakaタカSupporting
- MajaraSupporting
- MirosSupporting
- MashiSupporting
- PasaSupporting
- NarratorナレーターSupporting
Staff and studios
Key staff
- Shoutarou IshinomoriOriginal creator
- Takeo WatanabeMusic
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- Ichirou MizukiTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Shingo ArakiAnimation Director (ep 21)
- Osamu KasaiEpisode Director (eps 6, 13, 20)
- Masayuki AkehiEpisode Director (eps 2, 9, 16, 22)
- Masaharu EtouProduction Desk
- Shoutarou IshinomoriTheme Song Lyrics
- Noriyoshi OohiraSound Effects
- Shigeru MiyashitaMusic Selection
- Hiroshi OikawaAnimation (eps 8, 14, 15, 18, 20)
- Hiroshi AzumaAnimation (ep 5)
- Masayuki OozekiAnimation (eps 5, 11, 17, 22)
- Tetsuhiro WakabayashiAnimation (eps 2, 8, 14, 18)
- Hideaki OoshikaAnimation (eps 3, 7, 13)
- Mikio TsuchiyaAnimation (eps 4, 9)
- Juuji MizumuraAnimation (eps 3, 7, 13)
- Takashi SaijouAnimation (eps 3, 7, 13)
- Mitsuko HorieTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Takashi AsakuraAnimation (eps 5, 11, 17, 22)
- Yoshinori KanemoriAnimation (eps 8, 9, 15, 20)
- Eiji TanakaAnimation Director (eps 3, 7, 13)
- Toshio MoriAnimation (eps 9, 15, 20)
- Yoshiaki IiyamaAnimation (eps 10, 16)
- Osamu KamijouAnimation (eps 15, 20)