Ryuuichi Manga Gekijou: Onbu Obake
Ryuuichi Manga Gekijou: Onbu Obake / Piggyback GhostSummary
Born from the beautiful green jade that shines brilliantly, the ghost Onbuu is carefully raised by the grandpa Ojii, the village's number one blacksmith. The series tells short stories based on Japanese folk tales, while Onbuu enjoys the days of playing with Ojoo and the Kan Gon-chan brothers.
Where to watch
Official and social
Availability may vary by country.
Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 52
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 21 h 40 min (52 × 25 min)
- Season
- Fall 1972
- Start date
- October 7, 1972
- End date
- September 29, 1973
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Eiken
- Romaji title
- Ryuuichi Manga Gekijou: Onbu Obake
- Native title
- 隆一まんが劇場 おんぶおばけ
- Other titles
- Piggyback Ghost
Relations
Suggested watch order
Based on known prequels and sequels.
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Onbu Obake
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Ryuuichi Manga Gekijou: Onbu ObakeThis page
Characters 15
Main characters
- OnbuuおんぶーMain
- OjiiおじーMain
- HigejiiヒゲジーMain
- OjooオジョーMain
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- GonゴンSupporting
- KanカンSupporting
- KinuきぬSupporting
- Roku-san六さんSupporting
- HanaはなSupporting
- Sankyuu三休Supporting
- Chinnen珍念Supporting
- Sakichi佐吉Supporting
- OshizuおしずSupporting
- SayuriさゆりSupporting
- Tomeyoshi留吉Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Ryuuichi YokoyamaOriginal creator
- Ryuuichi YokoyamaOriginal Character Design
- Akihito WakatsukiMusic
- Toshihiro OokumaArt director
- Tatsuya OnoArt director
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- Ryuuichi Yokoyama2nd Key Animation
- Toshitaka TsunodaAnimation Director
- Katsutoshi KobayashiAnimation Director
- Isao KanekoAnimation Director
- Ryuuichi YokoyamaTheme Song Lyrics (OP)
- Keitarou MihoTheme Song Composition (OP, ED)
- Etsuko HamuraTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Youko MaekawaTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Hiroshi YamagishiAnimation Director
- Makoto KokuboAnimation Director
- Moritoshi EndouBackground Art
- Susumu IizukaPhotography
- Toshiaki YabukiEditing
- Takahiro OkadaEpisode Director (eps 1, 5, 14, 15, 18, 23, 28, 29, 32, 36, 41, 43, 52)
- Shunichi YukimuroScript (eps 1, 6, 7, 13-16, 19, 20, 24-26, 29-31, 33, 35, 36,39-41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 50-52)
- Tsuneo KomuroProduction Manager
- Teruji TakahashiTechnical Director
- Yutaka SaitouPhotography
- Haruhiko KuboBackground Art
- Noboru ShiroyamaScript (eps 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 21, 23, 28, 32, 37, 42, 46, 49)