Jungle King Taa-chan

Overview

Ta-chan is the king of jungle. He was abandoned in savanna, and has been raised by a chimpanzee, Etekichi. He has a dearest wife, Jane who used to be a top model in New York, but now she looks…Anyway, to protect animals from poachers, Ta-chan is fighting against them with his disciple, Pedro, and a master of Chinese martial arts, Ryo. This anime is based on the manga with the same title; it begins as a comical parody of Tarzan. The first several episodes are comedies, but the rest of the series consists of (rather) serious episodes.

Cast

Goro Kishitani

Tar-chan

Miki Narahashi

Jane

Kappei Yamaguchi

Etekichi

Koji Ishii

Anabebe

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Pedro Kazmaier

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Ryō-shihan

Kotono Mitsuishi

Helen Noguchi