Jungle King Tar-chan

Jungle King Tar-chan
Cover of the first volume of Jungle King Tar-Chan
ジャングルの王者 ターちゃん♡ (Janguru no Ōja Tā-chan)
Genre	Adventure, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Masaya Tokuhiro
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	1988 – 1990
Volumes	7
Manga
New Jungle King Tar-chan
Written by	Masaya Tokuhiro
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	1990 – 1995
Volumes	20
Anime television series
Directed by	Hitoshi Nanba
Studio	Group TAC
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 14, 1993 – September 29, 1994
Episodes	50
Game
Publisher	Bandai
Genre	Action
Released	July 29, 1994
Game
Great World Tour Brawl
Publisher	Bandai
Genre	Action
Released	September 18, 1994

Jungle King Tar-chan (Japanese: ジャングルの王者ターちゃん, Hepburn: Janguru no Ōja Tā-chan^?) is a manga and anime by Masaya Tokuhiro. Midway through serialization, its name was changed to New Jungle King Tar-chan (新ジャングルの王者ターちゃん, Shin Janguru no Ōja Tā-chan^?).

The series ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1990 as Jungle King Tar-chan, and then from 1990 to 1995 as New Jungle King Tar-chan. It first appeared as a short prototype story in the 1986 Autumn Special as Tar-san (ターサン, Tāsan^?).

At first, the series was a simple gag manga parodying Tarzan with single chapter adventures. At this time most chapters were only 7 pages in length and were usually about Tar-chan protecting the peace of the jungle, Jane, and his animal friends, often with comedic results. After Tar-chan began, Super Jump became a monthly publication, and Tokuhiro ended Ken-chan and Chako-chan in 1990.