Superbook

Superbook
Cover of the first DVD volume
アニメ 親子劇場 (Anime Oyako Gekijō)
Genre	Christianity
Anime television series
Directed by	Masakazu Higuchi
Written by	Akiyoshi Sakai
Studio	Tatsunoko Productions, Production LOOSE
Original network	TV Tokyo (Japan) CBN (United States)
Original run	October 1, 1981 – March 25, 1982
Episodes	26
Anime television series
Superbook II
Directed by	Masakazu Higuchi
Written by	Akiyoshi Sakai
Studio	Tatsunoko Productions
Original network	TV Tokyo (Japan) CBN (United States)
Original run	April 4, 1983 – September 26, 1983
Episodes	26

Superbook, also known as Animated Parent and Child Theatre (アニメ 親子劇場, Anime Oyako Gekijō^?), is an anime television series from the early 1980s, initially produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States and more recently solely produced by CBN for global distribution and broadcast.

The series chronicled the events of the Bible's Old and New Testaments in its 52 eisode run. The first 26 episodes aired from October 1, 1981 to March 25, 1982. The series returned as Superbook II (パソコントラベル探偵団, Pasokon Toraberu Tanteidan^?, lit. Personal Computer Travel Detective Team) with 26 episodes to air from April 4, 1983 to September 26, 1983. Between both series in the first run was the companion series The Flying House. The Christian Broadcasting Network is producing a new Superbook series and has released 3 seasons. CBN is distributing the first season for free on their Superbook Kid's Website.

The first series (Anime Oyako Gekijo) began at the home of a young boy named Christopher Peeper (Sho Azuka in Japanese) who discovers the Bible "Superbook" (Time/Space Travel Book) that speaks and sends him, his friend Joy (Azusa Yamato), and his clockwork toy robot Gizmo (Zenmaijikake) back in time to the early events of the Old Testament. Gizmo can walk and talk, but only for the duration of the adventure (and he still needs to be wound up regularly).