Yatterman | |
ヤッターマン (Yattāman) |
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Genre | Comedy, science fiction |
Anime television series | |
Time Bokan Series Yatterman | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
Produced by | Ippei Kuri |
Written by | Jinzo Toriumi |
Music by | Masaaki Jinbo |
Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | January 1, 1977 – January 27, 1979 |
Episodes | 108 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
Produced by | Michihiko Suwa Shuichirō Tanaka |
Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
Music by | Masaaki Jinbo |
Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
Original network | YTV |
Original run | January 14, 2008 – September 27, 2009 |
Episodes | 60 |
Anime film | |
Yatterman: Shin Yatter Mecha Daishūgō! Omocha no Kuni de Daikessen da Koron! | |
Directed by | Masakazu Hishida |
Produced by | Yoshikazu Tochihira |
Written by | Daisuke Watanabe |
Music by | Masaaki Jinbo |
Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
Released | August 22, 2009 |
Yatterman (Japanese: ヤッターマン Hepburn: Yattāman?) is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the Time Bokan series by Tatsunoko Productions. The series succeeded Time Bokan and preceded Zenderman; it was the final series to be produced by company founder Tatsuo Yoshida prior to his death.
A remake of Yatterman aired on NTV and Yomiuri TV from January 14, 2008 through September 27, 2009, with the original voice actors for the Dorombo gang. A live-action adaptation was released theatrically in March 2009. Another entry in the franchise, Yatterman Night, began airing in January 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Time Bokan franchise.
A mysterious stone known as Skull Stone (ドクロストーン Dokurosutōn?) is scattered across the planet, and it holds the power to reveal the location of the largest deposit of gold in the world. The "Doronbo (ドロンボー Doronbō?) Gang, the three villains, are searching for the Skull Stone. Standing in their way are Gan and Ai who, teamed up with their large mechanical dog Yatterwan, become the masked heroes Yatterman-1 and Yatterman-2.