Igano Kabamaru | |
伊賀野カバ丸 | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Yū Azuki |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | 1979 – 1981 |
Volumes | 12 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tameo Kohanawa |
Produced by | Masamichi Fujiwara Shigeji Tsuiki Minoru Ohno Toru Horikoshi |
Written by | Koichi Kobayashi Shigeru Yanagawa Tokio Tsuchiya Tomomi Tsutsui |
Music by | Toshiyuki Kimori |
Studio | Group TAC Toho |
Original network | Nippon Television |
Original run | 20 October 1983 – 29 March 1984 |
Episodes | 24 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Norifumi Suzuki |
Studio | Toei Kyoto Co. Ltd |
Released | 6 August 1983 |
Runtime | 96 min. |
Igano Kabamaru (伊賀野カバ丸) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Azuki. The eponymous protagonist is a naive young ninja from the Iga province called Kagemaru (absolute shadow), nicknamed Kabamaru (hippo's mouth) for his insatiable appetite. After the death of his strict grandfather and ninja sensei, Kabamaru moves to Tokyo with one of his grandfather's acquaintances. The plot deals mainly with Kabamaru adjusting to an urban lifestyle after spending a childhood in the mountains, him developing feelings for his guardian's granddaughter, and how he finds himself caught up in the rivalry between two private schools.
Igano Kabamaru has been adapted to an anime series and a live-action film.
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Plot
Kabamaru was orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandfather Saizō Igano (伊賀野才蔵, Igano Saizō), who trained Kabamaru and another young orphan, Hayate Kirino (霧野疾風, Kirino Hayate) in the ninja arts. Kabamaru is in his adolescence when his grandfather dies. At his funeral, he meets an elderly lady called Ran Ookubo (大久保蘭, Ōkubo Ran). Saizō was Ran's first love and he had asked her in a letter to take care of his grandson when he died. Kabamaru follows Ran back to Tokyo, where he is to stay in her house and attend Kin'gyoku (Golden Rules) School, of which Ran is the headmistress.
On arriving, Kabamaru meets Mai Ookubo (大久保麻衣, Ōkubo Mai), Ran's granddaughter, who has lived with her ever since the death of her parents. Kabamaru takes a liking to Mai, but she finds his coarse manners and endless appetite embarrassing and repulsive.
Kin'gyoku School and Ōgyoku School have been bitter rivals for almost half a century, largely due to the rivalry between the wealthy and influential families of Shuu Maejima (前島秀, Maejima Shū), head of the Ōgyoku student council, and Shizune Mejiro (目白沈寝, Mejiro Shizune), a student council member at Kin'gyoku. Kabamaru becomes an unwitting pawn of the student council members in their various machinations.
Complicating matters is the return of Kabamaru's onetime friend, now rival, Hayate. Hayate reveals to Kabamaru that he used him in order to escape from Saizō and leave his past in the mountains behind. He urges Kabamaru to forget their friendship and stay in the mountains.
Maejima extends his control over the student councils of other schools, forming secret "assault squads" there and enlisting members of criminal gangs to do his dirty work. Shizune enlists Kabamaru to help him in the fight against Ōgyoku. Mai visits Ōgyoku School to personally talk to Maejima and ask him to stop, but Maejima's goons mistake her as Shizune's accomplice and capture her. News of Mai's kidnapping and Shirakawa's injury reach Shizune, along with a one-on-one challenge from Maejima at the docks. This time, both cheat by bringing their gangs with them and an all-out confrontation between the students and staff of the two schools ensues. This is cut short when Hayate challenges Kabamaru, revealing himself as Mai's kidnapper.
Kabamaru's rage temporarily overcomes him, and they begin fighting. During the fight, Kabamaru strikes Hayate in the shoulder and causes him to fall in the water. Just as everyone thinks Hayate has drowned, he emerges from the water, along with grandfather Saizō, who faked his death to introduce Kabamaru to the second stage of ninja training and the responsibilities of an adult. Hayate and Kabamaru, now reconciled, decide to return with Saizō to the mountains to continue their training, but not before Mai expresses her newfound feelings to Kabamaru and they promise to meet again.
Characters
- Kabamaru Igano: Ryūsei Nakao
- Young Kabamaru: Masako Nozawa
- Mai Ookubo: Mai Tachihara
- Hayate Kirino: Hideyuki Tanaka
- Young Hayate: Eiko Yamada
- Shizune Mejiro: Akira Kamiya
- Saizō Igano: Kenichi Ogata
- Young Saizō: Ryūsei Nakao
- Ran Ookubo: Eiko Yamada
- Suu Matsuno: Masako Nozawa
- Vice Principal: Yūsaku Yara
- Kaoru Nonogusa: Youko Asagami
- Shirakawa: Daisuke Gōri
- Shū Maejima: Akio Nojima
- Futaba Mejiro: Kenjirō Ishimaru
- Kaname Mejiro: Shigeru Chiba
Media
Manga
The Igano Kabamaru manga was serialized in Bessatsu Margaret from 1979 to 1981, with total 12 volumes of books released.
In 2015 a new manga sequel of Igano Kabamaru was released, titled "Igano Kabamaru Sorikara" (伊賀野カバ丸★そりから) serialized in "Monthly YOU" magazine.
Anime
The anime series was produced by Group TAC and Toho. The 24 episodes were broadcast in Japan by Nippon Television between October 20, 1983, and March 29, 1984, every Thursday from 19:00 to 19:30.
Despite that in Japan there was low popularity, it acquired immense popularity in Greece. One main reason for this was the low quality of English-based dubbing often called "so bad that it's actually good", but it nevertheless impacted the growth of anime in the country.[1]
The anime also gained a devoted audience in the Arabic peninsula, where it was broadcast dubbed in Arabic.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Appearance of a Fascinating and Earnest Ninja" Transliteration: "Omoshiro Majime Ja Ninja Sanjō" (Japanese: 面白まじめジャ忍者参上) | October 20, 1983 |
2 | "The Unexpected Star!?" Transliteration: "Omoigakezu ni Ninkimono!?" (Japanese: 思いがけずに人気者!?) | October 27, 1983 |
3 | "One Fight! Yakisoba D" Transliteration: "Fight Ippatsu! Yakisoba D" (Japanese: ファイト一発!ヤキソバD) | November 3, 1983 |
4 | "Sweet-Mai-Sen Kabamaru" Transliteration: "Sweet Mai Sen Kabamaru-kun" (Japanese: スイート麻衣せんカバ丸君) | November 10, 1983 |
5 | "Mejiro Discovery Story" Transliteration: "Mejiro Hakken Den" (Japanese: 目白発見伝) | November 17, 1983 |
6 | "The Worrysome Transformation Game" Transliteration: "Omoinayande Henshin Game" (Japanese: 思い悩んで変身ゲーム) | November 24, 1983 |
7 | "The Yakisoba Runner's Loneliness" Transliteration: "Yakisoba Runner no Kodoku" (Japanese: 焼きそばランナーの孤独) | December 1, 1983 |
8 | "Anecdote! The Pair from the Village of Shinobi" Transliteration: "Gaiden! Shinobi no Sato no Futari" (Japanese: 外伝!忍びの里の二人) | December 8, 1983 |
9 | "So Enchanting! Kaoru The Kunoichi" Transliteration: "Bakasemasu! Kunoichi Kaoru" (Japanese: 魅せます!くの一かおる) | December 15, 1983 |
10 | "Jigsaw Love on Christmas Eve" Transliteration: "Seiya no Jigsaw Rabu" (Japanese: 聖夜のジクソー・ラブ) | December 22, 1983 |
11 | "Secret Formula! The Antidote of Revival" Transliteration: "Hiden! Ikikaeri no Myōyaku" (Japanese: 秘伝!生き返りの妙薬) | December 29, 1983 |
12 | "Dokkiri, the Guardman" Transliteration: "Dokkiri the Guardman" (Japanese: どっきり・ザ・ガードマン) | January 5, 1984 |
13 | "Don't Hug Shizune on the Bed" Transliteration: "Bed de Shizune o Idakanaide" (Japanese: ベッドで沈寝を抱かないで) | January 12, 1984 |
14 | "Chance Encounter Starlight" Transliteration: "Meguriai Starlight" (Japanese: めぐり逢いスターライト) | January 19, 1984 |
15 | "Shocking in Iga" Transliteration: "Akirechikku in Iga" (Japanese: アキレチック・IN・伊賀) | January 26, 1984 |
16 | "Justice of the Siblings of the Shinobi Village" Transliteration: "Shinobi no Sato no Kyōdai Jingi" (Japanese: 忍びの里の兄弟仁義) | February 2, 1984 |
17 | "You Are Troubled, Mai, LOVE" Transliteration: "Nayamimasu Mai Love" (Japanese: 悩みます・麻衣・LOVE) | February 9, 1984 |
18 | "The Man Who Calls Upon the Storm!" Transliteration: "Arashi wo Yobu Otoko!" (Japanese: 嵐を呼ぶ男!) | February 16, 1984 |
19 | "Mai's Detective Story" Transliteration: "Mai no Tantei Monogatari" (Japanese: 麻衣の探偵物語) | February 23, 1984 |
20 | "Classified First Love! Ran and Su" Transliteration: "Maruhi Hatsukoi! Ran Sū Hyō" (Japanese: ㊙初恋!ラン・スー表) | March 1, 1984 |
21 | "Secret Technique! Mystery of the Yakisoba Baseball" Transliteration: "Hijutsu! Yakisoba Yakyū no Kai" (Japanese: 秘術!焼きソバ野球の怪) | March 8, 1984 |
22 | "Raging Mai's Jack" Transliteration: "Arashi no Mai Jack" (Japanese: 嵐の麻衣ジャック) | March 15, 1984 |
23 | "Showdown in a Night Fog! A Man's Choices" Transliteration: "Yogiri no Taiketsu! Otoko no Kejime" (Japanese: 夜霧の対決!男のケジメ) | March 22, 1984 |
24 | "That One Day Which Is Called Sayonara Day" Transliteration: "Iwayuru Hitotsu no Sayonara Day" (Japanese: いわゆるひとつのサヨナラDAY) | March 29, 1984 |
Film
A live action film based on the plot of the manga and the anime was released on August 6, 1983, directed by Norifumi Suzuki. It starred Hikaru Kurosaki as Kabamaru, Kumiko Takeda as Mai, Sanada Hiroyuki as Shizune and Sonny Chiba as Saizō.
The plot centers around a five-part competition between Kabamaru representing Kin'gyoku School, and Hayate representing Ōgyoku School. The five events are falling from a height on a balloon (Kabamaru wins), swimming (Hayate wins), throwing shuriken while horseriding (Kabamaru wins), food eating contest (Hayate wins - Kabamaru is disqualified because he missed an olive) and remaining on the roof of a car driven by a student of the opponent school (Kabamaru wins after being promised 1,000 plates of yakisoba noodles by Shijune).
References
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Subtitles
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_01_[5F1FCE3C].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
koi wa Can't stop
hi no tsuita doukasen ne
kiken hara hara
koi suru kimochi wa
sakasu ne
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_02_[CD5565DA].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
"I love you!" is just something...
My heart is racing...
Love is like show time...
walking a tightrope.
My heart is fluttering.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_03_[A25D2159].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
saakasu ne
saakasu ne
anata no soba ni iru to
itsumo baka dawa
sunao ja nai no
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_04_[5BE0D30C].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Sweet Mai and Kabamaru-kun.
He's such a wonderful person.
The way he turns each page with such a casual air...
The grace and elegance of it shine through.
I want to get close to Shizune-sama.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_05_[D4971590].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Mejiro Discovery Story.
I'd like you to work with me.
Work with you?
You jerk!
If you want someone to work with you,
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_06_[0BD9714C].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Stressful Transformation Game.
Okay. Now, translate the next passage.
Class dismissed.
Go!
Yakisoba!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_07v2_[2B25B6F8].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Loneliness of the Yakisoba Runner.
Kabamaru-kun!
Please run faster than everyone else!
Kabamaru-kun!
What was that?!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_08_[E1DACAE0].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Side Story: The Two Boys From The Ninja Village.
Sign: Who is this Mystery Boy?!
Kabamaru… just forget about me.
You shouldn't be friends... with a man who will do anything for money.
And I want to forget about the past.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_09_[E1891C9A].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Bewitching Ninja Chick Kaoru.
Hello?
Yes, this is Nonogusa Kaoru.
Shizune-sama!
I'm calling because I have a favor to ask of you.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_10v2_[0FF78FCB].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Love can't stop!
hi no tsuita doukasen ne
It's like a burning fuse,
kiken hara hara
keeping me on tenterhooks.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_11v2_[75D7ADA3].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Mysterious, Life-Restoring Wonder Drug!
Open the door!
Please someone open the door!
Somebody!
Anybody!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_12_[B2DE556B].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Candid Camera Security Guard.
Sign: The Full Stomach
Father!
I’m sorry.
It was all my fault!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_13_[30CBC861].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Don’t Bed My Darling Shizune.
Mejiro… He probably won’t stay quiet about what happened.
Damn you, Mejiro. Come face me if you dare!
I have an army of people to protect me!
Um…
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_14_[48CCDAFF].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Fated Encounter in the Starlight.
What lovely weather today!
The wind is a bit crisp, but it’s ideal for an outing.
Mai? Mai? Kabamaru-kun?
We shall be stepping out soon.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_15v2_[05B8E5D4].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Amaze-tics In Iga.
TL Note: Igano creates a portmanteau word out of "amazement" and "athletics."
We'll take shelter, we'll take shelter, with the snow and rocky crags...
all because we can no longer live in town, not anymore.
All because we can no longer live in town, not anymore.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_16_[267EF9FE].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Moral Code of the Brothers of the Ninja Village.
Igano-kun…
Igano-kun, what in the world is wrong with you?
Everyone's waiting for you.
Igano! Answer her, at least!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_17_[4AA492B0].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Worrying About Mai Love.
Hey, jerks!
How much longer are you gonna sleep?
Come on, come on, come on!
All we seem to do every day is climb trees and jump off them again.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_18_[21867A04].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Man who Summons the Storm.
I am very happy with how you all conducted yourselves during the training camp.
Use the pride and confidence you've gained from enduring those grueling drills...
in your everyday school lives.
Yes, Miss!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_19_[43256266].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Mai’s Detective Story.
A-A puppet master, you say?
Correct.
At our beloved Kingyoku Academy,
there is someone in the shadows pulling the strings of the entire Student Council.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_20_[C71ADBDD].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Secrets - First Love's Suu-per Ran-domness.
It's Shizune-sama!
He's so wonderful!
He's always so handsome, whatever time of day it is.
Shizune-sama, I'm so, so sorry.
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_21_[A4E92022].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Secret Techniques! The Yakisoba Baseball Wonder.
Sign: The Full Stomach
I beg you, Igano!
I beg you!
I, Tono Rui, the captain of the baseball team, asks you this, in the name of all that's good!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_22v2_[12CC3FE9].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Stormy Mai-jacking.
"Can you give us an idea of how powerful Mejiro's army is?"
That's a Kingyoku student!
They shouldn't have done that!
So, you still don't feel like talking, hm?
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_23_[0214D6D1].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Decisive Battle in the Night Fog! A Man's Duty.
It's so cold...
Where is this place?
Grandmother!
Help me!
[Saizen]_Igano_Kabamaru_-_24_[FCDDEE41].ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Day We Call "Farewell Day."
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
"Igano Kabamaru," the show you've been following all this time...
will end today with a celebratory season finale.
As you can see, beside me...
External links
- Igano Kabamaru at IMDb
- Igano Kabamaru (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia