Conan, The Boy in Future
未来少年コナン (Mirai Shōnen Konan)
Genre	Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
TV anime
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	NHK, Animax
Original run	April 4, 1978 – October 31, 1978
No. of episodes	26

Conan, The Boy in Future (未来少年コナン, Mirai Shōnen Konan^?, lit. Future Boy Conan) is an anime series, which premiered across Japan on the NHK network between April 4 and October 31, 1978 on the Tuesday 19:30-20:00 timeslot. Image File history File links Future_Boy_Conan. ... Look up adventure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 OT-1471 Belweder, Poland, 1957 Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿, Miyazaki Hayao), born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, is a director of animation films and a co-founder of the animation studio, Studio Ghibli. ... Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション) is a Japanese animation studio. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo Domo-kun, the mascot of NHK satellite channel BS-2 NHK (, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo Domo-kun, the mascot of NHK satellite channel BS-2 NHK (, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Spanning a total of 26 episodes, the series was produced by Nippon Animation and featured the likes of Hayao Miyazaki (director, character designs, storyboards), Isao Takahata (storyboards) and Yoshiyuki Tomino (storyboards). It is an adaptation of Alexander Key's novel The Incredible Tide. Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション) is a Japanese animation studio. ... Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿, Miyazaki Hayao), born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, is a director of animation films and a co-founder of the animation studio, Studio Ghibli. ... Isao Takahata (高畑 勲 Takahata Isao) (born October 29, 1935) is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. ... Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季 Tomino Yoshiyuki) (b. ... Alexander Hill Key (September 21, 1904 - July 25, 1979) was an American science fiction writer, most of whose books were aimed at a juvenile audience. ... The Incredible Tide is a post-apocalyptic sience fiction novel written by Alexander Key, published in 1970. ...

Story

The story begins in July 2008, during a time when mankind is faced with the threat of extinction. A devastating war fought between two major nations with ultramagnetic weapons far greater than anything seen earlier brings about total chaos and destruction throughout the world, resulting in several earthquakes and tidal waves, the earth thrown off its axis, its crust being rocked by massive movements, and the five continents being torn completely apart and sinking deep below the sea.

An attempt by a group of people to flee to outer space failed, with their spaceships being forced back to earth and vanishing, thus shattering their hopes. But one of the spaceships narrowly escaped destruction and crash landed on a small island which had miraculously survived the devastation. The crew members of the spaceship settled there, as if they were seeds sown on the island.

Amidst these survivors, a boy named Conan was born, bringing a new ray of hope to the earth. After several years, during which most of the other survivors had died and the only people left on the island were Conan and his grandfather, he meets a young girl named Lana, and their adventure begins.

Characters

Conan (コナン, Konan^?) Seiyū: Noriko Ohara

The main protagonist of the series, Conan, is an 11 year old boy who grew up on the island and was raised by his grandfather. Conan is very strong, and can even hang from a ledge using only his toes. Conan is telepathically linked with Lana.

Lana (ラナ, Rana^?) Seiyū: Mieko Nobusawa

Lana is the first non-Remnant Island inhabitant, and the first girl, which Conan sees. Lana is the granddaughter of Dr. Lao, and Lepka wants to use her to get Lao to tell him the secret of solar power. Lana is referred to as possessing ESP, allowing her to communicate with a seagull 'Tikki', as well as sense the presence of her grandpa. She comes from High Harbour.

Grandpa (おじい, Ojī^?) Seiyū: Masato Yamanouchi

Conan's elderly grandfather.

Monsley (モンスリー, Monsurī^?) Seiyū: Rihoko Yoshida

A young commander of Industria's armed forces, Monsley is the second non-Islander Conan sees. Piloting the flying boat Falco, she follows Lepka's orders by helping capture Lana, and eventually leading the invasion of High Harbour. Ultimately, Monsley renounces Lepka's ambitions, and joins with Conan against him.

Jimsy (ジムシー, Jimushī^?) Seiyū: Kazuyo Aoki

A wild boy living alone on the first island Conan arrives at, Jimsy quickly becomes Conan's first 'companion', helping him rescue Lana. Jimsy is a master hunter, and motivated by his stomach.

Dyce (ダイス, Daisu^?) Seiyū: Ichirō Nagai

Dyce is a citizen of Industria, and the captain of the ship Barracuda. He was ordered to kidnap Lana prior to the start of series, but let her escape due to his obsession with his captive. Dyce is initially a comedic villain in the show, but eventually becomes one of Conan's allies.

Lepka (レプカ, Repuka^?) Seiyū: Iemasa Kayumi

The head of administration of Industria, Lepka technically serves under the Industria High Council, a group of scientists. However, over the course of the series, he becomes the sole dictator of Industria, and the primary antagonist. Lepka desires to extract the secret of solar power from Lao to power his weapons, allowing him to rule over what remains of the world.

Dr. Lao (ラオ博士, Rao-hakase^?) Seiyū: Masato Yamanouchi

The grandfather of Lana, and originally a member of the Industrian High Council, he defected after he learned of Lepka's ambitions. He believes that the people of Industria must be taught to discard their weapons, and begin new lives.

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Anime

Future Boy Conan first aired across Japan on the NHK TV network between April 4 and October 31, 1978, during the Tuesday, 7:30pm timeslot. It has been regularly broadcast across Japan on the anime satellite television network, Animax, who have also later translated and dubbed the series into English for broadcast across its respective English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia. NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo Domo-kun, the mascot of NHK satellite channel BS-2 NHK (, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. ...

The series was also translated into numerous other languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Arabic, being broadcast across Europe, Latin America, the Arab world, and numerous other regions. Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ...

Main article: List of Conan, The Boy in Future episodes

Staff

• Original story: Alexander Key (The Incredible Tide)
• Planning and production: Nippon Animation
• Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
• Production manager: Mitsuru Takakuwa
• Planning: Shōji Satō
• Producers: Junzō Nakajima, Shigeo Endō
• Script: Kenshō Nakano/Sōji Yoshikawa/Tetsu Kurumi
• Music: Shin'ichirō Ikibe
• Character designs: Hayao Miyazaki/Yasuo Ōtsuka
• Chief animation director: Yasuo Ōtsuka
• Art director: Nizo Yamamoto
• Sound director: Shigeharu Shiba
• Storyboards: Hayao Miyazaki, Keiji Hayakawa, Isao Takahata, Seiji Okuda, Noboru Ishiguro, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Takayoshi Suzuki
• Animation checker: Hidemi Maeda
• Backgrounds: Atelier Rourke Masamichi Takano, Taisaburō Abe, Junji Kasahara
• Photography: Tokyo Animation Firm Hitoshi Kaneko, Masatatsu Shimizu
• Editing: Takeshi Seyama
• Film developers: Tōyo Genzōsho
• Effects: Hidenori Ishida
• Sound recording: Kunio Kuwabara
• Sound production: Omnibus Promotion
• Sound studio: Cinebeam
• Co-director: Keiji Hayakawa
• Assistant directors: Takayoshi Suzuki, Ken'ichi Baba
• Production assistants: Nobuaki Hosoda (ep. 1~26), Kazuhiko Hoshīde, Kōji Takeuchi, Shūji Uchiyama, Yoshimasa Kanda
• Finish checker and color design: Michiyo Yasuda
• Episode directors: Hayao Miyazaki (ep. 1~26), Isao Takahata (ep.9&10), Keiji Hayakawa (11~26)
• Director: Hayao Miyazaki
• Production: Nippon Animation, NHK

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Theme songs

• Opening theme: Ima Chikyū ga Mezameru (今地球がめざめる, Ima Chikyū ga Mezameru^?) (performance: Naozuki Kamata, Yūko Yamaji)
• Ending theme: Shiawase no Yokan (幸せの予感, Shiawase no Yokan ^?) (performance: Naozuki Kamata, Yūko Yamaji)

References

External links

• Nippon Animation's official website for Conan, the Boy in Future
• Nippon Animation's official English webpage for Conan, the Boy in Future
• NHK's official website for Conan, the Boy in Future
• Bandai Visual's official Conan website
• Future Boy Conan (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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