Description
"Time Bokan: Gyakushū no San-Okunin" is a 2017 anime series that serves as a sequel to the 2015 reboot of the classic "Time Bokan" franchise. The story revolves around a group of adventurers who travel through time to uncover the truth behind a mysterious treasure known as the "Golden Condor." The series is set in a world where time travel is possible, and the protagonists use a time machine called the "Time Bokan" to explore various historical periods and alternate realities.
The main characters include Maruo, a young and enthusiastic inventor; Tokio, a skilled pilot and Maruo's childhood friend; and Kanna, a strong-willed and resourceful girl who joins their team. Together, they form the "Time Bokan Crew," dedicated to finding the Golden Condor and protecting it from falling into the wrong hands. Their primary adversaries are the "Dokurobey Gang," a trio of villains consisting of the cunning leader, the strong but dim-witted enforcer, and the eccentric inventor. The Dokurobey Gang seeks the Golden Condor for their own nefarious purposes, leading to frequent clashes with the Time Bokan Crew.
Each episode typically follows a formulaic structure, with the Time Bokan Crew traveling to a specific time period or alternate world, encountering historical figures or fantastical elements, and engaging in battles with the Dokurobey Gang. The series incorporates humor, action, and historical references, often blending real-world history with imaginative twists. The Golden Condor serves as a recurring motif, with its true nature and significance gradually revealed over the course of the series.
The narrative explores themes of friendship, perseverance, and the consequences of tampering with history. The characters' interactions and growth are central to the story, as they learn to work together and overcome challenges. The series also pays homage to the original "Time Bokan" franchise, incorporating familiar elements and characters while introducing new concepts and settings. The episodic nature of the show allows for a variety of adventures, each contributing to the overarching quest for the Golden Condor and the ultimate resolution of the conflict between the Time Bokan Crew and the Dokurobey Gang.
The main characters include Maruo, a young and enthusiastic inventor; Tokio, a skilled pilot and Maruo's childhood friend; and Kanna, a strong-willed and resourceful girl who joins their team. Together, they form the "Time Bokan Crew," dedicated to finding the Golden Condor and protecting it from falling into the wrong hands. Their primary adversaries are the "Dokurobey Gang," a trio of villains consisting of the cunning leader, the strong but dim-witted enforcer, and the eccentric inventor. The Dokurobey Gang seeks the Golden Condor for their own nefarious purposes, leading to frequent clashes with the Time Bokan Crew.
Each episode typically follows a formulaic structure, with the Time Bokan Crew traveling to a specific time period or alternate world, encountering historical figures or fantastical elements, and engaging in battles with the Dokurobey Gang. The series incorporates humor, action, and historical references, often blending real-world history with imaginative twists. The Golden Condor serves as a recurring motif, with its true nature and significance gradually revealed over the course of the series.
The narrative explores themes of friendship, perseverance, and the consequences of tampering with history. The characters' interactions and growth are central to the story, as they learn to work together and overcome challenges. The series also pays homage to the original "Time Bokan" franchise, incorporating familiar elements and characters while introducing new concepts and settings. The episodic nature of the show allows for a variety of adventures, each contributing to the overarching quest for the Golden Condor and the ultimate resolution of the conflict between the Time Bokan Crew and the Dokurobey Gang.
Episodes
Staffel 1
1What`s the Super Surprising Connection Between the Genius Inventor Edison and Japan?!
2What Was the Super Surprising Job That the God of Baseball, Babe Ruth, Tried to Do?!
3What Super Surprising Thing Was the Mercenary of the Bakumatsu, Sakamoto Ryoma, the First to Do in Japan?!
4What Super Surprising Thing Was the Author of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Obsessed With?!
5What Super Surprising Food Was the Great Author Natsume Soseki Obsessed With?!
6What`s the Super Surprising Way That Even You Can Become the World-Renowned Heroine, the Little Mermaid?!
7The Shogun Loves to Save Money?! What Was Tokugawa Ieyasu`s Super Surprising Method of Saving Money?!
8Methods That Can Still Be Used Today! What Was Yang Guifei`s Super Surprising Beauty Regimen?!
9What`s Mito Komon`s Super Surprising Connection with NTV Announcer Miura Asami?!
10What Were the Super Surprising Treasures That Kukai Found All Over Japan?!
11What Was Napoleon`s Super Surprising Method of Getting a Good Night`s Sleep When He Supposedly Only Slept 3 Hours?!
12Announcer Fukuzawa Appears Once Again! The Statue of Liberty Ultra Quiz!
13What`s the Super Surprising Reason the Famous Japanese Ukiyo-e Artist Katsushika Hakusai Moved 93 Times?!
14What Super Surprising Catch Phrase Did the Famous Inventor, Hiraga Gennai, Think Up That We Still Use Today?!
15What Was the God of Education, Sugawara no Michizane`s Super Surprising Legend About Being a Genius?!
16What`s the Super Surprising Reason Beethoven Looks So Scary in His Portrait?!
17What`s the Super Surprising Reason One of the Major Players of the Meiji Restoration, Saigo Takamori, Had a Dog?!
18Kasuga no Tsubone Was the Daughter of a Traitor! What Was the Super Surprising Reason She Climbed to the Top of the Ooku?!
19Imoto Is a Historical Figure?! What`s the Super Surprising Problem That the Beast Hunter Imoto Ayako Has?!
20Alexander Graham Bell Invented the Telephone! What Super Surprising Struggle Led to Its Creation?!
21Matsuo Basho Was a Ninja?! What`s the Super Surprising Truth Behind the "Trip for the Narrow Road to the Interior"?!
22The Inescapable Alcatraz Prison! What Super Surprising and Ridiculous Plans Were Used to Prevent Escape?!
23A Major Player of the Genpei War! What`s the Super Surprising Reason Minamoto no Yoshitsune Was Able to Defeat Benkei?!
24The Ranking That Prince Shotoku Came Up With: The Twelve Bokan Ranking System! And What Will Become of Bimajo?!
Cast
- Bokannare
- Tsubuyakky
- Dotabattan
- Bimajo
- OyadarmaHori
- Mekabuton
- Tokio
- MireiYūko Minaguchi
- Kuwagatton
- Suzukky
- Calen
- Gokabutton
Comment(s)
Staff
- Series CompositionYoichi Kato
- StoryboardTomohiro HirataHiroyuki KanbeYasuo IwamotoTsutomu YabukiKatsuyuki KoderaTakayuki InagakiYoshito HataMasahiro TakataHiroaki YoshikawaKoichi KikutaDojag-a-gen
- Unit DirectorTomohiro HirataHiroyuki KanbeTakayuki InagakiKoichi Kikuta
- Character DesignTakahiro Yoshimatsu
- Mechanical designKunio ŌkawaraTomohiro Kawahara
- ScriptTakamitsu KōnoTakashi AoshimaYoichi KatoEizō KobayashiHiroko KanasugiChika SuzumuraTakahiro NaganoYūtarō Hayashida
- Episode DirectorYasuo IwamotoKazunobu ShimizuNaoyoshi KusakaYoshito HataMasahiro TakataShigeki AwaiTakaaki NaganoHye Jin SeoMichita ShiraishiKenta ŌnishiTomoe MakinoShinichi Fukumoto
- MusicHitoshi Minowa
- Animation DirectorTakahiro YoshimatsuKazuhiro SasakiRyūji ShiromaeTakashi HashimotoTomohiro KawaharaEtsushi MoriJunko MatsushitaTsuyoshi MorideYōko IizukaHaruo ŌgawaraKatsuya YamadaMinoru MoritaIsamu UtsukiMasaru SanoMamoru HoshinoJun FujiwaraKazuyuki IkaiYuka TakemoriKoichi MorishimaShigeki AwaiKōsuke YoshidaKazuyuki FujitaRisa TakaiYūki MorimotoYumiko ŌmaeAkihiko OkaKazushi MatsumotoAya NishimuraEmi KōnoMoe SasakiAyaka YakakuYukako FutagamiKōki Tomiyoshi
- ProducerKoji NagaiToshiyuki Watanabe
Production
- Animation ProductionTatsunoko Production
Relations
Music
Opening
“Destiny”
“Wanted Girl”
Ending
“Topaz Love”




