Mirai Shounen Conan (Future Boy Conan)

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English: Future Boy Conan

Synonyms: The Boy in Future

Japanese: 未来少年コナン

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Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 4, 1978 to Oct 31, 1978

Premiered: Spring 1978

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 19:30 (JST)

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Nippon Animation

Source: Novel

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Duration: 29 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.13¹ (scored by 8,610 users)

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Ranked: #405²

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Popularity: #2569

Members: 25,058

Favorites: 297

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Spring 1978TVNippon Animation

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July 2008. Mankind was faced with the threat of extinction. An ultra-magnetic weapon, far more devastating than any nuclear weapon known, destroyed half the world in an instant. The earth's crust was rocked by massive movements, the earth was thrown off its axis, and the five continents were torn completely apart and sank deep below the sea...

The attempt by a number of people to flee to outer space failed. Their spaceships were forced back to the earth and vanished with their hopes shattered. 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.

After years, a boy was born. He was a new life in the desert, a ray of light in the darkness of the annihilated earth...

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Inspired by the novel "The Incredible Tide" by Alexander Key, released in 1970.

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Sequel:	Mirai Shounen Conan 2: Taiga Daibouken
Alternative setting:	Mirai Shounen Conan 2: Taiga Daibouken
Side story:	Mirai Shounen Conan: Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu
Summary:	Mirai Shounen Conan (Movie)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Conan

Main

Ohara, Noriko
Japanese

Lana

Main

Nobusawa, Mieko
Japanese

Jimsy

Supporting

Aoki, Kazuyo
Japanese

Dyce

Supporting

Nagai, Ichiro
Japanese

Monsley

Supporting

Yoshida, Rihoko
Japanese

Lepka

Supporting

Kayumi, Iemasa
Japanese

Meizal

Supporting

Saito, Sho
Japanese

Talcoth

Supporting

Yamashita, Keisuke
Japanese

Tera

Supporting

Tsukase, Noriko
Japanese

Gutch

Supporting

Masuoka, Hiroshi
Japanese

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Hayakawa, Keiji

Co-Director, Director, Storyboard

Miyazaki, Hayao

Director, Script, Storyboard, Mechanical Design, Character Design

Takahata, Isao

Director, Storyboard

Shiba, Shigeharu

Sound Director

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"Ima Chikyuu ga Mezameru (今地球がめざめる)" by Naozuki Kamada and Yuuko Yamaji

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"Shiawase no Yokan (幸せの予感)" by Naozuki Kamada and Yuuko Yamaji

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Apr 14, 2009

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

BarnacleBlister (All reviews)

80 people found this review helpful

This is a series so imiginative in its artistry and so mature in its execution, non-anime and non-cartoon fans couldn't help but be drawn in. "Future Boy Conan" provides one of the best examples of animated storytelling available to watch. To boot, its one of the most entertaining stories I've had the pleasure of watching.

FBC is so entertaining because of its high technical and artistic merits. Technically, the animation and artistry is hard to match even today. The imaginitive settings are gorgeously rendered, and the shear number of places the story goes, like a giant solar tower or a flying fortress or rocket-come-house, will read more

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Jun 12, 2007

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

comppi (All reviews)

52 people found this review helpful

I absolutely loved Mirai Shounen Conan (forgive me for using the japanese name),
the story is based on this planet, after the mankind has destroyed and polluted the earth in a world war.
The story starts on a small island, where Conan lives with his grandfather, thinking they are the lone survivors of the war. But they come to see that there are others alive when a girl washes on the shore of their island..

The Story is an instant classic, with the theme of good vs evil. I think the story will appeal for every age, it has these certain catches, and twists in it also. It is also thought that the story and the whole serie is a prototype for Laputa, Castle in the Sky. But still, even if it is a prototype, I consider this anime to be as good as Laputa, or even better.

The Animation is expectional for this old anime, obviously there is no CG, and very few duplicate frames. The overall animation is far above the standards of the 70's.

The sound is also very good, but not perfect. There are some parts when there could have been better sounds, but still, excellent sound for anime more than 30years ago !

Now.. the characters. They are just excellent, they are all so well designed that you will fall in love with atleast one of them instantly! Conan is your typical wild boy, with a pure heart, and a strenght beyond a normal human. And he is the character I loved second-most in this serie.
Then there is his friend Jimsy, who is the Conan's partner and he is also very good character, with lots of funny moments with him :)
And of course the heroine part is played by a girl named Lana. I think she develops as a character excellently.
But I who I loved above all others is a captain, who is in my opinion the most diversative character of the serie. He also develops as a character in the serie A LOT! So look forward for meeting him in the serie :)
There are also bunch of a bit side-characters but still extremely well developed!

I think the overall enjoyment couldn't have been better. I had lots of good time spent with this anime. Time went by with a smile on my face, with a serious face, laughing and a bit crying too :)

Overall this anime is one of the best I've ever seen, with excellent and intriguing story, very good animation, and lots of memorable and excellent characters. This anime deservers a lot more appreciation that is has gotten. Don't look at the year when this anime was made, and don't start watching it with prejudice. Just go and buy this anime or download it from some fansub group, I guarantee that you won't be disappointed!!

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Jan 9, 2010

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

echoBlaster (All reviews)

24 people found this review helpful

This may be the greatest animated series, not just anime, I have ever seen. It is a true classic and perhaps Hayao Miyazaki's overall best work. While his later films with Studio Ghibli are technically better, in terms of art, animation, sound etc., there is such a great charm to this old series that it just doesn't matter. Plus, a lot of ideas and concepts from FBC have been repeated in those later works. I mean, just look at the similarity between this series and Laputa, Castle in the Sky.

Story:
What makes it so great is the fact that the most important part, the story, is so simple, but at the same time so complex. It is a fun adventure story on the surface, but at its core it touches on some rather deep themes about humanity, our relationship to the earth etc. The series also has a perfect pace. Never was there a moment in the series, in all its 11 hour length, that I felt bored or lost interest. When there is action it is flawlessly directed and always engaging, and when there are quiet moments there is always room for contemplation, we are given room to breath and take in the fantastic scenery of the amazing world.

Character:
The characters are likewise very interesting and compelling. While one could categorize them as cliché at first, Conan being the classic hero, Lepka being the sinister villain and Lana being the damsel in distress, you will find that the situation becomes much more complex as the series goes on. Characters are developed in an utterly believable and very compelling way. In the end I cared for every single one of them.

Art:
Although I stated that the technical aspects are much better in later works, that doesn't mean they are bad in this series. In fact, considering this is an anime TV-series from 1978 the art and animation is extraordinary. Just look at the detailed backgrounds in any landscape scene and the great use of color, both on the backgrounds and the character cels. The art is actually much better than it is in a lot of what's being made today. The animation, while limited, is very dynamic, ranging from cartoon goofiness to serious realism. This dynamism owes a lot to the simple, but perfect, character designs.

Sound:
Although the music has an old school 70s feel it works really well within the show and you quickly get used to it. The opening and closing themes may put someone off, as they seem a little childish (which was my first impression), but as the series goes along they grow on you. The voice actors also do a phenomenal job.

Overall, this is a fantastic series, one of my favorites. I like it so much I've actually seen it three times, and I will definitely see it again. If you want to see how great an old-school anime can be, look no further. It's also Hayao Miyazaki at his best, and any fan of his later works, especially his action epics like Laputa, should definitely check this series out.

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Jul 7, 2017

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

ToriXtra (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

Mirai Shounen Conan or Future Boy Conan is a show directed by highly acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki. I had my hopes up going into this series, but I was not too excited as I am not the biggest fan of Miyazaki. So with that in mind, would this be the show that would finally make me love Miyazaki as much as everyone else, or would this be just another Miyazaki work to me?

In the show we follow Conan. A boy who has been raised by his grandfather on a small island known as remnant island. They live their peaceful daily lives alone as the two read more

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