Ginga Nagareboshi Gin


Silver Fang

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin, Silverfang, The small hero. Birth of Gin
Japanese: 銀牙 流れ星銀
English: Silver Fang
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 21
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 1986 to Aug 22, 1986
Premiered: Spring 1986
Broadcast: Saturdays at Unknown
Producers: TV Asahi
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Toei Animation
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, DramaDrama
Theme: AnthropomorphicAnthropomorphic
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.021 (scored by 1216112,161 users)
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Ranked: #6392
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Popularity: #4352
Members: 28,332
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Synopsis

Having been born a brindle ("Tora-ge" or tiger striped) Akita, Gin ("Silver", named after his fur color) is destined to become a successful bear-hunting dog. However, when he witnesses his father's death at the hands of the man-eating demon bear Akakabuto, he is chosen above his siblings to become his father's successor and defeat the monstrous bear that terrorizes his home village. As Akakabuto gathers his own allies, Gin must travel across Japan in search of dogs to join him in an all out war of dog vs. bear.

Characters & Voice Actors

Gin

Main
Yamada, Eiko
Japanese

Riki

Main
Ginga, Banjou
Japanese

Ben

Main
Tanaka, Hideyuki
Japanese

Fujiwara, Daisuke

Main
Sakamoto, Chika
Japanese

John

Supporting
Hori, Hideyuki
Japanese

Akame

Supporting
Ikemizu, Michihiro
Japanese

Akatora

Supporting
Totani, Kouji
Japanese

Smith

Supporting
Tonguu, Kyouko
Japanese

Madara

Supporting

Kurotora

Supporting
Tanaka, Ryouichi
Japanese

Staff

Katsumata, Tomoharu
Director
Nishizawa, Nobutaka
Episode Director
Akehi, Masayuki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hiroshima, Hideki
Episode Director


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"Nagareboshi Gin" by Takayuki Miyauchi
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Ending Theme

"Tomorrow" by Takayuki Miyauchi




Reviews

Jul 8, 2008
Not many anime have canines as main characters. And perhaps this is a good thing; Most people can relate to humans much better than animals. But what makes Ginga Nagareboshi Gin (henceforth acronymed to GNG) so engaging is the characters involved in it. The main character, Gin, starts off a loveable Akita puppy who soon grows into a teenage fighter and leader.
Other dogs get their time to shine as well; from John's acceptance of the pack to Hyena's new sense of justice.

What the anime lacks in animation it more than makes up for in story-telling and enjoyment. The immense cast of characters and the way ...
Jan 29, 2010
Mixed Feelings
Story: 8
The strong part of the series is indeed the plot. I mean it's a about a territory war between bears and dogs. You can't get much more epic. The first seven episodes, though they are necessary backstory, the real excitement doesn't come til afterwards and I really would've rather they been 4 episodes instead.
Once the plot started rolling it gets very interesting. The series doesn't have ups and downs in excitement. It just gradually builds up until the final grand showdown.
I suppose the only real thing about the writing that annoyed me was that there ...
Jan 13, 2024
*War, soap opera, dogs, and testosterone*

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!! SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW !!

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Ginga is a shooting star without the majesty clothed by the glow of its epithet, an eventual meteorite causing a wreckage of my stargazing.

As a 1986 show (which is relatively old in my book), I thought I would add in more leniency when reflecting upon the experience of sitting through a crudely directed 21-episode anime of hundreds of wild talking dogs killing each other to finally kill a couple of bears that number less than the episode count, but I confirmed that the same studio released Dragon Ball in the same year, and Takahata's adaptation of Anne ...

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