Kaibutsu-kun (怪物くん?, Little Monster) is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio named after its protagonist.
About
Kaibutsu-kun and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Monster Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group Demonish.
Cast
- Tarou Kaibutsu (怪物太郎, Kaibutsu Tarō?) - A little boy who can metamorph.
- Seiyū: Fuyumi Shiraishi ('68), Masako Nozawa ('80)
- Hiroshi Ichikawa (市川ヒロシ, Ichikawa Hiroshi?) - Taro's friend, who lives with his sister Utako.
- Seiyū: Minori Matsushima ('68), Katsue Miwa ('80)
- Utako Ichikawa (市川歌子, Ichikawa Utako?) - Hiroshi's older sister. Both orphans, she takes care of her brother.
- Seiyū: Mariko Mukai ('68), Chiyoko Kawashima ('80)
- Dracula (ドラキュラ Dorakyura?) - He drinks tomato juice instead of human blood.
- Seiyū: Hiroshi Ohtake ('68), Kaneta Kimotsuki ('80)
- Wolfman (オオカミ男, Ookami-Otoko?) - The housekeeper; puts "gansu" at the end of every sentence.
- Seiyū: Shingo Kanemoto ('68), Takuzou Kamiyama ('80)
- Franken (フランケン Furanken?) - Like his Hollywood counterpart, he's big, and not too smart.
- Seiyū: Masao Imanishi ('68), Taro Sagami→ Shingo Kanemoto ('80)
- Kaibutsu Daiō (怪物大王, King Monster?)
- Seiyū: Dai Kanai ('80)
- Kaiko-chan (怪子ちゃん?) - Taro's girlfriend.
- Seiyū: Eiko Masuyama ('68, '80)
- Doctor Noh (ドクター・ノオ Dokutā Noo?)
- Seiyū: Reizō Nomoto ('80)
- Fishman (半魚人?)
- Seiyū: Shigeru Chiba ('80)
- Nonbirasu (ノンビラス?)
- Seiyū: Ken'ichi Ogata ('80)
- Bem (ベム?)
- Seiyū: Hiroshi Ohtake→ Shun Yashiro ('80)
- Demokin (プリンス・デモキン?)
- Seiyū: Eiko Yamada ('80)
- Ako (アコ?)
- Seiyū: Keiko Han ('80)
- Kizao (キザオ?)
- Seiyū: Sanji Hase ('80)
- Banno (番野?)
- Seiyū: Kiyonobu Suzuki ('80)
Live Action
The 2010 drama version.
Main casts
- Satoshi Ohno as Kaibutsu-kun
- Norito Yashima as Dracula
- Ryuhei Ueshima as Wolfman
- Choi Hong-man as Franken
External links
- (Japanese) Info on the 1980s series
- Kaibutsu-kun Anime 1 at Anime News Network
- Kaibutsu-kun Anime 2 at Anime News Network
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