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Wolf Boy Ken (1963)

Wolf Boy Ken poster
Original title
狼少年ケン
Genre
animation, action & adventure, kids
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 86 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy raised by wolves uses his animal instincts to solve problems and explore the world. He has adventures with his animal friends and human companions.

old-fashionedlight-heartedaction-packedinnocentfast-pacedanimaladventurousenergetic

What happens

Wolf Boy Ken (狼少年ケン, Ōkami Shōnen Ken) is the first anime series produced by Toei Animation (then Toei Doga). The series is known for having more frames per second than other anime of the same time. The series also implemented sponsorship by a large corporation, in this case, Morinaga Candy Company. An English dub was created to air in America, but was never released. The English dub featured the voices of Daws Butler and Don Messick. The English dub only aired on television in Australia in March 1967. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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