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Time Bokan (1975)

Time Bokan poster
Original title
タイムボカン
Genre
science fiction anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 61 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
8.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A team of heroes travels through time to stop a trio of villains from stealing historical treasures. The villains are comedic and always fail in over-the-top ways.

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What happens

Time Bokan (タイムボカン, Taimu Bokan) is a Japanese anime series first aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975 to December 25, 1976 throughout Japan every Saturday at 6:30 pm, with a total of 61 thirty-minute episodes. It was produced by Tatsunoko Production, who later produced a number of spin-off programs as part of the "Time Bokan Series". An anime re-imagining titled Time Bokan 24 ran from October 1, 2016 to March 18, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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