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Future Boy Conan (1978)

Future Boy Conan poster
Original title
未来少年コナン
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Genre
adventure anime and manga, drama anime and manga, science fiction anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 217 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Conan lives in a world recovering from a devastating war. He embarks on a journey to protect a mysterious girl and fight against a power-hungry group.

adventuroushopefulfast-pacednostalgicsincereearnestpost-apocalypticoptimistic

What happens

Future Boy Conan (未来少年コナン, Mirai Shōnen Konan), also known as Conan, The Boy in Future, is a Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction anime series. It is an adaptation of American science-fiction writer Alexander Key's 1970 novel The Incredible Tide. It was broadcast for twenty-six episodes on NHK General TV between April and October 1978. A spin-off series, Future Boy Conan II: Taiga Adventure aired for twenty-four episodes on TBS from October 1999 to April 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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