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Manga Sarutobi Sasuke (1979)

Manga Sarutobi Sasuke poster
Original title
まんが猿飛佐助
Genre
animation
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 24 episodes
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young ninja named Sarutobi Sasuke goes on adventures in historical Japan. He uses his ninja skills to fight villains and protect his friends.

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What happens

Manga Sarutobi Sasuke (まんが猿飛佐助) is a 24-episode anime series about the young Sarutobi Sasuke, a legendary ninja. It was first aired from October 9, 1979, to April 29, 1980, on Tokyo Channel 12 (now TV Tokyo), and was later dubbed in several languages. The whole 24-episode run was aired in many European and Arabic countries. It is best known to the American fans as Ninja, The Wonder Boy: a highly edited, highly condensed feature-length version of this series. This version, dubbed in English, was produced by Jim Terry Productions of Force Five fame. The names of several characters were changed, with Sarutobi Sasuke becoming "Duke Hayakawa", his female companion Sakura being changed to "Blossom", and the villain Devilman became "Dragon". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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