Underplayed Gems

Fisherman Sanpei (1980)

Fisherman Sanpei poster
Original title
釣りキチ三平
Genre
fishing
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 109 episodes
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A boy named Sanpei loves fishing and goes on adventures to catch different kinds of fish in rivers and lakes. He learns techniques from his grandfather and meets other fishermen along the way.

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What happens

Fisherman Sanpei (Japanese: 釣りキチ三平, Hepburn: Tsurikichi Sanpei) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takao Yaguchi. The manga was serialised in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1973 to 1983. Kodansha has published the manga's 65 bound volumes between February 18, 1974, and May 16, 1983. The manga was adapted into an 109-episode anime series. Directed by Yoshikata Nitta, the anime's 109 episodes were broadcast on Fuji TV between April 7, 1980, and June 28, 1982. The official English name is Fisherman Sanpei. As of October 2020, the Fisherman Sanpei manga had over 50 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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