Core Block

Core Block

June 27, 1978 TV Episode Mirai Shônen Konan

Series title: 未来少年コナ&#12531

Studio
Nippon Animation
Animation studio
Nippon Animation, NHK

Synopsis

Despite warnings from scientists that the earth's axis would be twisted, two big nations engage in a magnetic war. Earthquakes and tidal waves destroy civilization. 20 years after the catastrophe, a handful of children and other survivors manage to live on earth.

Among the survivors are those who were responsible for the destruction. They plot to rule the world. Conan and his friends fight against such evil forces using their super powers of telepathy and telepotion, which enable them to communicate with animals.

Characters

Conan, Lana, Cheet, Luke, Gutch, Orlo, Dyce, Lepka, Pasco, Jun, Jimsy, Talcoth, Garu, Meizel, Bosco, Mo

Credits

Directing

Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Episode Director, episodes 1-8
Hayao Miyazaki
Episode Director, episodes 9-10
Isao Takahata
Episode Director, episodes 11-26
Keiji Hayakawa
Co-director
Keiji Hayakawa
Assistant Directors
Takayoshi Suzuki, Ken'ichi Baba

Producing

Producer
Junzô Nakajima, Shigeo Endo
Executive Producer
Kôichi Motohashi

Writing

Writer
Kenshô Nakano, Sôji Yoshikawa, Tetsu Kurumi
Original Story "The Incredible Tide" By
Alexander Key

Voices

Voice
Noriko Ohara (Conan), Mieko Nobusawa (Lana), Hideyuki Tanaka (Cheet, Luke), Hiroshi Masuoka (Gutch), Hiroya Ishimaru (Orlo), Ichirô Nagai (Dyce), Iemasa Kayumi (Lepka), Issei Futamata (Pasco), Junji Chiba (Jun), Kazuyo Aoki (Jimsy), Keisuke Yamashita (Talcoth), Kôhei Miyauchi (Garu), Masako Saito (Meizel), Masaru Ikeda (Bosco), Masashi Amenomori (Mo), Masatô Ibu (Narrarator)

Music

Music
Shin'ichirô Ikebe

Editing

Editor
Takeshi Seyama

Crew

Production Manager
Mitsuru Takakuwa
Planning
Shôji Sato
Art Director
Nizo Yamamoto
Character Designs
Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Ôtsuka
Storyboards
Hayao Miyazaki, Keiji Hayakawa, Isao Takahata, Seiji Okuda, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Noboru Ishiguro, Takayoshi Suzuki
Backgrounds
Taisaburô Abe, Junji Kasahara
Chief Animation Director
Yasuo Ôtsuka
Animation Checker
Hidemi Maeda
Animation Assistance
Kazuhide Tomonaga, Koichi Murata, Shojuro Yamauchi, Shunji Saida
Finish Checker
Michiyo Yasuda
Sound Director
Shigeharu Shiba
Sound Recording
Kunio Kuwabara
Sound Production
Omnibus Promotion
Sound Studio
Cinebeam
Photography, Tokyo Animation Film
Hitoshi Kaneko, Masatatsu Shimizu
Film Developers
Tôyo Genzôsho
Effects
Hidenori Ishida
Production Assistants
Nobuaki Hosoda, Kazuhiko Hoshîde, Kôji Takeuchi, Shûji Uchiyama, Yoshimasa Kanda

Companies and other credits

  • Backgrounds: Atelier Rourke: Masamichi Takano
  • Animation Assistance: OH! Production: Johji Manabe
  • Sound Effects: Ishida Sound Production (now Fizz Sound Creation): Hidenori Ishida

Production notes

A series of 26 episodes.

Based on "The Incredible Tide" by Alexander Key.