The Formidable Rival
Also known as: The Boy From Radion
Series title: 遊星少年パピイ
- Studio
- Dentsu Advertising Ltd., K. Fujita Associates
- Animation studio
- Tele-Cartoon Japan
- Distributor
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (U.S.), Orion Pictures Corporation (U.S.)
Synopsis
Prince Planet meets the terrible Warlock, genius of evil, from Mars.
Characters
Prince Planet/Bobby, Dan Dynamo, Ajababa, Warlock, Krag, Diana Worthy, Pop Worthy, Hardpate, Gunrock
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Tsutomu Yamamoto, Yonehiko Watanabe, Tadao Wakabayashi, Takeshi Kawauchi
- Director, English Version
- Mark Harris
Writing
- Writer
- Ichiro Kanai, Jusaburo Futaba, Satoshi Ogura
Animation
- Animator
- Tadao Wakabayashi
Voices
- Voice
- Toshiko Fujita, Kiyoko Yamamoto, Eiko Masuyama, Eiko Masuyama, Ichirô Nagai, Reizô Nomoto, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Ichirô Murakoshi, Yoshihisa KamoKei Tomiyama
- Voice Talent, English Version
- Bobbie Byers (Prince Planet), Mark Harris (Dan Dynamo), Kurt Nagel (Ajababa), Arnie Warren (Warlock), Frank Schuller (Krag), Sandy Warshaw (Diana Worthy), Jeff Gillen (Pop Worthy), Reuben Guberman (Hardpate, Gunrock), Gerry Berke
Music
- Music
- Keiro Miki
Crew
- Based On The Original Manga By
- Hideoki Inoue
- Art Director
- Hoshi Shunroku
- Character Design
- Hideoki Inoue
Production notes
Based on a manga by Hideo Inoue.
The series aired in Japan from June 3, 1965 to June 27, 1966. It was produced by Dentsu Advertising and K. Fujita Associates, with animation by TCJ.
James Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff produced the English-language version at American-International Television (AIP-TV). In American release, as was the practice at the time, the original Japanese theme was replaced by a new rendition by the Carol Lombard Singers.
Reuben Guberman wrote the screenplay for 48 episodes of the English-language version; his sister Rose wrote the other four.
The series aired in Japan from June 3, 1965 to June 27, 1966. It was produced by Dentsu Advertising and K. Fujita Associates, with animation by TCJ.
James Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff produced the English-language version at American-International Television (AIP-TV). In American release, as was the practice at the time, the original Japanese theme was replaced by a new rendition by the Carol Lombard Singers.
Reuben Guberman wrote the screenplay for 48 episodes of the English-language version; his sister Rose wrote the other four.