Keluang Man


Keluang Man is a Malaysian comedy superhero who is based on the fruit bat. His costume and appearance is based on Batman. The Keluang Man cartoon series was very popular since his first appearance back in 1998 through Malaysian local TV channel, TV1, however production stopped somewhere in the middle of 2002 for an unknown reason.

Plot

Set in Tampoi, Johor, Keluang Man made his first appearance in an alley where a man is trying to rob a girl. Since then, Keluang Man has been media's most wanted. Keluang Man's real name is 'Borhan' and he is actually one of the mental patients in Tampoi Mental Hospital. The hospital security makes it hard for Keluang Man to act during daylight, so he decided only to fight for justice at night.
However, the existence of Keluang Man as a justice fighter did not make Inspector Shahab, the local police chief sit very well in his position. He sees Keluang Man as an annoying hero who always disturbs the police's business.
In the second episode of the first season, Tiong Man makes his first appearance in Keluang Man as a counterpart, holding a similar role as Robin in the Batman series. Both superheroes work together to fight supervillains such as Badut, Mata Batu Johan Hitam, Samsir, Majid Kilat, Meow The Cat Girl and many more with the hope that the town of Tumpoi will turn back into a peaceful place for everyone.

Production

Keluang Man was created by Kamn Ismail and his team of animators in early 1997. The pioneer team members were Kamn Ismail, Wan Ayumi Wan Yusof, Amir Hamzah Hashim Mohd Azizi Amsam, Raja Zaharuddin Shah, Azhar Saad, Karim Wahab, Razali Talib, Azman Ahad, Jamaluddin Shaadon Arifin Sharif, Bibi, Norzana, Zawawi Zaid, Khairil Azwa, Asmawi, Hafidh Hassan, Shaharuddin Salleh Anes Wardati, Asro and Siti Zahrah Mat Zin. A few months later, the team was augmented by a group of new junior animators.

Trivia

Keluang is also the name of a town in central Johor. It is 75 km northwest from Tampoi.