Papuwa


Papuwa is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata and adapted into a 26-episode anime of the same name. The series follows Kotaro who is stranded on an uncharted island inhabited by strange talking animals and has no memory of his past. PAPUWA is the sequel to Shibata's 1991 series Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun, serialized in Enix's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April 1991 to June 1995. That series was adapted into a 42-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi from 10 October 1992 to June 1995.

Story

Once, on an unknown southern island, a battle was waged over two mysterious stones, one red and one blue. The blue stone controls desire, and its power created the blue clan. And the red clan that inherited the power of the red stone was filled with the light of hope. Finally, the battle came to an end, and the young one who possessed the power of the blue stone fell into a deep sleep. The one with the power of the red stone flew off far across the sky. Desire and hope... until the day these two powers meet each other again...

Characters

Main characters

The Ganma Army is run by the Ganma family, who possess the power of the stone of desire. This power come in the form of what is called secret stone eyes. The army itself works as a group of mercenaries, originally ruthless and seemingly taking control of the world, but since Shintaro's takeover the group now fights for "justice".
The Shinsengumi is a mercenary group that consists of multiple branches, two of which are known; the "Main" group and the "True" group.

Main Shinsengumi

True Shinsengumi


;Yamanami Keisuke
;Yamazaki Susumu
;Itou Kashitaro
;Saitou Hajime
;Nagakura Shinpachi

The Namamonos

A namamono is a strange talking animal-type creature that lives on Papuwa Island. There are countless namamonos that appear throughout the series.

Manga

Anime

Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun was adapted into a 42-episode anime television series in 1992. Produced by Nippon Animation under the direction of Jun Takagi, the series began its broadcast run on TV Tokyo from 10 October 1992 to June 1995. Three pieces of theme music were used for the opening and closing of each episode. The opening theme is "Npapa Love Song" performed by Tome. The closing themes are "Shikasutto Nonsense" performed by Daiji Man Brothers Band for the first 24 episodes and "Kibun wa Papuwa Hare" performed by Kouji Tsuno and Pythagoras for the remaining episodes.
The second manga series was also adapted into an anime television series by Nippon Animation. Directed by Kenichi Nishida, the second series began its broadcast run on TV Tokyo from 30 September 2003 to 30 March 2004. Two pieces of theme music are used, one opening and one closing. The opening theme is "Tabibito" performed by Loosely, and the closing them is "Yurari Yurari performed by Masashi Iino.

Video games

Two video games entitled Nankoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun were released on March 25, 1994 by Enix for the Nintendo's Game Boy and Super Famicom.

Episode List

Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun