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Papuwa (TV)

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[ adapted from Papuwa (manga) ]

Alternative title:
パプワ (Japanese)
南國少年 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: In this sequel series, events continue four years after they left off in the first series. Papuwa-kun is a mysterious boy who lives on a new tropical island full of the same crazy creatures. Along with his maid, Liquid, and his new amnestic friend, "Rotarou", they lead nonsensical adventures as they try to evade and confuse the Ganma Army, Special Corps, and even the Shinsengumi from discovering Rotarou's real secret and taking him away.
User Ratings: 38 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Excellent: 3 votes (dub:2, sub:1)
 Very good: 8 votes (dub:6, raw:1, sub:1)
 Good: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Decent: 4 votes (sub:2, dub:2)
 So-so: 4 votes (dub:3, edit.dub:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Weak: 4 votes (dub:4)
 Bad: 3 votes (dub:2, edit.dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 123 users, rank: #2150
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.474 (So-so+.47), std. dev.: 2.7505, rank: #3615
Weighted mean: 5.413 (So-so+.41), rank: #3615 (seen all: 7.29 / seen some: 5.52 / won't finish: 3.29)
Bayesian estimate: 5.850 (Decent-.15), rank: #2828
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 2003-09-30 to 2004-03-30
Opening Theme:
#1: "Tabibito," by Loosely
Ending Theme:
#1: "Yurari Yurari," by Ii no Masashi
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    Papuwa DVD 1

Related releases:
    Papuwa - Wild Things (DVD 1) 2006-08-08 (from $4.00)
    Papuwa - Zombie Samba (DVD 2) 2006-10-03 (from $4.00)
    Papuwa - Tropical Triathalon (DVD 3) 2006-12-05 (from $4.00)
    Papuwa - Macho Marathon (DVD 4) 2007-02-06 (from $4.00)
    Papuwa - Light My Fire! (DVD 5) 2007-04-10 (from $4.00)
    Papuwa - Reunions & Farewells (DVD 6) 2007-06-26 (from $4.00)
    Papuwa - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2008-06-24 (from $34.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Ken'ichi Nishida

Series Composition: Toshiki Inoue

Script:
Daisuke Ishibashi
Toshiki Inoue
Yoshio Urasawa

Storyboard: Ken'ichi Nishida

Music: Yuko Fukushima

Original creator: Ami Shibata

Character Design: Yoshiko Nakajima

Art director: Kazuya Fukuda

Animation director: Yoshiko Nakajima

Mecha design: Tatsuya Ichikawa

Sound director: Hideo Takahashi

Director of Photography: Akinobu Mashima

Animation:
Masahiro Kase (OP)
Norihiro Naganuma (END)
Tomoki Mizuno (OP)
Tsuneo Ninomiya (OP)

Color design: Keiji Oohira

Production Assistant: Yoshiyuki Ichihashi

Sound Effects: Mutsuhiro Nishimura

Sound Production: Masakatsu Aida

Supervision: Jun Takagi

Theme Song Arrangement:
LOOSELY (OP)
Masashi Iino (END)

Theme Song Composition:
Daigo Yamaguchi (OP)
Masashi Iino (END)
Motoaki Bito (OP)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Masashi Iino (END)
Motoaki Bito (OP)

Theme Song Performance: LOOSELY (OP)

Titles: Shinya Matsumoto

 

Motoko Kumai as Papuwa

Sanae Kobayashi as Kotaro

Akiko Kurumado as Nakamura

Atsuko Bungo as Eguchi

Daisuke Hirakawa as
Hayashi
Miyagi

Eiji Takemoto as
Koji
Oshodani

Hiroki Takahashi as Rikiddo

Kappei Yamaguchi as
Chappy
Dr. Gunma

Katashi Ishizuka as
Tottori
Yamagishi

Katsuyuki Konishi as Maka

Kei Kobayashi as Takeuchi

Kenji Nomura as
G
Magic

Koji Yusa as Arashiyama

Kouji Ishii as Harada Umako

Masaya Takatsuka as Tanno

Mugihito as Itou

Showtaro Morikubo as
Okita Souji
Tezuka

Shuusei Ugaki as Kondou Isami

Takehito Koyasu as
Harem
Komoro

Toru Ohkawa as Hijikata Toshizou

Yoshikazu Nagano as Rodd

Akari Hibino as
G (young)
Ifuku

Eiji Takemoto as Takeda Papa

Katsuyuki Konishi as Fuji-kun

Kei Kobayashi as Marker (young)

Kenji Nomura as Ginzo

Kentarou Itou as Kintaro (eps 23-25)

Koji Yusa as
Cormorant of the Nagara River (ep 4)
Kimura

Kouta Nemoto as
Chocolate Romance
Shimizu
Takeda

Masao Harada as
Donta (eps 4, 17)
Tiramisu

Showtaro Morikubo as Umigishi-kun

Yoshikazu Nagano as Great Man God (eps 14-15)

Zenichi Nagano as Ottoko Nushi

Japanese companies 

Broadcaster: TV Tokyo

Music Cooperation: TV Tokyo Music

Production:
Nippon Animation
Sotsu Eizo
TV Tokyo

Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation

English staff 
English cast 

ADR Director: Kyle Jones

Translation: Kaoru Bertrand

ADR Script: Clint Bickham

Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams

Producer: Scott McClennen

Editing:
Neil O'Sullivan
Roberto Garcia

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Mixing: Jacob A. Gragard

Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas

Production Assistant:
Maki Nagano
Paul Mericle

Production manager: Joey Goubeaud

Recording engineer:
Eden J. Barrera
Jason Grundy

Senior Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm

Sound Design: Jacob A. Gragard

Translation Proofer: Brendan Frayne

 

Jason Douglas as Liquid

Luci Christian as Kotaro

Monica Rial as Papuwa

Andrew Love as Miyagi

Brandon Scott Peters as Okita

Charles Kennedy as Harlem

Chris Ayres as Oshodani

Chris Patton as Gunma

Christopher Kring as Shimizu

Eric Opella as Tanno

George Manley as Isami Kondo

Illich Guardiola as Tottori

Jay Hickman as Shintaro

Jessica Boone as Nakamura

Joanne Bonasso as Umako

John Tyson as Komoro

Matt Culpepper as Koji

Mike MacRae as Captain Harlem+

Mike McFarland as Hijikata Toshizou

Neil Cook as Chappy

Paul Sidello as Ito

Philip Lehl as Magic

Rick Piersall as G

Rob Mungle as Rod

Tiffany Grant as Eguchi

Ty Mahany as Marker

Vic Mignogna as Arashiyama

Blake Shepard as
Black Bear
Fishie

Clint Bickham as
Brown Pelican
Fishie
Lobster
Tama

Eden J. Barrera as
Fishie
Helicopter Goof B
Mr. Sloth

Greg Ayres as
Fuji (eps 13-14)
Fuji's Brother (ep 18)

Jay Hickman as Gee's Father (ep 16)

John Gremillion as Kimura

K.C. Jones as
Chocolate Romance
Fishie
Frog
Kubota
Red Raccoon
Tapir

Kelly Manison as Motherly Voice

Lee Stringer as Shark

Leo Allan as Magic

Mariela Ortiz as Market Scamin' Yui

Mark X. Laskowski as
Blue Scat Mouse
Great Man God (eps 13-14)

Paul Hope as Hayashi

Paul Locklear as Donta "Donnie"

Paul Oddo as Tiramisu

Rick Burford as Helicopter Goof A

Rick Hayden as Narrator

Robert Kraft as Kintaro (eps 23-25)

Shannon Emerick as Gee (young)

English companies 

Licensed by: ADV Films


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Mighty Media Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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