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Legend of the Mystical Ninja (TV)

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Alternative title:
Ganbare Goemon (Japanese)
Goemon - Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Hang in There, Goemon!
جويومون (Arabic)
がんばれゴエモン (Japanese)
Genres: action, comedy
Themes: ninja
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: The evil overlord Makuamuge is planning to take over both the game and real worlds, and it is up to the ninja Goemon, his friends, girlfriend, and giant robot to defeat Makuamuge's henchmen and save both worlds.
User Ratings: 41 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Very good: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Good: 7 votes (dub:6, sub:1)
 Decent: 7 votes (sub:3, dub:3, raw:1)
 So-so: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:3, raw:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (?:1, dub:1, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 121 users, rank: #5058 (of 10147)
Median rating: So-so
Arithmetic mean: 4.829 (So-so−), std. dev.: 2.4585, rank: #9667 (of 10318)
Weighted mean: 4.926 (So-so), rank: #9616 (of 10318) (seen all: 4.88 / seen some: 6.09 / won't finish: 1.31)
Bayesian estimate: 5.539 (Decent−), rank: #7380 (of 7759)
Number of episodes: 23
Episode titles: We have 23
Vintage: 1997-10-04 to 1998-03-28
Opening Theme:
#1: "少年の羽根 (Shounen no Hane)" by Saru Ganseki (eps 1-12)
#2: "You're mine" by NONKEYS (eps 13-23)
Ending Theme:
"O.K.! O.K." by Mie Kuribayashi
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
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Convention report:
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DVD (Region 1)
    Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Goemon the Good (DVD 1) 2003-12-30 (from $14.07)
    Legend of the Mystical Ninja - The Fight for Justice (DVD 2) 2004-02-10 (from $5.99)
    Legend of the Mystical Ninja - A New Villain (DVD 3) 2004-03-23 (from $9.99)
    Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Love is A Powerful Weapon (DVD 4) 2004-05-04 (from $7.99)
    Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Treachery & Allegiance (DVD 5) 2004-06-15
    Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Complete Collection [Thinpak] (DVD 1-5) 2006-05-30 (from $71.95)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director:
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Masayoshi Yatabe
Series Composition: Yasushi Hirano
Script:
Fumihiko Shimo (6 episodes
eps 8-9, 17, 21-23
)
Isao Shizuya (4 episodes
eps 3, 10-11, 15
)
Kazuhiko Gōdo (eps 6-7, 13, 16)
Miho Maruo (eps 4-5, 12, 18)
Sukehiro Tomita (eps 14, 19)
Takeshi Misaki (ep 20)
Yasushi Hirano (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 20, 22-23
)
Storyboard:
Futa Morita (eps 1, 11)
Kazu Yokota (ep 13)
Kenichi Kasai (eps 5, 17)
Kunihisa Sugishima (eps 7, 19, 23)
Masahiro Hosoda (ep 21)
Mitsuo Kusakabe (6 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 22
)
Susumu Ishizaki (ep 2)
Takuo Suzuki (4 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18
)
Yasuhiro Minami (eps 3, 9, 15)
Episode Director:
Kenichi Kasai (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 11, 17, 23
)
Kunihisa Sugishima (ep 19)
Masahiro Hosoda (ep 21)
Mitsuo Kusakabe (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20
)
Susumu Ishizaki (eps 2, 7)
Takuo Suzuki (eps 6, 10, 14)
Yasuhiro Minami (eps 3, 9, 15)
Yukio Okazaki (eps 18, 22)
Music: Yasunori Tsuchida
Character Design: Masayuki Hiraoka
Art Director: Mitsuharu Miyamae
Animation Director:
Katsutoshi Kobayashi (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 13, 19
)
Kazunobu Fuse
Kazunobu Fuseki (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 11, 17, 23
)
Kazuo Iimura (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20
)
Masayuki Hiraoka (ep 22)
Michiaki Sugimoto (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 21
)
Shinichi Toda (ep 18)
Shinji Satō (eps 6, 10, 14)
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Matsuura
Director of Photography:
Kazushi Torigoe
Yasuhisa Endō
Producer: Kouki Matsuura

Production producer:
Eiji Imanari
Takahiko Tsuchiya
Series Creation: Yashusi Hirano
Theme Song Arrangement:
CHOKKAKU (OP2)
Nagayume Tanaka (ED)
Seiji Kameda (OP1)
Theme Song Composition:
Ken Takahashi (OP1)
Nagayume Tanaka (ED)
Tsugutoshi Gotō (OP2)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Yasushi Akimoto (OP 2; OP1; as Ryosai Takai)
Yumi Tsuyuki (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Mie Kuribayashi (ED)
NONKEYS (OP2)
Saru Ganseki (OP1)
Junko Hori as Sasuke
Tomoko Kojima as Tsukasa Ishikawa
Yasunori Matsumoto as Goemon

Kenichi Ogata as Ebisumaru
Kyōko Hikami as Asuka
Sakura Tange as Omitsu
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Seppukumaru

Aya Hisakawa as Yae
Chika Sakamoto as Noboru's Mom
Isshin Chiba as
Ikataro
Tsukasa's Father
Junichi Sugawara as Chief Detective
Kouyou Sakuma as Tomoe Nishimura
Kumi Sakuma as Nyanko
Masaki Aizawa as
Dekata Detective
Makuamuge (6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 11, 22-23
)
Masato Amada as Hattarino
Michiko Neya as Tsukasa's Mother
Yasunori Matsumoto as Impact
Yoshinori Fujita as Noboru
Yūichi Nagashima as Director
Yūji Ueda as Jojima
Yuri Shiratori as Rokudenashi
Japanese companies
Broadcaster: Tokyo Broadcasting System
Original Concept: Konami
Production:
Public and Basic
Tokyo Broadcasting System
Production Cooperation: Trans Arts Co.
English cast
English staff
Director: Scott McClennen
Script: Dan Dietz
Project Translator: Ikuko Overbeck
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams
Producer: Scott McClennen

Creative Director:
Chris Hawley
David Del Rio (Vol. 1-5, Thinpak)
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams (Thinpak)
DVD Graphics: Russell Etchen (Thinpak)
DVD Menu Design:
James Bates
Russell Etchen (Thinpak)
Editing:
Neil O'Sullivan
Patrick Givens
Robert Marchand (eps 1-10)
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Mixing:
Brent Marshall (eps 11-15)
Bryan Leach (eps 6-10, 16-23)
Wade Shemwell (eps 1-5)
Packaging Design:
James Bates
Russell Etchen (Thinpak)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Assistant:
Carole Pavlik
Maki Nagano
Marta Bechtol
Robert Marchand (eps 11-23)
Recording engineer:
Jacob A. Gragard (eps 1-5, 16-23)
Matt Crawford (eps 1-23)
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 16-23)
Sound Design:
Brent Marshall (eps 11-15)
Bryan Leach (eps 6-10, 16-23)
Wade Shemwell (eps 1-5)
Subtitle Script:
Dwayne Jones (Thinpak)
Joshua Carvalho (Vol. 1-5, Thinpak)
Subtitle Timing:
Dwayne Jones (Thinpak)
Joshua Carvalho (Vol. 1-5, Thinpak)
Tiffany Grant as Tsukasa
Vic Mignogna as Goemon

Chris Patton as Ebisumaru
David Born as
Dr. Mudanashi
Seppukumaru
George Manley as Impact
Greg Ayres as Sasuke
Hilary Haag as Asuka
Jessica Boone as Yae
Jim McClellan as Monoshiri
John Swasey as Protein
Kira Vincent-Davis as Omitsu

Andrew Klimko as
Chief Inspector
Jojima
Zan Pan
Andy McAvin as Tsukasa's Dad
Chris Patton as Itakaro
Ed Paez as Director
Greg Ayres as Hatarino
Kevin Corn as Noboru
Lorinda Boyd as Tsukasa's Mom
Monica Rial as
Nyanko
TV Reporter
Patricia Duran as
Rokudenashi
Tomoe
Randy Sparks as Principal
Rick Piersall as Makuamuuge
Shelley Calene-Black as Noboru's Mom
Tony Oller as Mini

Andrew Menzell
Christopher Riley
Clint Bickham
Matt Crawford
Melissa Cybele
Scott McClennen
Serena Varghese
Shondra Marie
Taylor Gragard
English companies
ADR Production: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
Distributor: ADV Films (UK)
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
DVD Production: ADV Studios (Thinpak)
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios

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