Perman (manga)

This article is about the Japanese manga and anime. For the Indonesian general, see Siswondo Parman.
Perman

Cover art from the second volume of Perman. From left to right characters:Booby (Perman#2), Mitsuo (Perman#1), and Sumire (Perman#3)
パーマン
(Pāman)
Genre Comedy, Magical boy
Manga
Written by Fujiko F Fujio
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run 19671968
Volumes 4
Anime television series
Directed by Shin'ichi Suzuki
Music by Hiroshi Tsutsui
Studio TMS Entertainment
Network TBS
Original run 2 April 1967 14 April 1968
Episodes 65
Manga
Written by Fujiko F. Fujio
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine CoroCoro Comic
Original run 19831986
Volumes 3
Anime film
Perman: The Birdman Has Arrived!!
Directed by Shin'ichi Suzuki
Music by Akihiko Takashima
Studio Shin-Ei Animation
Released 12 March 1983
Runtime 25 minutes
Anime television series
Music by Akihiko Takashima
Studio Shin-Ei Animation
TMS Entertainment
Network TV Asahi
English network Sonic-Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon (India)
TV2, TV9 (Malaysia)
Disney Channel (Southeast Asia)
Original run 4 April 1983 2 July 1985
Episodes 526 + 3 specials
Anime film
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars
Directed by Masuji Harada
Studio Shin-Ei Animation
Released 17 March 1984
Anime film
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg
Directed by Masuji Harada
Studio Shin-Ei Animation
Released 16 March 1985
Game
Perman: Enban o Torikaese!!
Developer Tamtex
Publisher Irem
Genre Action, platform
Platform Famicom
Released December 14, 1990
Game
Perman Part 2: Himitsu Kessha Madoodan o Taose!
Developer Irem
Publisher Irem
Genre Action
Platform Famicom
Released December 20, 1991
Anime film
Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
Music by Kei Wakakusa
Studio Shin-Ei Animation
Released 8 March 2003
Anime film
Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
Music by Kei Wakakusa
Studio Shin-Ei Animation
Released 6 March 2004

Perman (パーマン Pāman), by Fujiko F Fujio, is a Japanese manga and anime about a clumsy boy, Mitsuo Suwa, who is chosen to apprentice to a powerful superhero. Although created as a parody of Superman (the name "Perman" is based on "Superman" without the "Su"), the character's creators appear to have distanced themselves from this origin story. In the comic-essay "Passionate Days of Perman" (PARマンの情熱的な日々), Fujiko Fujio claims the name is actually a reference to the "par" concept in golf. In addition, due to copyright concerns, the name of Mitsuo's boss was later changed from "Superman" to "Birdman". It is also a comic series in Ninja Hattori; Kenichi really enjoys reading them.

The first series was serialized in Shōnen Sunday and other magazines from 1967 to 1968, and the second was serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 1983 to 1986. The first anime series was first produced in black and white in 1967. It was remade in color in 1983 and films were released in 1983, 1984, 1985, 2003 and 2004 along with Doraemon films.

Story

"Superman" (not to be confused with the American superhero Superman), later "Birdman", gives a clumsy human boy, Mitsuo Suwa, three items to help him as Perman, Superman/Birdman's apprentice:

In addition, he gives him a copy-robot which transforms into an identical clone to help him keep his secret identity during missions. However, if his secret identity becomes known to others, his brain will be destroyed for betraying the secret of Perman. This penalty is reduced to being turned into an animal in later chapters of the manga and in the anime.

Mitsuo begins by rescuing people who are victims of crimes or disasters, so as Perman he is admired. He is, however, often troubled by his dual life as a both brilliant superhero and as an unrewarded ordinary boy. He wishes to abandon his role as Perman, but he continues to be Perman out of a desire to help people caught in disasters.

Soon, he meets other Permen and teams with them. The other Permen are:

In the end of the original story, he achieves the status of Superman and leaves to a planet for Supermen to become a superhero team. He returns shortly later. In the TV series, he stays on earth his whole life.

Characters


Perman and his fellows

Friends and family

Villains

Media

Anime

1967–1968 series

The first anime series was broadcast on TBS from April 2, 1967 to April 14, 1968.[1]

1983–1985 series

The second anime series was broadcast on TV Asahi from April 4, 1983 to July 2, 1985.[2] It has been aired in several other countries. In Hong Kong, it is aired under the title 神奇小子 and was dubbed in Cantonese and broadcast by ATV Home in 1984. It has also been aired in Taiwan under the name 小超人 and China. In India (on the station Nickelodeon India and Sonic (TV channel)), the anime is released as Perman, dubbed in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi. In Indonesia, Paman was released as P-man, dubbed in Bahasa Indonesia and broadcast on RCTI was moved aired form Lativi (now tvOne) is a play start form sign-on. In Italy, it is aired under the Superkid eroe bambino. It was aired in the 1980s. In a few countries of Spanish-speaking Latin America it was released as "El Hombre Par," dubbed in Spanish. In Brazil it was released as "Super Dinamo," dubbed in Portuguese. In Malaysia, it was broadcast under the title Perman and dubbed in Malay and English. Aired on TV2 in the early 2000s and later on TV9 since 2009. In Nepal, it is aired on NTV as Hamro perman. In South Korea it aired as Super Boy Perman (슈퍼 꼬마 퍼맨). In Thailand it aired as ปาร์แมน and was broadcast on Gang Cartoon Channel, MCOT Modernine, Truevisions and Army TV Channel 5. In Vietnam it's known as Cậu bé siêu nhân. In the Philippines, it aired on Disney Channel.

References

  1. パーマン (1967). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  2. パーマン (1983~1985). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 29, 2014.

External links

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