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| トム・ソーヤーの冒険 (Tom Sawyer no Bōken) |
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| Genre | Drama, Historical, Slice of Life |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Hiroshi Saito |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Network |  Fuji TV Antena 3 ABS-CBN |
| Original run | 6 January 1980 – 28 December 1980 |
| Episodes | 49 |
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (トム・ソーヤーの冒険 Tom Sawyer (Tomu Sōyā) no Bōken?) is an anime series, directed by Hiroshi Saitô which was aired in 1980. It is based on the well-known and popular novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The series was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple on Fuji TV that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story of Western literature, and was originally titled "Tom Sawyer no Boken". This series was also dubbed to English by Saban International and aired on HBO circa 1988 under the title "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." It aired during the 7:30AM time slot and alternated with the later WMT version of "Little Women." Celebrity Home Entertainment released videos in the United States under the title "All New Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
Characters
- Tom Sawyer (voiced by Masako Nozawa)
- Huck Finn
- Becky
- Benny
- Billy
- Mary
- Sid
- Sally
- Jim
- Silas
- Emmy
- Peter (the cat)
External links
- Tom Sawyer no Boken at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Sawyer no Boken (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
