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| 海のトリトン (Umi no Triton) |
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Manga: Triton of the Sea | |
| Author | Osamu Tezuka |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| Serialized in | Sankei Shinbun Sha |
| Original run | September 1, 1969 – December 31, 1971 |
| Volumes | 4[1] |
| TV anime: Triton of the Sea | |
| Director | Yoshiyuki Tomino |
| Studio | Animation Staff Room |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | April 1, 1972 – September 30, 1972 |
| Episodes | 27[2] |
| Movie: Triton of the Sea | |
| Director | Kazunori Tanahashi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 14, 1979 |
| Runtime | 74 min.[3] |
Triton of the Sea (海のトリトン? lit Umi no Toriton) is a manga series created by Osamu Tezuka, and an anime directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino based on the manga. This series, which had 27 episodes, aired from April 1, 1972 to September 30, 1972.
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Plot
5000 years ago, the Triton Family was living peacefully in Atlantis until the Poseidon Family destroyed them all. The race of merman was annihilated leaving Triton, the last survivor of his kind. Taken in as a baby by the human boy, Kazuya, Triton is raised on land and gets to know human society. However, Triton decides to return to the sea with his dolphin friends in order to get revenge on the Poseidon family for killing all the mermen and mermaids of his family. With his dolphin friends Ruka, Uru, Karu, and Fin, he proceeds on a one-man war against the Poseidon family. During his journey, Poseidon meets Pipiko, the last surviving mermaid. Together, they work together to stop Poseidon and his evil minions and get vengeance for their family.
Cast
- Triton: Yoku Shioya
- Pippy as "Pipiko": A mermaid who survived the genocide of the Triton family and who goes on to marry Triton. She bears him seven children.
- Heptaboda: Taeko Nakanishi
- Triton's Father: Keiichi Noda
- Triton's Mother: Toshiko Sawada
- Ruka: Haruko Kitahama
- Uru:
- Karu: Kaneta Kimotsuki
- Fin: A sleepy-eyed dolphin friend of Triton's. Kazuko Sugiyama
- Proteus: Junpei Takiguchi
- Marcus:
- Kazuya: A boy who takes in Triton and raises him from when he was a baby. For the first part of the story, the action centers around Kazuya before shifting gears to Triton.
- Ippei: Jouji Yanami
- Ganomoth:
- Medon: Ryusuke Shiomi
- Doriate: Hiroshi Masuoka
- Minotus: Hidekatsu Shibata
- Poseidon: The current ruler of the sea and leader of the Poseidon family. He intends to exterminate Triton and end the Triton family forever. Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- God of Poseidon:
Blue Triton and Triton of the Sea
When the manga was originally serialized one page at a time in the Sankei Shinbun, it was called Blue Triton (青いトリトン? lit Aoi Toriton). The name was changed later when the anime series began airing on television. Then it became Triton of the Sea (海のトリトン? lit Umi no Toriton).
References
- ^ Triton of the Sea manga at TezukaOsamu@World. Accessed on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Triton of the Sea (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed on 2007-06-12
- ^ Triton of the Sea (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed on 2007-06-12.
