The Jungle Book

Details

Also known as: Jungle Book Shounen Mowgli, ジャングルブック・少年モーグリ, Jungle Book: Boy Mowgli, Jungelboken, ماوكلي فتى الأدغال, Księga dżungli: Przyjaciółka Mowgliego
Type: TV
Status: Finished Airing
Score: 6.7
Episodes: 52
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Studio: Nippon Animation
Aired: 1989-10-09 to 1990-10-29
Season: Fall 1989

Where to watch (US)

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Synopsis

Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli is an anime adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, The Jungle Book. It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52 episodes. The series, a compromise between the original Mowgli stories and the Walt Disney version, received international acclaim and was aired in different countries around the world.

Episodes

Episode 1: The Jungle Book (1989-10-02)
Episode 2: The Birth of the Wolf-Boy Mowgli (1989-10-09)
Episode 3: Alexander's Son (1989-10-16)
Episode 4: The Jungle Law (1989-10-23)
Episode 5: The New Friends (1989-10-30)
Episode 6: Solitary Kichi (1989-11-06)
Episode 7: The Cold Fang (1989-11-13)
Episode 8: Sorry Baloo (1989-11-20)
Episode 9: More Precious than the Law (1989-11-27)
Episode 10: The Lone Wolf Visitor (1989-12-04)
Episode 11: The Devil in the Mind (1989-12-11)
Episode 12: Adventurous Journey (1989-12-18)
Episode 13: The Hero's Return (1989-12-25)
Episode 14: The Cold Bed (1990-01-08)
Episode 15: Human Being (1990-01-15)
Episode 16: The Damaged Heart (1990-01-22)
Episode 17: Goodbye Mother (1990-01-29)
Episode 18: The Other Jungle (1990-02-05)
Episode 19: Going Back to My Own Jungle (1990-02-12)
Episode 20: Mowgli's Lair (1990-02-19)
Episode 21: The Waterfront Truce (1990-02-26)
Episode 22: The “Dreaded” Came (1990-03-05)
Episode 23: The Pride of a Hero (1990-03-12)
Episode 24: Mowgli Has a Sweet Heart (1990-03-19)
Episode 25: Bunto the Stray Wolf (1990-03-26)
Episode 26: Peace in Seeonee Forest (1990-04-02)
Episode 27: No Leader (1990-04-09)
Episode 28: Mother's Determination (1990-04-16)
Episode 29: Look for the Bad Guys (1990-04-23)
Episode 30: The Victory Song By All (1990-04-30)
Episode 31: Birth of a New Boss (1990-05-07)
Episode 32: Mowgli's Red Flower (1990-05-14)
Episode 33: Human Speech is Beautiful (1990-05-21)
Episode 34: Mowgli Goes to the Village (1990-05-28)
Episode 35: Want to Know Human Being (1990-06-04)
Episode 36: The Lying Human Being (1990-06-11)
Episode 37: Tears Before the Battle (1990-06-18)
Episode 38: The Decisive Battle (1990-06-25)
Episode 39: Good Bye Meshua (1990-07-02)
Episode 40: The Dhole Invasion (1990-07-09)
Episode 41: Run Through the Valley Of Death (1990-07-30)
Episode 42: Longing to Meet Meshua (1990-08-13)
Episode 43: Help Mowgli (1990-08-20)
Episode 44: The Sound of the Trumpet-Shell and the Bells in the Moonless Night (1990-08-27)
Episode 45: The Great Counterattack From the Forest! The Final Winner? (1990-09-03)
Episode 46: To the Town of Khanhiwara (1990-09-10)
Episode 47: The Great Escape Operation (1990-09-17)
Episode 48: Voice Calling Mowgli (1990-09-24)
Episode 49: Courageous One, May You Rest in Peace (1990-10-08)
Episode 50: Kaa’s Sloughing and the Elephant Dance (1990-10-15)
Episode 51: Meets Meshua (1990-10-22)
Episode 52: A Word to Mowgli (1990-10-29)

Characters and voice actors

Mowgli (main character) · Japanese voice: Urara Takano · English voice: Julian Bailey
Alexander (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Masaru Ikeda · English voice: Walter Massey
Bagherra (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Hiroya Ishimaru · English voice: Arthur Grosser
Lala (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Ai Orikasa · English voice: Pauline Little
Akela (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Yuzuru Fujimoto · English voice: Walter Massey
Akru (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Youko Matsuoka · English voice: Thor Bishopric
Bacchus (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Masahiro Anzai
Baloo (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kyoko Minami · English voice: A.J. Henderson
Boggy (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Eken Mine
Buldeo (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kenichi Ogata
Bunto (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Norio Wakamoto · English voice: Vlasta Vrána
Chil (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Ikuya Sawaki
Dusty (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Hideyuki Umezu · English voice: Rick Jones
Fergus (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Ryuuji Saikachi
Hathi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Daisuke Gouri
Jumeirah (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Akiko Yajima · English voice: Kathleen Fee
Kaa (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Keaton Yamada · English voice: Terrence Scammell
Kichi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Miki Itou · English voice: Susan Glover
Linda (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Naoko Watanabe
Luri (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Mari Yokoo · English voice: Kathleen Fee

Opening and ending songs

Opening 1: Get Up / Koi o Shinjite · Toshiya Igarashi
Ending 1: Chikyuu no Ko · Ushio Hashimoto