Robin Hood no Daibōken

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Robin Hood no Daibōken


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ja_name = ロビンフッドの大冒険
ja_name_trans = The Great Adventures of Robin Hood
genre = Infobox animanga/Anime
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director = Koichi Mashimo
studio = Tatsunoko
network = NHK
first = 29 July 1990
last = 28 October 1992
episodes = 52

nihongo|"Robin Hood no Daibōken"|ロビンフッドの大冒険| is an anime adaption of the classic Robin Hood story consisting of 52 episodes. In this version, Robin and his allies are mostly children.

Overview

Robin's home is burned to the ground by the order of Lord Alwine, the Baron of Nottingham. Robin and his cousins flee into Sherwood Forest hoping to escape persecution, and end up encounter a group of bandits led by Little John. Together, Robin and the bandits must stop Lord Alwine's persecutions and greed as well as prevent the greedy Bishop Herfort from adopting Marian Lancaster and obtaining her family's wealth.

Characters

Protagonists

* Robert Huntington (aka Robin Hood) – The heir to the noble family of Huntington, Robin Hood's house is burned to the ground by the order of Lord Alwine. He is forced to flee and hideout in Sherwood Forest where he and his cousins encounter Little John and his gang.
* Marian Lancaster – The descendant of the noble Lancaster family who is to be adopted by a greedy bishop named Herfort. She wears a golden crucifix around her neck as a symbol of her family.
* Wilfred (or Will) – Robin's friend who fight along his side when trouble arises.
* Friar Tuck – An old monk who lives on the edge of Sherwood Forest and helps Robin if needed.
* Little John – A leader of a group of bandits who were forced to hide out in Sherwood Forest to avoid forced labor. Though he clashes with Robin at first, he proves to be an "invincible" ally.

Antagonists

Most of the bad guys of the series serve as only "temporary" antagonists who eventually start aiding the good guys near the end of the series. However, all of them start off as those who oppose Robin through the majority of the series. It's only near the end do some of them start to make a change for the better.
* Lord Alwine – Lord Alwin is the Baron of Nottingham that taxes his workers and keeps them working for him. He is the one that orders the destruction of the Huntington's castle. He is based of the Sheriff of Nottingham in both character design and personality. Near the end of the series, due to Robin's constant thwarting and a near death experience by him, he starts to make a change for the better until coming across a plot that would allow him to take over the kingdom, thus, changing him back to his greedy, inconsiderate self. Once again, however, his plan of action is stopped by Robin as well as King Richard.
* Bishop Herfort – A greedy bishop of Nottingham that is to adopt Marian Lancaster for the Lancaster's wealth. Like Alwine, the Bishop eventually starts to make a change for the better towards the end of the series. Unlike Alwine, he remains loyal to the protagonists in the end, and eventually helps out Robin by informing them Alwine's plot to take over the kingdom.
* Gilbert – A loyal and dangerous knight that serves under Lord Alwine and does his bidding. He has a scar under his right eye, which is hidden by his long hair, from a very short fight with Robin in the first episode. He is supposedly killed later on by the "forces of nature" while attempting to save Marian, but it is found out that he is still alive later in the series. He later becomes a knight for King Richard, and no longer serves under Lord Alwine.
* Cleo – Gilbert's sister. After Gilbert's supposed death early in the series, she is told by Alwine that Robin was the cause. She plans to kill Robin and avenge the death of her brother, despite he was not the cause of Gilbert's death. Later on, Cleo eventually finds out the truth and no longer tries to kill Robin, and the two form somewhat of a relationship(however, Robin's true feelings stay to true to Marian).
* King John: Upon discovering his heritage, Alwine uses him to try to take over the kingdom. He himself follows the plan to become king and attempts to replace his brother, King Richard.
* Guy of Gisbourne – A bounty hunter hired by Alwine to kill Robin.

Music

Episode list

# "The Hero of the Woods is Born"
# "Sherwood Forest is Full of Memories"
# "The Fight Between Robert and Gilbert"
# "Let's Build the Cottage in the Woods"
# "Guy of Ghisborne, the Avenger, is in Town"
# "Gentlemen Bandits"
# "A Knight and His Doubts…"
# "A Mad Run Towards Nottingham!"
# "Could Yesterday's Enemies Be Today's Friends!?"
# "An Impossible Adoption"
# "Longing for the past, expecting and uncertain future"
# "A great disguise for an infiltration in Nottingham Castle"
# "An Adoption Happily Sent up in Smoke"
# "The Sun Rises on a New Day"
# "An Unexpected Return"
# "Fog and Hurling Win, A Lethal Duel"
# "Will Poison Be The Ultimate Farewell?"
# "War to Evil: Tuck's Stubborn Battle"
# "An Unexpected Arrival, Witchcraft in Sherwood"
# "Revenge for a Humiliation"
# "Welcome, O King of the Forest"
# "Mount-rose's shanty is burnt down"
# "Thunderstorm in Nottingham"
# "The Girl in Black"
# "Love and Hate in Sherwood Forest"
# "Peace After the Storm"
# "A Foundling in Sherwood Forest"
# "The Flying Ship"
# "The Cards Predict a Romantic Future"
# "War to the Greedy Baron"
# "The Bandits' Revenge"
# "A Father for Barbara"
# "The Return"
# "The Fog of Revenge"
# "The Good Old Times"
# "The Mysterious Gamekeeper"
# "Sherwood on Fire"
# "The Treasury of the Woods"
# "The General Reconciliation"
# "An Evil Being"
# "The Traitor of England"
# "The Lake of Truth"
# "The Decisive Battle"
# "The Bad Luck Man"
# "A Charming Outlaw"
# "Big, the Unbeatable"
# "Honest Looking Eyes"
# "A Tragedy for the Sherwood Bandits"
# "The Prince of the Woods"
# "The Decision"
# "The Crowning"
# "The Immortal Boy"

External links

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1745 Anime News Network – Robin Hood no Daibōken]