Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
Title screen
Genre	Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Created by	BRB Internacional Claudio Biern Boyd
Voices of	Cam Clarke Steve Kramer Dan Woren Michael Reynolds Tom Wyner Dave Mallow Rebecca Forstadt Simon Prescott Michael Sorich Doug Stone Eddie Frierson Kerry Mahan Elizabeth Hanna Satomi Majima Akio Nojima Tesshō Genda Mugihito Eiko Masuyama Keiko Han Teiji Ōmiya Noriko Tsukase Akkio Tsuboi Minoru Yada
Narrated by	Tom Wyner (Series 1) Michael McConnohie (Series 2)
Country of origin	Japan (series 1) Spain Taiwan (series 2)
No. of episodes	52 (Both series); only 24 episodes of Series 1 in Japan
Production
Running time	26 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	MBS (Japan series 1 only) TVE (Spain)
Original run	October 9, 1981 (series 1) – March 26, 1982 (series 1)
External links
Website

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds is an animated cartoon adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers. Most of the characters are anthropomorphizations of dogs, hence the title of the cartoon. Exceptions to this are the temptress Milady (a cat); Pip, Dogtanian's sidekick mouse; the avian jewel thief Blue Falcon; Planchet (a bear), Dogtanian's main servant; and some random townspeople and guards of the Cardinal.

Production

The 1st series of the show was created by the joint production of BRB Internacional of Spain and Japanese studio Nippon Animation.

It was first broadcast in Japan (ワンワン三銃士) (Wanwan Sanjushi) and Spain (D'Artacan y los tres mosqueperros) in 1981 (while the show aired in Japan first, the initial dub was Spanish). In Taiwan, it was known as 湯恩與三劍客. In Japan, only 24 out of the 26 produced episodes were aired. The series was dubbed into English by Intersound USA in 1985. As well as dubbing the TV series, BRB also produced a TV movie, which was again dubbed by Intersound USA.

The partnership between BRB and Nippon Animation worked so well, that they collaborated in another successful animated series two years after Dogtanian called Around the World with Willy Fog in 1983.

In 1989 BRB produced a second series/sequel ("The Return of Dogtanian") consisting of 26 episodes with the co-operation of Taiwanese studio Wang Film Productions and British television company, Thames Television.

Other Dubbed Versions

There was an Afrikaans adaption broadcast on SABC during 1985 and the early 1990s. The title was changed to "Brakanjan", which has become a popular name for dogs in South Africa. The voice for Brakanjan in his earliest years, was done by Gerben Kamper during his time of working for SABC.

Plot

The story, set in the 17th century, follows a young Dogtanian (D'Artacan in the original Spanish version and voiced by Cam Clarke in the English version, and Darutaniyan in the Japanese version and voiced by Satomi Majima) who travels to Paris in order to become one of the King Louis XIII of France's musketeers. (Note; that they are referred to as musketeers throughout the cartoon and only the title calls them muskehounds). He quickly befriends three musketeers (Porthos, Athos and Aramis) and falls in love with Juliette, a maid-in-waiting for Queen Anne of Austria.

Episode list

Series 1

1. Dogtanian's Journey
2. Dogtanian meets the Black Moustache
3. Paris, the City of Dreams
4. The Three Invincible Musketeers
5. Monsieur Treville, Captain of the Musketeers
6. Dogtanian Meets His Match
7. Dogtanian Meets the King
8. Juliette's Secret
9. Juliette Kidnapped
10. The Great Getaway
11. Dogtanian's Trance
12. Dogtanian to the Rescue
13. Dogtanian Meets Monsieur Pip
14. In Search of Juliette
15. Dogtanian Saves the Day
16. Daggers and Diamonds
17. The Journey to England
18. The Chase
19. Dogtanian Is Put to the Test
20. Dogtanian and the Blue Falcon
21. The Shipwreck
22. The Jungle Adventure
23. Marco's Mission
24. The Impostor
25. Milady's Revenge
26. Dogtanian's Dream Comes True

Series 2

DVD release Information

UK DVD Sleeve Dogtanian The Complete Series One

The series has now been released on DVD in the UK by Revelation Films in Region 0 format:

• Episodes 1–9: April 28, 2003
• Episodes 10–15: August 25, 2003
• Episodes 16–20: March 22, 2004
• Episodes 21–26: May 25, 2004
• Dogtanian- The Complete Series Boxset September 20, 2004
• The Movie One For All And All For One and the Dogtanian TV Special July 26, 2004.
• Dogtanian - The Complete Second Series Boxset July 4, 2005.

(Note: The Second Series was only released as a boxset and not as individual volumes. There are 4 disks in the set. Unlike the first series which is in Region 0 format, the second series was released in Region 2 format. The DVD of the TV movies was also released in Region 0).

In November 2010, a version was released that contains Series 1, 2 and the movie. This was put together exclusively for HMV.

Japanese version

The opening title was remade with a new anime segment of Dogtanian, Juliette and the Three Muskehounds as well as a new Japanese title theme sung by Maron Kusaka and the Suginami Children's Choir. The ending title was the same as the Spanish show set to the song "Sou Iu Onushi Wa" also by Maron Kusaka.

Sequel

In 1990 The Return of Dogtanian was released by BRB Internacional, Thames Television and Wang Film Productions. It picks up ten years after the original story ends, with Dogtanian and Juliette now living together on the outskirts of Paris with their two children, Philippe and Fleur. The Muskehounds are reunited by the Queen when her husband starts acting suspiciously. Cardinal Richelieu is still featured, along with Milady, and Widimer still loyal to him.

The story is loosely based on the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne also by Alexandre Dumas, itself building on the myth of The Man in the Iron Mask.

Dave Mallow, who adapted the original to English, takes over as the voice of Dogtanian. As it was produced in Taiwan by Wang Film Productions, Nippon Animation, the Japanese studio which produced the first series, was not involved in the sequel.

Like the first series, 26 episodes were produced. Later in 1995, a TV movie was made of the second series entitled One For All and All For One, with completely different voice actors and a few name changes from the original series.

Cast

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds

• Dogtanian - Cam Clarke
• Porthos - Dan Woren
• Athos - Mikey Godzilla
• Aramis - Eddie Frierson
• Juliette - Rebecca Forstadt
• Pip - Steve Kramer
• Monsieur Treville - Richard Epcar (episodes 4 & 5 only)
• Count Rochefort - Dave Mallow
• Milady - Edie Mirman
• Widimer - Mike Reynolds
• Blue Falcon - Robert Axelrod
• Narrator, Duke of Buckingham - Tom Wyner

The Return of Dogtanian

• Dogtanian - Dave Mallow
• Juliette - Rebecca Forstadt
• Athos - Michael Sorich
• Porthos - Doug Stone
• Aramis - Eddie Frierson
• Cardinal Richelieu - Kerrigan Mahan
• Beajeaux - Steve Bulen
• King Louis - Simon Prescott
• Narrator - Michael McConnohie

Crew

• Directed by: Luis Ballester, Taku Sugiyama, Hidetaka Saito, Shigeo Koshi, Tom Wyner, Robert Barron, Byrd Ehlmann, Dave Mallow & Doug Stone
• Produced by: Koichi Motohashi
• Executive Producer: Claudio Biern Boyd
• Written by: Claudio Biern Boyd, Manuel Peiró, Akira Nakahara, Yoshihiro Kimura, Tom Wyner, Jason Klassi, Garry Morris, Melesio Rosales, Dayna Barron, Byrd Ehlmann
• Storyboard: Akira Nakahira, Yoshihiro Kimura
• Character Design: José Luis Rodriguez, Lorenzo Ballester, Shuichi Seki
• Animation: Takao Ogawa
• Edited by: Soledad Lopez
• Special Effects: Luis Castro
• Music: Katsuhisa Hattori
• Songs: Guido & Maurizio de Angelis
• Music Edited by: Cabum Magister
• Music Subpublished by: Southern Pictures Music Inc.
• Theme Sung by: Popitos, Maron Kusaka, Suginami Children Choir, Hilary Mather, Elissa Mather, Ted Mather
• Recorded and re-mixed at: Fizz Sound Creation, Intersound Inc.

External links

• Muskehounds.com
• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds at the Internet Movie Database
• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds at TV.com
• Dogtanian.net