Yōkai Ningen Bem

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name = Yōkai Ningen Bem


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ja_name = 妖怪人間ベム
ja_name_trans = Yōkai Ningen Bemu
genre = Horror, AdventureInfobox animanga/Anime
director = Noboru Ishiguro
Hideo Wakabayashi
writer = Akira Adachi
studio = Daichi Dōga
network = flagicon|Japan Fuji TV
first = 1968-10-07
last = 1969-03-31
episodes = 26Infobox animanga/Anime
director = Hiroshi Harada
writer = Junki Takegami
studio = Studio Comet, NAS, Sony Pictures Entertainment
network = flagicon|Japan Animax
network_other = flagicon|Singapore flagicon|Malaysia flagicon|Philippines flagicon|India flagicon|Argentina flagicon|Brazil flagicon|Mexico Animax
first = 2006-04-01
last = 2006-10-07
episodes = 26

nihongo|"Yōkai Ningen Bem"|妖怪人間ベム|Yōkai Ningen Bemu|translated officially as "Humanoid Monster Bem" is a Japanese anime television series which first aired on Fuji TV between October 7, 1968 (the 43rd year of the Shōwa) and March 31, 1969 (the 44th year of the Shōwa), on its 19:30-20:00 timeslot.cite web|url=http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/妖怪人間ベム|title=Yōkai Ningen Bemu at the Japanese Wikipedia|accessdate=2007-10-12] It spanned 26 episodes.cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1483|title=Yokai Ningen Bem (TV)|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2007-10-12]

The series was later remade into a second TV anime series, which premiered on April 2006 in Japan on Animax, featuring a new cast, with a total of 26 episodes also produced.cite web|url=http://www.animax-asia.com/program/synopsis.php?i=265|title=Synopsis for HUMANOID MONSTER BEM - Animax Asia|publisher=Animax Asia|accessdate=2007-10-12] The remake was also later aired by Animax across its other international networks, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, for which Animax produced an English dub under the title "Humanoid Monster Bem".

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The plot of the series revolves around three yōkai, Bem, Bera and Barro, who arrive at a large coastal city and come across an evil atmosphere, which was brought about by immoral behavior by humans and mischief caused by monsters and yōkai. They therefore decide to stay in the city, fighting against other monsters and yōkai which attack humans, making a few friends in the way. Even though the three yōkai are often abused by other human beings due to their appearance, they still strive in protecting the human populace of the city from other monsters, one day hoping to become human beings in return for their good actions.

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Original series

*Original concept: Saburō Sakai
*Screenplay: Akira Adachi
*Directors: Noburo Ishiguro, Tadao Wakabayashi
*Art: Shin Morikawa
*Production: Daichi Dōga (later incorporated into Asatsu DK)

Cast

*Bem: Kiyoshi Kobayashi
*Bera: Hiroko Mori
*Baro: Mari Shimizu
*Opening Narration: Tatsuya Jō, Issei Futamata (Part 2)

Theme songs

*Opening: nihongo|"Yōkai Ningen Bemu"|妖怪人間ベム (lyrics: Daichi Dōga, composition and arrangement: Seishi Tanaka, performance: Honey Nights)
*Ending theme: nihongo|"Barro no Tomodachi"|ベロは友だち|Bero no Tomadachi|lit. "Bero's Friends" (lyrics: Daichi Dōga Bungei-bu, composition and arrangement: Masahiro Uno, performance: Toshiko Yamada, Otowa Yurikago Kai, Gekidan Komadori)

2006 remake

*Original concept: Asatsu DK
*Director: Hiroshi Harada
*Series composition: Junki Takegami
*Character design: Kazuhiko Shibuya
*Chief animation director: Takeshi Yamazaki
*Yōkai design creator: Naoki Ogiwara
*Art directors: Shō Tensui, Tsutomu Nishikura, Shinji Kawai
*Primary background artist: Kazue Itō
*Color settings: Miharu Sakai
*Director of photography: Tomofumi Fujita
*Editing: Yumiko Nakaba, Hideaki Murai (Okayasu Promotion)
*Sound director: Fusanobu Fujiyama
*Sound supervision: Takanori Ebina
*Music: Takehiko Gokita
*Animation production: Studio Comet
*Production: NAS
*Producers: NAS, Sony Pictures Entertainment, avex entertainment, Studio Comet

Cast

*Bem: Kazuhiko Inoue
*Bera: Kaori Yamagata
*Baro: Ai Horanai
*Kira Hyuga: Yūna Inamura
*Sora Kaido: Naoya Iwahashi
*Mitsuki Kisaragi: Minori Chihara
*Genpaku Hyuga: Masami Iwasaki
*Urara Hyuga: Mie Sonozaki
*Riku Kaido: Ryō Naitō
*Umi Kaido: Miki Nagasawa
*Ryoko Kisaragi: Yuriko Fuchizaki
*Yuzo Mikami: Manabu Murashi
*Hitoshi Tamugenro: Hirofumi Nojima
*Imp: Mitsuo Iwata
*Dana O'Shee: Rokuro Naya
*Doppleganger: Hiroyuki Miyasako
*Narration: Mizuho Suzuki

Theme songs

;Opening:
*nihongo|"Justice of darkness ~theme of Yōkai Ningen Bemu"|Justice of darkness ～妖怪人間ベムのテーマ|Justice of darkness ~ yōkai ningen bemu no tēma:Performance: Hiroshi Kitadani (Bemu = Kazuhiko Inoue)

;Ending:
*nihongo|"Hachigatsu no Eien"|8月の永遠:Performance: Minako Yoshida

References

External links

*ja icon [http://www.bem-tv.com/ Official site of the remake]
*en icon [http://www.animax-asia.com/program/synopsis.php?i=265 Animax East Asia's official website for "Humanoid Monster Bem"]
*en icon [http://www.animax-sa.com/program/synopsis.php?i=265 Animax South Asia's official website for "Humanoid Monster Bem"]
*en icon imdb title|id=0409645
*en icon ann anime|id=1483|title=Yōkai Ningen Bem (1968 version)
*en icon ann anime|id=6541|title=Humanoid Monster Bem (2006 version)