Jungle Kurobe

Jungle Kurobe (ジャングル黒べえ) is a children's anime series by Fujiko Fujio.

Created by the same team of Doraemon and clearly influenced by it, it tells the adventures of a Tarzanesque child and his friends in modern Tokyo. It consists of 61 episodes and was originally broadcast on TV Asahi. The show is most famous for having character designs by famous anime director Hayao Miyazaki of Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro

In 1989, it was deemed "racially offensive for its portrayal of Africans" and its manga and anime were withdrawn from Japanese commercial distribution, essentially becoming banned in Japan.

Cast

 * Kaneta Kimotsuki as Kurobe
 * Kazuko Sugiyama as Shishio Sarari
 * Eiko Masuyama as Toriko Sarari
 * Hiroshi Ohtake as Sensei
 * Junko Hori as Okara


 * Keisuke Yamashita  as Tiger
 * Kouji Yada as Mitsuru Sarari
 * Masako Ebisu as Takane Fujino
 * Reiko Katsura as Aka-bee
 * Tetsuo Mizutori as Pao Pao
 * Yoshiko Yamamoto  as Gakku