Talk:Future Boy Conan

Brave New World inspired?
It seems to being a bit inspired in Brave New World, specially the stuff about Industry, the extreme meritocracy system and Conan being some kind of "savage". What do you think?

I live in the UAE, I believe I watched the anime dubbed at least five years ago. It was dubbed into Arabic and aired in many Arab countries, to my understanding, possibly before 2000. I think you should include it. MB 18:13, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Future Boy Conan was dubbed way back in the early 80's by an Iraqi/Kuwaiti team (Ironic isn't it?). It was definately one of my favourites growing up. And as for the "Brave New World" influence, if there was any it came directly from the novel Conan is based on; "The Incredible Tide" which I read some time ago on the internet. Mohi 19:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Mohi

Similarities to Laputa
FBC has many similarities to Miyazaki's later movie Laputa: The Castle in the Sky. Does any have any verifiable sources that discuss these similarities to we can add it to this article? zzymyn 00:24, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * This movie and also Laputa have actually a lot of common with Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, and the reasons for this are explained there under the title "Trivia". --Allgaeuer 00:11, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

conan name
Does this anime have any relation to Detective Conan? WooyiTalk to me? 22:18, 20 September 2007 (UTC)


 * No relation at all. Future Boy Conan is named after the character he's based on from the book "The Incredible Tide", and Detective Conan is named after the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Mohi 08:54, 22 September 2007 (UTC)


 * It might be worth pointing out that the series has nothing to do with the other Conan, the Robert E Howard one. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 22:37, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

English Translation
Am I reading this article correctly? Our article states that Animax translated and dubbed Future Boy Conan in English and released it in English-speaking countries under the name Conan, The Boy In Future. I don't think this is true. Jeffrywith1e (talk) 02:46, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Sequel?
The Anime Encyclopedia mentions a sequel named Future Boy Conan 2: Taiga Adventure, 1999, directed by Keiji Hayakawa. I can find no other mention of this anywhere that I've looked. Does it actually exist, or is it a report of a failed project, or perhaps even a copyright trap? CFLeon (talk) 06:20, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

That sequel thing+Film+Importance
It should be good to confirm that the pseudo-sequel/remake Taiga Adventure (mentioned on Nippon Animation's page) actually exists, as well as this movie (The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection) that is mentioned over the Internet, just for the sake of completion. Besides, I'm puzzled by the fact this show is only rated Low Importance - several sources of the best animated shows of all time actually mention it as a seminal one??? (and after watching it, I, too, believe it's as essential as any other Miyazaki work).90.10.144.136 (talk) 06:34, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Future Boy Conan II? I Don't Think So...
Getting to the bottom of this…

I am a very big fan of the original "Future Boy Conan" series from 1978 and I believe it is one of the best series I have ever seen.

I was quite surprised when I found that there was a sequel series made in 1999 called "Future Boy Conan II: River Adventure" or some sources state "Future Boy Conan II: Taiga Adventure". I knew it wasn't made by Miyazaki or Ghibli and I thought the ending of the first series was absolutely perfect, so I didn't think much of it.

However, I recently tried to find out more information on it, and the more I found, the more I was confused.

http://myanimelist.net/anime/2613/Mirai_Shounen_Conan_2:_Taiga_Daibouken

According to the website above, the plot follows the adventures of a young boy named 'Taiga' who travels to South America with his archeologist father, 'Dr. Daino'.

This description has nothing at all to do with the Future Boy Conan series, nor does it even mention the titular character.

From an initial scan of the promotional pictures as well as the untranslated videos on YouTube, 'Taiga', the main character, looks quite a bit like Conan, as does the female character to Lana (however she has blonde hair). There is even a scruffy sidekick that is not unlike Jimsy. Dr. Daino is somewhat like Captain Dyce in his mannerisms, but that is the only resemblance.

According to this website:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Animation

It states it is "a remake of Future Boy Conan directed by Hayao Miyazaki's former assistant, Keiji Hayakawa, but featuring a new cast of characters."

Personally, I don't see how it could be a remake due to it having nothing to do with a nuclear catastrophe or anything else regarding the original series.

However, I think I stumbled upon an answer for all of this:

http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/taiga-adventure

This site states that “Taiga Adventure” was called “Future Boy Conan II” as a way to capitalize on the original 1978 series. “Taiga” has nothing to do with “Future Boy Conan,” the characters, the story, or even the setting. The producers wanted it to sell, so they tagged on the name to attract attention and sell it to a pre-existing fanbase.

I personally find this reason to be the most convincing. I have read about certain videogames or movies renamed to something else more popular in order to attract an established fanbase, even if the product has nothing at all to do with the franchise. (A humorous example is Sylvester Stallone’s first acting role in a softcore film called “The Party at Kitty and Stud’s” in 1970. After his success as Rocky ‘The Italian Stallion’ Balboa, the film was re-released in 1976 as “Italian Stallion”. It has nothing to do with the Rocky series.)

Sometimes a studio will put a new product in a franchise, just because it has the same vibe as the original (The first “Seiken Densetsu” or “Mana” series videogame was released in Japan on Game Boy as “Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden” in 1991. But in America it was just called “Final Fantasy Adventure”, making it seem like a Final Fantasy game instead. However, it is actually regarded as the first of the “Seiken Densetsu/Mana” series and not a true Final Fantasy game. In Europe it was simply called “Mystic Quest”, tying it to the SNES “Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest” game, further distancing it from the “Seiken Densetsu/Mana” series.).

And sometimes the product is actually a sequel, just set in a different location with different characters in a different time and made by different people (see the abysmal “Son of The Mask”, the 2005 sequel to 1994’s “The Mask”. Ben Stein’s character is the only connection, if you would like to call it that).

However, I am still convinced that it was named "Future Boy Conan II" just to cash in on a pre-existing fanbase. Simple as that. It has nothing to do with the 1978 series.

That being said, the 'Taiga/River Adventure' series looks quite fun and I would love to see an English translation, even if it has absolutely nothing to do with the amazing "Future Boy Conan" (1978) series.

You can see the untranslated videos online or on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UB2l-ThAJQ&list=PLWsWKldnm0doNN8miK7X7cHXr5rQ8IDm_

If anyone has any more information on this series and the connection (or lack of) to "Future Boy Conan" (1978) please respond. The more information we have, the more we can figure out what is going on here.

SIDE NOTE: There is another title named "Conan the Future Boy: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection" made in 1984, but I have read that this is simply an edited version of the last few episodes of the 1978 series into a 49 min short movie.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462699/board/nest/32118547?ref_=tt_bd_1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077013/board/thread/32118790

Any more information on this would also be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.101.88.122 (talk) 20:21, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

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Orlo the anarchist?
The article describes Orlo as the leader of anarchist gang. But are Orlo and his fellow gang members Anarchists? Anarchists are people that believe that there should be no government, but Orlo seems to aspire to BE the government, since (1) he considers himself and his compatriots to be "leaders" of the people of the island, and (2) he feels justified in making his living from "taxes" that he takes from the other islanders. Also, when High Harbor is invaded by Industria, Orlo is very eager to collaborate with the Industrians in order to obtain a position of power over the citizens of High Harbor. If Orlo were an anarchist, wouldn't he want to oppose the Industrians, so that he could stop them from imposing their more rigid government upon the citizens of High Harbor? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FCC8:ACCA:800:700E:3DD5:48B5:DB5D (talk) 04:25, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

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Dub voice cast members that should be added
I read the names of the dub cast in the episodes' end credits- I believe these actors' names should be added as soon as possible.ChipmunkRaccoon (talk) 11:15, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Sabrina Pitre as Conan
 * Lili Beaudoin as Lana
 * Erin Mathews as Jimsy
 * Aaron Chapman as Captain Dyce
 * Kazumi Evans as Monsley
 * Alex Zahara as Lepka
 * Hiro Kanagawa as Dr. Briac Lao
 * John Innes as Grandpa
 * Michael Adamthwaite as Dongoros and the narrator
 * Michael Dobson as Gucchi
 * Vincent Tong as Orlo
 * Diana Kaarina as Tera
 * Ron Halder as Mayor Oiton
 * Brent Miller as Tarcos
 * Giles Panton as Luke
 * Ian Hanlin as Kuzuu
 * David A. Kaye as Saku