Shotaro Ishinomori
Director
Ryu the Primitive Boy (1971)
Season 1
When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu. 16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.
Released Oct. 30, 1971
Episode 25 min
2+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Shounen, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.anime, imdb.based-on-comic-book, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.cave, imdb.dinosaur, imdb.fight, imdb.friendship + 11 more, imdb.hunting, imdb.japanese-anime, imdb.man-cave, imdb.man-versus-monster, imdb.monster, imdb.prehistoric-times, imdb.monkey, imdb.searching, imdb.tribe, imdb.tyrannosaurus-rex, imdb.anime-animation
Production Companies: Toei Animation
Network: TBS
S1E1 - Primitive Law
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Oct. 30, 1971, midnight
S1E2 - Fear of Tirano
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Nov. 6, 1971, midnight
S1E3 - Taka's Revenge
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Nov. 13, 1971, midnight
S1E4 - Pursuit full of Wounds
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Nov. 20, 1971, midnight
S1E5 - The Yamaneko Tribe's Conspiracy
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Nov. 27, 1971, midnight
S1E6 - Fight for the Hunting Grounds
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Dec. 4, 1971, midnight
S1E7 - A Blood-stained Hero
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Dec. 11, 1971, midnight
S1E8 - Fated Encounter
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Dec. 18, 1971, midnight
S1E9 - Devil Stone
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Dec. 25, 1971, midnight
S1E10 - Giant in the Blizzard
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Jan. 1, 1972, midnight
S1E11 - Wrath of the Mountain God
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Jan. 8, 1972, midnight
S1E12 - The Training of Misunderstandings
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Jan. 15, 1972, midnight
S1E13 - Fire Trap
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Jan. 22, 1972, midnight
S1E14 - Grave of the Heroes
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Jan. 29, 1972, midnight
S1E15 - Paradise in the Southern Seas
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Feb. 5, 1972, midnight
S1E16 - Human Beast
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Feb. 12, 1972, midnight
S1E17 - Desperate Cry at the Cliffs
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Feb. 19, 1972, midnight
S1E18 - The Uncontrollable Mammoth
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Feb. 26, 1972, midnight
S1E19 - Barking Wolf
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March 4, 1972, midnight
S1E20 - Slave Hunt
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March 11, 1972, midnight
S1E21 - Human Fangs
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March 18, 1972, midnight
S1E22 - Towards Tomorrow
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March 25, 1972, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 550 min.
Released: Oct. 30, 1971
Last Air Date: March 25, 1972, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 2+
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