Bosco Daiboken: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Apricot, princess of Fountain land, is kidnapped by evil Hoodman and his mercenaries Jack and Franz to keep her away from returning to her home until the total eclipse of the Sun. Humanoid animals from Bosco forest, Frog, Tutty and Otter, help her out and agree to take her to her homeland, before it's too late. On they way over, they become plunged into many adventures where they show their willingness to help the others in need and importance of water—all-life enhancer.

Series details

• Title: Bosco Daiboken
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1986-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: YTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 48782
• IMDb ID: tt0847541
• TVDB ID: 251801

Cast and credited roles

• Yuko Minaguchi — Princess Apricot
• Shigeru Nakahara — Frog
• Kouichi Yamadera — Otter
• Hiroya Ishimaru — Tatty
• Kenichi Ogata — Franz
• Banjo Ginga — Hoodman
• Sanji Hase — Jack
• Kumiko Mizukura — Speak

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-10-06; final listed air date 1987-03-30; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bosco Daiboken on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.