Ryu the Primitive Boy
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.
formatTV
statusFINISHED
Release dateOct 30, 1971
end dateMar 25, 1972
episodes22
duration25 min
studioToei Animation
genresAdventure Romance
Score58% ❤
RomajiGenshi Shounen Ryuu
native原始少年リュウ
Relations
Charactères
KibaSUPPORTING
DonMAIN
RyuuMAIN
ElderSUPPORTING
KarimSUPPORTING
staff
Shoutarou IshinomoriOriginal Creator
Ichirou MizukiTheme Song Performance (OP)
Shingo ArakiAnimation Director (ep 21)
Takeo WatanabeMusic
Osamu KasaiEpisode Director (eps 6, 13, 20)
Charactères
KibaSUPPORTING
DonMAIN
RyuuMAIN
ElderSUPPORTING
KarimSUPPORTING
RanMAIN
EstaSUPPORTING
TakaSUPPORTING
MajaraSUPPORTING
MirosSUPPORTING
MashiSUPPORTING
PasaSUPPORTING
NarratorSUPPORTING
STAFF
Shoutarou IshinomoriOriginal Creator
Ichirou MizukiTheme Song Performance (OP)
Shingo ArakiAnimation Director (ep 21)
Takeo WatanabeMusic
Osamu KasaiEpisode Director (eps 6, 13, 20)
Masayuki AkehiEpisode Director (eps 2, 9, 16, 22)
Masaharu EtouProduction Desk
Shoutarou IshinomoriTheme Song Lyrics
Noriyoshi OohiraSound Effects
Shigeru MiyashitaMusic Selection
Hiroshi OikawaAnimation (eps 8, 14, 15, 18, 20)
Hiroshi AzumaAnimation (ep 5)
Masayuki OozekiAnimation (eps 5, 11, 17, 22)
Tetsuhiro WakabayashiAnimation (eps 2, 8, 14, 18)
Hideaki OoshikaAnimation (eps 3, 7, 13)
Mikio TsuchiyaAnimation (eps 4, 9)
Juuji MizumuraAnimation (eps 3, 7, 13)
Takashi SaijouAnimation (eps 3, 7, 13)
Mitsuko HorieTheme Song Performance (ED)
Takashi AsakuraAnimation (eps 5, 11, 17, 22)
Yoshinori Kanemori Animation (eps 8, 9, 15, 20)
Eiji TanakaAnimation Director (eps 3, 7, 13)
Toshio MoriAnimation (eps 9, 15, 20)
Yoshiaki IiyamaAnimation (eps 10, 16)
Osamu KamijouAnimation (eps 15, 20)
