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Ryu the Primitive Boy

Ryu the Primitive Boy(1971)

😐 59%

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.

Anime details
Format
TV
Episodes
22
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
Oct 30, 1971
End Date
Mar 25, 1972
Season
fall 1971
Average Score
56%
Mean Score
59%
Popularity
928
Favorites
17
Studios
Toei Animation
Producers
TBS
Source
MANGA
Genres
Adventure, Romance
Romaji
Genshi Shounen Ryuu
English
Ryu the Primitive Boy
Native
原始少年リュウ
Synonyms
Genshi Shonen Ryu, Ryu, the Cave Boy, Rai Grottpojken

Characters

Narrator
SUPPORTING
Ryuu
MAIN
Makio Inoue
JAPANESE
Ran
MAIN
Michiko Hirai
JAPANESE
Elder
SUPPORTING
Ryuuji Saikachi
JAPANESE
Majara
SUPPORTING
Taka
SUPPORTING
Ichiro Murakoshi
JAPANESE
Don
MAIN
Hiroko Maruyama
JAPANESE
Miros
SUPPORTING
Mashi
SUPPORTING
Kiba
SUPPORTING
Gorou Naya
JAPANESE

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