Next World (Japanese: 来るべき世界, Hepburn: Kitarubeki Sekai), also known as Nextworld, is a Japanese science fiction manga series, written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka in 1951.
| Nextworld | |
| 来るべき世界 (Kitarubeki Sekai) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction, steampunk |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Published by | Fuji Shobo |
| Published | 1951 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television film | |
| Fumoon (フウムーン) | |
| Directed by | Hisashi Sakaguchi |
| Produced by | Takamasa Matsutani Toru Horikoshi Touru Komori |
| Written by | Osamu Tezuka Hisashi Sakaguchi |
| Music by | Yuji Ohno |
| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Original network | Nippon TV |
| Released | August 31, 1980 |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
Plot
editCreated in a time when the Cold War was becoming hotter, Nextworld is Osamu Tezuka's parody of the tense relationship between the USA (represented as the 'Nation of Stars') and USSR (known in the work as the 'Uran Federation'). The main storyline focuses on atomic tests that create a race of mutant animals known as Fumoon, with psychic powers and intelligence beyond humans, who formulate a plan to evacuate hundreds of animals and a small group of people off the planet Earth. The reason for this is due to a large toxic cloud approaching the Earth, threatening to wipe out all life. Meanwhile, the two warring superpowers draw closer and closer to a confrontation.
Legacy
editNext World is the last of Osamu Tezuka's early epic science fiction trilogy, consisting of Lost World (1948), Metropolis (1949) and Next World (1951).
Fumoon
edit| Fumoon | |
|---|---|
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| フウムーン | |
| Genre |
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| Based on | Nextworld by Osamu Tezuka |
| Written by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Directed by | Hisashi Sakaguchi |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Yuji Ohno |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Production company | Tezuka Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nippon TV |
| Release | August 31, 1980 |
Fumoon (フウムーン) is a Japanese science fiction anime television film by Osamu Tezuka.[1] It is based on the manga Nextworld.
Plot
editThe anime film is similar, but omits characters from the manga. Another difference is that Kenichi (a character who also appears in the Metropolis manga and its anime adaptation) is a teenager in the film, whereas he is a child in the manga.
Cast
edit- Hiroki Suzuki as Kenichi Shikishima
- Junpei Takiguchi as Dr. Kagashi Yamadano
- Kaneto Shiozawa as Rock Clock
- Kenji Utsumi as Kei Gamata
- Kousei Tomita as Higeoyaji (Shunsaku Ban)
- Mari Okamoto as Rococo
- Minori Matsushima as Peach
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Lednof and Nikolai Rednov
- Hisashi Katsuta as Dr. Ochanomizu
- Ichirō Nagai as Notarian
- Kazuya Tatekabe as Tabasco
- Kenichi Ogata as Borokin
- Kumiko Takizawa as Cocoa
- Minoru Midorikawa as Suntory Whisky
- Ryoko Kinomiya as Mozu
- Shigezou Sasaoka as Gamata's Thug
- Tamio Ohki as Dr. Frankenstein
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Anime Sols to Stream Original Yatterman, Aoi Blink, Tezuka Films". Anime News Network. May 4, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
External links
edit- Fumoon anime at TezukaOsamu@World
- Tioanime
- Nextworld (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia