Grandpa Danger (絶体絶命でんぢゃらすじーさん, Zettai Zetsumei: Denjarasu Jii-san, lit. "Absolute Death: Dangerous Grandpa") is an adventure manga by Kazutoshi Soyama first published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic in October 2001. The series was adapted as a 51-episode anime broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2004 to March 2005, which is licensed by Viz Media in North America as Grandpa Danger,[1] and a series of video games.[2] A second anime television series premiered on October 20, 2012.[3]
| Grandpa Danger | |
| 絶体絶命でんぢゃらすじーさん (Zettai Zetsumei: Denjarasu Jii-san) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, surreal humor |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazutoshi Soyama |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| Demographic | Children, Shōnen |
| Original run | October 2001 – March 2010 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yorifusa Yamaguchi |
| Produced by | Naohiko Furuichi Takeshi Sasamura |
| Written by | Isamu Sasagawa |
| Music by | Makoto Takou |
| Studio | Studio Hibari |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 4, 2004 – March 27, 2005 |
| Episodes | 51 (5 minutes per episode) |
| Manga | |
| Dangerous Jii-san Ja | |
| Written by | Kazutoshi Soyama |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| Demographic | Children, Shōnen |
| Original run | April 2010 – February 15, 2017 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Original video animation | |
| Dangerous Jii-san Ja | |
| Directed by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Music by | Hyadain |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Released | July 27, 2012 – November 22, 2012 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Dangerous Jii-san Ja | |
| Directed by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Music by | Hyadain |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Original network | Kids Station |
| Original run | October 20, 2012 – December 22, 2012 |
| Episodes | 10 |
Characters
editGrandpa（じーさん, Jhi-san）
- Protagonist of this work. A self-proclaimed old man who teaches how to survive the dangers of the world.
Yosuke（ようすけ）
- Grandpa's grandchild.
Principal（校長, Ko-cho-）
- The principal of the school that Yosuke attends.
Gebe（ゲベ）
- Grandpa's pet. Mysterious cat-like creature.
Koutei（コウテイ, 校庭）
- Principal's dog.
Mr.Strongest（最強さん, Saikyo-san）
- The strongest uncle in history.
References
edit- ^ "New Viz Properties from NATPE". Anime News Network. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Zettai Zetsumei Dangerous Jiisan 3: Hateshinaki Mamonogatari". IGN. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Dangerous Jii-san Ja Manga Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
External links
edit- Grandpa Danger (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Grandpa Danger (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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