Hazedon (found comedy anime series; 1972-1973)
Art from the vinyl record release of the anime's theme songs.
Status: Found
Date found: 30 Jan 2024
Found by: Anonymous
Hazedon (ハゼドン, also known as Chief Joker in English) is a fantasy, comedy anime series that aired for the first time on the Japanese television channel Fuji TV on October 5th, 1972 until March 29th, 1973. It was the first show produced by Sunrise.
The story is about a goby fish named Hazedon, who travels the world with his best friends, Puyan, a blowfish, and Shiran, a mermaid.
Structure
The show is structured by one season of 26 episodes. Each episode has a runtime of 30 minutes, except the last episode, which has a runtime of 22 minutes.
Each episode also has a two-part structure, since one episode has two shorts. Again, the last episode is an exception, since it only has one short.
Cast
- Hazedon - Nobuyo Ôyama
- Puyan - Kaneta Kimotsuki
- Hazedon's mother - Akiko Takamura
- Omeguri-san - Sanji Hase
- Tamii - Reiko Katsura
- Shiran - Reiko Mutô
- Tabou - Noriko Ohara
- Icchin - Takako Sasuga
Crew
- Creators - Hajime Yagurazawa and Haruyuki Kawajima
- Writers - Toshiaki Matsushima and Hideo Kyuju
- Producer - Masao Maruyama
- Director - Makura Saki (alias for Osamu Dezaki)
- Music - Hiroshi Tsutsui
- Character design - Toshiyasu Okada
- Film editor - Tomoaki Tsurubushi
- Production managers - Osamu Hirôka and Yoshikatsu Kishimoto
- Production assistants - Nobuyuki Fukushima, Hiroshi Ôtake, Tatsuya Shibano, Yoshio Suzuki and Toshio Ueno
- Camera department - You Atsuta and Takashi Kitagawa
- Director of photography - Sumio Takahashi
- Production coordinator - Mishio Shinohara
- Sound director - Toshio Satô
- Layout artists - Shigeru Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawashima, Satoru Kusuda, Tsuguo Sakamoto, Eiki Suzuki, Minoru Tajima, Takeshi Tamazawa and Takao Yamazaki
- Clean-up checker - Hiroshi Hasegawa
- Clean-up artist - Sha Miwa
- Storyboard artists - Masakazu Higuchi, Fumio Ikeno, Akira Maeda, Yûji Nunokawa, Kaisuke Morishita, Kenji Sawamura, Kazunori Tanabashi, Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hiroshi Yashizumi
- Animators - Sanae Isshiki, Ichirô Izumi, Minoru Nakamura, Sumie Saido, Noriko Suzuki, Takao Suzuki, Yasuo Takahashi, Yumiko Takahashi, Kazue Tanaka, Katshuhiko Yamazaki
- Animation supervisor - Kazuhiko Utagawa
- Backgrounds - Studio Uni
- Background supervisor - Katsumi Handô
Availability
The show doesn't have any form of a home media release. However, the first 12 episodes, along with episodes 15-18 could be found on private trackers.
On December 24th, 2022, YouTube user JH K uploaded episode 26 in full. The episode is of considerably lower quality than the other found episodes.
In January 2024, all 26 episodes were found on a private anime tracker and were uploaded onto Mega on the 30th.
Episodes
# | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hazedon ga Yattekita! (ハゼドンがやってきた!) / Tsuyoi zo Sekaiichi (強いぞ世界一) | Oct 5th, 1972 | Found |
2 | Yumemiru Shīran (夢見るシーラン) / Tamii-chan no Shiawase (タミイちゃんの幸せ) | Oct 12th, 1972 | Found |
3 | Ten'yawan'ya no Bijin Kontesuto (てんやわんやの美人コンテスト) / Kani no Tokoya wa Ōsawagi (カニの床屋は大騒ぎ) | Oct 19th, 1972 | Found |
4 | Iwashi no Kosodoro-san (イワシのコソドロさん) / Min'na no Dekkai Okurimono (みんなのデッカイ贈り物) | Oct 26th, 1972 | Found |
5 | Tatakae Hazedon! (たたかえハゼドン!) / Mutsugorō no Puropōzu (ムツゴローのプロポーズ) | Nov 2nd, 1972 | Found |
6 | Hatsukoi Banzai! (初恋バンザイ!) / Ā, Mabuta no Okkasan (ああ、まぶたのおっかさん) | Nov 9th, 1972 | Found |
7 | Kuroi Hana o Sagase! (黒い花をさがせ!) / Shīran no Fasshonshō (シーランのファションショー) | Nov 16th, 1972 | Found |
8 | Hibike ka Tami no Yokobue (ひびけかたみの横笛) / Kaitō Sabaranko (怪盗サバランコ) | Nov 23rd, 1972 | Found |
9 | Ā! Harukanaru Seibu (ああ! はるかなる西部) / Detarame Tensai Gaka (でたらめ天才画家) | Nov 30th, 1972 | Found |
10 | Garakuta Angorakon (がらくたアンゴラコン) / Jinbe E-san wa Akkanbē (ジンベイさんはアッカンベー) | Dec 7th, 1972 | Found |
11 | Irasshaimase Obake-kun (いらっしゃいませオバケくん) / Sākasu Bōya Kyō wa! (サーカス坊や今日は!) | Dec 14th, 1972 | Found |
12 | Kujiragon wa Dokkoisho (クジラゴンはどっこいしょ) / Mote Mote Pendanto (もてもてペンダント) | Dec 21st, 1972 | Found |
13 | Yukai na Daitsuiseki (ゆかいな大追跡) / Susume! Bikkuri Basu (進め! ビックリバス) | Dec 28th, 1972 | Found |
14 | Otoshidama wa Hatsuyume (お年玉は初夢) / Oya Oya Janbo Hazedon (おやおやジャンボハゼドン) | Jan 4th, 1973 | Found |
15 | Appare Hazedon Torimono Jō (あっぱれハゼドン捕物帖) / Chakkari Hanayome-san (ちゃっかり花嫁さん) | Jan 11th, 1973 | Found |
16 | Hazedon wa Daisutā (ハゼドンは大スター) / Nazo no Junrei Obā-san (謎の巡礼おばあさん) | Jan 18th, 1973 | Found |
17 | Otoko Hazedon wa Tsurai Yo (男ハゼドンはつらいよ) Yūjōda Yo! Hazedon (友情だよ! ハゼドン) | Jan 25th, 1973 | Found |
18 | Abare-ra Bō Tsuihō Daisakusen (あばれら坊追放大作戦) / Ankoragon wa Daishachō" (アンコラゴンは大社長) | Feb 1st, 1973 | Found |
19 | Moeru Hazedon Sekaiichi (燃えるハゼドン世界一) / Kyaputentotto no Takara (キャプテントットの宝) | Feb 8th, 1973 | Found |
20 | Raibaru wa Hōbō Nisei (ライバルはホウボウ二世) / Kekkon wa Kowai na (結婚はこわいな) | Feb 15th, 1973 | Found |
21 | Hazedon wa Sekaiichi no Papa (ハゼドンは世界一のパパ) / Suzukintoki o Yattsukero! (スズキントキをやっつけろ!) | Feb 22nd, 1973 | Found |
22 | Saraba! Poka no Machi (さらば! ポカの町) / Hotaruika no Tenshi (ホタルイカの天使) | Mar 1st, 1973 | Found |
23 | Inochi no Pendanto (命のペンダント) / Hazedon Sora o Tobu (ハゼドン空をとぶ) | Mar 8th, 1973 | Found |
24 | Hazedon no Yokobue Kenpō (ハゼドンの横笛剣法) / Nagareboshi o Oe! (流れ星を追え!) | Mar 15th, 1973 | Found |
25 | Hazedon wa Meii-san (ハゼドンは名医さん) / Hazedon wa Tabiyakusha (ハゼドンは旅役者) | Mar 22nd, 1973 | Found |
26 | Rettsu Gō Hazedon" (レッツ・ゴー ハゼドン) (22-minute episode) | Mar 29th, 1973 | Found |
Gallery
External Links
- Episodes 1-12 and 15-18 of the show. Retrieved 25 Oct '19
- Nicovideo upload of the intro and outro of the anime. Retrieved 25 Oct '19
- Website that has information about Hazedon. Retrieved 25 Oct '19
- Episode 26 on Youtube. Retrieved 23 Jan '23
References
- ↑ Anime News Network Encyclopedia page about Hazedon. Retrieved 25 Oct '19