Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac

Summary

Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (シートン動物記 くまの子ジャッキー, Seton Doubutsuki: Kuma no Ko Jakki, loosely: "Seton Animal Chronicles: Jacky the Bear Boy") is a Japanese anime television series consisting of 26 episodes, based on the novel Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac by Ernest Thompson Seton. It was directed by Yoshio Kuroda and was first broadcast on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in 1977.[1][2] It has been broadcast on TV for some countries like France, Italy, Germany, Arab World, Iran, Portugal, Spain, Hispanic America, Poland, South Korea, Ukraine, Finland, Taiwan and Philippines.

Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac
シートン動物記 くまの子ジャッキー
(Seton Doubutsuki: Kuma no Ko Jacky)
GenreAdventure
Historical
Western
Anime television series
Directed byYoshio Kuroda
Produced byAkira Negi
Written byMichio Sato
Ryuzo Nakanishi
Yukiko Takayama
Music byAkihiro Komori
StudioNippon Animation
Original networkAsahi Broadcasting Corporation
Original run June 7, 1977 December 6, 1977
Episodes26

Plot edit

One day a native American boy named Ran meets two little bears at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, where he lives with his father. Ran names the brother bear ‘Jackie’ and the sister bear ‘Gill’. As Ran plays with the two bears, they become good friends. However their happiness doesn’t last for long. Ran’s father accidentally shoots the two little bears’ mother to death. Feeling sorry for them, Ran decides to take Jackie and Gill back home to live with him. Based on the stories by Earnest Thompson Seton, these heart-warming episodes will entertain the whole family. Children are sure to love the adorable Jackie and Gill.


References edit

  1. ^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1933330104.
  2. ^ Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.

External links edit

  • Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac at IMDb