Gulliver Boy

Imagination Science World Gulliver Boy (Japanese: 空想科学世界ガリバーボーイ, Hepburn: Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Garibābōi) or simply Gulliver Boy is a Japanese anime series created by Oji Hiroi and Toyoo Ashida. It was produced by Toei Animation, directed by Ashida and aired on Fuji TV from January 8, 1995 to December 24 of that year. On December 5, 2012, Pony Canyon released the series in a DVD box in Japan.

Gulliver Boy
Main characters of Gulliver Boy
空想科学世界ガリバーボーイ
(Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy)
GenreAdventure, science fiction,Mecha
Created byOji Hiroi, Toyoo Ashida
Anime television series
Directed byToyoo Ashida
Produced byShinji Shimizu
Written byJunki Takegami
Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Music byKohei Tanaka
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFuji TV
Original run January 8, 1995 – December 24, 1995
Episodes50

Characters
  • Gulliver Toscanni
Protagonist of the series, a magician who must remain enclosed in the Yoke magic school to protect his friend Edison. When he returns to his country, Venice, he finds out that it is being attacked by Spain.
  • Edison
Young scientific genius, Gulliver's friend.
  • Misty
A girl, the friend of Gulliver, who saved him from the troops of Spain.
  • Phoebe
A Dark fairy who takes a liking to Gulliver, and vows never to leave his side.
  • King Yudo
King of Spain, deeply in love with Misty. He killed Gulliver's father, but when he was informed that there was a son, promised himself that he would kill the son, so they could be in paradise together. It is later revealed in the second half of the series that he is controlled by Hallelujah, the sums of evil.
  • King of Venice
His kingdom is attacked by the army of Spain. He does not understand why Yudo is doing this, since there was previously peace between the two countries.
  • Papa Toscanni
Raises Gulliver as his son. Yudo kills him, but before he dies he manages to confess to Gulliver that he is not his true father.
  • Hallelujah
The true main antagonist of the first part of the series (before being replaced by Daisaemon for the second part of the series). Hallelujah is a demon and the origin of all evil in the world; a world that she intends to devour. She brainwashes the faux main antagonist Yudo who uses Spain in an attempt to take over Europe.
  • Daisaemon
Daimyo of Japan, the main antagonist of the second and final part of the series. Unlike Hallelujah the main antagonist of the first part of the series who is a serious and threating antagonist, Daisaemon is more of a goofy and comedic antagonist.

Voices and dubbing
CharacterVoice actor
Gulliver ToscanniKappei Yamaguchi
MistyChisa Yokoyama
PhoebeWakana Yamazaki (TV series)
Miina Tominaga (PC Engine game)
EdisonIkue Ōtani
GekkouRyotaro Okiayu
EdokkoNaoki Tatsuta
Papa ToscanniTakeshi Aono (TV series)
Hidekatsu Shibata (PC Engine game)
LawrenceToshiyuki Morikawa (TV series)
Urara Takano (PC Engine game)
Lee 10 BaiChafurin (TV series)
Akio Ohtsuka (PC Engine game)
Full Moon BaronBin Shimada (TV series)
Tessho Genda (PC Engine game)
Budo MuscleWataru Takagi (TV series)
Masashi Sugawara (PC Engine game)
JudauKaneto Shiozawa (TV series)
Jurouta Kosugi (PC Engine game)
MajinTakeshi Aono
HallelujahRihoko Yoshida (TV series)
Kumiko Takizawa (PC Engine game)
Steel BatMegumi Hayashibara
NikitaKeiko Toda (PC Engine game)
NarratorMahito Ōba

Music

Ignite! Gulliver Boy
"Ignite! Gulliver Boy"
Single by Kiyohiko Ozaki
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)
GenreAnime song
Length3:44
LabelMercury Music Entertainment JP
Songwriter(s)Yukinojo Mori

Ignite! Gulliver Boy (燃えろ!ガリバーボーイ, Moero! Garibābōi) is a song by Jpop vocalist Kiyohiko Ozaki and serves as the opening theme to the anime Gulliver Boy. It was released Mercury Music Entertainment on February 25, 1995 in Japan only. The song was written by Yukinojo Mori, composed by Toshiaki Yamazaki, and arranged by Michihiko Ohta. Coupled with the song is the show's first closing theme "Kagami no Naka no Yūsha" which is also performed by Ozaki.[1]

Track List

  1. 燃えろ!ガリバーボーイ
    Moero! Garibābōi/Ignite! Gulliver Boy
  2. 鏡の中の勇者
    Kagami no Naka no Yūsha/A Brave Man in the Mirror
  3. 燃えろ!ガリバーボーイ(オリジナル・カラオケ)
    Moero! Garibābōi (Orijinaru Karaoke)/Ignite! Gulliver Boy (Original Karaoke)
  4. 鏡の中の勇者(オリジナル・カラオケ)
    Kagami no Naka no Yūsha (Orijinaru Karaoke)/A Brave Man in the Mirror (Original Karaoke)

Aitai Kara
"Aitai Kara"
Single by Misumi
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1995 (1995-09-25)
GenreAnime song
Length3:28
LabelMercury Music Entertainment JP
Songwriter(s)Takahiro Maeda

"Aitai Kara" (逢いたいから, Because I Want to Meet) is a song by Jpop vocalist Misumi and serves as the second closing theme to the anime Gulliver Boy. It was released by Mercury Music Entertainment on September 25, 1995 in Japan only. The song was written by Takahiro Maeda with composition and arrangements by Masahiro Takatsuki. The song is coupled with another Misumi song called "Dreamer".[2]

Track List

  1. 逢いたいから
    Aitai Kara/Because I Want to Meet
  2. Dreamer
  3. 逢いたいから(オリジナル・カラオケ)
    Aitai Kara (Orijinaru Karaoke)/Because I Want to Meet (Original Karaoke)

Video games

All in Japan

References
  1. "Yahoo Music page". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  2. "Yahoo Music page". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
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