| Humanoid Monster Bem | |
 Logo of the 2019 anime | |
| 妖怪人間ベム (Yōkai Ningen Bemu) | |
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| Genre | Horror, adventure |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Noboru Ishiguro Hideo Wakabayashi |
| Written by | Akira Adachi |
| Studio | Dai'ichi Dōga |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | 7 October 1968 – 31 March 1969 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Harada |
| Written by | Junki Takegami |
| Studio | Studio Comet |
| Original network | Animax, Tokyo MX |
| Original run | 1 April 2006 – 7 October 2006 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Shunsuke Kariyama Noriyoshi Sakuma |
| Written by | Masafumi Nishida |
| Original network | NTV |
| Original run | October 22, 2011 – December 24, 2011 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Shunsuke Kariyama |
| Produced by | Hidehiro Kawano |
| Written by | Masafumi Nishida |
| Studio | Toho |
| Released | December 15, 2012 |
| Runtime | 124 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| BEM | |
| Directed by | Yoshinori Odaka |
| Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
| Music by | Soil & Pimp Sessions Michiru |
| Studio | LandQ Studios |
| Licensed by | Funimation |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, TVA, TVO |
| Original run | July 14, 2019 – October 13, 2019 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Live-action film | |
| Yokai Ningen Bela | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Hanabusa |
| Written by | Daisuke Hozaka |
| Music by | Minami Nozaki |
| Studio | ADK Emotions |
| Released | September 11, 2020 |
| Anime film | |
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Humanoid Monster Bem[1] (Japanese: 妖怪人間ベム, Hepburn: Yōkai Ningen Bemu) is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series, which first aired on Fuji TV between October 7, 1968 and March 31, 1969, on its 19:30–20:00 timeslot.
The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiered in April 2006 in Japan on Animax, featuring a new cast, with a total of 26 episodes also produced.[2]
A live-action television drama adaptation premiered on NTV on October 22, 2011.[3] A film was released on December 15, 2012.[4]
For the series' 50th anniversary, a third anime television series adaptation titled BEM was confirmed to be in production. The third series aired from July 14 to October 13, 2019.[5][6][7] A new film titled BEM: Become Human, was released on October 2, 2020.[8][9][10] It streamed on Funimation's website on October 29, 2020.[10]
A spin-off live-action film Yokai Ningen Bela was released on September 11, 2020.[11]
- ^ "Humanoid Monster Bem Franchise Gets New Anime in 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Synopsis for HUMANOID MONSTER BEM - Animax Asia". Animax Asia. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
- ^ Shiso (October 11, 2011). "Kamenashi Kazuya, Anne, and Suzuki Fuku to sing the opening theme for 'Yokai Ningen Bem'". Tokyohive. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Deljhp (October 18, 2012). "HUMANOID MONSTER BEM goes feature length". 24framespersecond.net. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Humanoid Monster Bem Franchise Gets New TV Anime in 2019". Anime News Network. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "New Bem Monster Anime's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Cast, Musicians, Summer Premiere". Anime News Network. March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "'BEM' Anime Reveals More Cast Members, Theme Song Artists, Promo Vdeo, July 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ "BEM Reboot Anime Gets Movie This Fall". Anime News Network. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "BEM: Become Human Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, October 2 Opening". Anime News Network. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Funimation Streams BEM: Become Human Film". July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Humanoid Monster Bem's Bela Character Gets Live-Action Film in September". July 30, 2023.