| Kaibutsu-kun | |
 Volume 1 of the 'Kaibutsu-kun' manga | |
| 怪物くん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Horror, comedy, fantasy, adventure |
| Manga | |
| Kaibutsu-kun (1965–1969) | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio (Written only by Abiko) |
| Published by | Shōnen Gahosha |
| Magazine | Shōnen Gahō Shōnen King |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 1965 – April 1969 |
| Volumes | 13 (1965–1969) |
| Manga | |
| Kaibutsu-kun (1980–1982) | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio (Written only by Abiko) |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic etc. |
| Original run | March 1980 – November 1982 |
| Volumes | 21 (1965–1982) |
| Manga | |
| Kaibutsu-kun (2021) | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio A |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Volumes | 8 pages |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masaaki Osumi Shinnichi Suzuki (animation) |
| Studio | Tokyo Movie Studio Zero |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | April 21, 1968 – March 23, 1969 |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | September 2, 1980 – September 28, 1982 |
| Episodes | 94 |
| Anime film | |
| Kaibutsu-kun: Invitation to Monster Land [1] | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Produced by | Soichi Besshi Tetsuo Kanno Yoshifusa Sanada |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio |
| Music by | Asei Kobayashi |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Released | March 14, 1981 |
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Kaibutsu-kun: The Demon Sword | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Produced by | Soichi Besshi Tetsuo Kanno Yoshifusa Sanada |
| Written by | Seiji Matsuoka |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Released | March 13, 1982 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Television drama | |
| Studio | Nippon Television |
| Original network | NTV |
| Original run | April 17, 2010 – June 12, 2010 |
| Episodes | 9 |
| Live-action film | |
| Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| Released | November 26, 2011 |
The Monster Kid (Japanese: 怪物くん, Hepburn: Kaibutsu-kun, Little Monster) is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio. The first series was broadcast on TBS from April 21, 1968, to March 23, 1969.[2] The second series was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1980, to September 28, 1982.[3] A live-action series was broadcast on Nippon Television and Yomiuri Television from April 17 to June 12, 2010.[4] The 94-episode 1982 iteration was aired around the world, marketed as The Monster Kid,[5][6] which was the official English title.[7]
- ^ Eiga Anime Doraemon Kaibutsukun. tokyo: shogakukan. 1981-04-05. p. 69.
- ^ 怪物くん (1968). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ 怪物くん (1980～1982). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ 怪物くん (2010). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Monster Kid - POGO.tv Shows". www.pogo.tv. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Monster Kid on Fri 14, Oct 4:30 PM on Disney XD | burrp!TV Guide". Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Tv asahi Buyer's Catalogue".