Fisherman Sanpei (1980-1982)

Premiere:
April 7, 1980

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 109

Finale:
April 26, 1982

Creators:
Takao Yaguchi

Original Title:
釣りキチ三平

Alternate Titles:
Fishing Enthusiast Sanpei
Paul le pêcheur
Sampei, il ragazzo pescatore
Sanpei the Fisherman
Tsurikichi Sampei
رامى الصياد الصغير
天才小釣手
钓鱼迷三平

Genres:
Animation

Production Companies:
Nippon Animation

Countries:
JP

Mihira Sanpei talks with a Tohou accent and is a down-to-earth boy with a cheerful and optimistic personality. However, when it comes to fishing, he becomes very serious and is a youth who enjoys fishing more than anything else. The village where he lives in is a natural environment which provides different kinds of fishing challenges. Despite his lack of experience, Sanpei has a first-rate sense with regards to fishing and decides to maxmise his potential by entering into different fishing contests. As he faces various challenges, he learns to solve difficult problems and learn from his mistakes to the extent that he is able to fish anything out of the waters. Along the way, he encounters all kinds of rivals and companions who increase his experience points and help him in his growth.

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Art Direction:
Hideo Chiba
Keishi Kamezaki

Director:
Eiji Okabe

Director of Photography:
Toru Hagiwara
Toshiaki Morita

Editor:
Hajime Okayasu
Keiko Onodera

Executive Producer:
Kōichi Motohashi

Music:
Komei Sone

Series Director:
Yoshikata Nitta

Sound Director:
Nobuhiro Komatsu

Sound Effects:
Kenichi Mori

Sound Mixer:
Hideyuki Tanaka

Theme Song Performance:
MoJo

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