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In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997-1997)

Premiere:
April 1, 1997

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 26

Finale:
May 9, 1997

Creators:
Osamu Tezuka

Original Title:
手塚治虫の旧約聖書物語

Alternate Titles:
In principio: Storie dalla Bibbia
Osamu Tezuka's Old Testament Stories
Tezuka Osamu no Kyuuyaku Seisho Monogatari: In the Beginning
手塚治虫の旧約聖書物語 In The Beginning

Genres:
Action & Adventure | Animation | Drama

Production Companies:
Tezuka Productions

Countries:
IT | JP

Overview from TheMovieDB

In the Beginning features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David, and Solomon, with the final episode featuring the birth of Jesus Christ. As with the second Superbook series, some stories were stretched out over several episodes. Unlike Superbook and The Flying House, however, no contemporary characters from modern times were inserted into the stories, save for the series mascot and viewpoint character, Roco the fox.

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Production

Creator:
Osamu Tezuka

Original Music Composer:
Katsuhisa Hattori

Series Director:
Osamu Dezaki

Sound Director:
Katsuyoshi Kobayashi

Writer:
Osamu Tezuka

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