Time Bokan: Royal Revival (タイムボカン王道復古) was a short OVA series by Tatsunoko Production, reviving the Time Bokan franchise and released through 1993 to 1994. It is notable for including many other Tatsunoko characters in cameos and guest roles including the cast of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
Overview[]
This work was created as a celebration of Tatsunoko's 30th Anniversary, so it features various characters from the company's history. The first episode is a Wacky Races-style race in which the Evil Trios from each of the Time Bokan series compete against each other in an anything-goes race , with the winner getting to play the lead role in the next episode. The second episode follows the format of Yatterman as is, and is set in the fictional city of the Tatsunokon Kingdom where many of the Tatsunoko characters live.
Although it is part of the Time Bokan series, the second series of Yatterman and the work Yatterman Night do not acknowledge this OVA at all.
Episodes[]
Time Bokan Royal Revival 1 - Chikichiki Ugougo Bogeboge Machine Wild Race[]
(チキチキ・ウゴウゴ・ホゲホゲマシーン猛レース)
Released November 26, 1993.
Time Bokan Royal Revival 2 - Alumni Reunion in the Tatsunokon Kingdom[]
(タツノッコン王国で同窓会だコロン)
Released January 1, 1994.
Characters[]
Although the Time Bokan villain trios receive the most highlight, there are many characters to be seen throughout.
From "Time Bokan" franchise[]
- The Marjo Gang (Marjo, Grocky, Warusa) from Time Bokan
- The Doronbo Gang (Doronjo, Boyacky, Tonzura) from Yatterman - Winners of the race in OVA 1 and stars of OVA 2
- The Akudama Trio (Mujo, Tobockey, Donjuro) from Zenderman
- The Ojaman Trio (Atasha, Sekovich, and Dowalski) from Otasukeman
- The Mirenjo Gang (Mirenjo, Julie Kokematsu, and Alan Sukadon) from Yattodetaman
- The Clean Evil Trio (Munmun, Kosuinen, and Kokachin) from Ippatsuman
- The Dirt Cheap Trio (Yanyan, Dasainen, and Tonmentan) from Itadakiman
- Tanpei (Time Bokan)
- Junko (Time Bokan)
- Dokurobei (Yatterman)
- Gan Takada/Yatterman-1 (Yatterman)
- Ai Kaminari/Yatterman-2 (Yatterman)
- Omochama (Yatterman)
- Tecchan/Zenderman-1 (Zenderman)
- Sakura/Zenderman-2 (Zenderman)
- Oshii Aliens (Zenderman)
- Gekigaski (Otasukeman)
- Ohayashi Aliens (Otasukeman)
- Don Fuanfuan (Yattodetaman)
- Daikyoshin (Yattodetaman)
- 2-3 (Ippatsuman)
- Turnabout King (Ippatsuman)
- Houko Sanzo (Itadakiman)
- Jo Sagyo (Itadakiman)
- The Whispering Reporter
- Cameraman Koyama
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman[]
The other three Science Ninjas briefly appear but then leave due to not having lines (with Shingo Kanemoto having passed away, Ryu would have been silent or recast anyway).
Other Tatsunoko Folks[]
- Tekkaman (Tekkaman the Space Knight)
- Casshan (Neo-Human Casshan)
- Hurricane Polymar
- Space Ace
- Go Mifune (Mach Go Go Go)
- Gazula, Bonta, and Susuko (I'm Gazula)
- Tamagon (Tamagon the Counselor)
- Demetan and Ranatan (Kerokko Demetan)
- Temple (Temple the Balloonist)
Staff[]
- Produced by: Ippei Kuri, Toshio Azami
- Original Work: Tatsunoko Production Planning Department
- Planning: Koki Narushima (Tatsunoko Production), Shiro Sasaki (Victor Entertainment)
- Character Design: Yoshitaka Amano
- Mecha Design: Kunio Okawara
- Music: Masaaki Jinbo, Masayuki Yamamoto
- Supervisors: Hiroshi Sasagawa, Takao Koyama
- Producers: Motoo Ueda, Shoichi Yoshida
- Director, Storyboards: Akira Shigino
- Screenplay: Satoru Akahori (Episode 1), Mayori Sekijima (Episode 2)
- Literary Progress: Masaharu Amiya (credited as "Amigo Masaharu")
- Assistant Director: Minoru Ohara
- Animation Director: Chuichi Iguchi (Episode 1), Akira Kano (Episode 2)
- Art Director: Torao Arai
- Director of Photography: Kotaro Yokoyama
- Sound Director: Kan Mizumoto
- Original Picture: Masami Suda
- Guest animators: Ichiro Itano, Masami Ohbari, and Matsuri Okuda
- Video Check: Noriko Goto
- Color Specification: Kumiko Sakuma
- Inspection: Takae Iijima
- Special Effects: Noriyuki Ota
- Art Assistant: Yoshimi Umino
- Effects: Toru Noguchi (Anime Sound Production)
- Recording: Norio Nishizawa
- Advertisement: Yoshimoto Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Abe, Chieko Nojiri
- Main Title Design: Yutaka Murakami
- Edited by: Sachiko Miki
- Setting Cooperation: Hiroshi Ogawa
- Production Desk: Yasuto Mizobuchi
- Production Staff: Yoshiko Nishio, Mitsue Takekubo
- Production Management: Masaru Shibata
- Production: Tatsunoko Production, Victor Entertainment
Overseas Licensing[]
USA[]
Time Bokan: Royal Revival was initially licensed by Central Park Media in 2005. Due to the lack of familiarity with Tatsunoko characters, including the Time Bokan cast, the dub of the OVA had several mistranslations and some unusually localized names such as calling Hurricane Polymar "Polimar the Mecha-Guerrilla".
Sentai Filmworks would later license-rescue the OVA in 2013, but re-used the old Central Park Media translation and dub, opting not to correct things (let alone even do a redub, likely due to cost matters).