Urikupen Kyūjotai

Urikupen Kyūjotai (ウリクペン救助隊, Urikupen Kyūjotai, Urikupen Rescue Team) is a 1974 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa. The series premiered on Fuji TV on September 30, 1974 and ended on March 29, 1975.

For the 2004 Indian animated television series, see Jungle Tales (TV series).
Urikupen Kyūjotai
Jungle Tales
ウリクペン救助隊
(Urikupen Kyūjotai)
GenreComing of age, Adventure, Comedy-Drama
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Sasagawa
Written byJinzō Toriumi
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioTatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Original networkFuji TV
English network
YTV (1992-1993)
Original run September 30, 1974 – March 29, 1975
Episodes156

Much later in 1991, Saban Entertainment has licensed and adapted the anime series for a worldwide release outside of Japan under the name, Jungle Tales and has condensed the 156 5-minute (serialized) episodes into 26 half-hour episodes. The voice casting and the English language dubbing production was done in-house by CINAR Studios, Inc. in Montreal, Canada. It has been broadcast on YTV in Canada and on Nick Jr. in the United States. Heavy changes were made to the adaptation dub of the series. One being such is a new music score that was all digitally composed and sampled with an E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestra synthesizer. Other changes involve different character names used and gender changes for two characters. At the end of each condensed episode, a 3-minute music video was added to summarize the episode's plot. Many foreign dubs of the anime series would be mere translations of the dub.

Plot

Setting in the country of Urikupen kingdom, a rescue team that's consisting of animals goes onto missions to rescue forest animals in disastrous locations. A mobilization scenario is shown once a week stating "this week's Lifetime Achievement Award" which is given to the rescue workers.

Characters
Character Name(s)Japanese / English Voice Actor
Boss Lion (ライオンのボス Raion no Bosu) / King Leo Unknown / Aron Tager
Narrator (ナレーション Narēshon) Rokurō Naya / Patricia Rodriguez
Seitaro Usagi (ウサギの征太郎 Usagi no Seitarō) / Rhonda Rabbit Michie Kita / Sonja Ball
Gindai Pengin (ペンギンのギン太 Pengin no Gindai) / Pete Penguin Tetsuo Mizutori / Rick Jones
Hachigorō Kuma (クマの八五郎 Kuma no Hachigorō) / Barney Bear Shōji Satō / Gary Jewell
Rinrin Tsuru (ツルのリンリン Tsuru no Rinrin) / Petula Pigeon Yōko Asagami / Jane Woods
Chocho Inoshishi (イノシシのチョチョ Inoshishi no Chocho) / Harry Hog Unknown / Terrence Scammell
Mu Tonakai (トナカイのムーさん Tonakai no Mu-san) / Donny Dear Unknown / Michael O'Reilly
Pinsuke Ritsu (ペンギンのギン太 Ritsu no Pinsuke) / Scooter Squirrel Unknown / Rick Jones
Koara (コアラ Koara) / Koko Koala Unknown / Sonja Ball
Wolf (ハングルフ Hangurufu) / Wolf Bain Tetsuo Mizutori / Terrence Scammell
Condor (コンドル Kondoru) / Vic the Vulture Unknown / Gary Jewell
Crow (カラス Karasu) / Jo-Jo Crow Unknown / Terrence Scammell

Gimmick

In Japan, when the program aired on Mondays, the King lion would get a new report of some animal in danger who needs to be rescued. The lion would send the team to the rescue, but they actually compete to see who would be the first one to reach the victim and perform the rescue. Every day the seagull would observe their progress (they were short due to being five-minute episodes), which kept changing with one animal and then another in the lead as they met various obstacles, including the sabotage attempts of the wolf and his lieutenants. The lion at headquarters would get the seagull’s daily report and mark the team’s progress on a large map by moving chess-like markers with the heads of each animal. On Saturdays, the rescue would be completed, and there would be a big celebration back at the headquarters, with the whole team happily congratulating whoever was the winner that week.

Production

The series was produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa. The anime has been licensed by Saban Entertainment in North America.

The opening theme is "Ganbare! Urikupen Kyūjotai" by Ichirou Mizuki and Columbia Yurokago Kai.

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