Harris no Kaze
Ja kanjiハリスの旋風
Genre
Harris no Kaze
manga
AuthorTetsuya Chiba
PublisherKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
First1965
Last1967
Volumes8
Harris no Kaze
tv series
DirectorYoshiyuki Shindo
WriterShunichi Yukimuro
StudioP Production
Network
FirstMay 5, 1966
LastAugust 31, 1967
Episodes70
Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai!
tv series
DirectorMasami Hata
ProducerNoboru Ishiguro
WriterKoji Ito
MusicKeiichi Awano
StudioMushi Productions
NetworkFuji TV
FirstOctober 6, 1971
LastSeptember 25, 1972
Episodes46

Harris no Kaze (ハリスの, Harisu no Kaze, "Harris' Wind") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1965. It was the first manga to be reprinted as a tankōbon in 1967 as part of the Kodansha Comics series.

Plot

The story follows Kunimatsu Ishida,[1] a troublesome school boy who continuously gets expelled from schools for fighting other students. His next school is Harris Academy, where the principal convinces him to join various sports teams. Kunimatsu channels his anger into sports while also realizing he is a great athlete.

Characters

  • Kunimatsu Ishida

Voiced by: Nobuyo Oyama

  • Principal of Harris Academy

Voiced by: Genzo Wakamiya

  • Yoko Asai

Voiced by: Minori Matsushima

  • Gouzou Iwanami

Voiced by: Nobuo Tanaka

  • Megane

Voiced by: Noriko Ohara

  • Abou Ishida

Voiced by: Yoshiko Yamamoto

Anime

An anime adaptation was made in 1966. The series is in monochrome. The opening and ending themes are by Gacha Torian.

A remake was made in 1971 by Tezuka Productions and retitled Kunimatsu's Got It Right! (国松さまのお通りだい, Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai) The opening theme is Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai (国松さまのお通りだい) by Kyoko Yamamoto and the ending theme is Gyakuten no Ouen Uta (逆転の応援歌) by Yuri Shimazaki and Vocal Shop.

References

  1. ^ Clements, J. & McCarthy, H. (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092. Retrieved 2016-09-19.