Title: Itadakiman (Itadakiman) AKA: Time Bokan Series Itadakiman

Type: Television Series

Airdates: April 9, 1983 - September 24, 1983

Series Run: 20 episodes

Episode Length: 30 minutes

Network: Fuji Television

Air time: 7:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Saturdays

Brought to U.S.: No

Information: The seventh program in Tatsunoko's Time Bokan series. The story begins in the year 20XX. Oshaka School in Kamakuland is a world prestigious school where only those who are pure and clearheaded descendants of Priest Sanzo's clan may be admitted. As for the familiar villain trio, they are in firm belief that they are genuine descendants of Priest Sanzo's clan although actually they are of uncertain lineage. They study hard to enter the school in spite of their repeated failure. One day three intelligent children are called in by the principal and asked to find missing puzzle copper plates scattered all over the world and complete a puzzle board to heighten the honor of theOshaka School. The conversation, however, is overheard by the villain trio and they decide to forestall the youngsters.

Creator - Tatsunoko Productions Planning Room

Presented By - Kenji Yoshida

Planning - Tadashi Oka (Fuji Television)

Chief Director - Hiroshi Sasagawa

Producer - Akira Inoue, Minoru Ono (Yomiuri Advertising Agency)

Organization - Akiyoshi Sakai

Scripts - Akiyoshi Sakai

Character Design - Yoshitaka Amano

Mechanic Design - Kunio Okawara

Head Director - Hidehito Ueda

Art Stylizing - Kazuo Okada

Music - Masayuki Yamamoto, Masayuki Jinbo

Itadakiman - Mayumi Tanaka

Sargosei - Bin Shimada

Hatsuo - Tomohiro Nishimura

Noriko - Hitomi Oyokawa

Yan Yan - Noriko Ohara

Dasinen - Joji Yanami

Tonmentan - Kazuya Tatekabe

Ryuko - Chika Sakamoto

Principal Ochaka - Horoo Oyokawa

Narration - Kei Tomiyama