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Monkey Turn

Original title: Monkî tân
  • TV Series
  • 2004
  • 25m
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Monkey Turn (2004)
JapaneseAnimeShōnenWater SportAnimationSport

Monkey Turn is a sports anime based around professional speed boat racing. The anime's protagonist, Tadano Kenji, is too short to follow his dream of becoming a professional baseball player,... Read allMonkey Turn is a sports anime based around professional speed boat racing. The anime's protagonist, Tadano Kenji, is too short to follow his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, but his baseball coach recommends him to boat racing. One day Tadano-san unexpectedly mee... Read allMonkey Turn is a sports anime based around professional speed boat racing. The anime's protagonist, Tadano Kenji, is too short to follow his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, but his baseball coach recommends him to boat racing. One day Tadano-san unexpectedly meets his old girlfriend and they exchange promises: in return for her being faithful to him,... Read all

  • Stars
    • Kenji Hamada
    • Junji Majima
    • Akemi Okamura
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      • Kenji Hamada
      • Junji Majima
      • Akemi Okamura
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    Kenji Hamada
    • Tsutomu Tao
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    Junji Majima
    • Takehiro Dôguchi
    Akemi Okamura
    Akemi Okamura
    • Makoto Hagiwara
    Tokuyoshi Kawashima
    • Kanji Hatano
    Kishô Taniyama
    • Kazumi Kôno
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    • Kan'ichi Koike
    Takeshi Aono
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    • Takeo Dôguchi
    Katsuhisa Hôki
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    Michiko Neya
    • Arisa Jôgasaki
    Isshin Chiba
    • Masahiko Yamazaki
    Junko Noda
    • Sumi Ubukata
    Atsushi Kisaichi
    • Hiroshi Kishimoto
    Naoko Takano
    • Yûko Aoshima
    Machiko Toyoshima
    • Mizuki Kobayashi
    Takeharu Ônishi
    • Masayoshi Mifune
    Kazusa Murai
    • Hazuki Hatano
    Akira Tomisaka
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    Shigeru Shibuya
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      Based on a manga of the same name, written and illustrated by Katsutoshi Kawai. It was serialized in Shogakukan magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday from August 1996 to January 2005, with its chapters collected in 30 tankobon volumes.

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      • January 10, 2004 (Japan)
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      • Japan
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      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • モンキーターン
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      • Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
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      • 25m
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      • Color
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      • 1.33 : 1

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