Peter Pan no Bouken

Peter Pan no Bouken (ピーターパンの冒険, "The Adventures of Peter Pan") is the Japanese anime variation of Peter Pan by J.M.Barrie.

It was first aired in Japan on January 8th - December 24 1989 and had 41 episodes (however it's premiere was postponed till January 15th following the royal funeral of the then current emperor). The series was also later translated and released in several international audiences worldwide in 1990, sometimes under the name Peter Pan: The Animated Series. While the first twenty three episodes were a loose adaption to Barrie's classic tale, those remaining eighteen ones would introduce a more completely original arc that featured brand new supporting characters that were unique to this series. Much like the series Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates it features an episode where Michael celebrates his birthday in Neverland. However how Peter deals with this series of events greatly differs on to how the other variation does.

Differences[]

Differences from the book or other Peter Pan versions

Nippon's supposed mascot Rascal the Raccoon makes frequent cameos throughout the series.
Specified time period the series is set in is unclear as to whether it is still the late nineteenth century or the correct time period the actual story takes place in turn of the century or Edwardian times.
There is is an alternative version to character of Mary Darling called Elizabeth.
Character of John Darling has a different middle name here which is Julian.
Neverland is not located somewhere in one of the vast oceans instead it is a floating island hidden somewhere in the sky.
Weapon of choice Peter normally uses here is not a dagger or a sword but some sort of scarf tooth.
Hook lost his right hand after Neverland's Crocodile bit it off during a fight with Peter not because Pan removed it first before throwing it to said Croc.
Iron hook hand of Hook tends to be substituted for a pincer like claw in many episodes.
Lost Boys characters Nibs and Twins are left out of this animated series story-line making Curly in charge after Peter.
Peter and company do not live in a subterranean house but in alternative accommodation such as a tree house complete with water wheel and then a mobile home on wheels.
John does not share a bed with the Lost Boys but with his brother Michael.
Starky's younger sister is the specific family member of his who is referenced in this series.
Lost Boys accompany Peter and Tink in their own flying machine to visit The Darlings. Thereby establishing in the season finale that they remained with him in Neverland for all of them to then discover that said Darlings have since grown up and end up meeting and taking Jane with them back to Neverland.

Episodes[]

"Come Quick! Everyone Admires Peter Pan" Original Translation: "Hayaku Kite! Minna no Akogare Pīta Pan" (早く来て！みんなの憧れピーターパン) Original Air Date: January 15, 1989
"Go! Go! Go to Neverland!" Original Translation:"Nebārando e Go! Go! Go!" (ネバーランドへＧｏ！Ｇｏ！Ｇｏ！) Original Air Date: January 15, 1989
"The Pirates are Here! The Dream and Adventure Country Neverland" Original Translation:"Kaizoku ga Deta! Yume to Bōken no Kuni Nebārando" (海賊が出た！夢と冒険の国ネバーランド) Original Air Date: January 22, 1989
"Appearance! Is the Clock Crocodile Captain Hook's Friend" Original Translation:"Tōjō! Tokei Wani wa Fukku Senchō no Tomodachi?" (登場！時計ワニはフック船長の友だち？) Original Air Date: January 29, 1989
"Captain Hook Greatly Hates the Sound of the Sewing Machine!" Original Translation:"Fukku Senchō wa Mishin no Oto ga Dai Kirai!" (フック船長はミシンの音が大嫌い！) Original Air Date: February 5, 1989
"John's First Love? The Tomboy Appears" Original Translation:"Jon no Hatsu Koi? Otenbamusume Arawareru" (ジョンの初恋？おてんば娘現れる) Original Air Date: February 12, 1989
"Wendy is Persistent! The Egg is Not Given to Anyone" Original Translation:"Uendi Ganbaru! Tamago wa Darenimo Natasanai" (ウェンディ頑張る！卵は誰にも渡さない) Original Air Date: February 19, 1989
"The Law of Neverland? Everyday is a Birthday!" Original Translation:"Nebārando no Hōritsu? Mainichi ga Tanjōbi da!" (ネバーランドの法律？毎日が誕生日だ！) Original Air Date: March 5, 1989
"Suspicious Behavior! The White Tailed John" Original Translation:"Ayashigena Kōdō! Jon wo Bikō Shiro" (怪しげな行動！ジョンを尾行しろ) Original Air Date: March 12, 1989
"A New Weapon! The Amphibious Cinderella's Carriage?" Original Translation:"Shin Heiki! Suiriku Ryōyō Shinderera no Basha?" (新兵器！水陸両用シンデレラの馬車？) Original Air Date: March 19, 1989
"Even Pirates Run Away? Michael's Scary Story!" Original Translation:"Kaizoku Mo Nigeru? Maikeru no Kowai Hanashi!" (海賊も逃げる？マイケルの恐い話！) Original Air Date: March 26, 1989
The Rescue Mission Begins! Save Peter Pan" Original Translation:"Kyūshutsu Sakusen Kaishi! Pītā Pan wo Sukero" (救出作戦開始！ピーターパンを助けろ) Original Air Date: April 16, 1989
"The Demon in Snowroom Mountain and Michael's Courage" Original Translation:"Sunorumu Yama no Akumu to Maikeru no Yūki" (スノルム山の悪夢とマイケルの勇気) Original Air Date: April 23, 1989
"Hook Betrayed! Cecco Stopped Being a Pirate" Original Translation:"Fukku wo Uragire! Kaizoku wo Yameta Chekko" (フックを裏切れ！海賊をやめたチェッコ) Original Air Date: April 30, 1989
"John Can't Sleep! Catch the Spirit of Sleep" Original Translation:"Jon ga Nemure Nai! Nemuri no Sei wo Tsukamaero" (ジョンが眠れない！眠りの精を捕まえろ) Original Air Date: May 14, 1989
"Tootles Shows Courage! Steal the Pirates' Flag" Original Translation:"Yūki wo Shimese Tōtoruzu! Kaizoku no Hata wo Ubae" (勇気を示せトートルズ！海賊の旗を奪え) Original Air Date: May 21, 1989
"Hook's Decision! The Pirate Ship Mysteriously Disappears?" Original Translation:"Fukku no Ketsui! Kieta kaizoku-sen no Nazo?" (フックの決意！消えた海賊船の謎？) Original Air Date: May 28, 1989
"A New Plan! Make the Crocodile Laugh!" Original Translation:"Sakusen Kaishi! Tokei Wani wo Warawasero!" (作戦開始！時計ワニを笑わせろ！) February 26, 1989
"Wendy is Angry! Great Hate for Peter Pan" Original Translation:"Uendi Okoru! Pītā Pan te Dai Kirai" (ウェンディ怒る！ピーターパンて大嫌い) Original Air Date: May 7, 1989
"Desprate Situation! Wendy Disappeared in Mist Valley" Original Translation:"Zettai Zetsumei! Uendi ga Kiri no Tani ni Kieta" (絶対絶命！ウェンディが霧の谷に消えた) Original Air Date: June 4, 1989
"Save Wendy! Tink Risks her Life" Original Translation:"Uendi wo Sukue! Inochi wo Kaketa Tinku" (ウェンディを救え！命をかけたティンク) Original Air Date: June 18, 1989
"The Secret Weapon Activates! Captain Hook's Final Trump Card" Original Translation:"Himitsu Heiki Shidō! Fukku Senchō Saigo no Kirifuda" (秘密兵器始動！フック船長最後の切り札) Original Air Date: June 25, 1989
"The Mystery Thickens! Search for Tink's Home" Original Translation:"Nazo ga Fukamaru! Tinku no Furusato wo Sagase" (謎が深まる！ティンクの故郷を探せ) Original Air Date: July 9, 1989
"The Dreadful Black Cloak Group and the Mysterious Girl!" Original Translation:"Osoroshī Kuro Manto no Shūdan to Nazo no Bishōjo!" (恐ろしい黒マントの集団と謎の美少女！) Original Air Date: July 23, 1989
"Welcome Back Tink! The Land of Fairies is a Mysterious Land" Original Translation:"Okaeri Tinku! Yōsei no Kuni wa Fushigi na Kuni" (お帰りティンク！妖精の国はふしぎな国) Original Air Date: July 30, 1989
"The Return of Captain Hook! Plans to Build a Flying Pirate Ship" Original Translation:"Fukkatsu Fukku Senchō! Soratobu Kaizoku-sen Kenzō Keikaku" (復活フック船長！空飛ぶ海賊船建造計画) Original Air Date: August 6, 1989
"Admirable Jon! A Knight Riding A Wooden Horse" Original Translation:"Jon no Akogare! Mokuba ni Notta-ki" (ジョンの憧れ！木馬に乗った騎) Original Air Date: August 13, 1989
"Wendy Becomes a Demon" Original Translation:"Akuma ni Natta Uendi" (悪魔になったウェンディ) August 20, 1989
"Fairy Pushke! Gather Courage and Fly" Original Translation:"Yōsei Pushike! Yūki wo Dashite Tobitate" (妖精プシケ！勇気を出して飛びたて) Original Air Date: August 27, 1989
"The Levitation Begins! Hook's Flying Pirate Ship" Original Translation:"Fujō Kaishi! Fukku no Soratobu Kaizoku-sen" (浮上開始！フックの空飛ぶ海賊船) Original Air Date: September 3, 1989
"This Isn't a Dream! Peter Pan Can no Longer Fly" Original Translation:"Yume ga Nai! Tobenaku Natta Pītā Pan" (夢がない！飛べなくなったピーターパン) Original Air Date: September 10, 1989
"Searching with the Pirates for the White, Mysterious Mirror" Original Translation:"Kaizoku to Issho ni Sagase, Shiroi Kagami no Nazo" (海賊と一緒に探せ、白い鏡の謎) Original Air Date: September 17, 1989
"Luna's Tears! Am I a Witch of Darkness?" Original Translation:"Runa no Namida! Watashi wa Dākunesu no Majo?" (ルナの涙！私はダークネスの魔女？) Original Air Date: October 1, 1989
"Can a Ghost Whistle be Heard? Search for the Ghost Train!" Original Translation:"Kiteki ga Kikoeru? Yūrei Kikansha wo Sagase!" (汽笛が聞こえる？幽霊機関車を探せ！) October 22, 1989
"A Formidable Enemy! Hook Teams up with Darkness" Original Translation:"Kyōteki! Te wo Kunda Fukku to Dākunesu" (強敵！手を組んだフックとダークネス) Original Air Date: October 29, 1989
"The Adventure Stops? Everyone's Beating Chest Aches!" Original Translation:"Bōken Chūshi? Minna no Munega Doki Doki Itai!" (冒険中止？みんなの胸がドキドキ痛い！) Original Air Date: November 5, 1989
"The Largest-Ever Maze! The Road to the Castle of Darkness" Original Translation:"Shijō Saidai no Meiro! Dākunesu-jō e no Michi" (史上最大の迷路！ダークネス城への道) Original Air Date: November 19, 1989
"The Black Mirror Activates! Neverland is in a Big Pinch" Original Translation:"Kuroi kagami Shidō! Nebārando ga Dai Pinchi" (黒い鏡始動！ネバーランドが大ピンチ) Original Air Date: December 3, 1989
"Hook's Ambition! Take Over the Castle of Darkness" Original Translation:"Fukku no Yabō! Dākunesu-jō wo Nottore" (フックの野望！ダークネス城を乗っ取れ) Original Air Date: December 10, 1989
"The Final Battle! Peter Pan Versus Captain Hook" Original Translation:"Saigo no Kessen! Pītā Pan tai Fukku Senchō" (最後の決戦！ピーターパン対フック船長) Original Air Date: December 17, 1989
"Goodbye Peter Pan! The Land of Dreams and Adventures" Original Translation:"Sayonara Pītā Pan! Yume to Bōken no Kuni" (さよならピーターパン！夢と冒険の国) Original Air Date: December 24, 1989

Characters[]

Peter Pan (ピーター・パン , Pītā Pan) : Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka (Nika Futterman: Dubbed); The hero of this anime. He is a short-tempered but has a caring character and accepts what his friends say. He has the strong belief that he will not forgive anyone who violate freedom, and fights to keep Neverland a free and livable world.
Wendy Darling (ウェンディ・モイラー・アンジェラ・ダーリング , Wendi Moirā Anjera Dāringu) Voiced by: Naoko Matsui (Michelle Turmel: Dubbed); The oldest of three siblings who flies away to Neverland with Peter Pan (followed by her siblings). She is a feisty, kind, clever, jolly tomboy who is capable of helping her family and friends defy Hook's forces. In the end her daughter Jane takes her place in the series finale.
Tinker Bell (ティンカー・ベル , Tinkā Beru) : Voiced by: Sumi Shimamoto (Kath Soucie/Pauline Little: Dubbed); A fairy and one of Peter's companions. She is abbreviated as "Tink" (ティンク , Tinku).
John Darling (ジョン・ジュリアン・ダーリング , Jon Jurian Dāringu) : Voiced by: Kyōko Hamura; Wendy's young brother, who is always getting into some kind of trouble also has a crush on Tigerlily while sharing a bed with his brother Michael (he has a problem with getting to sleep).
Michael Darling (マイケル・ダーリング , Maikeru Dāringu) : Voiced by: Yuriko Fuchizaki (Nancy Cartwright/Bronwen Mantel: Dubbed); Wendy's youngest brother, who shows a great deal of courage for his age also sometimes pulls pranks on others while sharing a bed with his brother John (he is able to get off to sleep more easily than his brother and celebrates his birthday in Neverland).
Curly (カーリー , Kārī) : Voiced by: Yūko Mita (Jeff Bennett/Arthur Holden: Dubbed); A lost boy, who is small and wears a pot on his head. While sleeping he always has a tendency of falling out of the bed which he shares with the other lost boys, but doesn't tend to wake him (like Slightly he is an accomplished inventor though he seems much more smarter), he is also in charge of the other Lost Boys when Peter's not around.
Slightly (スライトリー , Suraitorī) : Voiced by: Hiroko Emori (Jason Marsden/Tedd Dillon: Dubbed); One of the Lost Boys, who it seems is very thick but the same time is something of an accomplished inventor, wears a wide white coat and a white cap with rabbit ears hanging down.
Tootles (トートルズ , Tōtoruzu) : Voiced by: Kazue Ikura (Alanna Ubach: Dubbed); One of the Lost Boys. He is tall but seems to be the most gloomy boy in Peter Pan's camp. He accidentally shoots Wendy down when Tink tricks him into shooting her.
Tiger Lily (タイガーリリー , Taigā Rirī) : Voiced by: Maria Kawamura (Candi Milo: Dubbed); A tomboyish Indian princess that John starts to fall in love with.
Captain Hook (フック船長 , Fukku Senchō) : Voiced by: Chikao Ōtsuka; The main villain, and leader of the pirates, who tries his hardest to defeat Peter Pan. He doesn't have his right hand and an alternative to his hook hand is a pincer like claw. Although he is the captain, he is a pretty clumsy person.
Smee (スミー , Sumī) : Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata An old pirate that serves under Captain Hook, but is too kind to be a pirate, he is Hook's main helper.
Bill (ビル , Biru) : Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri; He is also a pirate and one of the strongest.
Cecco (チェッコ , Chekko) The leader of the pirates when Hook is not around. He keeps many knives in his hat.
Alf (アルフ・メンソン , Arufu Menson) : Voiced by: Tesshō Genda; Another one of Captain Hook's pirates. He wears an eyepatch, suggesting that he lost an eye at some point.
Starky (スターキー , Sutākī) : Voiced by: Masato Hirano; A cowardly pirate.
Robert (ロバート , Robāto) : Voiced by: Issei Futamata; Pirate in charge of Hook's artillery.
Sinistra Darkness (ダークネス, Dākunesu) European version : Sinistra (シニストラ, Shinisutora): Voiced by: Hisako Kyōda; The evil queen of darkness, who serves as the main antagonist later on in the series. She is a witch who attempts to extinguish freedom from Neverland, also regards both Peter Pan and Captain Hook as enemies. She has three henchmen that help her.
Luna (ルナ , Runa) : Voiced by: Maria Kawamura; A powerful Princess of Light, with a dark and powerful alter-ego.
Crocodile Watch (時計ワニ , Tokei Wani); When Peter fought Hook long ago, this crocodile ate Hook's right hand. Ever since then, he's been trying to eat the rest of him. This croc also happened to had swallowed a clock, which is the cause of the ticking sound that accompanies him.
Rascal (ラスカル , Rasukaru); A Raccoon who often visits Peter Pan's House and then occasionally tagging along with his party in their mobile home.
Mermaids (人魚達 , Ningyo-tachi); They are friends of Peter Pan.
Jane : Voiced by: Naoko Matsui; Wendy's daughter who appears in the series finale.
Nana: Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera; Nurse maid and guard dog of the Darlings.
Indian Chief : Voiced by: Banjō Ginga; Father of Tiger Lily and leader of the natives.
Sinistra's Henchmen : Voiced by: Michitaka Kobayashi, Yū Shimada and Ikuo Nishikawa; Trio of Servants of Sinistra who loyally aid her.
Mr. George Darling : Voiced by: Tesshō Genda; Father of the Darling Children.
Mrs. Elizabeth Darling : Voiced by: Hiroko Suzuki; Mother of the Darling Children.
Memory Bird : Voiced by: Mahito Tsujimura; An occupant of Neverland who appears in episode 23
Don Malaprop : Voiced by: Don Malaprop; An occupant of Neverland who appears in episode 27
Ancient King : Voiced by: Ritsuo Sawa; An occupant of Neverland who appears in episode 12
Penelope : Voiced by: Chie Kōjiro; An occupant of Neverland who appears in episode 29
Fairy Queen : Voiced by: Michie Tomizawa; An occupant of Neverland who appears in episode 29
Bookseller : Voiced by: Mahito Tsujimura; Known to the Darling Family who appears in the first episode

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