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'''''Hazedon''''' (''ハゼドン'', also known as ''Chief Joker'' in English) is a fantasy, comedy anime series that aired for the first time on the Japanese television channel Fuji TV on October 5th, 1972 until March 29th, 1973. It was the first show produced by Sunrise.
'''''Hazedon''''' (''ハゼドン'') is a comedy/adventure anime series, initially broadcast from October 5, 1972, to March 29, 1973, on Fuji Television. While the credit for "original creator", is listed as the company "Video Create", the series was the first production to be animated by anime studio Sunrise.


The story is about a goby fish named Hazedon, who travels the world with his best friends, Puyan, a blowfish, and Shiran, a mermaid.
=== Story ===
The series is about a young goby fish named Hazedon, who's mother, before her passing, imparts that he must become "the strongest fish in Japan." Heeding her advice, he embarks on a training journey. However, along the way he meets Shiran, a mermaid, and Puyan, a pufferfish. Each episode takes a semi-episodic structure, with recurring antagonists, as well as many incidental characters. The final episode sees the payoff to many of the series ongoing plot lines, while ending on a cliffhanger.


==Structure==
==Structure==
The show is structured by one season of 26 episodes. Each episode has a runtime of 30 minutes, except the last episode, which has a runtime of 22 minutes.
The series has a total of 26 episodes. Each episode has a runtime of around 30 minutes, with each episode (except for the 26th episode) broken into two, 11 minute episodes. The final episode is the only exception, as it only contains one, double length story.
 
Each episode also has a two-part structure, since one episode has two shorts. Again, the last episode is an exception, since it only has one short.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Availability==
==Availability==
The show doesn't have any form of a home media release. However, the first 12 episodes, along with episodes 15-18 could be found on private trackers.


===== Home Media =====
The only known, official home media release of the series is a VHS tape under the label VAP, containing the first and last episode of the series, as part of VAP's "First and Final series", released in the 1990's.
The show's two theme songs, "Hazedon Ondo" and "Boku wa Hazedon" were both released on vinyl in November of 1972.
===== Manga/Print Media =====
A manga adaptation of the series, illustrated by gag manga author Itai Rentaro, was serialized in Kodansha's "TV Magazine," starting before the anime had even begun airing.<ref>http://zenin1965.livedoor.blog/archives/1221230.html</ref> From November 1972 to April 1973 Kodansha's "Tanoshii Kindergarten", also ran a manga adaptation, drawn by Rentaro Itai. In addition, articles regarding the anime appeared in the November 1972 to April 1973 issues of Kodansha's "Otomodachi". Moreover, as a part of Banso's "tobidasu ehon" series of pop-up books, a tie-in pop-up book was made in 1972<ref>https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/q1120437989/</ref>
===== Online Uploads =====
On December 24th, 2022, YouTube user JH K uploaded episode 26 in full. The episode is of considerably lower quality than the other found episodes.
On December 24th, 2022, YouTube user JH K uploaded episode 26 in full. The episode is of considerably lower quality than the other found episodes.


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|25||Hazedon wa Meii-san (ハゼドンは名医さん) / Hazedon wa Tabiyakusha (ハゼドンは旅役者)||Mar 22nd, 1973||[https://mega.nz/file/xH9FjAxS#5okPz60IfLgoeWogHOo47F-bdsdslH_CtW6e4ETsaJo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|25||Hazedon wa Meii-san (ハゼドンは名医さん) / Hazedon wa Tabiyakusha (ハゼドンは旅役者)||Mar 22nd, 1973||[https://mega.nz/file/xH9FjAxS#5okPz60IfLgoeWogHOo47F-bdsdslH_CtW6e4ETsaJo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|26||Rettsu Gō Hazedon" (レッツ・ゴー ハゼドン) (22-minute episode)||Mar 29th, 1973||[https://mega.nz/file/pCdSSABL#1Dx3b_v1TgJpFhrUkSkATBuBT2dWMPoVixHAKgCEj0g <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|26||Rettsu Gō Hazedon" (レッツ・ゴー ハゼドン)||Mar 29th, 1973||[https://mega.nz/file/pCdSSABL#1Dx3b_v1TgJpFhrUkSkATBuBT2dWMPoVixHAKgCEj0g <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
|}
=== Broadcast information. ===
The show has been confirmed to have been broadcast on the following television stations.
* Fuji Television (The show's producer): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30
* Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting (UHB):Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30<ref>Hokkaido Shimbun (reduced-size edition) March, 1973, Television Column.</ref>
* Television Iwate (TVI): Tuesdays, 18:00 - 18:30<ref>Kahoku Shimpō (morning edition), April 3, 1973 - September 25, 1973. Television Column.</ref>
* Akita Television (AKT): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30<ref name=":0">Kahoku Shimpō (morning edition), October 5, 1972 - March 29, 1973. Television Column.</ref>
* Yamagata Television System (YTS): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30 (Timeshifted Channel started broadcast on October 12th)<ref>Kahoku Shimpō (morning edition) October 12, 1972 - April 5, 1973. Television Column.</ref>
* Sendai Television (JOOX-TV): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30<ref name=":0" />
* Fukushima Central Television (FCT): (Broadcast in a 15 minute slot, in 1982) - Saturdays, 8:00 - 8:15 (April - September 1982) - Monday - Friday 17:30 - 17:45 (January - February 1983) <ref>Fukushima Minpou (morning edition) April 3, 1982 - September 25, January 13, 1983 - February 11, 1983. Televison Column</ref>
* UHF Television Yamanashi (UTY): (Broadcast in a 15 minute slot, in 1980): Mondays - Fridays, 16:35 - 16:50<ref>'''''Animage''''' - ''"National Broadcast List"'' February 1980 issue, Tokuma Shoten, p. 116.</ref>
* Toyama Television (BBT): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30<ref name=":1">The Hokkoku Shimbun (morning edition), October 5, 1972. Television Column.</ref>
* Ishikawa TV (ITC): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30<ref name=":1" />
* Fukui Television Broadcasting (FTB): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30<ref name=":1" />


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175px">
hazedon01.jpg
hazedon01.jpg
hazedon02.jpg
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*[https://archive.org/details/hazedon Episodes 1-12 and 15-18 of the show.] Retrieved 25 Oct '19
*[https://archive.org/details/hazedon Episodes 1-12 and 15-18 of the show.] Retrieved 25 Oct '19
*[https://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12737897 Nicovideo upload of the intro and outro of the anime.] Retrieved 25 Oct '19
*[https://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12737897 Nicovideo upload of the intro and outro of the anime.] Retrieved 25 Oct '19
*[http://kiokunokasabuta.web.fc2.com/kiokuhazedon.html Website that has information about ''Hazedon''.] Retrieved 25 Oct '19
*[http://kiokunokasabuta.web.fc2.com/kiokuhazedon.html Write-up about the series on the Blog Kioku no Kasabuta ("Scab of memory")] Retrieved 25 Oct '19
*[https://youtu.be/KBVL6DVkYHo Episode 26 on Youtube.] Retrieved 23 Jan '23
*[https://youtu.be/KBVL6DVkYHo Episode 26 on Youtube.] Retrieved 23 Jan '23
*[https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/s1081934697/ Aucfan tracking for a VHS of the series' first and last episodes] Retrieved 24 Jan '31
*[https://www.discogs.com/release/14503030-%E5%92%8C%E6%B3%89%E5%B8%B8%E5%AF%9B-%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%82%86%E3%82%8A%E3%81%8B%E3%81%94%E4%BC%9A-%E3%83%8F%E3%82%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3 Discogs listing for the vinyl release of the theme songs]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:47, 1 February 2024

Hazedon Promo Art.jpg

Art from the vinyl record release of the anime's theme songs.

Status: Found

Date found: 30 Jan 2024

Found by: Anonymous


Hazedon (ハゼドン) is a comedy/adventure anime series, initially broadcast from October 5, 1972, to March 29, 1973, on Fuji Television. While the credit for "original creator", is listed as the company "Video Create", the series was the first production to be animated by anime studio Sunrise.

Story

The series is about a young goby fish named Hazedon, who's mother, before her passing, imparts that he must become "the strongest fish in Japan." Heeding her advice, he embarks on a training journey. However, along the way he meets Shiran, a mermaid, and Puyan, a pufferfish. Each episode takes a semi-episodic structure, with recurring antagonists, as well as many incidental characters. The final episode sees the payoff to many of the series ongoing plot lines, while ending on a cliffhanger.

Structure

The series has a total of 26 episodes. Each episode has a runtime of around 30 minutes, with each episode (except for the 26th episode) broken into two, 11 minute episodes. The final episode is the only exception, as it only contains one, double length story.

Cast

  • Hazedon - Nobuyo Ôyama
  • Puyan - Kaneta Kimotsuki
  • Hazedon's mother - Akiko Takamura
  • Omeguri-san - Sanji Hase
  • Tamii - Reiko Katsura
  • Shiran - Reiko Mutô
  • Tabou - Noriko Ohara
  • Icchin - Takako Sasuga

Crew

  • Creators - Hajime Yagurazawa and Haruyuki Kawajima
  • Writers - Toshiaki Matsushima and Hideo Kyuju
  • Producer - Masao Maruyama
  • Director - Makura Saki (alias for Osamu Dezaki)
  • Music - Hiroshi Tsutsui
  • Character design - Toshiyasu Okada
  • Film editor - Tomoaki Tsurubushi
  • Production managers - Osamu Hirôka and Yoshikatsu Kishimoto
  • Production assistants - Nobuyuki Fukushima, Hiroshi Ôtake, Tatsuya Shibano, Yoshio Suzuki and Toshio Ueno
  • Camera department - You Atsuta and Takashi Kitagawa
  • Director of photography - Sumio Takahashi
  • Production coordinator - Mishio Shinohara
  • Sound director - Toshio Satô
  • Layout artists - Shigeru Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawashima, Satoru Kusuda, Tsuguo Sakamoto, Eiki Suzuki, Minoru Tajima, Takeshi Tamazawa and Takao Yamazaki
  • Clean-up checker - Hiroshi Hasegawa
  • Clean-up artist - Sha Miwa
  • Storyboard artists - Masakazu Higuchi, Fumio Ikeno, Akira Maeda, Yûji Nunokawa, Kaisuke Morishita, Kenji Sawamura, Kazunori Tanabashi, Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hiroshi Yashizumi
  • Animators - Sanae Isshiki, Ichirô Izumi, Minoru Nakamura, Sumie Saido, Noriko Suzuki, Takao Suzuki, Yasuo Takahashi, Yumiko Takahashi, Kazue Tanaka, Katshuhiko Yamazaki
  • Animation supervisor - Kazuhiko Utagawa
  • Backgrounds - Studio Uni
  • Background supervisor - Katsumi Handô

[1]

Availability

Home Media

The only known, official home media release of the series is a VHS tape under the label VAP, containing the first and last episode of the series, as part of VAP's "First and Final series", released in the 1990's.

The show's two theme songs, "Hazedon Ondo" and "Boku wa Hazedon" were both released on vinyl in November of 1972.

Manga/Print Media

A manga adaptation of the series, illustrated by gag manga author Itai Rentaro, was serialized in Kodansha's "TV Magazine," starting before the anime had even begun airing.[2] From November 1972 to April 1973 Kodansha's "Tanoshii Kindergarten", also ran a manga adaptation, drawn by Rentaro Itai. In addition, articles regarding the anime appeared in the November 1972 to April 1973 issues of Kodansha's "Otomodachi". Moreover, as a part of Banso's "tobidasu ehon" series of pop-up books, a tie-in pop-up book was made in 1972[3]

Online Uploads

On December 24th, 2022, YouTube user JH K uploaded episode 26 in full. The episode is of considerably lower quality than the other found episodes.

In January 2024, all 26 episodes were found on a private anime tracker and were uploaded onto Mega on the 30th.

Episodes

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 Hazedon ga Yattekita! (ハゼドンがやってきた!) / Tsuyoi zo Sekaiichi (強いぞ世界一) Oct 5th, 1972 Found
2 Yumemiru Shīran (夢見るシーラン) / Tamii-chan no Shiawase (タミイちゃんの幸せ) Oct 12th, 1972 Found
3 Ten'yawan'ya no Bijin Kontesuto (てんやわんやの美人コンテスト) / Kani no Tokoya wa Ōsawagi (カニの床屋は大騒ぎ) Oct 19th, 1972 Found
4 Iwashi no Kosodoro-san (イワシのコソドロさん) / Min'na no Dekkai Okurimono (みんなのデッカイ贈り物) Oct 26th, 1972 Found
5 Tatakae Hazedon! (たたかえハゼドン!) / Mutsugorō no Puropōzu (ムツゴローのプロポーズ) Nov 2nd, 1972 Found
6 Hatsukoi Banzai! (初恋バンザイ!) / Ā, Mabuta no Okkasan (ああ、まぶたのおっかさん) Nov 9th, 1972 Found
7 Kuroi Hana o Sagase! (黒い花をさがせ!) / Shīran no Fasshonshō (シーランのファションショー) Nov 16th, 1972 Found
8 Hibike ka Tami no Yokobue (ひびけかたみの横笛) / Kaitō Sabaranko (怪盗サバランコ) Nov 23rd, 1972 Found
9 Ā! Harukanaru Seibu (ああ! はるかなる西部) / Detarame Tensai Gaka (でたらめ天才画家) Nov 30th, 1972 Found
10 Garakuta Angorakon (がらくたアンゴラコン) / Jinbe E-san wa Akkanbē (ジンベイさんはアッカンベー) Dec 7th, 1972 Found
11 Irasshaimase Obake-kun (いらっしゃいませオバケくん) / Sākasu Bōya Kyō wa! (サーカス坊や今日は!) Dec 14th, 1972 Found
12 Kujiragon wa Dokkoisho (クジラゴンはどっこいしょ) / Mote Mote Pendanto (もてもてペンダント) Dec 21st, 1972 Found
13 Yukai na Daitsuiseki (ゆかいな大追跡) / Susume! Bikkuri Basu (進め! ビックリバス) Dec 28th, 1972 Found
14 Otoshidama wa Hatsuyume (お年玉は初夢) / Oya Oya Janbo Hazedon (おやおやジャンボハゼドン) Jan 4th, 1973 Found
15 Appare Hazedon Torimono Jō (あっぱれハゼドン捕物帖) / Chakkari Hanayome-san (ちゃっかり花嫁さん) Jan 11th, 1973 Found
16 Hazedon wa Daisutā (ハゼドンは大スター) / Nazo no Junrei Obā-san (謎の巡礼おばあさん) Jan 18th, 1973 Found
17 Otoko Hazedon wa Tsurai Yo (男ハゼドンはつらいよ) Yūjōda Yo! Hazedon (友情だよ! ハゼドン) Jan 25th, 1973 Found
18 Abare-ra Bō Tsuihō Daisakusen (あばれら坊追放大作戦) / Ankoragon wa Daishachō" (アンコラゴンは大社長) Feb 1st, 1973 Found
19 Moeru Hazedon Sekaiichi (燃えるハゼドン世界一) / Kyaputentotto no Takara (キャプテントットの宝) Feb 8th, 1973 Found
20 Raibaru wa Hōbō Nisei (ライバルはホウボウ二世) / Kekkon wa Kowai na (結婚はこわいな) Feb 15th, 1973 Found
21 Hazedon wa Sekaiichi no Papa (ハゼドンは世界一のパパ) / Suzukintoki o Yattsukero! (スズキントキをやっつけろ!) Feb 22nd, 1973 Found
22 Saraba! Poka no Machi (さらば! ポカの町) / Hotaruika no Tenshi (ホタルイカの天使) Mar 1st, 1973 Found
23 Inochi no Pendanto (命のペンダント) / Hazedon Sora o Tobu (ハゼドン空をとぶ) Mar 8th, 1973 Found
24 Hazedon no Yokobue Kenpō (ハゼドンの横笛剣法) / Nagareboshi o Oe! (流れ星を追え!) Mar 15th, 1973 Found
25 Hazedon wa Meii-san (ハゼドンは名医さん) / Hazedon wa Tabiyakusha (ハゼドンは旅役者) Mar 22nd, 1973 Found
26 Rettsu Gō Hazedon" (レッツ・ゴー ハゼドン) Mar 29th, 1973 Found

Broadcast information.

The show has been confirmed to have been broadcast on the following television stations.

  • Fuji Television (The show's producer): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30
  • Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting (UHB):Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30[4]
  • Television Iwate (TVI): Tuesdays, 18:00 - 18:30[5]
  • Akita Television (AKT): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30[6]
  • Yamagata Television System (YTS): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30 (Timeshifted Channel started broadcast on October 12th)[7]
  • Sendai Television (JOOX-TV): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30[6]
  • Fukushima Central Television (FCT): (Broadcast in a 15 minute slot, in 1982) - Saturdays, 8:00 - 8:15 (April - September 1982) - Monday - Friday 17:30 - 17:45 (January - February 1983) [8]
  • UHF Television Yamanashi (UTY): (Broadcast in a 15 minute slot, in 1980): Mondays - Fridays, 16:35 - 16:50[9]
  • Toyama Television (BBT): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30[10]
  • Ishikawa TV (ITC): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30[10]
  • Fukui Television Broadcasting (FTB): Wednesdays, 19:00 - 19:30[10]


Gallery

  • Hazedon01.jpg
  • Hazedon02.jpg
  • Hazedon004.jpg
  • Hazedon005.jpg
  • Hazedonkiji01.jpg
  • Hazedonop.jpg

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Anime News Network Encyclopedia page about Hazedon. Retrieved 25 Oct '19
  2. ↑ http://zenin1965.livedoor.blog/archives/1221230.html
  3. ↑ https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/q1120437989/
  4. ↑ Hokkaido Shimbun (reduced-size edition) March, 1973, Television Column.
  5. ↑ Kahoku Shimpō (morning edition), April 3, 1973 - September 25, 1973. Television Column.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kahoku Shimpō (morning edition), October 5, 1972 - March 29, 1973. Television Column.
  7. ↑ Kahoku Shimpō (morning edition) October 12, 1972 - April 5, 1973. Television Column.
  8. ↑ Fukushima Minpou (morning edition) April 3, 1982 - September 25, January 13, 1983 - February 11, 1983. Televison Column
  9. ↑ Animage - "National Broadcast List" February 1980 issue, Tokuma Shoten, p. 116.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The Hokkoku Shimbun (morning edition), October 5, 1972. Television Column.
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