Okawari-Boy Starzan S (オカワリボーイ スターザンS, Okawari Bōi Sutāzan Esu), or simply Starzan S, is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production[2] from an idea by veteran studio director Hiroshi Sasagawa.

Starzan S
Cover art of the first Okawari-Boy Starzan S Blu-ray Volume featuring Hoshio Yumeno/Starzan S (Right) and Jun Yagami (Left).
オカワリボーイ スターザンS
Anime television series
Directed byHidehito Ueda
Produced byKenji Yoshida (Tatsunoko)
Minoru Ohno (Yomiko Advertising)
Written byTakao Koyama (series composition)
Mayori Sekijima (head writer)
Music byKatsunori Ishida
StudioTatsunoko Production
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run January 7, 1984 August 25, 1984[1]
Episodes34

The series is a "mixture of Star Wars and Tarzan".[3][page needed]

Canceled at only 34 episodes due to low ratings, the series was one of the Tatsunoko studio's more obscure works until the series was released on video in Japan on Blu-ray by TC Entertainment in 2017.[4]

"Okawari" is a Japanese expression used when the user is requesting a second helping of food or drink.

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There is a planet in the galactic system named Kirakira which is rich in natural greens, and there live two main tribes on the planet namely Senobi and Robot. The former live in the wooded region while the latter inhabit the desert area, who are anxious to move to and settle on the woodland for better lives. This desire causes incessant strife around the border zones. The Senobi tribe love nature and want to live in peace without being harassed by the others. On the other hand, the formerly high-tech Robot tribe have become militant as they want to expand their sphere of influence from the desert to the wooded region. A young hero of the Senobi tribe together with his supporters makes efforts to stop the feud between the two tribes and to help them live in peace.

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Episodes

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No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
01"uchuu ichi no okawari BOUI" (宇宙一のおかわりボーイ)Takao KoyamaJanuary 7, 1984 (1984-01-07)
02"ten kara kami ga futte kita !?" (天から神がふってきた!?)Takao KoyamaJanuary 14, 1984 (1984-01-14)
03"USO ? HONTO ? PARATOPIA" (ウソ?ホント?パラトピア)Takao KoyamaJanuary 21, 1984 (1984-01-21)
04"DAIKIN boshi da yo ! zenin shuugou" (ダイキン星だよ!全員集合)Takao KoyamaJanuary 28, 1984 (1984-01-28)
05"chappui ! kegawa pocchii" (ちゃっぷい!毛皮ぽっちい)Keiji TeruiFebruary 4, 1984 (1984-02-04)
06"JUN-chan ga futari !?" (ジュンちゃんがふたり!?)Yoshiyuki SugaFebruary 11, 1984 (1984-02-11)
07"sora ni hikarete PENPEN mura" (空にひかれてペンペン村)Miho MaruoFebruary 18, 1984 (1984-02-18)
08"DOKI ! mita ne JUN-chan" (ドキ!見たねジュンちゃん)Michiru ShimadaFebruary 25, 1984 (1984-02-25)
09"ten made nobi-ru se ga nobiru" (天までのび~る背がのびる)Toshiki InoueMarch 3, 1984 (1984-03-03)
10"sennyuu !! MISUTERIIZOUN" (潜入!!ミステリーゾーン)Yoshiyuki SugaMarch 10, 1984 (1984-03-10)
11"KIRAKIRA hoshi ni PINKU no yuki" (キラキラ星にピンクの雪)Miho MaruoMarch 17, 1984 (1984-03-17)
12"mezase EBIRUSU ! youshi no hoshi" (めざせ!エビルス養子の星)Takao KoyamaMarch 24, 1984 (1984-03-24)
13"sanjou ! uchuu no hissatsu sagashi ya jin" (参上!宇宙必殺捜し屋人)Keiji TeruiMarch 31, 1984 (1984-03-31)
14"MANEKO daibutsu ikari no dai gyakushuu !"Yoshiyuki SugaApril 7, 1984 (1984-04-07)
15"GOKU!! mujintou de MUFUFU" (ゴクッ!無人島でムフフ)Keiji TeruiApril 14, 1984 (1984-04-14)
16"MANEKO-chan no aijou monogatari" (マネコちゃんのア異常物語)Miho MaruoApril 21, 1984 (1984-04-21)
17"moeru toukon ! namida no HACHIROU" (燃える闘魂!涙のハチロー)Toshiki InoueApril 28, 1984 (1984-04-28)
18"make so ! bi seinen sensei deta zo" (負けそ!美青年先生出たぞ)Takao KoyamaMay 5, 1984 (1984-05-05)
19"GOKUROU-san de gokurousan" (ゴクロウ山でごくろうさん)Michiru ShimadaMay 12, 1984 (1984-05-12)
20"sora tobu KURISUTARU. BIKINI" (空飛ぶクリスタルビキニ)Yoshiyuki SugaMay 19, 1984 (1984-05-19)
21"sennyuu RUPO ! HIIROU 24 jikan" (潜入ルポ!ヒーロー24時間)Keiji TeruiMay 26, 1984 (1984-05-26)
22"HACHIROU no renai mie kouza !" (ハチローの恋愛見栄講座!)Miho MaruoJune 2, 1984 (1984-06-02)
23"RERE ! ni mai me ni narenai" (レレ!二枚目になれない)Toshiki InoueJune 9, 1984 (1984-06-09)
24"mita ! okawari HAUSU no himitsu" (見た!おかわりハウスの秘密)Takao Koyama
Hideyori Ueshima
June 16, 1984 (1984-06-16)
25"fukkatsu ! ROBOTTO zoku no don" (復活!ロボット族のドン)Keiji TeruiJune 23, 1984 (1984-06-23)
26"kettou ! dounimo narazumono" (決闘!どうにもならず者)Yoshiyuki SugaJuly 30, 1984 (1984-07-30)
27"MYUUTAN kokyou ni kaeru !" (ミュータン故郷に帰る!)Michiru ShimadaJuly 7, 1984 (1984-07-07)
28"onobori BOUI toukyou kenbun roku" (おのぼりボーイ東京見聞録)Takao KoyamaJuly 14, 1984 (1984-07-14)
29"dai dassou ! KONKURIITO mitsurin" (大脱走!コンクリート密林)Takao KoyamaJuly 21, 1984 (1984-07-21)
30"kigyou dai sensou ! RIIZU VS MANEKO" (企業大戦争リーズVSマネコ)Takao Koyama
Hideyori Ueshima
July 28, 1984 (1984-07-28)
31"arashi no yokan ! BABUUOJIN bou" (嵐の予感!バブーオジン坊)Yoshiyuki SugaAugust 4, 1984 (1984-08-04)
32"KIRAKIRA hoshi ni PARATOPIA !?" (キラキラ星にパラトピア!?)Takao KoyamaAugust 11, 1984 (1984-08-11)
33"dai konsen MAZAAKONSENTO" (大混線マザーのコンセント)Takao KoyamaAugust 18, 1984 (1984-08-18)
34"kimi no uchuu wo misete" (君の宇宙を見せて)Takao KoyamaAugust 25, 1984 (1984-08-25)

References

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  1. ^ "OKAWARI-BOY スターザンS" (in Japanese). Tatsunoko Productions. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Works". Tatsunoko Production. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. ^ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1845765001.
  4. ^ "TC Entertainment Sets 'Okawari-Boy Starzan S' Blu-ray Anime Box Set". The Fandom Post. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
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