| Type: | manga |
| Kaibutsu-kun (1965–1969) | |
| Author: | Fujiko Fujio (Written only by Abiko) |
| Publisher: | Shōnen Gahosha |
| Demographic: | Shōnen |
| Magazine: | Shōnen Gahō Shōnen King |
| First: | January 1965 |
| Last: | April 1969 |
| Volumes: | 13 (1965–1969) |
| Type: | manga |
| Kaibutsu-kun (1980–1982) | |
| Author: | Fujiko Fujio (Written only by Abiko) |
| Publisher: | Shogakukan |
| Magazine: | CoroCoro Comic etc. |
| First: | March 1980 |
| Last: | November 1982 |
| Volumes: | 21 (1965–1982) |
| Type: | manga |
| Kaibutsu-kun (2021) | |
| Author: | Fujiko Fujio A |
| Publisher: | Shogakukan |
| Volumes: | 8 pages |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Masaaki Osumi Shinnichi Suzuki (animation) |
| Studio: | Tokyo Movie Studio Zero |
| Network: | TBS |
| First: | April 21, 1968 |
| Last: | March 23, 1969 |
| Episodes: | 50 |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Music: | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio: | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Network: | TV Asahi |
| First: | September 2, 1980 |
| Last: | September 28, 1982 |
| Episodes: | 94 |
| Type: | film |
| Kaibutsu-kun: Invitation to Monster Land [1] | |
| Director: | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Producer: | Soichi Besshi Tetsuo Kanno Yoshifusa Sanada |
| Music: | Asei Kobayashi |
| Studio: | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Network: | TV Asahi |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Type: | film |
| Kaibutsu-kun: The Demon Sword | |
| Director: | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Producer: | Soichi Besshi Tetsuo Kanno Yoshifusa Sanada |
| Music: | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio: | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Network: | TV Asahi |
| Runtime: | 52 minutes |
| Type: | drama |
| Network: | Nippon Television Yomiuri Television |
| First: | April 17, 2010 |
| Last: | June 12, 2010 |
| Episodes: | 9 |
| Type: | live film |
| Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie | |
| Director: | Yoshihiro Nakamura |
is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio (written only by Abiko)[2] named after its protagonist. The first series was broadcast on TBS from April 21, 1968, to March 23, 1969.[3] The second series was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1980, to September 28, 1982.[4] A live-action series was broadcast on Nippon Television and Yomiuri Television from April 17 to June 12, 2010.[5] The 94-episode 1982 iteration was aired around the world, marketed as The Monster Kid,[6] [7] which was the official English title.[8]
Kaibutsu-kun (Monster Kid) and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Monster Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group Demonish.
A TV drama adaptation was aired on Nippon TV in 2010 with nine episodes. Two drama specials were aired after the initial airing of the drama series in June 2010, where the author of Kaibutsu-kun appears as a guest, and October 2011.
There are some differences between the anime and the live action series, especially for the setting and the characters. Neither Hiroshi's classmates in the anime appear in the TV drama series. The new characters are Wolfman's daughter, the landlady of Arama-sō and a policeman. The theme song for the TV drama series is Monster by Japanese boy band Arashi.
Kaibutsu-kun is a rambunctious prince of Kaibutsu Land. On the day of succession to the throne, he is ordered to go to the world of humans by the King of Kaibutsu Land for ascetic training. Kaibutsu-kun and his attendants, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel to the world of humans and encounter several monsters or humans belonging to the demon group led by Demorina who tries to set the prince of demon back on track and take over the world.
A 3D movie titled was released on November 26, 2011, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura. It went on to be a commercial success in Japan and earned [9] ($39,766,344).[10]