| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Tadashi Satō |
| Publisher: | Shueisha |
| Demographic: | Shōnen |
| Imprint: | Jump Comics |
| Magazine: | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| First: | 1987 |
| Last: | 1991 |
| Volumes: | 19 |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Osamu Kobayashi |
| Producer: |
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| Music: | Kōji Makaino |
| Studio: | Studio Pierrot |
| Network: | NNS NTV |
| First: | March 14, 1988 |
| Last: | September 19, 1988 |
| Episodes: | 24 |
| Type: | ova |
| Studio: | Studio Pierrot |
| First: | July 1, 1989 |
| Last: | August 2, 1989 |
| Runtime: | 35 minutes |
| Episodes: | 2 |
The Burning Wild Man,[2] known in Japanese as is a manga created by Tadashi Satō. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 1991 with its chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. It was later adapted into an anime series by Studio Pierrot. The 24 episode series aired on Nippon Television from March 1988 to September 1988.[2]
became lost in the mountains as a small child. A foster father raised Kenichi; when Kenichi was 15 the foster father told Kenichi about his background and the teenager returned to the civilized world at age 15.
Im 1989, Toho released an action video game adaptation of the anime for the Famicom, developed by Advance Communication Company. The game starred Kenichi as the main character, while featuring Hidou, Rocky, and Shiranui as playable characters in some levels. The goal of the game is to rescue Yukie from a dragon simply named Dra Gon.
The game was re-branded with a circus theme and released in North America under the name Circus Caper, also published by Toho. The RPG element with the final boss was removed, the stages and bosses are in different order, and many graphical and musical changes were made to better resemble a circus theme.