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妖怪人間ベム Yōkai Ningen Bemu Genre Horror ,adventure Anime television series Directed by Hideo Wakabayashi Written by Akira Adachi Studio Dai'ichi Dōga Licensed by Original network Fuji TV Original run 7 October 1968 – 31 March 1969 Episodes 26 Anime television series Directed by Hiroshi Harada Written by Junki Takegami Studio Studio Comet Original network Animax ,Tokyo MX Original run 1 April 2006 – 7 October 2006 Episodes 26 Television drama Directed by Shunsuke Kariyama Written by Masafumi Nishida Studio Nippon Television Original network NTV Original run October 22, 2011 – December 24, 2011 Episodes 10 Live-action film Directed by Shunsuke Kariyama Produced by Hidehiro Kawano Written by Masafumi Nishida Studio Toho Released December 15, 2012 (2012-12-15 ) Runtime 124 minutes Anime television series BEM Directed by Yoshinori Odaka Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka Music by Soil & Pimp Sessions Studio LandQ Studios Licensed by Funimation Original network TV Tokyo ,TVA ,TVO Original run July 14, 2019 – October 13, 2019 Episodes 12(List of episodes ) Live-action film Yokai Ningen Bela Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa Written by Daisuke Hozaka Music by Minami Nozaki Studio ADK Emotions Released September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11 ) Anime film Anime and manga portal
Humanoid Monster Bem [ 1] (Japanese :妖怪人間ベム ,Hepburn :Yōkai Ningen Bemu is a 26-episode Japaneseanime television series , which first aired onFuji TV between October 7, 1968 and March 31, 1969, on its 19:30–20:00 timeslot.
The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiered in April 2006 in Japan onAnimax , featuring a new cast, with a total of 26 episodes also produced.[ 2]
A live-action television drama adaptation premiered onNTV on October 22, 2011.[ 3] [ 4]
For the series' 50th anniversary, a third anime television series adaptation titledBEM [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] BEM: Become Human [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 10]
A spin-off live-action filmYokai Ningen Bela was released on September 11, 2020.[ 11]
The plot of the series revolves around threeyokai (supernatural creatures), Bem, Bela and Belo, who arrive at a largecoastal city and come across an evil atmosphere, which was brought about by immoral behavior byhumans and mischief caused by monsters and yokai. They therefore decide to stay in the city, fighting against other monsters and yokai which attack humans, making a few friends along the way. Even though the three yokai are often abused and discriminated against by other human beings due to their appearance, they still strive in protecting the human populace of the city from other monsters, one day hoping to become human beings in return for their good actions.
Bem (ベム Voiced by:Kiyoshi Kobayashi (1968 series),Kazuhiko Inoue (2006 series),Katsuyuki Konishi (2019 series) (Japanese); Gabe Kunda (2019 series) (English) [ 12] Played by:Kazuya Kamenashi The oldest looking of the trio is the leader and protagonist. He uses a walking stick as a weapon in human form. Bela (ベラ Voiced by: Hiroko Mori (1968 series), Kaori Yamagata (2006 series),M.A.O (2019 series) (Japanese);Dani Chambers (2019 series) (English) [ 12] Played by:Anne Watanabe The only female in the group and the most bad-tempered of the trio. She uses a whip as a weapon in human form. Belo (ベロ Voiced by:Mari Shimizu (1968 series), Ai Horanai (2006 series),Kensho Ono (2019 series) (Japanese);Aaron Dismuke (2019 series) (English) [ 12] Played by:Fuku Suzuki The youngest looking and the most naive of the trio. He is the only one that does not use a weapon in human form. Original Concept: Akira Adachi Screenplay: Akira Adachi Directors:Noburo Ishiguro , Tadao Wakabayashi Art: Shin Morikawa Production: Daiichi Doga (later incorporated intoADK ) Opening: "Humanoid Monster Bemu" (妖怪人間ベム (lyrics: Daiichi Doga, composition and arrangement: Seishi Tanaka; performance: Honey Nights) Ending: "Barro wa Tomodachi" (ベロは友だち Bero wa Tomodachi Bero is a Friend ) (lyrics: Daiichi Doga Bungei-bu, composition and arrangement: Masahiro Uno, performance: Toshiko Yamada, Otowa Yurikago Kai, Gekidan Komadori) Original Concept:Asatsu DK Director: Hiroshi Harada Series Composition: Junki Takegami Character Design: Kazuhiko Shibuya Chief Animation Director: Takeshi Yamazaki Yokai Design Creator: Naoki Ogiwara Art Directors: Shō Tensui, Tsutomu Nishikura, Shinji Kawai Primary Background Artist:Kazue Itō Color Settings: Miharu Sakai Director of Photography: Tomofumi Fujita Editing: Yumiko Nakaba, Hideaki Murai (Okayasu Promotion) Sound Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama Sound Supervision: Takanori Ebina Music: Takehiko Gokita Animation Production:Studio Comet Production:NAS Producers:NAS ,Sony Pictures Entertainment ,avex entertainment ,Studio Comet Opening: "Justice of darkness ~theme of Humanoid Monster Bemu" (Justice of darkness ～妖怪人間ベムのテーマ Justice of darkness ~ Humanoid Monster Bemu no tēma (Performance:Hiroshi Kitadani (Bem =Kazuhiko Inoue )) Ending: "Hachigatsu no Eien" (8月の永遠 (Performance: Minako Yoshida) Original story: ADK Emotions Director: Hiroshi Ikehata Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka Original Character Design: Range Murata Character Design: Mino Matsumoto Animation Production:Production I.G Funimation has licensed the 2019 series for a simuldub.[ 13] Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 18, 2019, Episode 4, which was originally scheduled to air on August 4, 2019, was postponed to August 18, 2019.[ 14]
No. Title Original air date 1 "Water" July 14, 2019 (2019-07-14 ) 2 "Liar" July 21, 2019 (2019-07-21 ) 3 "Shadow" July 28, 2019 (2019-07-28 ) 4 "Lightning" August 18, 2019 (2019-08-18 ) [ 14] 5 "Sweeper" August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25 ) 6 "Gravity" September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01 ) 7 "Chimera" September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08 ) 8 "Noise" September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15 ) 9 "Falling" September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22 ) 10 "Betrayal" September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29 ) 11 "Judgement" October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06 ) 12 "Wishing to become human someday" October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13 )
The live-action film grossed US$11.5 million in Japan.[ 15]
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