| The Burning Wild Man | |
_Shueisha_Jump_Comics_Volume_1.jpg) The first volume ofThe Burning Wild Man (Moeru! Onii-san) released by Shueisha. | |
| 燃える! お兄さん (Moeru! Onii-san) | |
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| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tadashi Satō |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1987 –1991 |
| Volumes | 19 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Osamu Kobayashi |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Kenji Terada |
| Music by | Kōji Makaino |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Original network | NNS (NTV) |
| Original run | March 14, 1988 – September 19, 1988 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Original video animation | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Released | July 1, 1989 – August 2, 1989 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
The Burning Wild Man,[2] known in Japanese asMoeru! Onii-san (燃える! お兄さん,Burning Older Brother) is amanga created by Tadashi Satō. It was serialized inShueisha'sshōnen manga anthologyWeekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 1991 with its chapters collected in 19tankōbon volumes. It was later adapted into an anime series byStudio Pierrot. The 24 episode series aired onNippon Television from March 1988 to September 1988.[2]
Kenichi Kokuho[2] (国宝ケンイチ,Kokuhō Ken'ichi) 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 actionvideo game adaptation of the anime for theFamicom, 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 nameCircus 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.
