Harris no Kaze (ハリスの旋風, Harisu no Kaze, "Harris' Wind") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1965. It was the first manga to be reprinted as a tankōbon in 1967 as part of the Kodansha Comics series.
Plot
The story follows Kunimatsu Ishida,[1] a troublesome school boy who continuously gets expelled from schools for fighting other students. His next school is Harris Academy, where the principal convinces him to join various sports teams. Kunimatsu channels his anger into sports while also realizing he is a great athlete.
Characters
- Kunimatsu Ishida
Voiced by: Nobuyo Oyama
- Principal of Harris Academy
Voiced by: Genzo Wakamiya
- Yoko Asai
Voiced by: Minori Matsushima
- Gouzou Iwanami
Voiced by: Nobuo Tanaka
- Megane
Voiced by: Noriko Ohara
- Abou Ishida
Voiced by: Yoshiko Yamamoto
Anime
An anime adaptation was made in 1966. The series is in monochrome. The opening and ending themes are by Gacha Torian.
A remake was made in 1971 by Tezuka Productions and retitled Kunimatsu's Got It Right! (国松さまのお通りだい, Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai) The opening theme is Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai (国松さまのお通りだい) by Kyoko Yamamoto and the ending theme is Gyakuten no Ouen Uta (逆転の応援歌) by Yuri Shimazaki and Vocal Shop.
References
- ^ Clements, J.; McCarthy, H. (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
External links
- Harris no Kaze (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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