Daisougen no Chiisana Tenshi: Bush Baby

Bush Baby, Little Angel of the Great Plains / 大草原の小さな天使　ブッシュベイビー / The Bush Baby

Genres: Adventure, Drama
Studios: Nippon Animation
Producers: Fuji TV
Rating: 7 / 10
Rank: #4501
Popularity: #10216
Users Listed: 3,578
Users Scored: 1,236
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/05/2021
Aired: January 12, 1992 – December 20, 1992 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: novel
Age Rating: G
Episodes: 40
Broadcast: Sunday at 19:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Set against the backdrop of the Kenyan savanna, this series follows Jackie Rhodes, a young girl navigating life with her family and a unique companion. After rescuing an injured bushbaby named Murphy, Jackie's world intertwines with the diverse wildlife and challenges of the African landscape. Their days are filled with exploration, friendship, and encounters with both the beauty and dangers of the natural world. The narrative shifts when Jackie’s father returns to England, forcing a difficult decision about her future. Facing opposition from those seeking to exploit the land and its creatures, Jackie embarks on a perilous journey across the savannah, determined to ensure Murphy's survival by preparing him for life in the wild before saying goodbye. The story explores themes of belonging, responsibility, and the complex relationship between humanity and the environment.

Episodes:

Episode 1: The injured Rhino (Aired: 01/12/1992)
Episode 2: Murphy's Rescue (Aired: 01/19/1992)
Episode 3: The new Veterinarian (Aired: 01/26/1992)
Episode 4: Search for the Nursing Bottle (Aired: 02/02/1992)
Episode 5: Elephant-hunting (Aired: 02/09/1992)
... and 35 more episodes

Characters:

Murphy (Main) - Voice Actors: Shiratori, Yuri
Rhodes, Jackie (Main) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Maya, Leurquin, Sabrina, Kellner, Stephanie, Little, Pauline
Addleton, Laisa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Ai, Conet, Catherine
Addleton, Kate (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsushita, Miyuki, Cherton, Lydia
Building, Mickey (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Youko, Torrisi, Paolo, Clerbois, Jean-Paul
Crankshaw, Professor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Kenichi, Massey, Walter
Doris (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hisakawa, Aya, Conet, Catherine
Hawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsui, Mami, Carlsson, Anna
Kaufmann, Hanna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Yuuko, Cherton, Lydia, Pivetti, Veronica, Sterr, Michele, Ball, Sonja
Rhodes, Andrew (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kanemaru, Junichi, Allard, Philippe, Brochu, Daniel
Rhodes, Arthur (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hashi, Takaya, Mairet, François
Rhodes, Penny (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takizawa, Kumiko, Giolitti, Cristina, Woods, Jane
Rutherford, Henry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimada, Bin, Dinsmore, Bruce
Safina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gkizas, Ioanna, Hagimori, Junko
Tenbo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kosugi, Juurouta, Camacho, Mark

Staff:

Kaga, Tsuyoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nakanishi, Nobuaki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Sokuza, Makoto (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Miyazaki, Akira (Script)
Kusuba, Kouzou (Storyboard)
Saitou, Hiroshi (Storyboard)
Carucci, Carmelo (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
D'Avena, Cristina (Theme Song Performance)
Kishi, Masayuki (Theme Song Composition)
Valeri Manera, Alessandra (Theme Song Lyrics)
Yamano, Satoko (Theme Song Performance)
Arakawa, Naoki (In-Between Animation)
Hosoi, Nobuhiro (Animation Director)
Itou, Hideki (Key Animation)
Itou, Kouji (Animation Director)
Katou, Hiromi (Animation Director, Character Design)
Koyama, Akiko (Color Design)
Matsuda, Akihiko (Sound Effects)
Miyashita, Shinpei (Assistant Director)
Morimoto, Shigeru (Art Director)
Seki, Shuuichi (Character Design)
Shimizu, Kenji (Planning)
Tanaka, Jou (Animation Director)
Tsuji, Shigehito (Key Animation)
Washida, Toshiya (Animation Director)
Yamaguchi, Akiko (Key Animation)

Reviews:

User Ryuzaki775 (Score: 8/10):
The Bush Baby Or as it is called in the Arabic dubbing Wildflower ( زهرة البراري ) is a wonderful anime that takes you on a magical journey in the wilds of Africa from simple villages and the surrounding reserves to the vast open lands, high from the blue sky and down to the dense jungles and more intrusive into the wilds of Africa in the midst of the ravages of nature and ferocious beasts, And between the dangers lurking between illegal hunters and dangerous uncontacted peoples if you do not deal with them well. But before this trip, the anime will place you in oneof the villages or one of the houses responsible for which a Western foreigner works in the protection of animals threatened by the absurd hunting of hunters, and make sure you will have a wonderful experience of the way and what it is like to live there and the nature and dangers of living among the animals of Africa, and of course, it will be keen to pay attention to social relations between Western foreigners and the natives or indigenous people, etc..nnnOne of the things I love the most about classic anime, especially the works of World Masterpiece Theater The beauty of the world and its details from the terrain and environment, where their influence is no less or even greater than the influence of the characters. In fact, many times when I was watching the anime, I was more attracted to the location or the surroundings more than the characters themselves.nYes, the world of work is very beautiful and wonderful, especially before the last 10 episodes that turns the events into the world becomes more brutal and horrible than captivating with the beauty of its nature.nnAnd one of the most important factors for the aesthetics of the sites is drawing the backgrounds, without a doubt, as they were picturesque, and it may not be full of intense details, for example, like the backgrounds of Ghibli, Kazu, and others, but it has a special aesthetic, For example, the differences in the colors of the soil, herbs and rocks, which gave an aesthetic and realistic site, in addition to the flowers, animals and trees, whose drawing was also wonderful, And all these and many more managed to create an enchanting adventure experience in the wilds of AfricannIn addition to a wealth of information, although I had a desire for more and more, but in the end it is not a documentary!nnThe soundtrack is good and varied and the most of it suitable to be used in the anime, as the funny music when Murphy is playing around, Or high-pitched music when dangerous events occur, Or jungle music that gave a great feeling when going into the jungle, But yes, it did not have a strong special touch in the jungle or had a touch of African music.

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