Mushrambo

Shinzo / マシュランボー
Mushrambo
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Studios: Toei Animation
Producers: Toei Advertising, TV Asahi
Licensors: Saban Entertainment
Rating: 6.93 / 10
Rank: #4788
Popularity: #5557
Users Listed: 17,492
Users Scored: 8,640
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 12/15/2022
Aired: February 5, 2000 – September 23, 2000 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG
Episodes: 32
Broadcast: Saturday at 18:28 (JST)

Synopsis:

Centuries after a devastating pandemic decimated humanity, Earth is now dominated by the Enterrans, a race created to safeguard life on the planet. The remnants of humankind cling to hope in a distant sanctuary known as Shinzo, and the Enterrans' victory was hard-won through conflict with their creators. Yakumo Shindou awakens from cryosleep, a last-ditch effort by her father to ensure humanity’s survival. Guided by Mashura, an Enterran who promises aid, she embarks on a perilous journey to recover lost memories and locate Shinzo. Their quest is complicated by the prejudices of some Enterrans who actively oppose the resurgence of humanity. The series explores themes of legacy, prejudice, and the complexities of rebuilding after catastrophic loss, set against a backdrop of a world reshaped by war and cultural divide.

Episodes:

  • Episode 1: The Explosive Roaring Soldier's Sudden Raging Transformation (Aired: 02/05/2000)
  • Episode 2: Ten Billion Force! The Crazy Powerful Angry Clenched Fist! (Aired: 02/12/2000)
  • Episode 3: Rage Down! The Heinous Spider Brothers, Gold and Silver (Aired: 02/19/2000)
  • Episode 4: Mushra Riots at the Amusement Park?! (Aired: 02/26/2000)
  • Episode 5: Too Strong! Dokkak, the Insect King! (Aired: 03/04/2000)
  • ... and 27 more episodes

Characters:

  • Hakuba (Main) - Voice Actors: Fahn, Tom, Kashiwakura, Tsutomu, Yosefsberg, Yoram, Martínez, Julia, Lepore, Davide
  • Kutal (Main) - Voice Actors: Papenbrook, Bob, Tatsuta, Naoki, Mendelman, Ami, Lozano, Juan Carlos, Surugue, Gérard, Juarez, Ricardo, Marini, Carlo
  • Mashura (Main) - Voice Actors: Takayama, Minami, Perino, Davide, Gibis, Tom, Fortuny, Enzo, Roca, Jaime, Tomassian, Alexis, Freitas, Renan
  • Mashuranbo (Main) - Voice Actors: Takayama, Minami, García, René, Roca, Jaime, Freitas, Renan, Boccanera, Fabio, Blum, Steven
  • Sago (Main) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Crescentini, Stefano, Kawazu, Yasuhiko, Vilchis, José Gilberto, Vignolo, Paulo, Tordjman, Franck
  • Shindou, Yakumo (Main) - Voice Actors: Minaguchi, Yuko, Barkay, Talya, Tak, Carolina, Reti, Eleonora, O'Neal, Peggy, Barba, Liliana, Simões, Carol Crespo, Sacquet, Laurence
  • Vinca (Main) - Voice Actors: Hisakawa, Aya, Sampler, Philece, Saddy, Flávia, Sáinz, Marta, Falcón, Karla, Donati, Gemma
  • Daku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Utsumi, Kenji, Kenneth, Giora, St. Peter, Paul
  • Desukurou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furukawa, Toshio
  • Gyasa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakao, Ryusei, Baldini, Oreste, Sáinz, Marta, Torreão, Marcelo, Prince, Derek Stephen
  • Iris (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Egawa, Hisao, Blum, Steven
  • Lucifen (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lee, Wendee, Han, Keiko, Pompílio, Carla
  • Lunaria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kingetsu, Mami, Boccanera, Laura, Agudo, Pepa, Bar shalom, Maya
  • Ranunculus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aono, Takeshi, Wyner, Tom, Yosefsberg, Yoram, Júnior, Malta
  • Rei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Baldini, Antonella, Yamada, Fushigi, Díaz, Carlos
  • Ryuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Mami, Daayán, Irwin, Rada, Blanca
  • Sanju (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeda, Ai, Fox, Sandy
  • Sen (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawaguchi, Chie, Monteiro, Christiane, Curiel Hernández, Eduardo, Dessi, Tatiana, Siddall, Brianne

Staff:

  • Morishita, Kouzou (Producer)
  • Imazawa, Tetsuo (Director)
  • Hashimoto, Mitsuo (Episode Director)
  • Kosaka, Harume (Episode Director)
  • Nakamura, Kenji (Episode Director)
  • Nakamura, Tetsuji (Episode Director)
  • Sasaki, Noriyo (Episode Director)
  • Blum, Steven (Script)
  • Kawasaki, Hiroyuki (Script)
  • Kramer, Steve (Script)
  • Salva, Laurence (Script)
  • Yamada, Kenichi (Script)
  • Miyazaki, Ayumi (Theme Song Arrangement, Inserted Song Performance)
  • Abe, Emiko (Key Animation)
  • Andou, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
  • Gotou, Masahiro (Editing)
  • Higashi, Junichi (Art Director)
  • Kamimura, Sachiko (Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
  • Kataoka, Hideyuki (Key Animation)
  • Kuroyanagi, Kenji (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Miura, Kazuya (Animation Director)
  • Murakami, Naoki (Key Animation)
  • Okamura, Masahiro (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Sasakado, Nobuyoshi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Sekijima, Mayori (Series Composition)
  • Souzaki, Nobuyoshi (Key Animation)
  • Toudou, Izumi (Original Creator)
  • Ueno, Ken (Animation Director)
  • Yamazaki, Noriyoshi (Key Animation)

Reviews:

  • User uzee (Score: 8/10):
    Great graphics & sound; cool-looking characters, without the sometimes typical for anime abnormally silly faces, and a sweet plot (to save what's left of humanity). Nevertheless, the anime has it's bad points, too - the dialogs are cheesy and banal; the same attack used on the same opponent deals completely different damage every time; the second dimension story-line somewhat conflicts with the events in the first part of the anime. As a whole it is awesome and I definitely recommend it, but it should have ended with episode 21.
  • User Ilyaoh (Score: 7/10):
    Mushrambo, also called "Shinzo" most of the times, was a really great anime in my childhood, I've watched it recently again, and decided to put up a review. It's a story, very loosely (dúh) based on "Journey To The West", which is their journey to the city Shinzo, the story is okay, a human (which is very rare to see free or up and runnin') who is sick has to go to Shinzo and can save the world by this, or at least that's her idea, to create peace. Of co...urse our main character joins her on her journey, with two other fighters. Basic story line sofar, and it stays that way pretty much, the art's okay to, some characters are done brilliantly, while other are just plain simple and duplicated a lot of times to create more enemies. Again, pretty basic. The animation is kinda bad to watch it now, but for the original airing time is was pretty good animation.nnThe sounds okay to, and the characters are the same, we've got our hero, who's an annoying brat, yet skillfull in many ways, he can power up into a greater form, is a real pain in the ass but can be mature at the moments where its needed, the other characters are the same like most of the "sidekicks" are. But then again, there's a good enjoyment level to it. nnIt's a pretty plain anime, with the normal type of character profile's, enemy's and plotlines. But those are always good to enjoy, so is this one.

Related Anime/Manga:

  • Mushrambo (manga - Adaptation)
  • Mushrambo (2008) (anime - Alternative Version)