Animation: Japan Based on Manga by: writer Kazumasa Hirai & artist Jiro Kuwata Directed by: Haruyuki Kawajima Studio: Nippon Animation Release History: November 1963 - December 1964 Episodes: 56 plus Finale Broadcast: TBS Television
Animation adapted for English: TCJ Animation Center/ABC Films, USA Studio: Copri Films International, Miami, Florida: Produced by: Gene Prinz Directed by: Frank Schuller Story adapted by: Reuben Guberman with Jerry Berke New title animation: Hal Seeger Productions, New York Animated by: Ralph Bakshi Theme song: Winston Sharples Release History: September 1965 - 1968 (and beyond?) Episodes: 52 Broadcast: Syndicated