Humanoid Monster Bem
Humanoid Monster Bem | |
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妖怪人間ベム (Yōkai Ningen Bemu) | |
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Genre | Horror, adventure |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Fuji TV |
Original run | 7 October 1968 – 31 March 1969 |
Episodes | 26 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Harada |
Written by | Junki Takegami |
Studio | Studio Comet |
Original network | Animax, Tokyo MX |
Original run | 1 April 2006 – 7 October 2006 |
Episodes | 26 |
Television drama | |
Directed by | Shunsuke Kariyama Noriyoshi Sakuma |
Written by | Masafumi Nishida |
Original network | NTV |
Original run | October 22, 2011 – December 24, 2011 |
Episodes | 10 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Shunsuke Kariyama |
Produced by | Hidehiro Kawano |
Written by | Masafumi Nishida |
Studio | Toho |
Released | December 15, 2012 |
Runtime | 124 minutes |
Anime television series | |
BEM | |
Directed by | Yoshinori Odaka |
Written by | TVA, TVO |
Original run | July 14, 2019 – October 13, 2019 |
Episodes | 12 |
Live-action film | |
Yokai Ningen Bela | |
Directed by | Tsutomu Hanabusa |
Written by | Daisuke Hozaka |
Music by | Minami Nozaki |
Studio | ADK Emotions |
Released | September 11, 2020 |
Anime film | |
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Humanoid Monster Bem
The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiered in April 2006 in Japan on Animax, featuring a new cast, with a total of 26 episodes also produced.[2]
A live-action television drama adaptation premiered on NTV on October 22, 2011.[3] A film was released on December 15, 2012.[4]
For the series' 50th anniversary, a third anime television series adaptation titled BEM was confirmed to be in production. The third series aired from July 14 to October 13, 2019.[5][6][7] A new film titled BEM: Become Human, was released on October 2, 2020.[8][9][10] It streamed on Funimation's website on October 29, 2020.[10]
A spin-off live-action film Yokai Ningen Bela was released on September 11, 2020.[11]
Plot
The plot of the series revolves around three
Characters
- Bem
- Voiced by: Kiyoshi Kobayashi (1968 Series), Kazuhiko Inoue (2006 Series), Katsuyuki Konishi (2019 Series) (Japanese); Gabe Kunda (2019 series) (English)[12]
- Played by: Kazuya Kamenashi
- Protagonist The oldest looking of the trio is the leader. He uses a walking stick as a weapon in human form.
- Bela
- Voiced by: Hiroko Mori (1968 Series), Kaori Yamagata (2006 Series), M.A.O (2019 Series) (Japanese); Dani Chambers (2019 series) (English)[12]
- Played by: Anne Watanabe
- The only female in the group and the most bad-tempered of the trio. She uses a whip as a weapon in human form.
- Belo
- Voiced by: Mari Shimizu (1968 Series), Ai Horanai (2006 Series), Kensho Ono (2019 Series) (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (2019 series) (English) (English)[12]
- Played by: Fuku Suzuki
- The youngest looking and the most naive of the trio. He is the only one that does not use a weapon in human form.
Staff
Original series
- Original Concept: Akira Adachi
- Screenplay: Akira Adachi
- Directors: Noburo Ishiguro, Tadao Wakabayashi
- Art: Shin Morikawa
- Production: Daiichi Doga (later incorporated into ADK)
Cast
- Bem: Kiyoshi Kobayashi
- Bela: Hiroko Mori
- Belo: Mari Shimizu
- Opening Narration: Tatsuya Jo, Issei Futamata (Part 2)
Theme songs
- Opening: "Humanoid Monster Bemu" (妖怪人間ベム) (lyrics: Daiichi Doga, composition and arrangement: Seishi Tanaka; performance: Honey Nights)
- Ending: "Barro wa Tomodachi" (ベロは友だち, Bero wa Tomodachi, lit. Bero is a Friend) (lyrics: Daiichi Doga Bungei-bu, composition and arrangement: Masahiro Uno, performance: Toshiko Yamada, Otowa Yurikago Kai, Gekidan Komadori)
2006 remake
- Original Concept: Asatsu DK
- Director: Hiroshi Harada
- Series Composition: Junki Takegami
- Character Design: Kazuhiko Shibuya
- Chief Animation Director: Takeshi Yamazaki
- Yokai Design Creator: Naoki Ogiwara
- Art Directors: Shō Tensui, Tsutomu Nishikura, Shinji Kawai
- Primary Background Artist: Kazue Itō
- Color Settings: Miharu Sakai
- Director of Photography: Tomofumi Fujita
- Editing: Yumiko Nakaba, Hideaki Murai (Okayasu Promotion)
- Sound Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama
- Sound Supervision: Takanori Ebina
- Music: Takehiko Gokita
- Animation Production: Studio Comet
- Production: NAS
- Producers: avex entertainment, Studio Comet
Cast
- Bem: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Bela: Kaori Yamagata
- Belo: Ai Horanai
- Kira Hyuga: Yūna Inamura
- Sora Kaido: Naoya Iwahashi
- Mitsuki Kisaragi: Minori Chihara
- Genpaku Hyuga: Masami Iwasaki
- Urara Hyuga: Mie Sonozaki
- Riku Kaido: Ryō Naitō
- Umi Kaido: Miki Nagasawa
- Ryoko Kisaragi: Yuriko Fuchizaki
- Yuzo Mikami: Manabu Murashi
- Hitoshi Tamugenro: Hirofumi Nojima
- Imp: Mitsuo Iwata
- Dana O'Shee: Rokuro Naya
- Doppleganger: Hiroyuki Miyasako
- Narration: Mizuho Suzuki
Theme songs
- Opening: "Justice of darkness ~theme of Humanoid Monster Bemu" (Justice of darkness ~妖怪人間ベムのテーマ, Justice of darkness ~ Humanoid Monster Bemu no tēma) (Performance: Hiroshi Kitadani (Bem = Kazuhiko Inoue))
- Ending: "Hachigatsu no Eien" (8月の永遠) (Performance: Minako Yoshida)
2019 anime
- Original Story: ADK Emotions
- Director: Yoshinori Odaka
- Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka
- Original Character Design: Range Murata
- Character Design: Masakazu Sunagawa
- Music Composer: Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, Michiru
- Music Producer: Flying Dog
- Animation Production: LandQ Studios
- Planning Production: NAS
- Project Collaborator: Production I.G
- Production: BEM Production Committee
Cast
- Bem: Katsuyuki Konishi/Gabe Kunda
- Bela: M.A.O/Dani Chambers
- Belo: Kensho Ono/Aaron Dismuke
- Mysterious Lady: Maaya Sakamoto/Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Joel Woods: Kenji Nomura/Jason Douglas
- Sonia Summers: Maaya Uchida/Felecia Angelle
- Dr. Recycle: Junichi Suwabe/Daman Mills
- Daryl Bryson: Soma Saito/Dallas Reid
- Roddy Walker: Koutaro Nishiyama/Stephen Fu
- Helmut Felt: Daisuke Ono/Christopher Wehkamp
- Julia Bush: Sayaka Oohara/Jamie Marchi
Theme songs
- Opening: "Uchū no Kioku" (Performance: Maaya Sakamoto)
- Ending: "Iruimi" (Performance: JUNNA)
2020 film
- Original story: ADK Emotions
- Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
- Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka
- Original Character Design: Range Murata
- Character Design: Mino Matsumoto
- Animation Production: Production I.G
Cast
- Bem: Katsuyuki Konishi/Gabe Kunda
- Bela: M.A.O/Dani Chambers
- Belo: Kensho Ono/Aaron Dismuke
- Burgess: Toshiya Miyata/Ryan Colt Levy
- Manstoll: Kōichi Yamadera/Jason Liebrecht
- Emma: Nana Mizuki/Bryn Apprill
- Draco: Wataru Takagi/Michael Schwalbe
- Greta: Shizuka Itō/Elizabeth Maxwell
Anime
Funimation has licensed the 2019 series for a simuldub.[13] Due to the Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 18, 2019, Episode 4, which was originally scheduled to air on August 4, 2019, was postponed to August 18, 2019.[14]
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Water" | July 14, 2019 |
2 | "Liar" | July 21, 2019 |
3 | "Shadow" | July 28, 2019 |
4 | "Lightning" | August 18, 2019[14] |
5 | "Sweeper" | August 25, 2019 |
6 | "Gravity" | September 1, 2019 |
7 | "Chimera" | September 8, 2019 |
8 | "Noise" | September 15, 2019 |
9 | "Falling" | September 22, 2019 |
10 | "Betrayal" | September 29, 2019 |
11 | "Judgement" | October 6, 2019 |
12 | "Wishing to become human someday" | October 13, 2019 |
Reception
The live-action film grossed US$11.5 million in Japan.[15]
References
- ^ "Humanoid Monster Bem Franchise Gets New Anime in 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Synopsis for HUMANOID MONSTER BEM - Animax Asia". Animax Asia. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
- ^ Shiso (October 11, 2011). "Kamenashi Kazuya, Anne, and Suzuki Fuku to sing the opening theme for 'Yokai Ningen Bem'". Tokyohive. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Deljhp (October 18, 2012). "HUMANOID MONSTER BEM goes feature length". 24framespersecond.net. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Humanoid Monster Bem Franchise Gets New TV Anime in 2019". Anime News Network. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "New Bem Monster Anime's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Cast, Musicians, Summer Premiere". Anime News Network. March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "'BEM' Anime Reveals More Cast Members, Theme Song Artists, Promo Vdeo, July 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ "BEM Reboot Anime Gets Movie This Fall". Anime News Network. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "BEM: Become Human Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, October 2 Opening". Anime News Network. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Funimation Streams BEM: Become Human Film". July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Humanoid Monster Bem's Bela Character Gets Live-Action Film in September". July 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c Funimation. "[Master Thread] BEM (Dubbed)". www.funimation.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Funimation (June 14, 2019). "Funimation Turns Up the Heat with Their Summer 2019 Lineup!". www.funimation.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ a b 妖怪人間ベム新作アニメ「BEM」公式サイト. "妖怪人間ベム新作アニメ「BEM」公式サイト NEWS". newbem.jp/. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Staff Reporter (May 16, 2014). "The Asian films driving global box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
External links
- (in Japanese) Official site of the remake
- Official site of the TV drama (in Japanese)
- Animax East Asia's official website for Humanoid Monster Bem
- Humanoid Monster Bem at IMDb
- Humanoid Monster Bem (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Humanoid Monster Bem (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia (2006 series)
- Humanoid Monster Bem (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia (2019 series)