The Genie Family

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The Genie Family
Screenshot of the series' opening title
ハクション大魔王 (Hakushon Daimaō)
Genre	Comedy
Anime television series
Directed by	Fuji TV
Original run	5 October 1969 – 27 September 1970
Episodes	52[1] (104 segments)
Anime television series
Genie Family 2020
Directed by	Atsushi Nigorikawa
Written by	Hiroko Kanasugi
Music by	Takamitsu Shimazaki Hiroshi Sasaki Teppei Shimizu
Studio	Tatsunoko Production Nippon Animation
Licensed by	NA: Viz Media
Original network	YTV
Original run	11 April 2020 – 26 September 2020
Episodes	20

The Genie Family (ハクション大魔王, Hakushon Daimaō) is a Japanese

The English dub of the series was considered lost until April 2020 when a YouTube channel on the history of English anime dubs by the name of Yui-Senpai TV discovered that all episodes of the dub have been preserved on videocassette copies in the Library of Congress.[3] On December 28, 2021, a YouTube channel by the name of TVFourgade discovered that the tapes being held in the Library of Congress are on the U-matic tape format. According to the librarian, the tapes are in decent condition, with some visual noise on one of the tapes.^[4] Since 2022, a YouTube channel by the name of FilmwaysVTC has been uploading full episodes of the show taken from syndicated airings on Seven Network in 1992.^[5]

2020 Remake

A new anime television series by Tatsunoko Production and Nippon Animation aired on ytv from April 11, 2020, to September 26, 2020.^[6] It is a sequel series that takes place 50 years after the end of the original anime and centers on Akubi and Kantarō, the grandson of the original anime's protagonist. Atsushi Nigorikawa directed the series, with Hiroko Kanasugi handling series composition, Shin Takemoto and Masatsune Noguchi designed the characters, and Takamitsu Shimazaki, Hiroshi Sasaki, and Teppei Shimizu composed the series' music.^[7] On May 24, 2020, it was announced that episode 8 and further episodes would be delayed to June 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] Viz Media licensed the series as Genie Family 2020 and released it on Crunchyroll on October 15, 2020.^[9][10] The anime is also available on Roku, Peacock and Tubi.^[11]

Cast

Japanese version (1969)

• Hakushon Daimaō - Tōru Ōhira
• Akubi - Takako Sasuga
• Daidaimaō - Ichirō Nagai
• Shakkuri-sensei - Hisako Kyōda
• Kan - Midori Katō
• Daddy - Isamu Tanonaka
• Mommy - Mitsuko Asō
• Gejigon - Kazuya Tatekabe
• Yuriko - Minori Matsushima
• Burukō - Tarō Sagami
• Sorekara-ojisan - Kinya Aikawa

Japanese version (2020)

• Hakushon Daimaō -
  Kōichi Yamadera^[7]
• Akubi - Sumire Morohoshi^[7]
• Kantarō Yodayama - Miyuri Shimabukuro^[7]
• Pūta - Daiki Yamashita^[7]

English version

• Bob - Gary Jewell
• Joey - Sonja Ball
• Mr. Carter -
  Richard Dumont
• Mrs. Carter/Chauncey - Jane Woods
• Llana - Liz MacRae
• Tilly - A.J. Henderson
• Dora/Miss Green - Kathleen Fee
• Additional Voices - Terrence Scammell, Mark Hellman, Pauline Little, Arthur Holden, Aron Tager, Bronwen Mantel

Spinoffs

The Hakushon Daimaō franchise made a comeback in the 2000s with two animated spinoff series produced by Tatsunoko and directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa, featuring Akubi as the central character and Hakushon as a supporting character.^{[citation needed]}

Yobarete Tobedete! Akubi-chan

In Yobarete, Tobidete! Akubi-chan (26 episodes, 2001–2002), Akubi (now voiced by Asuka Tanii) befriends a shy young girl named Koron Nemuta (voiced by Sakura Nogawa), who habitually yawns whenever she is embarrassed, thus summoning Akubi forth from the bottle.

Akubi Girl

In 2006's Akubi Girl (also 26 episodes), Akubi befriends a first-grader named Ruru-chan and attempts to grant her wish of becoming close friends with Itoshi-kun, the boy on whom she has a secret crush.

Crossover

Pandora to Akubi, an anime film crossover between The Genie Family and Monster Strike was released on April 5, 2019.^[12]

Other appearances

• A statue of Hakushon Daimaō can be seen in the first episode of the 2008 series of Yatterman.
• Hakushon Daimaō is featured as a playable character in the Japan-exclusive fighting game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes in December 2008, though due to licensing issues, he was not featured in the second iteration, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, which was released internationally.^[13]
• A brief reference to the series is made in the
  Around the World in 80 Dreams (another Saban cartoon), also appeared at the end of the season 2 episode "The Power Stealer", where Skull (portrayed by Jason Narvy
  ) enjoys watching.