Ryu the Primitive Boy
When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu.
16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.
Year: 1972
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation
Country: Japan
Studio: TBS
Director: Shotaro Ishinomori
Cast: Makio Inoue, Eken Mine, Gorō Naya
Crew: Mataharu Urata (Art Direction), Kazuo Komatsubara (Character Designer), Takeo Watanabe (Music), Masayuki Akehi (Series Director)
First Air Date: Oct 30, 1971
Last Air date: Mar 25, 1972
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 22 Episode
Runtime: 25 minutes
IMDb: 5.80/10 by 6.00 users
Popularity: 13.636
Language: Japanese
Keyword : anime
Season
Season 1
Episode
Primitive Law
Fear of Tirano
Taka's Revenge
Pursuit full of Wounds
The Yamaneko Tribe's Conspiracy
Fight for the Hunting Grounds
A Blood-stained Hero
Fated Encounter
Devil Stone
Giant in the Blizzard
Wrath of the Mountain God
The Training of Misunderstandings
Fire Trap
Grave of the Heroes
Paradise in the Southern Seas
Human Beast
Desperate Cry at the Cliffs
The Uncontrollable Mammoth
Barking Wolf
Slave Hunt
Human Fangs
Towards Tomorrow