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{{short description|Manga and anime OVA}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Fire Tripper
| name = Fire Tripper
| image = [[File:FiretripperJapaneseVHSCover.jpg|160px]]
| image = FiretripperJapaneseVHSCover.jpg
| caption = Cover art from the VHS release of ''Fire Tripper''
| caption = Cover art from the VHS release of ''Fire Tripper'' [[original video animation]]
| ja_kanji = 炎トリッパー
| ja_kanji = 炎トリッパー
| ja_romaji = Faiā Torippā
| ja_romaji = Faiā Torippā
| genre = [[Romance fiction|Romance]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rumic World & Rumic Theater - House of 1000 Manga|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2014-10-02/rumic-world-and-rumic-theater/.79478|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref>
| genre = Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| type = manga
| title =
| title =
| author = [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
| author = [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
| illustrator =
| illustrator =
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher_en = [[Viz Media|Viz]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Viz Media]]}}
| demographic = [[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| imprint =
| imprint =
| magazine = [[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]
| magazine = [[Shōnen Sunday Super|Shōnen Sunday Zōkan]]
| magazine_en =
| magazine_en =
| published = August 1983
| published = August 1983
| volumes =
| volumes =
| volume_list = Rumic World
| volume_list = Rumic World
}}
}}
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| director = [[Motosuke Takahashi]]
| director = [[Motosuke Takahashi]]
| producer = [[Yuji Nunokawa]]
| producer = [[Yuji Nunokawa]]
| writer = [[Tomoko Konparu]]
| writer = Tomoko Konparu
| music = [[Keiichi Oku]]
| music = [[Keiichi Oku]]
| studio = [[Studio Pierrot]]
| studio = [[Studio Pierrot]]
| released = December 16, 1985
| released = December 16, 1985
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| NA = [[Central Park Media]]
| UK = [[Manga Entertainment]]
}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| runtime = 50 minutes
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Fire Tripper'''''|炎トリッパー|Faiā Torippā|literally meaning "Fire Tripper"}} is a Japanese [[manga]] by [[Rumiko Takahashi]] published in August 1983 issue of ''[[Shōnen Sunday Super|Shōnen Sunday Zōkan]]''. The manga was later compiled in ''[[Rumic World]]'' books, which are available in English from [[Viz Media]]. It was adapted into an [[anime]] [[Original Video Animation|OVA]], but was also released in theaters in [[double bill]] with Shin'ichi Masaki's OVA ''The Humanoid''.<ref name=anime>{{cite book|last1=Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy|title=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917|publisher=Stone Bridge Press, 2006|isbn=1845765001|chapter=Fire Tripper|date=2006 }}</ref> In North America, this was released on [[VHS]] by [[Central Park Media]] under the ''Rumik World'' series (which also included OVAs ''[[Laughing Target]]'', ''[[Maris the Chojo]]'', and ''[[Mermaid Forest]]'').


==Plot==
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{{nihongo|'''''Fire Tripper'''''|炎トリッパー|Honoo Torippā|literally meaning "Flame Tripper"}} is a Japanese [[manga]] by [[Rumiko Takahashi]] and published in August 1983 issue of''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]''. The manga was later compiled in [[Rumic World]] books, which are available in English from Viz Media. It was adapted into an [[anime]] [[Original Video Animation|OVA]]. In North America, this was released on [[VHS]] by [[Central Park Media]] under the "[[Rumic World|Rumik World]]" series (which also included OVAs ''[[Laughing Target]]'', ''[[Maris the Chojo]]'', and ''[[Mermaid Forest]]''). Fans of ''[[Inuyasha]]'' will see a similarity between this one-shot story and the plot of Inuyasha as both feature a Japanese schoolgirl who's magically transported back in time and who meets and falls in love with a rough but lovable boy who becomes her protector during the Japanese "Warring States" era.
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The [[main character]] of the series is Suzuko, a normal Japanese school girl from modern times, but has a strange memory of being trapped in a burning house when she was little. One day, as she is walking home Shūhei, her neighbour's child who has recently had his [[Appendix (anatomy)|appendix]] removed, a huge gas explosion occurs.


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When Suzuko wakes up, she finds herself in a post-battlefield, in [[Sengoku period|civil war era Japan]], with dead bodies all around her. Some men find her in the field, and attempt to rape her.
==Summary==
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The [[protagonist]] of the series is Suzuko, a normal Japanese school girl from modern times, but has a strange memory of being trapped in a burning house when she was little. One day, as she is walking home Shuhei, her neighbour's child who has recently had his appendix removed, a huge gas explosion occurs.

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When Suzuko wakes up, she finds herself in a post-battlefield, in civil war era Japan, with dead bodies all around her. Some men find her in the field, and attempt to rape her.


However, a young man named Shukumaru comes to Suzuko's rescue. After Suzuko is saved, Shukumaru takes Suzuko back to his village. He's the village thief/protector. Upon their arrival there, Shukumaru gives his little sister, named Suzu, a bell. He also claims he will marry Suzuko.
However, a young man named Shukumaru comes to Suzuko's rescue. After Suzuko is saved, Shukumaru takes Suzuko back to his village. He's the village thief/protector. Upon their arrival there, Shukumaru gives his little sister, named Suzu, a bell. He also claims he will marry Suzuko.


Shukumaru tells Suzuko that she needs to change her clothes, and at this point, Suzuko comes across Shuhei's shirt. She then realizes that Shuhei must have traveled back in time with her. She tries to find him, but can not locate him.
Shukumaru tells Suzuko that she needs to change her clothes, and at this point, Suzuko comes across Shūhei's shirt. She then realizes that Shūhei must have traveled back in time with her. She tries to find him, but can not locate him.


The villagers tease Shukumaru over his not having bedded Suzuko yet, and he is terribly offended. One night, he gets drunk and goes to Suzuko's hut, but all he does is fall asleep.
The villagers tease Shukumaru over his not having bedded Suzuko yet, and he is terribly offended. One night, he gets drunk and goes to Suzuko's hut, but all he does is fall asleep.


Suzuko soon realizes that she is in fact the little girl in the village named Suzu, and that she was born in Shukumaru's time. She is very worried about this, as she has fallen in love with Shukumaru, and cannot marry him if they are siblings. When the village is burnt, she sees her past self disappear to the future, where she will be adopted and raised as a modern girl.
Suzuko soon realizes that she is in fact the little girl in the village named Suzu, and that she was born in Shukumaru's time. She is very worried about this, as she has fallen in love with Shukumaru, and cannot marry him if they are siblings. When the village is burnt, she sees her past self disappear to the future, where she will be adopted and raised as a modern girl.


Shortly after this, the leader of the invaders attacks Shukumaru, and Suzuko saves him by disappearing to the future, where she realizes that fire allows her to travel through time, and that is how she survived the house fire she remembers being in when she was little, and how she got to modern times.
Shortly after this, Akauma, the leader of the invaders attacks Shukumaru, and Suzuko saves him by disappearing to the future, where she realizes that fire allows her to travel through time, and that is how she survived the house fire she remembers being in when she was little, and how she got to modern times.

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When back in modern times, Suzuko takes Shukumaru home to take care of his wounds and notices he has a scar on his stomach that is ''exactly'' like Shūhei's appendix scar. Suzuko realizes that Shukumaru is Shūhei, and he must have been separated from her in mid-time switch earlier. Shukumaru is Shūhei from the present, and he had been found and raised in the past all along, thus he is not her biological brother. Suzuko doesn't feel guilty about what happened to Shukumaru, however, when he tells her how much he's enjoyed his life in the past. From there, Suzuko and Shukumaru use the same gas explosion that sent them back in time once before to travel back to Shukumaru's era again, and the story ends as Shukumaru announces they have a wedding to attend to.

==Voice cast==
*[[Sumi Shimamoto]]: Suzuko/Suzu
*[[Yū Mizushima]]: Shukumaru
*[[Mayumi Tanaka]]: Shūhei
*[[Tesshō Genda]]: Akauma

==Production staff==
*'''Director/Animation Director:''' [[Motosuke Takahashi]]
*'''Writer:''' Tomoko Konparu
*'''Music:''' Kōichi Oku
*'''Director of Photography:''' Masaaki Fujita
*'''Sound Director:''' [[Shigeharu Shiba]]
*'''Art Director:''' Torao Arai
*'''Character Designer:''' Katsumi Aoshima
*'''Producers:''' [[Yuji Nunokawa|Yūji Nunokawa]], Hajime Tachihara


==References==
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When back in modern times, Suzuko takes Shukumaru home to take care of his wounds and notices he has a scar on his stomach that is ''exactly'' like Shuhei's appendix scar. Suzuko realizes that Shukumaru is Shuhei, and he must have been separated from her in mid-time switch earlier. Shukumaru is Shuhei from the present, and he had been found and raised in the past all along, thus he is not her biological brother. Suzuko doesn't feel guilty about what happened to Shukumaru, however, when he tells her how much he's enjoyed his life in the past. From there, Suzuko and Shukumaru use the same gas explosion that sent them back in the time the first time to travel back to Shukumaru's time again, and the story ends as Shukumaru announces they have a wedding to attend to.
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{ann|anime|869}}
* {{ann|anime|869}}
* [http://www.furinkan.com/rumictheater/anime/firetripper.html Furinkan.com page on ''Fire Tripper'']


{{Rumiko Takahashi}}
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{{Pierrot films}}


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[[Category:Romance anime and manga]]
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[[Category:Rumic World]]
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[[Category:Science fiction anime and manga]]
[[Category:Shogakukan manga]]
[[Category:Shogakukan manga]]
[[Category:Shōnen manga]]
[[Category:Shōnen manga]]

Latest revision as of 16:34, 15 September 2024

Fire Tripper
Cover art from the VHS release of Fire Tripper original video animation
炎トリッパー
(Faiā Torippā)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byRumiko Takahashi
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineShōnen Sunday Zōkan
DemographicShōnen
PublishedAugust 1983
Original video animation
Directed byMotosuke Takahashi
Produced byYuji Nunokawa
Written byTomoko Konparu
Music byKeiichi Oku
StudioStudio Pierrot
Licensed by
ReleasedDecember 16, 1985
Runtime50 minutes

Fire Tripper (炎トリッパー, Faiā Torippā, literally meaning "Fire Tripper") is a Japanese manga by Rumiko Takahashi published in August 1983 issue of Shōnen Sunday Zōkan. The manga was later compiled in Rumic World books, which are available in English from Viz Media. It was adapted into an anime OVA, but was also released in theaters in double bill with Shin'ichi Masaki's OVA The Humanoid.[2] In North America, this was released on VHS by Central Park Media under the Rumik World series (which also included OVAs Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Mermaid Forest).

Plot

[edit]

The main character of the series is Suzuko, a normal Japanese school girl from modern times, but has a strange memory of being trapped in a burning house when she was little. One day, as she is walking home Shūhei, her neighbour's child who has recently had his appendix removed, a huge gas explosion occurs.

When Suzuko wakes up, she finds herself in a post-battlefield, in civil war era Japan, with dead bodies all around her. Some men find her in the field, and attempt to rape her.

However, a young man named Shukumaru comes to Suzuko's rescue. After Suzuko is saved, Shukumaru takes Suzuko back to his village. He's the village thief/protector. Upon their arrival there, Shukumaru gives his little sister, named Suzu, a bell. He also claims he will marry Suzuko.

Shukumaru tells Suzuko that she needs to change her clothes, and at this point, Suzuko comes across Shūhei's shirt. She then realizes that Shūhei must have traveled back in time with her. She tries to find him, but can not locate him.

The villagers tease Shukumaru over his not having bedded Suzuko yet, and he is terribly offended. One night, he gets drunk and goes to Suzuko's hut, but all he does is fall asleep.

Suzuko soon realizes that she is in fact the little girl in the village named Suzu, and that she was born in Shukumaru's time. She is very worried about this, as she has fallen in love with Shukumaru, and cannot marry him if they are siblings. When the village is burnt, she sees her past self disappear to the future, where she will be adopted and raised as a modern girl.

Shortly after this, Akauma, the leader of the invaders attacks Shukumaru, and Suzuko saves him by disappearing to the future, where she realizes that fire allows her to travel through time, and that is how she survived the house fire she remembers being in when she was little, and how she got to modern times.

When back in modern times, Suzuko takes Shukumaru home to take care of his wounds and notices he has a scar on his stomach that is exactly like Shūhei's appendix scar. Suzuko realizes that Shukumaru is Shūhei, and he must have been separated from her in mid-time switch earlier. Shukumaru is Shūhei from the present, and he had been found and raised in the past all along, thus he is not her biological brother. Suzuko doesn't feel guilty about what happened to Shukumaru, however, when he tells her how much he's enjoyed his life in the past. From there, Suzuko and Shukumaru use the same gas explosion that sent them back in time once before to travel back to Shukumaru's era again, and the story ends as Shukumaru announces they have a wedding to attend to.

Voice cast

[edit]

Production staff

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  • Director/Animation Director: Motosuke Takahashi
  • Writer: Tomoko Konparu
  • Music: Kōichi Oku
  • Director of Photography: Masaaki Fujita
  • Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba
  • Art Director: Torao Arai
  • Character Designer: Katsumi Aoshima
  • Producers: Yūji Nunokawa, Hajime Tachihara

References

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  1. ^ "Rumic World & Rumic Theater - House of 1000 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). "Fire Tripper". The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1845765001.
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