Jump to content

Gokudo the Adventurer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 174.57.118.1 (talk) at 02:11, 17 January 2012 (→Characters). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Gokudo the Adventurer
ゴクドーくん漫遊記
(Gokudō-kun Man'yūki)
GenreAction
Light novel
Written byUsagi Nakamura
Illustrated byTakeru Kirishima
Published byKadokawa Shoten
DemographicMale
Original runJune 1, 1991 – September 1, 1999
Volumes13
Light novel
Gokudo-kun Man'yūki Gaiden
Written byUsagi Nakamura
Illustrated byTakeru Kirishima
Published byMediaWorks
DemographicMale
Original runJune 10, 1993 – present
Volumes10
Manga
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original run1995 – 2000
Anime television series
Directed byKunihisa Sugishima
StudioTrans Arts
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 2, 1999 – September 24, 1999
Episodes26

Gokudo (ゴクドーくん漫遊記, Gokudō-kun Man'yūki) is a light novel series created by Usagi Nakamura. The light novel was first serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in their light novel magazine Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. It was later adapted into a manga in 1995 and is released in Dengeki Daioh magazine. An anime adaptation is then produced by Trans Arts and was aired TV Tokyo[1] from April 2, 1999 to September 24, 1999, with a total of 26 episodes.

Enoki Films holds the United States anime license under the name Jester the Adventurer.[2] AnimeWorks translated and released the anime on DVD as Gokudo.

Story

The story focuses about an adventurer named Gokudo (full name is Gokudo Yuccot Kikansky). Unlike most main characters he is an antihero, willing to resort to violence to fulfill his agenda. He does not hesitate to abuse the needs of people, sell out his friends to save himself, run away from any dangers, or ditch others who helped him if he does not have any more interest in them. His life starts to change when he finds a magical Genie named Djinn who wants to grant him three wishes. As most people would benefit from having three wishes, in his case it leads him to a lot of trouble, and it doesn't take long before he tries to escape from Djinn, as well as every other person he meets.

Other important characters are the Old Seer (or the Queen of the Magic World) who constantly appears out of nowhere seemingly only to make Gokudo suffer more, Rubette La Lette, a noble girl with a tomboy attitude who sees Gokudo as a rival, and Prince (called Niari by the Old Seer), a mage much better at handling women than Gokudo will ever be.

Characters

Gokudo Yuccot Kikansky

Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese); Daniel Kevin Harrison (English)

Gokudo is the main character of the series. He's doesn't fit the profile of a hero and more of an anti-hero. Gokudo is rude, cowardly and lazy. He would only go on quest just for his personal gain and he is known for skipping out on paying for food and stealing or ripping people off their gold whenever he sees fit. Next to that he's always the first person to turn tail during a dangerous situation.
Rubette La Lette

Voiced by: Sayuri Yoshida (Japanese); Angora Deb (English)

Rubette is another main character that appears near the end of the first episode and joins Gokudo near the end of the second. She has a tomboy attitude and comes from a noble family. She is quite adept at using ranged weapons and is mostly seen wielding a magic bow she received from the old seer. She is also seen to be a lousy singer.
Djin

Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka (male and dragon) and Mami Kingetsu (female) (Japanese); Chunky Mon (male and dragon), Stacie Renna (female; episodes 1-3) and Jessica Calvello (female; episodes 9 and onwards) (English)

Djin is a genie that Gokudo acquired by stealing a small money bag from the old seer in which Djin was contained in the form of a stone. After promising Gokudo three wishes, Djin gave him a long winded lecture about how Money, fame and babes are not responsible wishes. After this, instead of fulfilling Gokudo's wishes, Djin stayed by his side in order to teach him more about responsibility. Djin is a very upbeat character who always lectures people (mostly Gokudo) about responsibility, though he himself is prone to getting drunk and partaking in other activities that lead Gokudo into trouble. His usual form is a tall, obese, dark skinned man with a large beard that he takes great pride in. For transportation he becomes a large chinese dragon with grey scales. Finally, at other times he becomes a female with pink or grey hair and a long unusual hat, along with a different outfit from his male form.

Granny is the name Gokudo often uses to address the Seer/Queen of the Magic World. She is the first character to show up in the anime series, when she warns Gokudo about his life being in danger. Instead of listening to her, Gokudo scams the old woman into paying his bills and makes off with her money bag. After this first encounter Granny often appears again, sometimes to help out Gokudo and the gang but usually she only causes them to get into more trouble in the end.

Prince

Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki (Japanese); Ted Lewis (English)

Prince, or Niari as his real name sounds, is the Prince of the Magic World. This makes Granny his mother. Prince has a very outgoing personality, flirting with every pretty girl he finds on his way. Next to that, he's also very vain. He has the habit of using giant robots during battles. After losing his first fight against Gokudo, Granny stripped him of his powers and forced him to join Gokudo and Rubette on their travels.

References

  1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/19990424160242/www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/bangumi/anime.htm
  2. ^ "Jester the Adventurer." Enoki Films. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Gokudo_the_Adventurer&oldid=471793309"