into an animated series by Ashi Productions with the assistance of the author Takeshi Maekawa. It consisted of 20 episodes and was broadcast from July 1988 to December 1988 on TV Asahi. Credits Author: Takeshi Maekawa Planning: Yoshiaki Koizumi (TV Asahi), Masamichi Fujiwara (Toho Co., Ltd.) Script Writer: Junki Takegami Director: Hisataro Oba Character Design: Kenichi Onuki Chief Animation Director: Kenichi Onuki Art Director: Katsuyoshi Kanemura Sound Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama Director of Photography: Takeshi Fukuda Editors: Toshio Henmi, Kazuhiko Seki Music Coordinator: Kei Wakakusa Producer: Masayoshi Kawada (TV Asahi), Yasushi Yoritsune (Toho Co., Ltd.), Hiroshi Kato Production: TV Asahi, Toho Co., Ashi Productions Cast Chinmi: Chika Sakamoto Kintan: Shigeru Nakahara Raochu: Yu Mizushima Raichi: Toshie Sakaue Meirin: Yuko Sasaki Rayu: Masato Kubota Shifan: Asami Mukaidono Roshi Ro: Hiroshi Masuoka Narration: Tadashi Nakamura See also Break Shot References External links 1988 anime television series debuts Ashi Productions Comics set in Imperial China Fictional Chinese people Fictional explorers Fictional Shaolin kung fu practitioners Fictional stick-fighters Fictional war veterans Kodansha manga Martial arts anime and manga Orphan characters in anime and manga Shōnen manga Television series set in Imperial China TV Asahi original programming Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen)