Harris no Kaze

Harris no Kaze (ハリスの旋風（かぜ）, Harisu no Kaze, "Harris' Wind") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1965. It was the first manga to be reprinted as a Tankōbon in 1967 as part of the Kodansha Comics series. The story follows Kunimatsu Ishida,[1] a troublesome school boy who continuously gets expelled from schools for fighting other students. His next school is Harris Academy, where the principal convinces him to join various sports teams. Kunimatsu channels his anger into sports while also realizing he is a great athlete.

Harris no Kaze
cover of the first volume
ハリスの旋風
Manga
Written byTetsuya Chiba
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original run1965 – 1967
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byYoshiyuki Shindo
Written byShunichi Yukimuro
StudioP Production
Original networkFuji TV
Original run May 5, 1966 – August 31, 1967
Episodes70
Anime television series
Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai!
Directed byMasami Hata
Produced byNoboru Ishiguro
Written byKoji Ito
Music byKeiichi Awano
StudioMushi Productions
Original networkFuji TV
Original run October 6, 1971 – September 25, 1972
Episodes46

Characters
  • Kunimatsu Ishida

Voiced by: Nobuyo Oyama

  • Principal of Harris Academy

Voiced by: Genzo Wakamiya

  • Yoko Asai

Voiced by: Minori Matsushima

  • Gouzou Iwanami

Voiced by: Nobuo Tanaka

  • Megane

Voiced by: Noriko Ohara

  • Abou

Voiced by: Yoshiko Yamamoto

Anime

An anime adaptation was made in 1966. The series is in monochrome. The opening and ending themes are by Gacha Torian.

A remake was made in 1971 by Tezuka Productions and retitled Kunimatsu's Got It Right! (国松さまのお通りだい, Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai) The opening theme is Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai (国松さまのお通りだい) by Kyoko Yamamoto and the ending theme is Gyakuten no Ouen Uta (逆転の応援歌) by Yuri Shimazaki and Vocal Shop.

References
  1. Clements, J.; McCarthy, H. (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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