The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- TV series
- Winter 1980
- 49 episodes
- 25 min
- Nippon Animation
- Book
- G
- Adventure
- Drama
- Historical
Contents
Ending | ||
| Japanese | トム・ソーヤーの冒険 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Tom Sawyer no Bouken | |
| Also known as | Sekai Meisaku Gekijou | |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Historical | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Book | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Saitou | |
| Character design | Shuuichi Seki | |
| Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori | |
| Studio | Nippon Animation | |
| Original run | January 6, 1980 – December 28, 1980 | |
| Episodes | 49 | |
| Episode length | 25 min | |
| Total running time | 20 hr 25 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Winter 1980 | |
| Age rating | G – All ages | |
| Score | ★ 7.37 | |
| On users' lists | 2,000 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Japanese: トム・ソーヤーの冒険, Hepburn: Tom Sawyer no Bouken) is a 1980 Japanese anime television series based on the book. It is animated by Nippon Animation and directed by Hiroshi Saitou. It aired from January 6, 1980 to December 28, 1980, with 49 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Pap Finn · Billy Fisher · Samuel Keane · Davit Garlic · Joseph Harper · Injun Joe · Amy Lawrence · Jean Lisette · Mike · Johnny Miller · Mitchell-sensei · Morris · Mrs. Douglas · Arthur O'Connor · Old Sam · Silas Phelps · Sally Phelps · Benny Phelps · Oscar Phelps · Pinkerton · Muff Potter · Prosecutor · John Rodgers · Ben Rodgers · Natalie Rose · Sid Sawyer · Mary Sawyer · Alfred Temple · Edward Thatcher · Jeff Thatcher · Margaret Thatcher · Walter
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | German |
|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry FinnMain | Kazuyo Aoki | – |
| Tom SawyerMain | Masako Nozawa | Fabian Hollwitz |
| Rebecca ThatcherMain | Keiko Han | Jill Schulz |
| Dobbins-senseiSupporting | Ichiro Nagai | – |
| Injun JoeSupporting | Eiji Kanie | – |
| Jean LisetteSupporting | Katsue Miwa | – |
| Mitchell-senseiSupporting | Tadao Futami | Jürgen Kluckert |
| Arthur O'ConnorSupporting | Katsuji Mori | – |
| Muff PotterSupporting | Eken Mine | – |
| Natalie RoseSupporting | Kotoe Taichi | – |
| Mary SawyerSupporting | Kaoru Ozawa | – |
| Alfred TempleSupporting | Masako Sugaya | – |
All languages (7)
| Character | Japanese | German | French | Spanish | Italian | Korean | Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry FinnMain | Kazuyo Aoki | – | – | – | Christian Fassetta | Do Yeong Song | – |
| Tom SawyerMain | Masako Nozawa | Fabian Hollwitz | Francette Vernillat | – | Massimiliano Manfredi | – | Shai Zornitzer |
| Rebecca ThatcherMain | Keiko Han | Jill Schulz | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dobbins-senseiSupporting | Ichiro Nagai | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Injun JoeSupporting | Eiji Kanie | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jean LisetteSupporting | Katsue Miwa | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mitchell-senseiSupporting | Tadao Futami | Jürgen Kluckert | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arthur O'ConnorSupporting | Katsuji Mori | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Muff PotterSupporting | Eken Mine | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Natalie RoseSupporting | Kotoe Taichi | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mary SawyerSupporting | Kaoru Ozawa | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alfred TempleSupporting | Masako Sugaya | – | – | Eloísa Mateos | – | – | – |
Production
Key staff
Shuuichi SekiCharacter Design
Katsuhisa HattoriMusicTaisaburou AbeArt Director
Nippon AnimationStudioStaff
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
|---|---|
| Director | Hiroshi Saitou |
| Script | Seijirou Kouyama, Akira Miyazaki |
| Character Design | Shuuichi Seki |
| Music | Katsuhisa Hattori |
| Art Director | Taisaburou Abe |
| Editing | Takeshi Seyama |
Music
| Composer | Katsuhisa Hattori |
|---|
Episodes
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch738
- Watching37
- Completed187
- On hold38
- Dropped76
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
Related works
| Side story | Happy Pasta Story (ONA, 2010) |
|---|---|
| Summary | Tom Sawyer no Bouken Specials (TV special, 2001) |
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- “Tom Sawyer no Bouken”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Tom Sawyer no Bouken”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q698394”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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