The Genie Family
| The Genie Family | |
Screenshot of the series' opening title | |
| ハクション大魔王 (Hakushon Daimaō) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Produced by | Tatsuo Yoshida |
| Written by | Jinzō Toriumi |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
| Licensed by | Saban Entertainment |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | 5 October 1969 – 27 September 1970 |
| Episodes | 52 (104 segments) |
| Anime television series | |
| Genie Family 2020 | |
| Directed by | Atsushi Nigorikawa |
| Written by | Hiroko Kanasugi |
| Music by | Takamitsu Shimazaki Hiroshi Sasaki Teppei Shimizu |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production Nippon Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NNS (ytv) |
| Original run | 11 April 2020 – 26 September 2020 |
| Episodes | 20 |
The Genie Family (ハクション大魔王, Hakushon Daimaō) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production. It aired from October 5. 1969 to September 27, 1970, with a total of 52 episodes on Fuji TV. It tells the story of a boy who finds a bottle with a mysterious power - each time its user sneezes or yawns, a genie will come up and must grant the user's wish. A 1992 Saban Entertainment English dub called Bob In A Bottle was shown internationally, with a sequel series airing on YTV in Japan in 2020.