The Monster Kid
| Kaibutsu-kun | |
Volume 1 of the 'Kaibutsu-kun' manga | |
| 怪物くん | |
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| Genre | Horror, comedy, fantasy, adventure |
| Manga | |
| Kaibutsu-kun (1965–1969) | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio (Written only by Abiko) |
| Published by | Shōnen Gahosha |
| Magazine | Shōnen Gahō Shōnen King |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 1965 – April 1969 |
| Volumes | 13 (1965–1969) |
| Manga | |
| Kaibutsu-kun (1980–1982) | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio (Written only by Abiko) |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic etc. |
| Original run | March 1980 – November 1982 |
| Volumes | 21 (1965–1982) |
| Manga | |
| Kaibutsu-kun (2021) | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio A |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Volumes | 8 pages |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masaaki Osumi Shinnichi Suzuki (animation) |
| Studio | Tokyo Movie Studio Zero |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | April 21, 1968 – March 23, 1969 |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | September 2, 1980 – September 28, 1982 |
| Episodes | 94 |
| Anime film | |
| Kaibutsu-kun: Invitation to Monster Land | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Produced by | Soichi Besshi Tetsuo Kanno Yoshifusa Sanada |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio Seiji Matsuoka |
| Music by | Asei Kobayashi |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Released | March 14, 1981 |
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Kaibutsu-kun: The Demon Sword | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
| Produced by | Soichi Besshi Tetsuo Kanno Yoshifusa Sanada |
| Written by | Seiji Matsuoka |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Released | March 13, 1982 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Television drama | |
| Studio | Nippon Television |
| Original network | NTV |
| Original run | April 17, 2010 – June 12, 2010 |
| Episodes | 9 |
| Live-action film | |
| Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| Released | November 26, 2011 |
Kaibutsu-kun/The Monster Kid (怪物くん, Kaibutsu-kun) is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio A. The first series was broadcast on TBS from April 21, 1968, to March 23, 1969. The second series was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1980, to September 28, 1982. A live-action series was broadcast on Nippon Television and Yomiuri Television from April 17 to June 12, 2010. The 94-episode 1982 iteration was aired around the world, marketed as The Monster Kid, which was the official English title.