Yōkai Ningen Bem
| Yōkai Ningen Bem | |
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妖怪人間ベム (Yōkai Ningen Bemu) |
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| Genre | Horror, Adventure |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
Noboru Ishiguro Hideo Wakabayashi |
| Written by | Akira Adachi |
| Studio | Daichi Dōga |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | 7 October 1968 – 31 March 1969 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Harada |
| Written by | Junki Takegami |
| Studio | Studio Comet, NAS, Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | 1 April 2006 – 7 October 2006 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Television drama | |
| Network | NTV |
| Original run | October 22, 2011 – December 24, 2011 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Live-action film | |
| Released | December 15, 2012 |
Yōkai Ningen Bem (妖怪人間ベム Yōkai Ningen Bemu?, translated officially as Humanoid Monster Bem) is a 26 episode Japanese anime television series which first aired on Fuji TV between October 7, 1968 and March 31, 1969, on its 19:30–20:00 timeslot.
The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiered on April 2006 in Japan on Animax, featuring a new cast, with a total of 26 episodes also produced. The remake was also later aired by Animax across its other international networks, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, for which Animax produced an English dub under the title Humanoid Monster Bem. This dub was later aired on Animax's United States web channel on Crackle.com.
A live action television drama adaptation premiered on NTV on October 22, 2011. A film was released in December 15, 2012.
The plot of the series revolves around three yōkai or supernatural creatures, Bem, Bera and Bero, who arrive at a large coastal city and come across an evil atmosphere, which was brought about by immoral behavior by humans and mischief caused by monsters and yōkai. They therefore decide to stay in the city, fighting against other monsters and yōkai which attack humans, making a few friends along the way. Even though the three yōkai are often abused and discriminated against by other human beings due to their appearance, they still strive in protecting the human populace of the city from other monsters, one day hoping to become human beings in return for their good actions.
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