Score
6.0 / 10
Status
Finished Airing
Episodes
25
Studio
OLM
Monkey Turn
Also known as モンキーターン
TVWinter 2004Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SportsActionDrama
6.0/10
Community score
#6665
Rank
2.2K
Members
3
Favorites
Synopsis
Based on Kawai Katsutoshi's manga of the same name, published in Weekly Shounen Sunday, Monkey Turn is a sports anime based around professional speed boat racing. The anime's protagonist, Tadano Kenji, is too short to follow his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, but his baseball coach recommends him to boat racing. One day Tadano-san unexpectedly meets his old girlfriend and they exchange promises: in return for her being faithful to him, he is charged with becoming Japan's best racer within three years. The eponymous "Monkey Turn" is a boat maneuver Kenji-san thought up while visiting his girlfriend. The Monkey Turn gives Kenji quite the advantage over other boaters, but is it enough for him become the best?
(Source: AniDB)
Cast Highlights
Hatano, Kenji
Main
Voice: Kawashima, Tokuyoshi (Japanese)
Ubukata, Sumi
Main
Voice: Noda, Junko (Japanese)
Aoshima, Yuuko
Supporting
Voice: Takano, Naoko (Japanese)
Douguchi, Takeo
Supporting
Voice: Aono, Takeshi (Japanese)
Douguchi, Takehiro
Supporting
Voice: Majima, Junji (Japanese)
Enoki, Yuusuke
Supporting
Voice: Konishi, Katsuyuki (Japanese)
Hagiwara, Makoto
Supporting
Voice: Okamura, Akemi (Japanese)
Hamaoka, Takeshi
Supporting
Voice: Shibuya, Shigeru (Japanese)
Core Staff
Akiyama, Katsuhito
Director
Watanabe, Jun
Sound Director
Hoshikawa, Takafumi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Ishiodori, Hiroshi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Iwata, Yoshihiko
Episode Director
Kimura, Ryuuichi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Theme Songs
Openings
"Kokoro ga Tomaranai (ココロが止まらない)" by JEWELRY
Endings
1: "Hikari to Kaze to Kimi no Naka de (光と風と君の中で)" by Ai Takaoka
2: "Kimi wo Kazaru Hana o Sakasou (君を飾る花を咲かそう)" by Garnet Crow
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Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes25
Duration23 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonWinter 2004
AiredJan 11, 2004 to Jun 27, 2004
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#12320
Scored by532
BroadcastSundays at 00:55 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Unknown
Romaji title
Monkey Turn
Japanese title
モンキーターン
Synonyms
I'll Be Number 1!
Production Team
Main studio
OLM
Producers
TV Tokyo
Licensors
Unknown
Japanese title
モンキーターン
Themes And Audience
RacingShounen