Jungle de Ikou!

We Got Fun and Games!

Anime 1997 · 1 season · Action & Adventure

6.8 Niche

Series finished

Animation Action & Adventure Comedy Magic Super Power Primarily Child Cast Henshin Female Protagonist Gods

Natsumi Rokudou, a spunky 10 year old girl from Japan receives a strange statue from her dad who's an archaeologist. Little does Natsumi know that the statue houses Ongo, a terrible monster bent on world conquest. In a dream, a strange old man named Ahem warns Natsumi of Ongo's return, and gives her a necklace and tells her to do a sexually suggestive dance that will protect her from peril. Once Natsumi awakens, she finds Ongo on her bed...who's not too threatening looking. But now whenever danger rears it's ugly head, Natsumi must swallow her modesty, and do the embarrassing dance to transform into Mii, the large breasted flower spirit of New Guinea's past.

Original title: Jungle De Ikou
Country of origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
Year: 1997
Studio: Chaos Project

Studio: Studio Fantasia · Chaos Project

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

Animator Yuji Moriyama held four roles on this project simultaneously: original creator, director, character designer, and animation director.

Origins

The name of the protagonist, Natsumi, was taken from the name of Yuji Moriyama's own daughter.

Casting

Ongo, the villain spirit, is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara, who gives the character a distinctive Kansai dialect in the Japanese version.

Reception

The OVA was licensed in the U.S. by Media Blasters and released on VHS in 1999, DVD in 2001, and finally on Blu-ray in 2020, decades after its original 1997 release.

References

The franchise expanded beyond the three-episode OVA into three drama CDs, a soundtrack CD, and a novel, though only the OVA itself received an English-language home video release.

Music

The opening theme song 'J' and the ending theme 'Spirit of the Globe' were both performed by singer Masami Okui.

Trivia

The series is available for streaming on the platform Tubi.

Themes

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