The Jungle Book (Japanese:
ジャングルブック　å°'年モーグリ, Janguru Bukku ShÅ nen
MÅ guri; Italian: Il libro della giungla) is an Italian/Japanese anime
adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, The
Jungle Book. It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52
episodes.The series, a compromise between the original Mowgli stories
and the Walt Disney version, received international acclaim and was
aired in different countries around the world. It was especially
popular in India, where it was dubbed in Hindi. The Indian version
featured an original Hindi opening song, "Jungle Jungle Baat Chali
Hai", with lyrics by Gulzar, which became popular in India, with a
version of the song later used for the Indian release of Disney's The
Jungle Book (2016). It was released in the United States as The Jungle
Book: Adventures of Mowgli.Mowgli is a "man-cub" (human child) who was
raised by Akela's pack. He grows up in the jungle with Baloo, Kaa and
Bagheera while ending up having to deal with the plots of Shere Khan
and Tabaqui.The Japanese opening and closing themes, "Get UP ~Aio
Shinjite~ (Get UP ~I Believe in Love~)" and "Chikyuu No Ko
(åœ°ç ƒã ®å lit. "Child of the Earth") are sung by the Japanese
vocalists Toshiya Igarashi and Shiori Hashimoto respectively. Music
from the Japanese version of Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics was recycled
for the anime.
ジャングルブック　å°'年モーグリ, Janguru Bukku ShÅ nen
MÅ guri; Italian: Il libro della giungla) is an Italian/Japanese anime
adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, The
Jungle Book. It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52
episodes.The series, a compromise between the original Mowgli stories
and the Walt Disney version, received international acclaim and was
aired in different countries around the world. It was especially
popular in India, where it was dubbed in Hindi. The Indian version
featured an original Hindi opening song, "Jungle Jungle Baat Chali
Hai", with lyrics by Gulzar, which became popular in India, with a
version of the song later used for the Indian release of Disney's The
Jungle Book (2016). It was released in the United States as The Jungle
Book: Adventures of Mowgli.Mowgli is a "man-cub" (human child) who was
raised by Akela's pack. He grows up in the jungle with Baloo, Kaa and
Bagheera while ending up having to deal with the plots of Shere Khan
and Tabaqui.The Japanese opening and closing themes, "Get UP ~Aio
Shinjite~ (Get UP ~I Believe in Love~)" and "Chikyuu No Ko
(åœ°ç ƒã ®å lit. "Child of the Earth") are sung by the Japanese
vocalists Toshiya Igarashi and Shiori Hashimoto respectively. Music
from the Japanese version of Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics was recycled
for the anime.
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