Tarzan: Man of the Jungle (anime)

Tarzan: Man of the Jungle (Tāzan: Janguru no otoko; 偉大なターザン) is an anime that is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs book.

Summery
Jack and Alice Clayton of England with their baby son John Clayton are shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in the year 1889 when pirates attacked their ship. They build a house to survive the jungle, meanwhile, a group of Mangani gorillas is living their lives led by the great silverback Kerchak with his mate Kala and their child Takut by his side.

Six months later, a rival male gorilla named Belzal challenged Kerchak for leadership of the family & during the struggle for dominance, Kala is attacked by the Bakanga, Sabor. Takut is killed by the massive feline which leaves both Kerchak and Kala heartbroken from the loss of their first child. At the same time, Alice succumbs to a fever and passes away. A depressed Jack has an encounter with Kerchak, at first he was afraid because of what he heard about gorillas, he prepared himself for an attack, but Kerchak got himself between Jack and his family, that is when Jack realized that what he heard about gorillas was wrong.

One day, a leopard attacks & kills Jack, but Kerchak was able to kill it before it can kill anyone else. Now alone without anyone, John has no chance of surviving, but then Kerchak's mate Kala adopts the human baby and names him Tarzan.

1909, 20 years later after many adventures in his jungle home, Tarzan when a group of humans arrived and two worlds become intertwined with one another. He becomes widely known by people in England and America but becomes appalled when he witnesses the savage side of human nature

Humans

 * Kazuhiro Nakaya & Billy Kametz as Tarzan/John Clayton (ジェームズ クレイトン): the main protagonist of the series. The son of Jack & Alice Clayton of Greystoke. After his human parents died he was adopted by a female gorilla named Kala and is raised in the African jungle by the Mangani gorillas, he loves to play pranks on his ape family. He is an excellent imitator who can mimic the animals of his jungle home. Has a handsome appearance, a slender athletic build with brown hair with grey eyes, his skin has tanned from years of living in the jungle. courageous,
 * TBA & Ryan Nicolis as Jack Clayton (ジョン クレイトン): Tarzan's biological human father, son of Ralph Clayton of Greystoke and a viscount from England.
 * TBA & TBA as Alice Clayton (アリス クレイトン): Tarzan's biological human mother and a noblewoman married to Jack.
 * TBA & TBA as William Cecil Clayton (ウィリアムセシルクレイトン): the older paternal cousin of John and the current viscount of Greystoke, he serves as a contrast to Tarzan if he had a normal life. Handsome with fair skin, black hair, and eyes. He is a chivalrous and polite gentleman. Has a great love for his fiancée Miranda, and later shows that love to his cousin John.
 * TBA & TBA as Ralph Clayton (ラルフ クレイトン): the 6th Viscount of Greystoke, the grandfather of John and William. Based on Sir Ralph Richardson from Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.
 * TBA & TBA as Jane Porter (ジェーン ポーター): The beautiful daughter of Archimedes Porter and Tarzan's love interest. She is a young British-American woman with red blonde hair with green eyes, who is a great artist and explorer who is a member of the expedition to Africa. Before the expedition, she lost her mother in an accident a few years prior which left her depressed. When she meets Tarzan, she was at first scared.
 * TBA & Michael Sorich as Archimedes Quincy Porter (アルキメデスQ.ポーター): An American professor and Jane's father, when he lost his wife, he was grief-stricken that he and his daughter joined an expedition to Africa. An absent-minded man at times, but is a very caring person towards his family, especially Jane and work.
 * TBA & TBA as Esmerelda: A woman who serves as Jane's maid, protective
 * TBA & TBA as Samuel T. Philander (サミュエル T フィランダー): Archimedes colleague
 * TBA & TBA as Paul D' Arnot (ポール ダーノット): A French captain, explorer, and Tarzan's friend.
 * TBA & TBA as Robert Canler (ロバート キャンラー): American explorer and hunter
 * Charpentier
 * Dufranne
 * Constantine
 * Snipes
 * Tobey
 * Tarrant: a member of the expedition
 * TBA & TBA as Miranda Belle (ミランダベル): William's fiancée and one of Jane's friends.
 * Two American brothers that were saved by Tarzan from an abusive father, the adopted brothers of John & Jane's biology son, James.
 * Billings: Captain of the Fulwada
 * Michael: first mate of the Fuwalda.
 * Hazel Strong: Jane friends
 * Tennington:
 * Nikolas Rokoff (ニコラス ロコフ): A villainous Russian count in league with Esker
 * Alexis (アレクシス)
 * Esker (エスカー): An English nobleman who embodies the worst of Britain's imperialism.
 * Sven (スヴェン): an evil poacher

Waziri
The Waziri are an African tribe that has a friendly relationship with Tarzan who is feared by slave traders and rival tribes. They were the first humans Tarzan encounter before the Porters came, they taught him many things about their culture and he became an honorary member of their tribe.


 * TBA & TBA as Mbonga (ムボンガ): the chief of the Waziri
 * TBA & TBA as Basuli (バスリ): the first Waziri warrior that Tarzan meets and befriends.
 * TBA & TBA as Muviro (ムビロ):
 * Kulonga (クロンガ): son of Mbonga
 * TBA & TBA as Usula:
 * TBA & TBA as Waranji (ワランジ):
 * TBA & TBA as Wasimbu (わしんぶ):
 * TBA & TBA as La (ラ): Mbonga's wife
 * TBA & TBA as Mugambi (ムガンビ):
 * TBA & TBA as Andua (アンドゥア):
 * TBA & TBA as Keewazi (キーワジ):
 * TBA & TBA as Buira (ブイラ):

Animals

 * Noriko Hidaka & Willow Johnson as Kala (カラ): Kerchak's mate, and Tarzan's adoptive Mangani mother. She saved an infant Tarzan after Jack Clayton was killed by a leopard. Can be a fighter,
 * Unshō Ishizuka & Neil Kaplan as Kerchak (カーチャック): the alpha Mangani silverback of Tarzan's gorilla troop, Kala's mate, and Tarzan's adoptive father. once he was warm and loving but after the death of his child, he became somewhat. but can be sweet and caring when he wants. He is protective of his family, especially Kala. He is wary of Tarzan because of his hairless appearance and has somewhat of a Tsundere personality.
 * Aoi Yuki & Anjali Kunapaneni as Terkaa (テルカー): Tublat's daughter, a major character and Tarzan's best friend.
 * Ken Narita & Jamieson Price as Tublat: A Mangani silverback & Kerchak's brother. He serves as his brother's right hand in the troop and Tarzan's adopted uncle. A wise, humorous character. respect for his brother.
 * Chulk (チャーク): a member of Tarzan's gorilla family
 * Gorzel (ゴーゼル): A male gorilla who has a strong resentment for Tarzan.
 * Gozan (五山)
 * Gunto : a member of Tarzan's gorilla family
 * Kama (カーマ)
 * Karnath (カルナス): a silverback Mangani.
 * Mamka (マンカ)
 * Mumga (ムンガ): Tublat's mate
 * Gen Sato & Brandon Winckler as Mungo (マンゴ): a member of Tarzan's gorilla family
 * Neeta (ニータ): Kala & Kerchak's second child after the death of the first child and Tarzan's adopted sister.
 * Numgo
 * Pagth (ページ)
 * Tana : a member of Tarzan's gorilla family
 * Taug (タウグ)
 * Teeka
 * Thaka (タカ): a member of Tarzan's gorilla family
 * TBA & TBA as Tantor (タンター): an elephant & Tarzan's friend
 * Sabor (セイバー): a ferocious female Bakanga that has feared reputation with the jungle's inhabitants with the gorillas when she killed Kerchak and Kala's child Takut.
 * Sheeta
 * Numa

Fauna

 * Gorilla Mangani, Chimpanzees, Bushbabies, Mandrill, Colobus Monkeys, Bonobos, Baboons, Drill
 * Elephant
 * Civets
 * Leopard, Golden cat. Bakanga
 * Okapi
 * Bongo
 * Marshbuck
 * Duiker
 * Flying-foxes
 * Red River Hog
 * Pangolin
 * Hippo
 * Giant Squirrel
 * Otter
 * Chameleons
 * Python, Mamba
 * Crocodiles
 * Hornbills
 * African grey parrot
 * Serpent Eagle
 * Kingfishers
 * Hawk-eagle
 * Weavers
 * Eagle Owls
 * Shoebill
 * Congo Peafowl/Peacock
 * Nandi Bear

Episodes

 * 1) Shores of the Jungle & Adopted by the apes
 * 2) TBA
 * TBA
 * TBA
 * 1) Two worlds one family
 * 2) Return home

Tarzan: Man of the Jungle Scenes & Quotes

Differences from the novels
This version of Kerchak is more of a father to Tarzan in this than any other form of the character in media.

Rather than being their own species as in the novels, the Mangani are instead a man-sized species of gorilla that is unknown to science. Since lions don't live in the jungle, replace by leopard and bakanga which a feline cryptid creature that is intermediate in size between a lion & leopard, similar in appearance to a female lion in appearance with reddish-brown fur and dappled spotting like a leopard.

Tublat is the brother of Kerchak and is far more passive than his novel counterpart and is Tarzan's uncle. Terkoz is called Terkaa and is female

Tarzan and his interactions with the African natives are more peaceful than in the novels. Mbonga is the chief of the Waziri.

In the anime, William has his heart on marrying a woman named Miranda Belle instead of Jane Porter in the novels.

Esmerelda is different from her novel counterpart who screams at the slightest provocation.

Jane Porter has red blonde hair in the anime.

Trivia
In many versions of the character including the Disney version, anime Tarzan wears the traditional loincloth. The series takes much inspiration from Disney's 1999 Tarzan animated film like its themes of family, love, bravery, loyalty, accepting others for who they are, and the charming aspect. Like in the Disney animated film, Kala survives to the end. The includes the Intro 6/8 by Phil Collins from Disney Tarzan film as Tarzan's theme. The series also takes a little inspiration from The Boy and the Beast anime film.

Shown their work: Gorilla troops often have more than one silverback in a group. Male gorillas will roar, scream, or hoot when threatened and do their famous chest-thumping, they have their hands open and a "popping" sound is produced instead of thumping. Most of the animals in the show are from the rainforests of Africa. The same goes for the Waziri.