The cast of Magma

The cast of Magma

Both of the previous adaptations have hilariously bad English-dub localisations by today's standards. The manga needs an effective English translation as well. This is the first Tezuka Productions and Mushi Production show not to have the old 'Tezuka Star System' as a standard. It is also the first to have links with the alternative fantasy scene.

Jovians and Saturnians are distinct-looking but closely related humanoids who live in Jupiter, Saturn and most their large moons. Both are incredibly adept transformers and can even out-morph the old school Transformers characters by a wide margin!

The cast of characters

(Modern) Magma: Magma has direct predecessors; the shrunken live action Magma behind the scenes, the golden Robot Stuntman from the 1980 Astro Boy series, and Emily's Battle Bot stage father (who bore some similarities to Disney's Tarzan and had green eyes!) from the 2003 series as well. Unlike the forerunners, he has three main transforming purposes: turning into a luge, snowballing into a beast, and the classic example of morphing into a rocket or a UFO. 

(Modern) Goa: Goa has two indirect predecessors (both males), the human-sized versions of manga and live action Goa. Unlike her three cumbersome forerunning counterparts (who are all males), she is a female who has plans to irritate the solar system. When she does irritate the solar system however, she finds out that planet Earth is the worst fit for invasion! 

(Modern) Gaum: Unlike Magma and Maura, Gaum's predecessors are all direct ones. His manga predecessor tended to have antennae hidden within its hair, whereas its live action counterpart had them paired close to the in-built helmet. The OVA version was older in age, even though it retained the helmet-antennae pairing seen in the live action/anime hybrid version. Unlike all previous versions, he ain't the son of Magma at all.

Emily: Although a prototype of her portrayal first appeared in the Astro Boy 2003 episode 'Battle Bot', Emily is a supporting character and a creation of Shinji Seiya. 

Slate: Scheming driver of the 'big purple outer space float', which is the main headquarters for the Solar System subsidiary of Dr C Corp. 

Maura: Magma's daughter.

Lava: Magma's grandfather. 

Asher: A hairy old wizard in Magma's village who is inspired by the Earth Wizard in the manga and two previous adaptations. His inventive yet rather hectic nature would make him a target of the Solar System Pirates. 

Tephra: Basalt's son.

Bae: Youngest of Lava's children and mother to Magma.

Clio: Basalt's wife.

Basalt: Magma's sidekick, who is pretty much bigger, older and slightly more unattractive than the beautiful yellow buddy. However, he and Magma share some certain things in common. He can beat his chest for different purposes.

Obsidian: Grandson to Obsidian the first, the junior is one of the more cunning antagonists turned antiheroes. He is also called the Black Garon. 

Fina: Number One of the Fina-Lina pair from the moon Hyperion.

Lina: Number Two of the Fina-Lina pair from the moon Hyperion.

Elise Murakami: Taurus's mother who got killed by factory robots in Russia. 

Taurus Murakami: A cousin of Reno Hardaway from the Astro Boy 2003 series, Taurus is a largely original character aged 16 years old. He was definitely named after the Roman calendar animal Taurus. 

Andrew Murakami: Taurus's father.

Tattle Tooth: One of the Solar System Pirates, he is indeed inspired by Classic Goa in both manga and live action forms. Unlike the predecessor, he tends to have two main weapons which are a modernised 'caveman' club and a ninja star. 

Ludic: Ludic is younger than Tattle Tooth in age, but has two horns in his head. He is inspired by Skull from old school Power Rangers. 

Deron: The chubby sidekick of Ludic, Deron is a good natured goofball inspired by the old school Power Rangers character Bulk. He is also friends with Emily and Taurus.

Scuttle Weed: Scuttle Weed is a character inspired by the OVA Goa in terms of looks. Being the main antagonist in the series (not by power, but by episode numbers), Scuttle Weed likes to plan an ultimately disappointing invasion of another world in the solar system. He owns the 'little black outer space float' with his fellow pirates. 

Sandstone: Although a prototype of his portrayal appeared in the Astro Boy episode 'Battle Bot' as proto-Emily's 'foster father', Sandstone is one of the most important new characters for the spinoff series. In the Japanese version of his first appearance, the tone of his voice was simply too deep and manly to attract kids. It got replaced in the English version with a witty Massachusetts accent instead. In both versions of 'Battle Bot', he originally had blond hair, albeit much shorter than Magma's.

Fiamme: One of Maura's friends.

Tuff: Magma's rival from Hyperion. Along with his little brother Tuffite, he is one of the Solar System Pirates.

Lapilli: Lapilli comes from the Jovian moon Calisto.

Tuffite: Tuffite is from Hyperion. He is the younger brother of Tuff and Marea.

Stilo: Inspired by the OVA Classic Maura, Stilo intends to retain the red clothing, blond hair and helmet. She is from the Jovian moon Amalthea.

Marea: Inspired by the live action version of Classic Maura, Marea intends to retain the inspiration's metallic clothing and helmet, with the Afro replacing the darker brown live action bouffant instead. She is sister to Tuff and Tuffite.

Sienna: First appearing in the same episode as Sandstone and Emily, Sienna intends to retain her inspiration's bouffant manga hairdo (which is now red instead of light brown!), albeit her own clothing would replace that of the latter.

Coal: A seductive but elderly antagonist inspired by the OVA Goa. He comes from Hyperion.

Limestone: Wimpy and claustrophobic critter friend of Magma.

Windy: Huge and grisly Windy comes from Saturn.

Outer Space Madness: is Disney ripping off the fairy tales?

Welcome to my Outer Space Madness

I like Ambassador Magma, the one manga that both The Space Giants and its OVA remake are based on. In the live action/animation version, Magma could shrink into a human size (when standing behind the scenes), but in the manga and almost alway in the Ova, he still remained a clunky, heavily armoured and almost robotlike giant anyway.

In both manga and live action/animation versions, he transformed into a rocket (via his hidden head, arms and legs), but in the OVA, he simply (and quickly) morphed into the same thing, probably as a blessing in disguise. Many hairstyles are part of the character too: a scruffy wig in the live action/animation version, a bundle of achingly long but lightly coloured bangs in the OVA, and the original manga hairstyle which grew into a big flame.

In his first manga appearance, Magma was probably (and inappropriately) slate-coloured with dull hair. As the chapters go into their first climax, he became gold coloured and blond haired. Later on, a then-unlikely pair of simplified 'four fingers-single thumb hands' got added to the body part roster, which is very thankfully cost effective because a pair of actual human hands is still so hard to draw. The reason why they got added was (and still is) the demanding handiness of the character's creator. At the same time, the hair also grew into a flabbergasting flame of locks and bangs!

In all versions, he could talk like a human! He can wrestle a shapeshifter in dinosaur form, can attack a Godzilla-sized crayfish-like monster, and can roar.

Am I thinking about the classic Magma in most of my crapped out blogging time? Oh yes, my mentor Tim Danko had watched what is now the really boring 'Kimba The White Lion/Leo The Lion' show as a kid. I agree with him that the late Osamu Tezuka's first major success is (relatively speaking) the dullest and most ordinary of his major works.

Even though the whole classic meta-show was loosely based on an equally boring manga called 'Jungle Emperor', its titular character Leo (who was nicknamed 'Kimba' in the first two seasons of most dubs) was a rebellious young antihero, who evolved into a sensibly intelligent if supposedly vegetarian beast!

This led to two medium-length films, as well as a blandly dark reboot show (which flopped miserably or had some success in most countries) and its considerably more nationally unpopular (but more internationally successful) 'film finale' of 1997. Nine years after the film finale's English-dubbed release, a somewhat satirical television special, acting as the franchise’s first and only official continuity reboot, got aired on Fuji Tv as the final (and only almost entirely non-canonical) instalment of the whole franchise's continued existence.

But there's something that any Disney fan will never know about until now. Both Magma and Kimba/Leo have partly inspired The Lion King to become a major hit in 1994, perhaps because 'the circle of life' (Tezuka was fond of this term too!) is also 'the beauty contest of life' according to the Canadian 'In Your Face' author Shari Graydon. Gee, I have read the same term from 'In Your Face: The Culture Of Beauty And You' by that Canadian (Shari Graydon)! 

What most likely inspired The Lion King to become a hit is that it was a notoriously costly 'technical ripoff' of Shakespeare's Hamlet, amongst many other tales about the poor fallen hero and his fellows. Fairy tales get ripped off very easily and are pretty much prone to significant and at times adaptation decaying variations, since they're very ancient and out of copyright.

The Sam Francks Show

Today, I have bought five raffle tickets at Selwyn College. These tickets got to do with The Sam Francks Show, aka Sam Francks: For The Record.

The hilarious live show will be live at Selwyn College on Saturday May the 19th from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. It is a sell-out for going to my next Rotorua camp on September.

I have a good job to do in preparation for this show: selling raffle tickets! I am helping Totara Learning Centre teacher Pippa to sell them for an hour on this special day.

Brat Characters revision

These characters are known for their weirdness 

Ool - Ool is one of the weirdest Doc Savage villains around. 

The Black Dragon - The Black Dragon, aka George Brent, was once the childhood friend of the Shadow until scary circumstances led him into the streets, which explains why he, The Black Falcon and their henchmen prowl the Bronx. 

The Voodoo Master - Possibly the most iconic Shadow enemy with wit. However, he is like Shiva Khan in terms of sympathy, as his mother abandoned him in the streets in order to survive. 

The Black Falcon - The Black Falcon, aka Gill Brent, George’s younger brother, is one of the more challenging Shadow adversaries. He often has a sibling rivalry with Dragon, though they even have good moments too. 

Benedict Strang - Benedict is the estranged babysitter of Margo Laney. Known as Mr Remorseless, because he’s like that, he has taken more lives than any other Shadow villain. 

GOTJ: 14 reasons why!?

Hello, I love to reason why is the modern day George of the jungle much more popular than his counterparts?

1. Growing up George: modern day George started out as a wussy teenager, but as Season 1 faded out of millennial memory, he grew into a chest beating man with muscles! I think he has a big grin, sky blue eyes and dirty dark brown hair. That's because he is likely an alien, so his surname can be added for a possible third season.

2. Growing up Ape: George's best friend is an ape called Ape, because he's a smart sidekick! Like him, the gorilla (likely a Grauer's gorilla) started out as a nutty and sarcastic young animal, but as Season 2 began, he became wiser and more experienced. Oh, he also has a snotty brother called Ted.

3. Switching names: As I said yesterday, the name 'Magnolia' is too girly for the redhead while the name 'Ursula' is vice versa, but for the same reason as well!

4. Enough said for 2D: the first season remains an alright breadwinner among the two, because it wasn't good enough for its time. The second one is considerably weaker, but gets mixed reviews like the first. The biggest similarity that they both share: being 2D Animated and made on computers.

5. George needs a wife: will the modern day George of the Jungle need a wife? Is she someone new to the modern day continuity? I think both answers are yes, because she could be (1) a feral alien person being raised by apes and (2) can swing through the trees.

6. George of the city: will the modern day George land in the city where his extended family lives in? He can go to the city anyway, because he wants to meet his (mainly unseen) extended family for the first time in his whole dirty life!

7. Ursula reveals her past: Ursula (the Witch Doctor's adoptive daughter) is one awesome character by her full name of Hester Ursula Swank (that's my opinion). She was born to ex-fashion/rainforest activist parents in Toronto, but became an orphan at eight years old, when they got murdered by a timber mafia.

8. The show is rated PG in Nordic countries: yes, the Nordic peoples like to refer the same Canadian television masterpiece as PG instead of G! Maybe, the reason for this possibility is that the television show has a parental guidance tag in that region, because the characters could be quite dysfunctional and snobbish for the local kids here.

9. George's mum and dad have a test appearance: in a special episode segment called 'I've Gotta Beave Me!', modern day George dreamt that he had lookalike birth parents (who died mysteriously)! The mother - code named 'Lady George' - scantily resembled her original self (confusingly named Ursula of course!) of '67. The only major differences are the addition of a bone as a head/hairband (so Victorian!) and maroon hair replaced with brown hair. The dad - code named 'Man George' - barely resembled his original self at all, because the main difference is the replacement of a leopard loincloth with a leaf one (so Biblical, it's not funny).

10. The modern show is renamed in Sri Lanka: the name 'George' in the South Asian island of Sri Lanka is perhaps a big slur here, so the show was renamed 'Wan Ah Sara' (which, funnily enough, means 'Sarah' in the Sinhala language). Since the show got renamed for Sri Lankan television screens, it has become a locally dubbed smash hit for a few years now.

11. Furry comparison: there's a possibility that the two significant sidekicks in the original show were actually old perceptions of jungle animals!

12. The locations have been unofficially changed: the GOTJ location in 1967 is (in actuality) Sabah, which was Northern Borneo in the first days of the Cold War. The 1997 film's locations are Hawaii and San Fran, whereas the 2003 sequel's locations are Northeast Queensland and Las Vegas. The modern version is the first in the franchise's whole history to be set in the actual Congolian basin. 

13. RIP old school: the original Tiger Tithy and Weevil were British, the original Witch Doctor was a native, District Commissioner Alistair was there, Vintage Georgie was an adventurous klutz, his wife Vintage Ursula was a bright minded New Englander woman, Doctor Chicago was a Hispanic mad scientist. Unlike Weevil, Tiger had a wife who only appeared in the pilot.

14. Goodbye Jay Ward: Jay Ward died in 1973, that’s it.

George of the Jungle: Evolution

Hello fans, George of the Jungle has evolved in 50 years.

In 1967: my mother Patricia has had watched the original show (but in Spanish) as a young kid. Do you know that the original George is likely a feral caricature, of a dead and disliked 1960's athlete called George Eiferman!

Eighteen years later: Trish was twenty two, when Weird Al Yankovic (a satirist that The Hobbyist currently loves) did an eighties style cover of the original theme. It's also notable for being the only straight Weird Al cover ever released. Twelve years later, the same Weird Al cover came into the film credits.

Fast forward to 1997 and 2003: Trish (now an adult) was married to Goran for five years, when Disney's lukewarm film version got released in the peak of 90's summer goofiness. Thankfully, when The Hobbyist was a tot, the panned straight to video sequel gave millennials (plus the boomers and gen x) a glimpse of George having a kid! For 1997, 'Presidents of USA' (I meant a less known alt rock band. Also surprising: my PUSA CD now resides at the art class.) did a 'bongos-style remake' of the old school intro, while in 2003, the same thing went into a silly mess, when it got sung by Jeff Scott Soto..

Fast forward again to 2007: the Revival show first appears, this time my brother The Hobbyist (as a kid) had watched (and discussed about) the show on the once-fabulous ABC Kids, because that same channel has had both tot and teen shows until early into the 2010's. The original intro has had enough time to get obsolete, so it got replaced by a then-new theme full of hip hop jives and millennial comedy.

Fast forward more to 2015 and 2016: The Hobbyist (now teenaged) currently dislikes the show (in its second season), while he and I both went to the crap middle school for two years. There's one more year to go for Season 2 to get (first) released in more countries, as we got our second year at the middle school. In March 2017, as the second season retires, we were 3 months into the final middle school day. The 'raps-and-jives' have become typical of the first season, while the new intro recalls memos of the sixties.

Now this year: The Hobbyist (now taller) and I have both become Selwyn college students, since the franchise 'George of the Jungle' reached a fifty year mark. Since I am now a future video maker, I think modern day George is the one that I love the most, because he's a (once puny and cute but now big and muscly) chest beating guy whose jungle king spirit marches on!

Happy 60 years, Richard Concepcíon!

Hello, the greatest fursona of all time may've been a New York City man of Filipino origin, by the name of Richard James Concepcion. He was also the voice of 'Rapid T Rabbit' (his most notable creation) in 'Rapid T Rabbit & Friends' (another notable creation of his), which is also the longest running furry-themed television show of all time.

On Friday October the 27 2017: I went to a big Interact Festival (it is located at the Corban's gallery, which is in Henderson, a once happier suburb where my dad grew up) with people from the Totara Learning Centre, and it's very cool. The best part: my fellow Totara buddies Stephanie Wang (who went to Unitec from 2018 onwards) and Lea Matas Stankovic strode on the catwalk for a New Age Travellers themed fashion show! Another great part: I drew at least three artworks memorising the late Rapid T Rabbit man. 

The Hobbyist, my Chogokin loving twin, has had lots of research on the furry fandom, their misrepresentations and their growing impact on popular culture. Furries are not just about being a different identity, they could be mostly millennials themselves. He also watched 'Furries in the Media', a furry themed web show made by a cool Vixen costumed YouTuber! Her 'fursona name' is Aberguine and is an increasingly influential twentysomething geek that produces this show.

The Hobbyist knew the furry fandom for a year (or so) now, but not the late Richard James Concepcion nor his older brother Dennis? Hail Richard, the king of furry fandom classics.

Happy P.O.X day!

Hello. It's great to sure how legendary the silly name of this German punk band has become! The same foreign band is currently better known by its shortened name of P.O.X.

Last year: when I was searching the word 'pox' as in my now-dormant chickenpox, I only thought the word was about a moderate (but contagious) disease. My gamer thumbs did another thing: they searched hard for a foreign punk band. That would result in my accidental discovery of the same band bearing that name. It's also the first time the word 'pox' made me laugh a lot!

Now: I am starting to know more about the same band, its history and influence on the punk movement. I think the name's meaning is 'psychobilly orchestra X'.

1982 was a great year for a trio of outrageous men to form a psychobilly band. They are all German and working in Hanover, which is also the home of famed movie studios, particularly Constantin film. Since they founded the band together, they toured many parts of Europe until their retirement from public spotlight in 1991.

But that doesn't mean their band is officially 'dead'! I think P.O.X has lied dormant for seventeen years, till it got revived by the same men. During that time, they work in different places and have different jobs. However, it turns out that Slin Pox (aka Nils Enghusen) is the most resilient, because he left the group (early) to form another band called 'Celebrate the Nun' and after that; leading the German music school 'Fit In Music' in Garbsen, a town in the Hanover district.

Since their comeback in 2008, they now have a recent album featuring (their current trademark song) 'Don't Like Me', which tells their own tale of a hungry zombie who desires for elderly human brains! I believe this modern-day story is proved to be a rudely cautionary (black comedy) tale, because zombies are a good veteran subject when it comes to songs like this! Hum, the only album thing that I'm intolerant about, is that the album cover is just too bloody nuts..

Netflix and chill!

Hello fans, welcome to the addictive world of Netflix!

Netflix is currently here at our home since this Autumn! It has a wide range of films and shows to offer.

Miniforce: the incredibly popular South Korean show has many dubs and is largely inspired by both Transformers and Power Rangers - and to some extent - Sonic the Hedgehog games (particularly the four title characters). This includes: Vietnamese, the English "test dub" (mostly seen on Youtube), Indonesian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, and the TUTUM English dub (mostly seen on Netflix). Like most locally Korean-made "Aeni" exports, it is destined to become an instant classic.

G.O.R.A: Turkey's answer to Zathura, this time featuring a Turkish man captured by aliens! It's kinda crap, because it's made of crude cgi animation and the same human character who badly speaks English! Ironically, it has an equally successful sequel called A.R.O.G (this time it got a world first - being an unofficial film homage to Alley Oop!), because the actor (who is also a comedian) is big in Turkey.

Pajaros Volando: a worthy 2010 Argentinian film about an 'almost-becoming-a-hoax' alien encounter! This features a Spanish-speaking hippie community (played by comedians and actors) trying to encounter some UFO thing? It's in the end that the poncho-clad priest had only actually encountered it! Many hilarious moments include: the titular character playing a guitar and a funny lady teasing the men, as if they think her brown alien puppet (presumably E.T.) is alive!?

What's a marsupilami community?

Welcome!

Marsupilamis are a fictional and mythical group of African monotremes. The best known member of this 7-strong family is the lesser marsupilami, which lives in many habitats from jungle to city and may have been introduced to South America in colonial times.

There are myths about marsupilamis, these are

1. Marsupilamis are monogamous or solitary: sometimes.

2. They are prone to laughter: no they ain't, as the Brazilian Portuguese intro for Disney's tv show fad proved.

3. The adult male is the lead: huh, this is not a sensual answer? I suggestively proved that a large middle aged female is the actual lead of a tangle, therefore she's the grand alpha poobah.

4. They swing through branches with tails, hang on vines, or swim: it ain't so in My Friend Marsupilami's first episode, "First Encounter"! It proved that a marsupilami can surf through the trees like Disney's Tarzan! This is possibly also true of the tangle's lead, who brachiates with arms.

What's a marsupilami community?

A marsupilami community is called a tangle, because a crowd of them would cram each other while bouncing through the jungle in a stampede.

There are many facts that even the most serious of fans can't talk about.

1. Marsupilamis are loyal neighbours but can be dangerous when provoked: yes, I saw that in my dreams last week! It is more likely that you'll be ripped in your face by a tangle of teenaged individuals who snarl at you, than by an out-of-work adult male or a big old female who tried to find a snack.

2. An alpha female is called a poobah: here she is! Myth tells that older males often beat their chests and can yell when excited, angry or nervous. But it ain't so for the reality, as the furry poobah proves that she can both yell and chest beat because she is their leader! The offspring are usually called pipsqueaks, because of their little size and are young in age.

3. They are cool at mimicry and vocabulary, but awkward in speech: this is the one thing that marsupilamis can do! 

Pop figure crossword for sinophiles and baltophiles

Welcome to my site everyone!

Have you seen these pop stars from the Baltic and Nordic states?

AikaKone (Finland), ILGI (Latvia), SKAMP (Lithuania), Satellites LV (Latvia), Autobuss Debesis (Latvia), Eppu Normaali (Finland), Milk Adventures (Latvia), Dingo (Finland), Brainstorm/Prata Vetra (Latvia), Silvi Vrait (1951-2013), Ladezers (Latvia), Violeta Riaubiskyte (Lithuania), Kerli (Estonia), Eolika (Latvia), N.E.O (Lithuania), New Moon/Jauns Meness (Latvia), Ainars Mielavs (Latvia), Ieva Akuratere (Latvia), Vanilla Ninja (Estonia, 2002-08), and Gerli Padar (Estonia)

Have you seen these pop stars from the Sinophone world?

Teresa Teng/Deng Li Jun (Taiwan, 1953-95), Aaron Kwok (Hong Kong), Sara Chang/Zhang Qiang (China), Feng Fei Fei (Taiwan, 1953-2012), Cheng Lin (China), L.A. Boyz (Taiwan, 1992-97), Faye Wong (China/Hong Kong), Coco Lee (Hong Kong/USA), Yang Yuying (China), You Ya/Jillian Yo (Taiwan), Janet Lee/ Lee Chai Fong (Malaysia), Ayugo Huang (Taiwan), Eric Moo (Malaysia), Cheng Fangyuan (China), Lam Wern Fook (Singapore), Tse Ling Ling/Bella Tse (Taiwan/Hong Kong), Liu Huan (China), Hebe Tien (Taiwan), Sally Yeh/Yip (Taiwan/Hong Kong/Canada), Wei Wei (China), Rainie Yang (Taiwan), Candy Lo (Hong Kong), Sun Nan (China), Ouyang Fei Fei (Taiwan/Japan), Liu Shaw Hi (Taiwan), Chen Ming (China), Jody Chiang (Taiwan), Chiu Ching Yun (Malaysia, 1947-2006), Wu Shengzhi (Taiwan, 1944-83), and Gopah (Taiwan)

I guess too many of them (in our world!?) went undocumented of course...

Marsupilami voice actors through time

Welcome to my site animal lovers!

Here are some significant voices of the titular Marsupilami character through time:

Disney's Marsupilami (1993): Steve Mackall (original English), Eric Metayer (French), Marcio Simoes (Portuguese), Victor Mares Jr (Spanish) and Marcio Mete (Italian)

Notes: Marcio Mete is kinda too childish by the way! Canadian-American Steve Mackall is also tv announcer and screenwriter, as is the retired voice of NBC's fabulous "Must See TV". Eric Metayer is a son of humorist Alex Metayer and much older half-brother to Clement Metayer, also an actor.

Marsupilami (2000): Bruno Buidin (original French), Pietro Ubaldi (Italian), Richard M. Dumont (English), and Peter Szokol (Hungarian)

Note: Bruno Buidin is also the French dub artist of some anime characters and shows! Pietro Ubaldi is also a singer and tv host too!

My Friend Marsupilami (2003): Thierry Ragueneau (original French), Peter Szokol (Hungarian), and Richard Dumont (English)

Notes: Thierry Ragueneau is also a singer and comedian, as well as being the French dub artist for American tv spy show "The Mentalist". Richard Dumont is also a director.

Marsupilami: Houba Houba Hop (2009-11): Marc Saez (original French), Richard Dumont (English), and Peter Szokol (Hungarian)

Note: Marc Saez is the longest running native Marsupilami voice actor ever! He voiced the character for 3 years (2009-12) on tv and is his current voice actor! He is also a comedian like Thierry and Eric!

Our Neighbours The Marsupilamis (2012): Marc Saez (original French), Richard Dumont (English), and Peter Szokol (Hungarian)

Marsupilami family history unmasked!

Welcome to my site animal lovers!

The history of Marsupilami is being unmasked right now! 

Spotted marsupilami: a big, hairy and omnivorous marsupial (or more likely, it's in fact technically a monotreme) being widely known as just marsupilami, it is mainly monogamous. Its infamously long tail acts as an all-in-1 tool for different purposes! 

The idea of popularising these typical cryptids would have been made by an ailing old Edgar Rice Burroughs when he finished his old Tarzan books! He would gave them to a faithful Belgian cartoonist called Andre Franquin from 1949 onwards until his death in 1997, and that's history! 

The most infamous members of their kind are (or were) Mars (also called Kumbo, Spirillen, Mars, Spiralis or even Marsu), his wife (named Mia or Maya), their original kids (all named Bibi, Bibu and Bobo! Plus there's a new kid on the block called Biba, who's in fact their secretive cousin!), and their extended clan which includes a bossy mother of his (unofficially named Frazella, who is cream and had mainly appeared in My Friend Marsupilami)!

As a whacked-out teenager (in Disney's Marsupilami), his father (unofficially named Marsupilami Sr.) went into his ancestral African homeland (during the summer holidays) by being with an old gorilla friend of his, Maurice! His brother is the ironically nicknamed "Baby Prinz", who is also the actual father of Black Mars! He also has maternal grandparents of West-Central African origin, so I suggested they could possibly come from Nigeria or even Cameroon!

He came back into the Amazon a week before being met by Frazella! He met her and gave birth to their two litters of babies (the latter in a short-lived spinoff called Marsu Kids)! Although Mars and his middle bro named Razor ain't conjoined twins, they act like each other because they shared an egg before their hatch-day)! Their older brother (from the first litter) is a pet of Spirou and Fantasio who also bears that nickname, plus he has a similar wife and similar kids too!

A melanistic older cousin (and sometimes the classier rival) named Black Mars (who has a wife named Venus) did appear in some comics though, but it's sad news that he's now fainted! Biba is a possible "paternal cousin" of the triplets because Mars possibly has numerous siblings! But did some of them bear young? I guess it's poor Razor being her father, who knows!

The two most popular (and official) theme songs for the franchise are "Marsupilami The Superstar!" (from the Disney show) by Roy Braverman and the intro of "My Friend Marsupilami" (from a tv show of the same name) by mambo legend Lou Bega, of "Mambo No. 5 (a little bit of)" fame!

Don't you think that the "Dance like an African" song (the song that MFM's intro is based on) is also seen in (Dreamworks hit) Madagascar's first sequel! As it spreads, will the medley (of both) cross into the Sonic Team line during its future making of "Candomble Talk-in?Tarzan Jungle Tails"!?

There is also the almost instrumental "Houba Houba Madness" from "The Classic Marsupilami", two versions of the cuddlecore "Houba Houba Hop/Ma Ma Marsupilami", and the derogatory "Houba Dance" from the film adaptation.

Other songs are included: Gil Slavin's "Houba Houba Song" and "Beatbox song", Dennie Christian's "Houba Houba Hop/Wir Sind Zwei Freunde" and "Houba Rock", "La Danse Du Marsupilami" by Sax Pustuls, "Marsupilami" by Cristina D'Avena, "La Chanson du Marsupilami" by Annie Cordy and Charlelie Couture, and "Geia sou Marsupilami".

Similarly named "Le Marsupilami": Bob Azzam, Ordures Menageres, Les Champions, Anne Meson-Poliakoff, and Rob Hoeke Boogie Woogie Quartet. The original song, you may notice, was made by Danyel Gerard.