Inakappe Taishō

Inakappe Taishō
Cover art from the DVD release of the series
いなかっぺ大将
GenreComedy, sports (judo)
Manga
Written byNoboru Kawasaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineShogakukan no Gakushū Zasshi
DemographicKodomo
Original run19671972
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Sasagawa
Music byMasahiko Nakamura
StudioTatsunoko Production
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run October 4, 1970 (1970-10-04) September 24, 1972 (1972-09-24)
Episodes104 (2 segments/episode)

Inakappe Taishō (Japanese: いなかっぺ大将; lit.'The Hick Judo Champion') is a Japanese manga series by Noboru Kawasaki and serialized by Shogakukan in Shogakukan no Gakushū Zasshi. The manga series won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award. An anime adaptation was created by Tatsunoko Production.