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Humanoid Monster Bem[1] (Japanese: 妖怪人間ベム, Hepburn: Yōkai Ningen Bemu) is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series, which first aired on Fuji TV between October 7, 1968 and March 31, 1969, on its 19:30–20:00 timeslot.
Humanoid Monster Bem | |
妖怪人間ベム (Yōkai Ningen Bemu) | |
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Genre | Horror, adventure |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Noboru Ishiguro Hideo Wakabayashi |
Written by | Akira Adachi |
Studio | Dai'ichi Dōga |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | 7 October 1968 – 31 March 1969 |
Episodes | 26 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Harada |
Written by | Junki Takegami |
Studio | Studio Comet |
Original network | Animax, Tokyo MX |
Original run | 1 April 2006 – 7 October 2006 |
Episodes | 26 |
Television drama | |
Directed by | Shunsuke Kariyama Noriyoshi Sakuma |
Written by | Masafumi Nishida |
Original network | NTV |
Original run | October 22, 2011 – December 24, 2011 |
Episodes | 10 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Shunsuke Kariyama |
Produced by | Hidehiro Kawano |
Written by | Masafumi Nishida |
Studio | Toho |
Released | December 15, 2012 |
Runtime | 124 minutes |
Anime television series | |
BEM | |
Directed by | Yoshinori Odaka |
Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
Music by | Soil & Pimp Sessions Michiru |
Studio | LandQ Studios |
Licensed by | Funimation |
Original network | TV Tokyo, TVA, TVO |
Original run | July 14, 2019 – October 13, 2019 |
Episodes | 12 |
Live-action film | |
Yokai Ningen Bela | |
Directed by | Tsutomu Hanabusa |
Written by | Daisuke Hozaka |
Music by | Minami Nozaki |
Studio | ADK Emotions |
Released | September 11, 2020 |
Anime film | |
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The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiered in April 2006 in Japan on Animax, featuring a new cast, with a total of 26 episodes also produced.[2]
A live-action television drama adaptation premiered on NTV on October 22, 2011.[3] A film was released on December 15, 2012.[4]
For the series' 50th anniversary, a third anime television series adaptation titled BEM was confirmed to be in production. The third series aired from July 14 to October 13, 2019.[5][6][7] A new film titled BEM: Become Human, was released on October 2, 2020.[8][9][10] It streamed on Funimation's website on October 29, 2020.[10]
A spin-off live-action film Yokai Ningen Bela was released on September 11, 2020.[11]
The plot of the series revolves around three yokai (supernatural creatures), Bem, Bela and Belo, who arrive at a large coastal city and come across an evil atmosphere, which was brought about by immoral behavior by humans and mischief caused by monsters and yokai. They therefore decide to stay in the city, fighting against other monsters and yokai which attack humans, making a few friends along the way. Even though the three yokai are often abused and discriminated against by other human beings due to their appearance, they still strive in protecting the human populace of the city from other monsters, one day hoping to become human beings in return for their good actions.
Funimation has licensed the 2019 series for a simuldub.[13] Due to the Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 18, 2019, Episode 4, which was originally scheduled to air on August 4, 2019, was postponed to August 18, 2019.[14]
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Water" | July 14, 2019 |
2 | "Liar" | July 21, 2019 |
3 | "Shadow" | July 28, 2019 |
4 | "Lightning" | August 18, 2019[14] |
5 | "Sweeper" | August 25, 2019 |
6 | "Gravity" | September 1, 2019 |
7 | "Chimera" | September 8, 2019 |
8 | "Noise" | September 15, 2019 |
9 | "Falling" | September 22, 2019 |
10 | "Betrayal" | September 29, 2019 |
11 | "Judgement" | October 6, 2019 |
12 | "Wishing to become human someday" | October 13, 2019 |
The live-action film grossed US$11.5 million in Japan.[15]
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