This was my favourite of all the anime I watched as a kid back in the sixties. For whatever reason, I identified with the main character more than I could with Astro Boy, Kimba, Marine Boy, et al (which I still enjoyed).
This series kept me glued to the screen. I even made my own pendant - with power level I could move up or down. Ah, those were the days.
Unfortunately, it was so long ago now, that specifics are really hard to remember - except the lyrics to the theme tune. I can still remember most of that. Yes, the animation was somewhat limited, but every week, I could rely on a great time.
Undoubtedly if I watched it again now, I would be a lot more critical, picking up flaws a child under 10 never would. But that's not really the point with the things you hold dear from your past.
Even so, I'd still be first in line if it ever gets a DVD release.
ANIMATION: Limited in that typical 60's low framecount - 6
SOUND: The English version sounded fine on ye olde TV set. What it would be like now, though... - 8
STORY: OK, so it was changed from the original Japanese, but this pre-adolescent was hooked (& oblivious)! - 9
CHARACTER: If I had to rate it as an adult, I'd likely be critical that the characters weren't very 3D, I guess. But, looking through young eyes, as I did, it all seemed logical and consistant (Ah, t'was a simpler time) - 8
VALUE: As a free TV show only asking 30 mins of my time - 8
ENJOYMENT: None greater! - 10
'No one can compare
To the Prince who wears
A medallion on his chest...'
Anime: Yuusei Shounen Papii
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The series begins with the Galactic Union of Worlds at a meeting on the planet named Radion where Prince Planet lives. The chief asks the question Shall we contact Earth and offer them membership? A delegate of beings from a number of worlds including Mars oppose the membership, describing humans as arrogant, funny-looking, war mongers and not advanced enough, but nevertheless they are given a chance. Prince Planet is a Universal Peace Corps member who is chosen from hundreds of volunteers to be sent to Earth to bring law and order and a love of peace to Earth so they can become part of the Galactic Union. His assignment To fight evil and cruelty whenever and wherever it affects the planet Earth. Prince Planet has an IQ of 300 compared with Earth standards. He has been given a concentrated, scientific and moral education by electroinductive hypnotraining and is classed as a genius. Through the pendant he is given the ability to change into a normal boy and when found on Earth by a girl named Diana Worthy, he is given the name Bobby and lives on a ranch with Diana and her father Pops Worthy. Diana wears a ring which can signal Prince Planet when she is in danger. The main city is Metropol.
Prince Planet's pendant receives power (energy) from a nuclear energy centre (energy transmitter) on Radion. When Bobby changes to Prince Planet he calls out Peeeeee Pazow! The operators at the centre often forget to charge up his pendant, usually when he is in a fight with an enemy and about to die. But of course the operators remember in the nick of time. Without energy he becomes very weak. The pendant has many uses such as a converter, weapon, transforming to Bobby and back to Prince Planet, for flying, strength, as a torch etc. In many episodes Bobby looks up at the stars at night and gets homesick for his mum on Radion. He realises that when he was given the ability to live as a normal boy on Earth he also had to accept the emotions and desires of a normal boy, including homesickness.
Source: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~roglen/prince.htm
Prince Planet's pendant receives power (energy) from a nuclear energy centre (energy transmitter) on Radion. When Bobby changes to Prince Planet he calls out Peeeeee Pazow! The operators at the centre often forget to charge up his pendant, usually when he is in a fight with an enemy and about to die. But of course the operators remember in the nick of time. Without energy he becomes very weak. The pendant has many uses such as a converter, weapon, transforming to Bobby and back to Prince Planet, for flying, strength, as a torch etc. In many episodes Bobby looks up at the stars at night and gets homesick for his mum on Radion. He realises that when he was given the ability to live as a normal boy on Earth he also had to accept the emotions and desires of a normal boy, including homesickness.
Source: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~roglen/prince.htm
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