Harris no Kaze

Harris no Kaze (ハリスの旋風（かぜ）, Harisu no Kaze, "Harris' Wind") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1965. It was the first manga to be reprinted as a tankōbon in 1967 as part of the Kodansha Comics series.

Harris no Kaze
Cover of the first volume
ハリスの旋風
Genre	Sports A&M
Manga
Written by	Tetsuya Chiba
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	1965 – 1967
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshiyuki Shindo
Written by	Shunichi Yukimuro
Studio	P Production
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	May 5, 1966 – August 31, 1967
Episodes	70
Anime television series
Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai!
Directed by	Masami Hata
Produced by	Noboru Ishiguro
Written by	Koji Ito
Music by	Keiichi Awano
Studio	Mushi Productions
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	October 6, 1971 – September 25, 1972
Episodes	46

Plot

The story follows Kunimatsu Ishida, a troublesome school boy who continuously gets expelled from schools for fighting other students. His next school is Harris Academy, where the principal convinces him to join various sports teams. Kunimatsu channels his anger into sports while also realizing he is a great athlete.

Characters

• Kunimatsu Ishida

Voiced by: Nobuyo Oyama

• Principal of Harris Academy

Voiced by: Genzo Wakamiya

• Yoko Asai

Voiced by: Minori Matsushima

• Gouzou Iwanami

Voiced by: Nobuo Tanaka

• Megane

Voiced by: Noriko Ohara

• Abou Ishida

Voiced by: Yoshiko Yamamoto

Anime

An anime adaptation was made in 1966. The series is in monochrome. The opening and ending themes are by Gacha Torian.

A remake was made in 1971 by Tezuka Productions and retitled Kunimatsu's Got It Right! (国松さまのお通りだい, Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai) The opening theme is Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai (国松さまのお通りだい) by Kyoko Yamamoto and the ending theme is Gyakuten no Ouen Uta (逆転の応援歌) by Yuri Shimazaki and Vocal Shop.

External links

• Harris no Kaze (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia