Ryu the Primitive Boy
TV Show| Title | 原始少年リュウ |
| User score | 5.8 |
| Release date | Oct 30, 1971 |
| Release date of last episode | Mar 25, 1972 |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Animation |
| Director | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | Toei Animation |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 22 |
| Run time | 25 min. |
When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu. 16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S1.E22 ∙ Towards Tomorrow
Mar 25, 1972
S1.E21 ∙ Human Fangs
Mar 18, 1972
S1.E20 ∙ Slave Hunt
Mar 11, 1972
S1.E19 ∙ Barking Wolf
Mar 4, 1972
S1.E18 ∙ The Uncontrollable Mammoth
Feb 26, 1972
S1.E17 ∙ Desperate Cry at the Cliffs
Feb 19, 1972
S1.E16 ∙ Human Beast
Feb 12, 1972
S1.E15 ∙ Paradise in the Southern Seas
Feb 5, 1972
S1.E14 ∙ Grave of the Heroes
Jan 29, 1972
S1.E13 ∙ Fire Trap
Jan 22, 1972
S1.E12 ∙ The Training of Misunderstandings
Jan 15, 1972
S1.E11 ∙ Wrath of the Mountain God
Jan 8, 1972
S1.E10 ∙ Giant in the Blizzard
Jan 1, 1972
S1.E9 ∙ Devil Stone
Dec 25, 1971
S1.E8 ∙ Fated Encounter
Dec 18, 1971
S1.E7 ∙ A Blood-stained Hero
Dec 11, 1971
S1.E6 ∙ Fight for the Hunting Grounds
Dec 4, 1971
S1.E5 ∙ The Yamaneko Tribe's Conspiracy
Nov 27, 1971
S1.E4 ∙ Pursuit full of Wounds
Nov 20, 1971
S1.E3 ∙ Taka's Revenge
Nov 13, 1971
