Auto Boy - Carl from Mobile Land
Auto Boy - Carl from Mobile Land (Japanese: のりものまん モービルランドのカークン, Hepburn: Norimonoman Mobiru rando no Ka-kun, lit. Norimono Man Mobile Land no Car-kun) is a multimedia kids project by Aniplex and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. A manga adaptation began serialization on Shogakukan's Mebae magazine on April 1, 2020. An original anime television series produced by CloverWorks began airing on April 2, 2020.
Auto Boy - Carl from Mobile Land | |
Anime key visual | |
のりものまん モービルランドのカークン (Norimonoman Mobiru rando no Ka-kun) | |
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Manga | |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Mebae |
Original run | April 1, 2020 – present |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shinobu Sasaki |
Produced by | Taito Itō |
Written by | Yoshimi Narita |
Music by | Cher Watanabe |
Studio | CloverWorks |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NHK-E |
Original run | April 2, 2020 – present |
Episodes | 45 |
Plot
Carl is a red sports car working as a delivery worker in the Mobile Land island. During his deliveries, he obeys traffic rules and meets all kinds of friends.
Characters
- Carl (カークン, Car-kun)
- Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[1]
- Amy (キューちゃん, Kyū-chan)
- Voiced by: Yuka Maruyama[1]
- Polly (パッポン, Pappon)
- Voiced by: Junji Majima[1]
- Pudding (プリンちゃん, Purin-chan)
- Voiced by: Sakura Tange[1]
- Felix (ポンプ, Pump)
- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama[1]
- Dustin (ダストン, Daston)
- Voiced by: Wasabi Mizuta[1]
- Pops (おやっさん, Oyassan)
- Voiced by: Tesshō Genda[1]
- Ruster (サビビー, Sabibi)
- Voiced by: Show Hayami[1]
- DJ Nav (DJナビ, DJ Navi)
- Voiced by: Setsuji Satō[1]
Media
Manga
A manga adaptation began on Shogakukan's Mebae magazine from April 1, 2020.[2]
Anime
Aniplex and Sony Music Entertainment Japan announced the TV series on March 3, 2020. It is directed by Shinobu Sasaki and produced by Taito Itō, with Toshiya Ono writing the scripts. Himu Ashitazu drafts the original character designs, with Hiromi Ogata adapting those character designs for animation. Cher Watanabe is composing the series' music, while Kisuke Koizumi is the sound director. The series is animated by CloverWorks and premiered on the NHK's education channel from April 2, 2020.[2]
No. | Title [3] | Directed by [3] | Written by [3] | Original air date [4] |
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1 | "Delivery and Carl" Transcription: "Otodoke ya Kā-kun" (Japanese: おとどけやカークン) | Shinobu Sasaki | Yoshimi Narita | April 2, 2020 |
2 | "That Rusty Guy" Transcription: "Sabisabi no Aitsu" (Japanese: サビサビのあいつ) | Shinobu Sasaki | Yoshimi Narita | April 9, 2020 |
3 | "Cool Ambulance" Transcription: "Kūru na Kyūkyūsha" (Japanese: クールな救急車) | Masashi Ishihama | Yoshimi Narita | April 16, 2020 |
4 | "Catch the Thief!" Transcription: "Dorobō o Tsukamaero!" (Japanese: どろぼうをつかまえろ!) | Masashi Ishihama | Yoshimi Narita | April 23, 2020 |
5 | "Tender Pudding" Transcription: "Puripuri Purin-chan" (Japanese: ぷりぷりプリンちゃん) | Shin'ichirō Ueda | Yoshimi Narita | April 30, 2020 |
6 | "Fire Truck Felix, Action!" Transcription: "Shōbōsha Ponpu, Shutsudō!" (Japanese: 消防車ポンプ、出動!) | Ryō Kodama | Yoshimi Narita | May 7, 2020 |
7 | "I'm Out of Gas!" Transcription: "Gasu Ketsu de Pussun!" (Japanese: ガス欠でぷっすん!) | Shinobu Sasaki | Misuzu Chiba | May 14, 2020 |
8 | "The Wandering Bike" Transcription: "Sasurai no Baiku" (Japanese: さすらいのバイク) | Ryō Kodama | Ken'ichi Yamashita | May 21, 2020 |
9 | "Construction Vehicles" Transcription: "Kōji Suru Norimono" (Japanese: 工事するのりもの) | Lim Kahee | Sayaka Abe | May 28, 2020 |
10 | "Collect Trash" Transcription: "Gomi o Atsumete" (Japanese: ゴミをあつめて) | Ryō Kodama | Isao Murayama | June 4, 2020 |
11 | "Carl's Rival!" Transcription: "Kā-kun no Raibaru!" (Japanese: カークンのライバル!) | Shin'ichirō Ueda | Misuzu Chiba | June 11, 2020 |
12 | "What Will you do When you Grow Up?" Transcription: "Ōkiku Nattara Nani ni Naru?" (Japanese: 大きくなったら何になる?) | Nahoko Iiyama | Yoshimi Narita | June 18, 2020 |
13 | "Pops is Amazing!" Transcription: "Oyassan wa Sugoi!" (Japanese: おやっさんはすごい!) | Lim Kahee | Ken'ichi Yamashita | June 25, 2020 |
14 | "Good Morning Carl" Transcription: "Ohayō Kā-kun" (Japanese: おはようカークン) | Kakushi Ifuku | Ken'ichi Yamashita | July 2, 2020 |
15 | "Be Careful With the Fever" Transcription: "Netsu ni Gochūi" (Japanese: ねつにごちゅうい) | Masashi Ishihama | Sayaka Abe | July 9, 2020 |
16 | "Buu Buu Wash!" Transcription: "Bū Bū Wosshu!" (Japanese: ブーブーウォッシュ!) | Shinobu Sasaki | Misuzu Chiba | July 16, 2020 |
17 | "Fire Truck, Great Assemble!" Transcription: "Shōbōsha, Dai Shūgō!" (Japanese: 消防車、だいしゅうごう!) | Shin'ichirō Ueda | Yoshimi Narita | July 23, 2020 |
18 | "Big Delivery" Transcription: "Ōkina Otodoke ya" (Japanese: おおきなおとどけや) | Ryō Kodama | Isao Murayama | July 30, 2020 |
19 | "The Shinkansen Has Arrived!" Transcription: "Shinkansen ga Kita!" (Japanese: 新幹線が来た!) | Akihisa Shibata | Ken'ichi Yamashita | August 6, 2020 |
20 | "The Police Motorcycle is Fast!" Transcription: "Shirobai wa Subayai!" (Japanese: 白バイはすばやい!) | Kento Nakagomi | Yūsuke Kanbayashi | August 13, 2020 |
21 | "I Want to be a Firefighter" Transcription: "Shōbōshi ni Naritai" (Japanese: 消防士になりたい) | Yōhei Shindō | Isao Murayama | August 20, 2020 |
22 | "New Menu Great Strategy" Transcription: "Shin Menyū Dai Sakusen" (Japanese: 新メニュー大作戦) | Kento Nakagomi | Misuzu Chiba | August 27, 2020 |
23 | "Friend to Ruster?!" Transcription: "Sabibī ni Tomodachi!?" (Japanese: サビビーにともだち!?) | Akihisa Shibata | Ken'ichi Yamashita | September 3, 2020 |
24 | "Before Crossing, Right, Left, Right" Transcription: "Wataru Mae ni, Migi, Hidari, Migi" (Japanese: 渡る前に、右、左、右) | Akihisa Shibata | Sayaka Abe | September 10, 2020 |
25 | "Grandpa Has Arrived!" Transcription: "Jitchan ga Yatte Kita!" (Japanese: じっちゃんがやってきた!) | Yōhei Shindō | Yoshimi Narita | September 17, 2020 |
26 | "Large Athletic Meeting of Vehicles" Transcription: "Norimono Dai Undōkai" (Japanese: のりもの大運動会) | Yoshihiro Sugai | Misuzu Chiba | September 24, 2020 |
27 | "Fun Service Area" Transcription: "Tanoshii Sābisu Eria" (Japanese: 楽しいサービスエリア) | Masashi Ishihama | Isao Murayama | October 1, 2020 |
28 | "It's a Treasure Hunt Buon Buon!" Transcription: "Takara Sagashida Buon Buon!" (Japanese: 宝探しだブオンブオン!) | Kakushi Ifuku | Isao Murayama | October 8, 2020 |
29 | "Port Vehicles" Transcription: "Minato no Norimono" (Japanese: 港ののりもの) | Yoshio Usuda | Yoshimi Narita | October 15, 2020 |
30 | "Let's be Stylish!" Transcription: "Oshare Shite Miyō!" (Japanese: おしゃれしてみよう!) | Kento Nakagomi | Misuzu Chiba | October 22, 2020 |
31 | "First Snow" Transcription: "Hajimete no Yuki" (Japanese: 初めての雪) | Tōru Hamasaki | Isao Murayama | October 29, 2020 |
32 | "Holiday Vehicle" Transcription: "Norimono no Kyūjitsu" (Japanese: のりものの休日) | Shin'ichirō Ushijima | Misuzu Chiba | November 5, 2020 |
33 | "Big Crisis at Mori Mori Energy" Transcription: "Mori Mori Enajī Dai Pinchi" (Japanese: モリモリエナジー大ピンチ) | Kento Nakagomi | Dai Masuyama | November 12, 2020 |
34 | "Sea Trip by Car Ferry" Transcription: "Kā Ferī de Umi no Tabi" (Japanese: カーフェリーで海の旅) | Kento Nakagomi | Ken'ichi Yamashita | November 19, 2020 |
35 | "Muddy Carl" Transcription: "Doronko Kā-kun" (Japanese: 泥んこカークン) | Akihisa Shibata | Sayaka Abe | November 26, 2020 |
36 | "Flying Vehicle" Transcription: "Soratobu Norimono" (Japanese: 空飛ぶのりもの) | Ryō Kodama | Yoshimi Narita | December 3, 2020 |
37 | "Amy, Is Something Wrong?" Transcription: "Kyū-chan, Nanka Hen?" (Japanese: キューちゃん、何か変?) | Lim Kahee | Isao Murayama | December 10, 2020 |
38 | "The Fastest Mach" Transcription: "Saisoku no Mahha" (Japanese: 最速のマッハ) | Shin'ichirō Ushijima | Yoshimi Narita | December 17, 2020 |
39 | "Burumi's Worries" Transcription: "Burumi no Nayami" (Japanese: ブルミの悩み) | Lim Kahee | Yoshimi Narita | December 24, 2020 |
40 | "Deliver to Ruster" Transcription: "Sabibī ni Otodoke" (Japanese: サビビーにおとどけ) | Miyū Aoki | Yūsuke Kanbayashi | December 25, 2020[lower-alpha 1] |
41 | "Hurry Up, Gururun!" Transcription: "Isoge, Gururun!" (Japanese: 急げ、グルルン!) | Tōru Hamasaki | Sayaka Abe | January 7, 2021 |
42 | "Aim for the World Race" Transcription: "Mezase Wārudo Rēsu" (Japanese: めざせワールドレース) | Yoshihiro Sugai | Isao Murayama | January 14, 2021 |
43 | "Get on the Shinkansen!" Transcription: "Shinkansen ni Noruzo!" (Japanese: 新幹線にのるぞ!) | Tōru Hamasaki | Ken'ichi Yamashita | January 21, 2021 |
44 | "Exciting Drive City" Transcription: "Wakuwaku Doraibu Shiti" (Japanese: わくわくドライブシティ) | Akihisa Shibata | Yoshimi Narita | January 28, 2021 |
45 | "Irritated by Traffic" Transcription: "Jūtai de Iraira" (Japanese: 渋滞でイライラ) | Lim Kahee | Misuzu Chiba | February 4, 2021 |
46 | "Business Trip Pudding Cafe" Transcription: "Shutchō Purin Kafe" (Japanese: 出張プリンカフェ) | TBA | TBA | February 11, 2021 |
47 | "Bike Fun Party" Transcription: "Baiku no Otanoshimi-kai" (Japanese: バイクのお楽しみ会) | TBA | TBA | February 18, 2021 |
Home media
A DVD entitled Car-kun no Nakama-tachi (カークンのなかまたち, lit. Car-kun's Group of Friends), containing 10 select episodes, will be released by Aniplex in Japan on November 25, 2020.[6]
Region | Title | Episode count | Release date |
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2 | Car-kun no Nakama-tachi (カークンのなかまたち) | 10 | November 25, 2020 |
Notes
References
- "Character". norimonoman.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 3, 2020). "Sony Music, Aniplex Produce Norimono Man Mobile Land no Car-kun Kids' TV". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- "Ohanashi │ Terebi Anime "Norimono Man" Kōshiki Saito" おはなし │ TVアニメ「のりものまん」公式サイト [Story │ TV Anime "Auto Boy" Official Website]. norimonoman.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- "Hōsō Jōhō │ Terebi Anime "Norimono Man" Kōshiki Saito" ほうそうじょうほう │ TVアニメ「のりものまん」公式サイト [Broadcast Information │ TV Anime "Auto Boy" Official Website]. norimonoman.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- "Kurisumasu Shinsaku Hōsō no O-shirase! - Nyūsu | Terebi Anime "Norimono Man" Kōshiki Saito" クリスマス新作放送のお知らせ! - NEWS | TVアニメ「のりものまん」公式サイト [Notice of New Christmas Broadcast! - News | TV Anime "Auto Boy" Official Website]. norimonoman.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- "DVD「のりものまん モービルランドのカークン カークンのなかまたち」発売決定!" (in Japanese). PR Times. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Auto Boy - Carl from Mobile Land (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia