甲虫王者ムシキング～森の民の伝説～

Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu

Based off of the game. Popo, and his family were harmoniously living with the insects in the forest until one day when his father left him and gave him a mysterious pendant with magical powers. Now, with mysterious events happened to his mother, he must travel with his newly found companions to the forest to solve the mysteries bound in the east. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	甲虫王者ムシキング～森の民の伝説～ (japanese)
Romaji	Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu
English	—
Chinese	甲虫王者 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	TV series · 52 ep · 24 min · 21h total
Aired	2005-04-06 → 2006-03-29 (Spring 2005)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	TMS Entertainment
Source	Other
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Fantasy
Themes	Environmental Philosophy Travel Coming of Age Male Protagonist Ensemble Cast Lost Civilization

Reception

Community score	6.93 / 10
Bayesian score	7.44 / 10
Composite	50.6
On lists	1,574
Favourited	24 (1.5%)
Completion	69.4%
Drop rate	9.7%
In backlog	41.7%
Score spread σ	1.98

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2005	C	16 of 53
Source material	Other	B	31 of 182
Year	2005	C	70 of 191
Studio	TMS Entertainment	D	106 of 190
Length	Long-run	D	135 of 242
Era	Late 2000s	C	395 of 1,149
Season (all years)	Spring	C	806 of 1,868
Genre	Fantasy	C	969 of 2,142
Format	TV series	C	1,566 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	C	2,966 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Masahiko Yoda
Series composition	Reiko Yoshida, Natsuko Takahashi, Tsutomu Kamishiro
Character design	Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Music	Kaoru Wada