Triton of the Sea

Aired: 1972

An SF anime produced by Animation Staff Room and Tezuka Productions, based on Osamu Tezuka's "Aoi Triton." Notable as Yoshiyuki Tomino's (then Yoshiyuki Tomino) directorial debut. Triton, the last survivor of the Triton tribe destroyed by the Poseidon clan, fights back alongside dolphin Lucar and mermaid Pipi. The original-ending controversy—where Triton, after wiping out the Poseidons, questions if he himself was the invader—became a celebrated subversion. Tezuka provided only the character source, with Tomino crafting dense oceanic adventure and philosophical themes. 27 episodes.

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