Grander Musashi

Grander Musashi
グランダー武蔵
(Gurandā Musashi)
Genre Adventure, Fantasy
Manga
Written by Takashi Teshirogi
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine CoroCoro Comic
Original run November 1996 – February 2000
Volumes 10
Anime television series
Directed by Takayoshi Suzuki
Studio Nippon Animation
Network TV Tokyo
Original run April 2, 1997 – September 24, 1997
Episodes 25
Anime television series
Grander Musashi RV
Directed by Takayoshi Suzuki
Studio Nippon Animation
Network TV Tokyo
Original run April 4, 1998 – December 26, 1998
Episodes 39

Grander Musashi (グランダー武蔵 Gurandā Musashi), also known as Super Fisher Grander Musashi and Musashi the Great, is a Japanese manga series created by Takashi Teshirogi that was adapted into two anime seasons. It is a fishing sport anime that teaches audiences fishing methods. The target of this anime is usually families and children; it teaches them to appreciate nature and not destroy it. The main theme is protecting Mother Earth from being destroyed by technology and the greed of humans. It has influenced many audiences to fish for sport, as well as giving a good message to preserve nature. Grander Musashi is supported by the Fishing Club in Japan, and in the ending credits it shows a gallery of the bass fish they captured.

Plot

The series is divided into two seasons: Grander Musashi and Grander Musashi RV.

Grander Musashi

Musashi lives with his father. His mother left them three years ago, but Musashi believes she will come back. One day they move from Tokyo to a village in the countryside. Musashi hates living in the countryside and asks his father to take him back to Tokyo. He wonders if his mother will be able to find him in their new home.

Soon after moving to the countryside, Musashi happens to see a man fishing for bass with a decoy fish. Musashi is fascinated by lure fishing. He learns a lot from the man and discovers that his mother's father was a grand champion of bass fishing. Musashi feels that fishing could lead him to his missing mother. He shows a marvelous talent for lure fishing and takes trips with his new friends, Mio and Suguru, to many places around the world in search of incredible fish. Through fishing, Musashi comes to enjoy living amongst nature.

Grander Musashi RV

Musashi Kazama and his two friends, Mio and Suguru, continue their journey traveling around the world in search of seven mysterious objects of fantastic power called "Legenders" — legendary lures in the form of a fish that give more power to attract fish. However, if it uses too much power, it will either cause destruction or hope. Legenders are said to grant anyone who catches them the power to change the world. Unfortunately, Musashi ends up competing with several other fishermen who share his ambition of capturing a Legender.

Tournament

Every fisher in the world dreams to become the best. To gain the title, each fisher has to go around the world and capture the biggest and best quality of bass. This is the hardest challenge because bass fish like to be in quiet places and are not easily tricked by any lure. The challenge gets tougher when the place is unstable, whether it is caused by nature or by the fisher themselves. Fishers must use their best techniques combined with their lures and their angler strength to win the tournament.

Legenders

Fishers

Musashi possesses a sense of fair play and he is an honorable fisherman. He always cares for Mother Nature like BB and Masatsugu, but sometimes he is a little reckless in handling his lure. As he gets more experience, he is able to control his lure thus becoming the legendary fisher. He is best friends with Suguru and loves Mio, whom he thinks is very cute.
BB is usually very protective of Mother Nature. She is Musashi's rival competitor and Suguru's love interest. BB trusted and believed in her Dragon lure and even cared for her Dragon, unlike Musashi who was reckless and thoughtless of his Legender Hawk. Because of that, Musashi was unable to contain his own Legender. She defeated Musashi in a battle to gain the second Legender, but at a great price. Her Dragon was shattered. However, when she was granted her own Legender, her lure was reborn into a Legender.
Carl is ruthless, hot-tempered, and has very little patience. He doesn't mind interfering with other fishers and has no concern for Mother Nature. He didn't learn to value life until he met Marlene. With Marlene's help, Carl finally caught his own Legender, but at the cost of Marlene's life. When Carl witnessed Marlene's sacrifice that led to her death, he finally understood how important life is; thus, he swore to honor her memory. Afterward, the third Legender Carl caught was transformed into a lure called Shark.
Yun is always deceitful, and he doesn't fight fairly. He considers himself to be a loner and does not want any friends except his pet. However, he fell in love with Mio, whom he told his origin to. With the aid of Mio, Musashi, and Suguru he was able to win his own Legender. When Yun received the fifth Legender, at first he was reluctant to open his hands, fearing it might be a Devil Legender. Encouraged by Mio, Musashi, and Suguru he opened his hands to reveal his Legender was a Scissor. Yun rejoiced as he knew he earned the Legender.
Masatsugu is a trained ninja with a code of honor. He is deeply concerned for Mother Nature and has a sense of fair play. He battled with Kuki in a fight to claim the sixth Legender because he had to protect the fish from Kuki's reckless ravages. He won the battle with the aid of Musashi, BB, Carl, and Yun, and thus earned his own Legender. Everyone waited until Masatsugu's Legender lure was revealed to be a Spider. Yun commented that it is a fitting lure for a ninja.
Kuki is the son of Kuki Sr., who was once Musashi's enemy. Kuki is always ruthless and does not object to using lowly tricks or deceptions to win his fights. He claimed his own Legender while competing with his rivals; although he did not earn it. So Kuki's Legender was a Devil Legender, which has possessed him. When he competed with Musashi for a final time and refused to let his Legender kill Musashi, his change of heart transformed his lure into an Angel Legender.

Supporting characters

Mentor and friend to Musashi. He teaches all the basic moves Musashi needs and always gives him advice in order to excel in fishing. He is the person who Musashi first met in the countryside when Musashi's father moved them there.
A friend of Musashi who is in love with him and gets really jealous if any girl is very close with him, as shown in the Dragon Legender Arc in the RV saga. She is also Yun's friend and believed him when he was innocent of the charge of stealing Kuki's lure.
Another friend of Musashi. Sometimes he argues with Musashi, but is willing to help him when he needs it. Suguru has a crush on BB, Musashi's rival.

Theme song

Grander Musashi

Grander Musashi RV

References

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