Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken
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Sinbad's group encounters a giant child and its father in a mountain gorge
Mar 24, 1976Sinbad's troupe takes a shortcut through a mountain gorge and unexpectedly meets Ali Baba, who has just fought a giant and embedded his knife in its foot. Upon returning to the scene, they realize the giant is merely a child and remove the blade. Shortly thereafter, the giant child's father appears and intends to eat the travelers. The child intervenes, persuading his father to cease the attack. After receiving assistance from the giant family, Sinbad and his companions reach the coast and continue their journey toward Baghdad.
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Sinbad and friends retrieve an iceberg from polar waters to save Baghdad from drought
Mar 31, 1976Upon reaching Baghdad, Sinbad and his companions find that a severe drought has depleted the city's water supply. Recalling a tale of a city saved by a drifting iceberg, Sinbad requests the Mermaid Princess to summon the island whale to transport ice back to the region. The group travels to the southern polar waters, where they collaborate with a school of whales to detach a massive iceberg. They successfully return the ice to Baghdad, where its evaporation induces a rainstorm that restores the city's rivers and resolves the water crisis.
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Sinbad and friends investigate the forty robbers who plundered Baghdad and arrested Ali Baba.
Apr 7, 1976While celebrating a recent victory, Sinbad and his companions discover that forty robbers have raided Baghdad, destroying Sinbad's home. They search the city for evidence, leading to the mistaken arrest of Ali Baba, who escapes custody and becomes a fugitive. Sinbad’s servant Tabat spots some of the thieves, providing a trail for Sinbad, Shera, and Ali Baba. The tracks lead to a cliff where the robbers use a secret passphrase to access a hidden cave. Unable to hear the exact words, Sinbad and Ali Baba attempt various guesses to open the gate. This narrative draws inspiration from the classic tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
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Sinbad opens the robbers' hideout and sets a trap using the stolen treasure.
Apr 14, 1976After a night of failed attempts, Sinbad opens the secret gate to the robbers' hideout and retrieves a large amount of treasure. He plans to transport it to his house to lure the bandits into a trap. However, the cart owner from whom they rented becomes suspicious and places glue in a box used by Ali Baba to count the coins. When Ali Baba returns the box with a gold piece stuck inside, the thieves, who have noticed their loss, witness the exchange and force the cart owner to reveal the truth. Disguised as a merchant, the leader arrives with forty large jars containing his men. Shera discovers the plot, and Sinbad, Ali Baba, and Tabat incapacitate the thieves by pouring strong alcohol into the jars. The thieves are arrested and the loot is returned, but the leader escapes.
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Sinbad encounters a witch seeking a flying carpet after distributing the Forty Thieves' loot.
Apr 21, 1976Following the distribution of the Forty Thieves' plunder, Sinbad finds a flying carpet and tests it, attracting the attention of Tabasa, a witch who lost her magic to Balba. Balba sends Tabasa to retrieve the item, and she disguises herself as a beautiful girl to approach Sinbad. A mouse reveals her true identity, prompting her to kidnap Shera and the carpet. Sinbad and Ali Baba discover a flying horse Tabasa used to reach the city and ride it to the magicians' hideout. A conflict ensues, destroying the cave and leading to an aerial battle. Sinbad and Aladdin defeat their pursuers, reclaim Shera and the carpet, and gift the carpet to the city before continuing their journey.
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Sinbad and companions marooned on island of tiny enslaved people
Apr 28, 1976A storm sinks Sinbad's ship after a treacherous captain strands the group on a raft. The survivors wash ashore on an island populated by miniature inhabitants who enslave them. To guarantee obedience, the captors hold Shera hostage. While Sinbad forms a bond with Jamaru, the daughter of King Boaru, his friend Ali Baba flees. He is subsequently captured by a rival tribe of small people living in the mountains, who are engaged in conflict with the coastal inhabitants. This narrative incorporates thematic elements derived from the Lilliput section of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
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Sinbad helps end the war between the Sea and Mountain tribes on Pigmy Island
May 5, 1976Captured on Pigmy Island, Ali Baba befriends Hasha, the prince of the mountain people. Sinbad discovers from Princess Jamaru that she and Hasha are in love and oppose the impending conflict between their tribes. He establishes contact with Ali Baba to devise a strategy for peace. As the Sea Tribe besieges the Mountain Tribe, Sinbad unites the lovers and convinces their fathers to cease hostilities. The war concludes with the marriage of the two lovers. Sinbad and his companions then bid farewell and depart for home. This narrative incorporates elements from the Lilliput chapter of Gulliver's Travels.
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Sinbad uncovers Shera's hidden past in a cursed city inhabited by bird-like men.
May 12, 1976Sinbad’s group is ambushed by men in bird helmets, resulting in the capture of Ali Baba and Aladdin. Sinbad and Shera pursue them to a ruined capital, where a blind resident explains that an evil sorcerer transformed the kingdom’s people, including Princess Shera, into birds. Shera addresses a statue of her transformed parents, and Sinbad overhears this, learning her secret and vowing to break the curse. The pair infiltrate the enemies’ tower to rescue their friends but face attackers who can transform into vultures. Two white eagles, revealed to be Shera’s parents, appear to drive the aggressors away but depart before Shera can communicate with them.
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Sinbad confronts a water seller exploiting villagers with an Ice Genie's power.
May 19, 1976Sinbad’s group arrives at a village where wells have dried up, leaving residents desperate for water. A corrupt seller controls the remaining supply, seizing children from those unable to pay. Investigation reveals the seller’s endless water comes from a pact with an Ice Genie, who demands the captured children for a frozen collection. Sinbad is targeted as the next sacrifice, prompting his companions to rally the villagers. Together, they defeat the genie using fire, breaking the curse. The water previously withheld by the genie is restored to the village, freeing the community from the seller’s tyranny and saving the children from their icy fate.
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Sinbad's crew tames giant Moa birds after Ali Baba steals a chick from their nest
May 26, 1976Sinbad's group stops at an island for supplies and meets a captain using a sacred egg to force locals to load ebony timber. Searching for the wood's source, they disturb the nest of the island's "god," a massive flightless bird. Ali Baba impulsively takes one of the chicks, causing the entire Moa population to pursue them. Sinbad and his friends use a trick to tame the birds, earning the natives' admiration. This success allows them to secure a ship fully loaded with timber and provisions while resolving the conflict with the local population.
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Sinbad's troupe aids an injured mammoth and its human brother Poco on a journey to a healing pyramid.
Jun 2, 1976Sinbad and his companions encounter Neanderthals and mammoths residing in an African jungle. A young mammoth named Bumbo suffers injuries from an aggressive rhinoceros, prompting the group to transport him and his human brother, Poco, toward an Egyptian pyramid reputed to cure all ailments. Their path is fraught with dangers, including a notable encounter with black panthers. Upon reaching the Nile, they join forces with a group of scholars who assist them in continuing their trek to the pyramid to seek a cure for Bumbo's condition.
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Sinbad and friends enter the pyramid while Ali Baba is captured by tomb robbers.
Jun 9, 1976Upon reaching the pyramid, Sinbad, Aladdin, Poco, and Shera find an entrance. Meanwhile, Ali Baba realizes the scholars are actually tomb robbers led by the former Forty Thieves leader. He is captured and forced to guide them into the structure. Sinbad’s group reaches the central burial chamber where Bumbo is healed, but the robbers soon follow. Their intrusion activates a deadly magical trap. Sinbad manages to rescue everyone just in time. The robbers abandon their attempt to steal the treasure, and Sinbad’s party leaves the pyramid to return to the jungle.
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Ali Baba and Manart face a cursed palace vanishing at dawn
Jun 16, 1976Sinbad's group rests at an oasis when a palace appears, welcoming them to Princess Manart and her family. Ali Baba and Manart fall in love, but the friends discover the palace is cursed to disappear at the next dawn for another hundred years due to the inhabitants' presumption in asking Allah for immortality. Although Ali Baba decides to stay, Manart ends their relationship because she realizes he belongs with his friends. The palace vanishes at sunrise, leaving Ali Baba heartbroken. This episode uses the legend of Brigadoon as its setting's template.
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Sinbad and friends outsmart sorcerer Satajit and his dragon trap.
Jun 23, 1976While walking through a town, Sinbad, Ali Baba, and Aladdin meet an old snake charmer holding a magic orb. He asks them to find his missing twin brother. They locate the brother, who says a snake bite requires a specific herb for healing. As the group gathers the herb, the old man reveals his true identity as Satajit, an evil sorcerer Sinbad has opposed before. He traps them in a pit and uses the orb to transform a snake into a dragon. The group realizes the dragon fears the herb they collected. They use the herbs and Ali Baba's rope to escape the pit. Sinbad attacks Satajit, trapping him in the pit and shattering the orb, which reverts the dragon to a snake.
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Sinbad and Ali Baba encounter an Oil Genie who dried the oasis to sleep.
Jun 30, 1976Sinbad and a companion reach an abandoned village where the water has vanished. They uncover crude oil while digging, and Ali Baba’s persistence releases an Oil Genie who admits to draining the oasis for rest. The Genie threatens to turn them into coal unless they fix the problem. Sinbad ignites the oil to distract the entity, but the Genie traps them. The resulting heat generates a sandstorm that extinguishes the fire and buries the Genie. With the Genie’s power broken, the water returns to the oasis, restoring the settlement.
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A Star-Born Girl Named Cindy Joins Sinbad's Crew in Baghdad
Jul 7, 1976Near Baghdad, Sinbad and companions discover Cindy, a girl from the stars, in a crater after a meteor strike. Cindy explains she was exiled for jealousy toward her younger brother. Ali Baba introduces her to Hassan and his three young brothers to teach her sisterly responsibility. Tabasa kidnaps Cindy and the brothers, drugging them with a potion. She forces Cindy to deliver a snake-charm pot to Sinbad, but the magic fails on Earth. The group returns to Tabasa’s hideout, where Cindy breaks the spell on the brothers. Having learned her lesson, Cindy is returned home the following night.
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Sinbad and friends escape slavers with mermaid help to defeat a giant fish
Jul 14, 1976Sinbad, Shera, Ali Baba, and Aladdin attempt to board a southbound vessel but are captured by a slaving crew. While they struggle to escape, a massive fish attacks and consumes the ship. The group narrowly survives and encounters a Mermaid Princess, who guides them to an island where her people hide from the creature. Sinbad formulates a strategy to drive the beast into a shallow bay, causing it to strand. After successfully beaching the monster, the group utilizes its remains to construct a new boat. Having secured their passage, Sinbad and his companions say goodbye to the mermaids and continue their journey.
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Sinbad's group investigates a stolen crown in Aladdin's former kingdom under a strict curfew.
Jul 21, 1976Sinbad and his companions arrive in a city subject to a curfew due to the theft of King Muhammad’s crown. Aladdin recognizes this location as the nation he governed more than ten years prior before Muhammad’s conquest, noting that the populace still holds him in high regard. To identify the culprit, the group disguises themselves as fortune tellers. The thief is revealed to be Kasran, Muhammad’s son, who opposes his father’s authoritarian rule. As Muhammad prepares to execute Kasran, a servant girl arrives with the shattered crown, explaining that she broke it accidentally and Kasran concealed it to protect her. Aladdin then confronts Muhammad, suggesting that divine displeasure stems from the king’s selfishness and urging him to reform. Following this intervention, Aladdin and his friends depart the city as the citizens celebrate their former ruler.
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Ali Baba must deliver a peace letter to Baghdad within ten days to save Sinbad's group.
Jul 28, 1976Sinbad’s party is detained by an African kingdom’s soldiers as spies, stemming from an Arab attack a hundred years prior that enslaved many locals. The king plans to execute the captives and assault Baghdad. Sinbad negotiates for mercy by offering a peace guarantee from Baghdad’s ruler. Ali Baba is tasked with retrieving the peace letter within ten days, while he and Sinbad serve as hostages. During the journey, Ali Baba and Shera face numerous challenges but receive aid from the River Genie, a group of robbers familiar with Ali Baba, and Rockle along with his father. They successfully complete the mission. The king, moved by their sincerity, frees the captives and provides diamonds as a gift for the king of Baghdad.
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Sinbad and friends investigate a haunted desert ship linked to his uncle Ali.
Aug 4, 1976Sinbad and his companions discover a hookah belonging to his uncle Ali in a small town. A salesman claims to have retrieved it from a haunted ship in the desert. Sinbad identifies the vessel as Ali's and travels to it. Satajit appears, revealing he raised the ship to trap Sinbad and that the Blue Demon King turned Ali to stone. Satajit summons sand warriors, but Aladdin disarms him by taking his crystal orb. Sinbad uses the orb to command the sandmen against Satajit. The sorcerer retreats as the ship sinks into the sand. This encounter strengthens Sinbad's resolve to rescue his loved ones from the Demon King.
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Sinbad's group encounters a living statue and a buried head in a ruined city.
Aug 11, 1976Sinbad's party discovers a ruined city where villagers worship a headless winged horse statue. They investigate a village terrified of a creature called The Great God. After an attack, they find the statue alive and locate a buried talking stone head requesting reattachment. Once restored, the creature reveals itself as a demon decapitated by the Demon King, challenging them to ride it to survive. All three attempts fail until a thunderstorm begins. Sinbad instructs Ali Baba to attach his dagger to the demon. A lightning bolt, drawn to the steel, strikes and destroys the stone creature, saving the group from its wrath.
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Illness strikes Ali Baba while Sinbad's group faces strict entry limits in a paranoid city.
Aug 18, 1976Ali Baba falls ill, and the town of Sinbad’s arrival restricts travelers due to the king’s paranoia. Tabasa, disguised as a beautiful girl, charms Ali Baba and grants him magic, but Shera alerts her friends. Sinbad convinces guards to admit him and Aladdin, yet their accusation against Tabasa leads to arrest since she holds the king’s favor. Shera rescues them, but they are forced to flee when Tabasa and Ali Baba confront them. Tabasa then attempts to seize control of the realm. Sinbad and Aladdin defeat her using a mouse acquired from a trader, breaking her spell and causing her to flee. Before departing, they urge the king to allow free commerce within the city.
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Sinbad and allies confront sorcerers in a magical tower to rescue Shera and break her curse.
Aug 25, 1976Before Sindbad returns to Baghdad, Shera is abducted by Tabasa and Balba. During the pursuit, Sindbad, Ali Baba, and Aladdin discover a massive tower serving as the hideout for Tabasa, Balba, and Satajit, who seek revenge. Inside, paper warriors attack the group, but Sindbad identifies their weakness, defeats them, and rescues his friends and Shera. They retreat to the tower's summit, where white eagles arrive to destroy the structure with lightning. After surviving the collapse, Sindbad and his companions face the sorcerers again, compelling Satajit to lift Shera’s curse and transforming him into a turkey. Shera regains her human form, but her parents remain cursed, prompting the group to vow to find a cure for them as well.
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Sinbad and friends rescue the kidnapped princess while framed by impostors
Sep 1, 1976Sinbad and his companions bring Shera to Baghdad, where she stays with the royal family until her lineage is restored. Meanwhile, in a ruined arena, Tabasa and Balba summon a gathering of evil magicians to defeat Sinbad and satisfy their patron, the Blue Demon King. The Miluchi Brothers volunteer to kidnap Shera to lure the heroes into a trap. They disguise themselves as Sinbad, Aladdin, and Ali Baba but mistakenly abduct Princess Sharam instead. Because of this error, Sinbad and his friends are falsely accused of the crime. To clear their names and save the princess, the group sets out on a rescue mission to find Sharam and expose the true culprits behind the deception.
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- How many episodes does Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken have?
- Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken has 52 episodes.
- When did Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken come out?
- Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken came out in 1975.
- Which studio made Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken?
- Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken was produced by Nippon Animation.
- Who directed Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken?
- Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken was directed by Yasuo Urakami.
- Is Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken finished?
- Current status of Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken: Finished.