1966 · Adventure · Comedy

Perman

Nintendo exclusive

Japanese manga series

Released: 1966
Platforms: NES
Genres: Adventure Comedy School
Developers: —
Publishers: Tentōmushi Comics
Country: Japan

About

Perman (Japanese: パーマン, Hepburn: Pāman) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio about a clumsy boy, Mitsuo Suwa, who is chosen to become a powerful superhero to save the world along with other superheroes. The manga series was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1967. The first anime series was first produced in black-and-white in 1967. The second anime series was made in color in 1983 with short films releasing in 1983, 2003 and 2004.

The original manga which started serialization in 1966 was a joint work. Perman 2 (Booby), Kabao, Sabu, and Birdman (Superman) were drawn by Abiko.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

Mitsuo Suwa, a normal elementary-aged boy, meets an alien superhero named Birdman, who is part of a super-powered group of individuals called Permans that maintain peace across the universe. Birdman recruits Mitsuo to become a Perman, and he accepts. Mitsuo is given three items:

A helmet that multiplies the wearer's physical strength, as well as serving as a mask.