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A puppy watches his dad die, then leads a dog army to murder a bear. 1986 anime hits different.
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Silver Fang: The Shooting Star Gin (1986)

feralepic dog soap operasnowpocalypse

Latest Episode

Gin! Embark on the Journey of a New Male!
23 min

Season 1 • Episode 21

Latest

Gin! Embark on the Journey of a New Male!

Sep 22, 1986

Overview

AnimationAction & Adventure

Gin is a striped Akita-Inu puppy named after his silver coat. Shortly after being born, he watches his father, Riki, get killed by Akakabuto, a bear that terrorizes everything in his path. Being the third-generation of bear-dogs to try to stand up against Akakabuto, he ventures out to find dogs to join him in his fight against the demon bear.

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Content warning
shounenbased on mangasurvivalsnowdoggood versus evil

Standout Aspects

Direction

Yoshihiro Takahashi's brutal, unflinching animal storytelling

Score

Synth-heavy 80s soundtrack that somehow works

Practical Effects

Hand-drawn bear attacks that still look terrifying

Best for:Solo: Late night when you need to cry about animated dogs·Rewatch: Adult nostalgia trip with better emotional literacy·Binge: 21 episodes of escalating dog drama
Heads up:Violence: Graphic animal death, bear mauling, dog-on-dog fights·Emotional: Multiple parental death scenes, pack betrayals
Y

Creator

Yoshihiro Takahashi

First AiredApr 7, 1986
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes21
tv asahi

Top Cast

Eiko Yamada

Eiko Yamada

Gin (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

Ben (voice)

Banjo Ginga

Banjo Ginga

Riki (voice)

Koji Totani

Koji Totani

Akatora (voice)

Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Chutora (voice)

Ryoichi Tanaka

Ryoichi Tanaka

Kurotora (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Chika Sakamoto

Daisuke (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hidetoshi (voice)

Hideyuki Hori

Hideyuki Hori

John (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Cross (voice)

Kyoko Tongu

Kyoko Tongu

Smith (voice)

Takeshi Watabe

Takeshi Watabe

Takeda Gohei

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Cultural

This helped popularize the Akita breed globally decades before Hachiko's Hollywood moment. Takahashi basically created the 'animals with human drama' anime template.

Trivia

The manga ran in Shonen Jump alongside Dragon Ball, meaning kids chose between Goku punching aliens and a dog watching his father get disemboweled by a bear.

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