Silver Fang

During the Autumn on 1983, a hunter named Takeda Gohei is famous for his bear hunting skills with his trained dog, Riki. A large bear given the name Akakabuto has been causing trouble in the mountains of Ou, killing humans, cattle and wild dogs. Gohei trains Riki's son, Gin, a silver striped Akita Inu, to be his next bear hunting dog after Akakabuto supposedly kills Riki. However, Gin meets a pack of wild dogs under the leadership of an amnesia suffering Riki, and leaves his owners to travel Japan with the pack to find other dogs and take down Akakabuto once and for all. == Media ==

Manga Anime The TV series was produced by TV Asahi and Toei Animation, with Tomoharu Katsumata serving as series director, Mitsuru Majima and Kenji Terada writing the scripts, Jōji Yanase designing the characters, and Gorō Oumi composing the music. It was broadcast every Monday from 19:30 to 20:00 (Japan Standard Time) on TV Asahi affiliate stations from April 7 to September 22, 1986, for a total of 21 episodes. The anime adaptation ended with the Akakabuto arc, and the Hakkenshi arc was not produced. In addition, the development of the last half of the story is simplified, with some dogs lacking any lines and their appearances reduced compared to the original manga. Takayuki Miyauchi performed both the opening and ending themes, "Nagareboshi Gin" and "TOMORROW". ==Reception==

It received the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award for best series. In Finland, the 1986 anime series has achieved a strong cult following. ==References==