Robin Hood

***Robin Hood*** (ロビンフッドの大冒険 *Robin Fuddo no Daibōken, lit. "Robin Hood's Great Adventure"*) is a Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Production and NHK. It is an adaptation of the classic Robin Hoodstory consisting of 52 episodes. In this version, Robin and his allies are mostly pre-teens.

Robin's palace was burned to ashes by the order of Alwyn, the Baron of Nottingham. Robin and his cousins Will, Winifred and Jenny flee into Sherwood Forest, hoping to escape persecution. They end up encountering a group of bandits led by Little John, who dubs himself as Big John during the beginning of the series, until Robin pokes fun renaming him "Little John" for playing with a pussycat. Together, Robin and the bandits must stop Baron Alwyn's persecutions and greed as well as to prevent the greedy Bishop Hartford from adopting Marian Lancaster and obtaining her family's wealth.

## Episode 1

After the encounter with Little John and his bandits, Robin and John are having a quarterstaff duel on a log. John uses a dirty trick on Robin by stomping, which makes Robin lose his balance. Robin is able to block the first swing, but is hit by the second one. As he misses an attack, John counters with a stab to Robin's stomach. John continues to work Robin over with further attacks on his face and stomach, leaving the hero kneeling, slightly exhausted.

Robin doesn't give up, though, and their match ends unconcluded because Lord Alwine's troops attack the bandits' hideout.

## Episode 3

Robin visits the place where his home used to be, now burnt down and destroyed. He remembers past days with his father, as Robin was younger. Suddenly, Gilbert, a knight from the Order of the Black Rose, appears ...

Gilbert mocks Robin and gives him a free shot. Robin aims carefully, but misses as Gilbert deflects the arrow. To ensure a fair duel, Gilbert gives Robin a sword to fight him equally.

Robin accepts the duel and charges in to attack, but Gilbert easily evades his clumsy swings. Robin is no match for the experienced knight. As Gilbert jumps up high and performs a spectacular diving attack, Robin loses heart and stumbles backwards.

Gilbert punishes Robin for his cowardly and embarassing defeat by giving him a kick to the stomach. Robin can't take the strong impact and bends over, grabbing his stomach in pain.

Gilbert wants to kill Robin using his bow, but fails drawing it. So he decides to humiliate Robin by slicing a picture of his father with his sword. Here is the scene again, in 10 different languages:

## Episode 7

In episode 7, Robin faces Gilbert again. Lord Alwyn and Bishop Hartford are plotting a scheme, using Gilbert to abduct Marian. After a short run-in and questioning of Mutch, the knight finds a girl wearing a golden cross, believing it's Marian. He abducts Robin's cousin Winifred instead. Robin finds Mutch who tells him about it, so Robin pursues Gilbert.

Shady schemesGilbert on the moveMutch can't do muchI am the terror that flaps the night ... no, wait ...Mutch looking patheticRobin finally finds Gilbert and tackles him to the ground. The knight pushes Robin off with a kick to the stomach, sending the bandit flying into a tree. Robin grabs a wooden stick and attacks again ...

found you!taking the first blowthat's gotta hurtnot done yet!Robin fights bravely, but is clearly outmatched. Gilbert slashes Robin's stick away and uses the outlaw's shock to give him a hard kick to the gut. Robin drops to his knees and grabs his stomach in pain. Robin complains how a supposedly noble knight abducts a defenseless girl and that he has no honor. Gilbert replies that he has to fulfill his duty and knocks Robin out with a kick to the chin.

stick vs swordsword winsright to the gutdown on his kneesBeg for mercy, boy!lights out
## Episode 51

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1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin\_Hood\_(anime\_series)