21 Emon

21 Emon (Japanese: 21エモン, Hepburn: Nijūichi Emon), also known as 21 Emon: The 21st Century Kid, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko Fujio. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1968 to 1969. An anime film adaptation, animated by Shin-Ei Animation premiered in 1981. A 39-episode anime television series was broadcast on TV Asahi from May 1991 to March 1992. A second anime film premiered in March 1992. Set in a futuristic world, the series follows a boy named 21 Emon, heir to a long dynasty of hotel owners, whose ancestor goes back to the Edo Period.