Nextworld

Created in a time when the Cold War was becoming hotter, Nextworld is Osamu Tezuka's parody of the tense relationship between the USA (represented as the 'Nation of Stars') and USSR (known in the work as the 'Uran Federation'). The main storyline focuses on atomic tests that create a race of mutant animals known as Fumoon, with psychic powers and intelligence beyond humans, who formulate a plan to evacuate hundreds of animals and a small group of people off the planet Earth. The reason for this is due to a large toxic cloud approaching the Earth, threatening to wipe out all life. Meanwhile, the two warring superpowers draw closer and closer to a confrontation.

Next World is the last of Osamu Tezuka's early epic science fiction trilogy, consisting of Lost World (1948), Metropolis (1949) and Next World (1951).

Fumoon
フウムーン
Genre	Science fiction Adventure
Based on	Nextworld by Osamu Tezuka
Written by	Osamu Tezuka
Directed by	Hisashi Sakaguchi
Starring	Hiroki Suzuki Junpei Takiguchi Kaneto Shiozawa Kenji Utsumi Kousei Tomita Mari Okamoto Minori Matsushima Chikao Ohtsuka Hisashi Katsuta Ichirō Nagai Kaneto Shiozawa Kazuya Tatekabe Kenichi Ogata Kumiko Takizawa Minoru Midorikawa Ryoko Kinomiya Shigezou Sasaoka Tamio Ohki
Music by	Yuji Ohno
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
Production
Producers	Takamasa Matsutani Toru Horikoshi Touru Komori
Running time	91 minutes
Production company	Tezuka Productions
Original release
Network	Nippon TV
Release	August 31, 1980 (1980-08-31)

Fumoon (フウムーン) is a Japanese science fiction anime television film by Osamu Tezuka.^[1] It is based on the manga Nextworld.

The anime film is similar, but omits characters from the manga. Another difference is that Kenichi (a character who also appears in the Metropolis manga and its anime adaptation) is a teenager in the film, whereas he is a child in the manga.

• Hiroki Suzuki as Kenichi Shikishima
• Junpei Takiguchi as Dr. Kagashi Yamadano
• Kaneto Shiozawa as Rock Clock
• Kenji Utsumi as Kei Gamata
• Kousei Tomita as Higeoyaji (Shunsaku Ban)
• Mari Okamoto as Rococo
• Minori Matsushima as Peach
• Chikao Ohtsuka as Lednof and Nikolai Rednov
• Hisashi Katsuta as Dr. Ochanomizu
• Ichirō Nagai as Notarian
• Kazuya Tatekabe as Tabasco
• Kenichi Ogata as Borokin
• Kumiko Takizawa as Cocoa
• Minoru Midorikawa as Suntory Whisky
• Ryoko Kinomiya as Mozu
• Shigezou Sasaoka as Gamata's Thug
• Tamio Ohki as Dr. Frankenstein

• List of Osamu Tezuka anime
• List of Osamu Tezuka manga
• Lost World (manga)
• Metropolis (manga)
• Osamu Tezuka
• Osamu Tezuka's Star System

• Fumoon anime at TezukaOsamu@World
• Tioanime
• Nextworld (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia