Keluang Man
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Keluang Man is a Malaysian comedy superhero
who is based on the fruit bat
. His costume and appearance is based on the ever popular Batman
. The Keluang Man cartoon series was very popular since his first appearance back in 1999 through Malaysian local TV channel, TV1 (Radio Televisyen Malaysia
), however production stopped somewhere in the middle of 2002 for an unknown reason; possibly the economic crisis from the middle of 1997 to 1999.
The Keluang Man series includes a few aspects of moral value in each episodes, makes it very suitable to be watched by whole family, although some of the actions shown in the series are a bit violent. In addition, the typical Malay language used in the series makes it fun to watch, plus the accent of Malay speaking Sikh police may drive audiences crazy.
Unfortunately, the series became less interesting from season two onwards. The producer of Keluang Man had thrown away most of the action parts of the series and made it full of advice and good moral values, which may explain the fall of Keluang Man.
However, the existence of Keluang Man as a justice fighter did not make Inspector Shahab, the local police chief sit very well in his position. He sees Keluang Man as an annoying hero who always disturbs the police's business.
In the second episode of the first season, Tiong Man makes his first appearance in Keluang Man as a counterpart, holding a similar role as Robin in the Batman series. Both superheroes work together to fight supervillains such as Badut (The Clown), Mata Batu Johan Hitam, Samsir, Majid Kilat, Meow the cat girl and many more with the hope that the town of Tumpoi will turn back into a peaceful place for everyone.
The Keluang Man series and all the character in the series were created by Kamn Ismail and his group of great creative team animators in early 1997 ( Probbaly and officially announced on 1 June 1997 ). The pioneer team member was, Kamn Ismail ( Director ), Wan Ayumi Wan Yusof ( Asst. Production Director ), Amir Hamzah Hashim ( Chief Compositting Dept. ) Mohd Azizi Amsam ( Chief Animator ), Raja Zaharuddin Shah ( Chief Storyboards ), Azhar Saad, Karim Wahab( Storyboard Artist ), Razali Talib, Azman Ahad, Jamaluddin Shaadon ( Compositt Artist ) Arifin Sharif, Bibi, Norzana, Zawawi Zaid, Khairil Azwa, Asmawi, Hafidh Hassan, Shaharuddin Salleh ( Animators ) Anes Wardati, Asro ( BG Artist ) and Siti Zahrah Mat Zin ( PA Cum Production Secretary ). Few month later, a group of new junior animator was bring in from some local nationally interviewed tour. They was trained and conducted to be well manners animator in the team.
Besides, there was only a quantity of 65 episodes that managed and created by this original team before it being hijacked by somebody who play a bad guy role in the company.
Superhero
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who is based on the fruit bat
Fruit Bat
Fruit Bat can refer to:* Megabats, a species of bat which eats fruit* Les "Fruitbat" Carter, guitarist of Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine* Fruit Bats , an American band...
. His costume and appearance is based on the ever popular Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
. The Keluang Man cartoon series was very popular since his first appearance back in 1999 through Malaysian local TV channel, TV1 (Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Radio Televisyen Malaysia
The Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia, DBA Radio Televisyen Malaysia , is a Malaysian state-owned public broadcaster. It owns and operates a number of radio and television stations in Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur...
), however production stopped somewhere in the middle of 2002 for an unknown reason; possibly the economic crisis from the middle of 1997 to 1999.
The Keluang Man series includes a few aspects of moral value in each episodes, makes it very suitable to be watched by whole family, although some of the actions shown in the series are a bit violent. In addition, the typical Malay language used in the series makes it fun to watch, plus the accent of Malay speaking Sikh police may drive audiences crazy.
Unfortunately, the series became less interesting from season two onwards. The producer of Keluang Man had thrown away most of the action parts of the series and made it full of advice and good moral values, which may explain the fall of Keluang Man.
The Story
Set in a small town in called Tumpoi (Tampoi), Johore, Keluang Man made his first appearance in an alley where a man is trying to rob a girl. Since then, Keluang Man has been media most wanted. Keluang Man's real name is 'Borhan' and he is actually one of the mental patients in Tumpoi Mental Hospital. The hospital security makes it hard for Keluang Man to act during daylight, so he decided only to fight for justice at night.However, the existence of Keluang Man as a justice fighter did not make Inspector Shahab, the local police chief sit very well in his position. He sees Keluang Man as an annoying hero who always disturbs the police's business.
In the second episode of the first season, Tiong Man makes his first appearance in Keluang Man as a counterpart, holding a similar role as Robin in the Batman series. Both superheroes work together to fight supervillains such as Badut (The Clown), Mata Batu Johan Hitam, Samsir, Majid Kilat, Meow the cat girl and many more with the hope that the town of Tumpoi will turn back into a peaceful place for everyone.
The Keluang Man series and all the character in the series were created by Kamn Ismail and his group of great creative team animators in early 1997 ( Probbaly and officially announced on 1 June 1997 ). The pioneer team member was, Kamn Ismail ( Director ), Wan Ayumi Wan Yusof ( Asst. Production Director ), Amir Hamzah Hashim ( Chief Compositting Dept. ) Mohd Azizi Amsam ( Chief Animator ), Raja Zaharuddin Shah ( Chief Storyboards ), Azhar Saad, Karim Wahab( Storyboard Artist ), Razali Talib, Azman Ahad, Jamaluddin Shaadon ( Compositt Artist ) Arifin Sharif, Bibi, Norzana, Zawawi Zaid, Khairil Azwa, Asmawi, Hafidh Hassan, Shaharuddin Salleh ( Animators ) Anes Wardati, Asro ( BG Artist ) and Siti Zahrah Mat Zin ( PA Cum Production Secretary ). Few month later, a group of new junior animator was bring in from some local nationally interviewed tour. They was trained and conducted to be well manners animator in the team.
Besides, there was only a quantity of 65 episodes that managed and created by this original team before it being hijacked by somebody who play a bad guy role in the company.