• Superbook, also known as Animated Parent and Child Theatre, is an anime television series initially produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States and more recently solely produced by CBN for global distribution and broadcast. The series chronicled the events of the Bible's Old and New Testaments in its 52 episode run. The first 26 episodes aired from October 1, 1981 to March 29, 1982. The series returned as Superbook II with 26 episodes to air from April 4, 1983 to September 26, 1983. Between both series in the first run was the companion series The Flying House. The Christian Broadcasting Network is currently producing a new Superbook series and has released fourteen episodes. The original series was broadcast on TV Tokyo, Fuji Television, and on various local stations across Japan, achieving good ratings during its broadcast run. The English version was aired on CBN Cable, and in syndication. It was previously seen on...
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. How It All Began

      The story of Adam and Eve
    • 2. My Brother's Keeper

      The story of Cain and Abel
    • 3. The Flood

      The story of Noah's ark
    • 4. The Test

      The story of the great father: Abraham and Isaac
    • 5. Here Comes the Bride

      The story of the foreign bride: Isaac and Rebekah
    • 6. Double Trouble

      The story of the twin brothers: Jacob and Esau
    • 7. The Miracle Rod

      The story of Egypt: Moses and the Exodus
    • 8. A Dream Come True

      Joseph and the story of the magical staff
    • 9. Those Amazing Trumpets

      The story of the wondrous bugle: Joshua and the fall of Jericho
    • 10. Pitchers of Fire

      The story of the 300 pots: Gideon
    • 11. Muscleman

      The story of Herculean strength: Samson and Delilah
    • 12. The First Christmas

      The story of the stable
    • 13. Miracles of Love

      The story of the miracles of Jesus
    • 14. The Best News Yet

      The story of the empty tomb: The death and resurrection of Jesus
    • 15. Mother's Day

      The story of the faithful child: Ruth and Naomi
    • 16. The Patience of Job

      The story of the devil's temptation
    • 17. Big Fish and Little Fish

      Jonah: The story of the man swallowed by a whale
    • 18. The First King

      The story of the donkey king: Samuel and Saul
    • 19. The Giant Killer

      The story of David
    • 20. Superbrain

      The story of King Solomon
    • 21. A True Prophet

      The story of the prophet Elijah
    • 22. Flaming Chariots

      Elisha: The story of the fiery tank
    • 23. The Lion's Den

      Daniel: The story of the lion's den
    • 24. Nehemiah and the Walls of Jerusalem

      The story of the shining castle walls
    • 25. The Beauty Queen

      Esther: The story of the beautiful princess