Obscure Adventures in Geek and Nerd Culture

It’s time to introduce what is likely the most faithful recent theatrical play adaptation of Tarzan. Do bear in mind that Tarzan: A Love Story is clearly based on the best moments of the first Tarzan book and has an exclusive character in a detective named Mrs Hudson.  There isn’t a gorilla outfit nor a chimp costume to be seen there, but the people in crude Mangani costumes are clearly in this outrageously hard partying musical! Even more interestingly, Tarzan: A Love Story is basically a joyful mess, in spite of featuring a few pale skinned Russian actors and actresses as stereotypical characters of African descent.  The musical’s producers are overworked Gen X and Millennial fanboys of the Tarzan books when they fully returned to Russia at the end of its Soviet Union period, just after 65 years of its infamous shadow-ban. Their rap and rock-infused writing is both enchantingly useful and pretty wacky at the same time.  The Russian actor who played Tarzan has a rather too manly face

Here is a comparison of Mangani artworks 

The original Jukan Series in its first two thirds (soon to become PD in 2028 for most nations)  Yukan the Fearless  Danish: Jukan Den Frygtløse After his caboclo father and fair haired mother passed away, a tri-racial boy named Yukan was raised by various wild animals in Mato Grosso’s Amazonian lands. He grew up there before accidentally encountering three thirsty explorers.  Yukan, the Puma’s Brother Danish: Jukan, Pumaens Broder  Jukan and his puma companion Moacir meet a motley of wary tribespeople, themselves fleeing from a looming rubber boom underway Yukan in the Great White City  Danish: Jukan I Den Store Hvide By Along with a trio of antagonistic treasure hunters, Yukan is on a race to encounter a Great White City in the jungles of southern Brazilian Amazonia.  Yukan in the Kingdom of the Giants Danish: Jukan I Giganternes Rige Jukan, Moacir, Mr. Donald Kelly and Mr. Daniel Kingsley are on a hunt to find a Kingdom of the Giants in the jungles surrounding the Brazilian-Bolivian

The SQENIX bunko Yamakawa Konno Cosmos  Tiger Boy  The Wolf Fanged Boy: 13 light novels, mostly consisting of a rather thick plot involving poachers, cryptids and the like.   Misty Splendour: 26 light novels, mostly consisting of anthologised short stories blending into a spinoff plot.  The titular main story: 52 light novels, mostly consisting of some character role calls and some dramedy, set between part 1 and 2 of Misty Splendour. Monsoon Alert: 13 light novels, mostly consisting of an eventual crossover between The Wolf Fanged Boy and Tiger Boy.  Kenya Boy Baboon Feet: 14 light novels, mostly consisting of some character role calls and some adventures. From Japan to Kenya: 14 light novels, mostly consisting of short stories.  The titular main story: 28 light novels in 56 acts, mostly consisting of some character role calls, some adventures and some dramedy.  Jungle Hunt: 14 light novels in 28 acts, mostly consisting of some black comedy, some brachiating and some gore.