Synopsis
A teenager from Earth, is brought to another universe known as Videoland to defeat the evil villainess, Mother Brain, as foretold in an Ancient Prophecy.
Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan
706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Captain N: The Game Master itself).
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
Captain N: The Game Master holds position #75 of 110 Japan seriess in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 44 titles released, including Captain N: The Game Master. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (280 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other Japan seriess in 1989.
The 796th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,343 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,081 of 2,532 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | DiC Entertainment, Nintendo, Saban Entertainment |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 3 / 34 |
| Release Date | September 9, 1989 |













