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Anime like Ryu the Primitive Boy
Also known as Genshi Shounen Ryuu, Genshi Shonen Ryu, Ryu, the Cave Boy. Picked from what people who loved Ryu the Primitive Boy went on to love and from what they share with it, like Spearplay, Slavery. Show
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Gamba's Adventure
Gamba no Bouken
Recommended by 4 Ryu the Primitive Boy fans on AniList.
An adventurous wild mouse called Gamba travels with his friends to see the ocean but he finds an injured mouse and hears about the violence of white ferret Noroi. Gamba decides to help the mice suffering under Noroi's tyranny.
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About Ryu the Primitive Boy
16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.