Ape Escape English Sub & Dub

About Ape Escape

Looking for background on Ape Escape (Saru Getchu: On Air)? This adventure, fantasy and comedy series by Xebec (2006) starts out like this. In short: An evil monkey, Specter, has escaped a circus, using a mind-controlling device which allows him to become smarter and have access to controlling the monkeys. Kakeru is called over by a professor in order to capture all the monkeys, including the one's who's controlling them: Specter.

In an adventure series like this, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story.

This one is best suited to anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Xebec, which means the visual identity of Ape Escape follows that studio's craft. The adventure focus matters here: exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Its 6.2/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. It aired in 2006, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.