

Ikkyu was appointed as the abbot at the Daitoku-ji temple to restore it after destruction. He decided to travel to various locations which gave him an opportunity to meet many famous artists and poets. Ka-so has appointed his senior as Abbot instead of him. In fact, he is a person who has different ideas from people around him so Mr. A running gag of Ikkyū-san is that whenever Ikkyū is trying to think of a plan, he sits in a lotus position, wets his two index fingers, and rotates them above his head. In the series, Ikkyū relies on his intelligence and wit to solve all types of problems, from distraught farmers to greedy merchants. In the anime, he is so cute and very neat. Great artistic liberties are taken with regards to the depiction of Ikkyu's cartoon version and his real-life counterpart. When he was 5 years old, he was separated from his mother and was sent to be ordained at Ankoku-ji Temple. Ikkyu and his mother had to leave the palace because of the political problem of Japan. He was the son of Emperor Go-Komatsu and Mrs.

Ikkyū-san (一休宗純, Ikkyū Sōjun) was born in 1394 in Kyoto. A Chinese film retelling the series, Congming de Yixiu: Fan Dou Gongzhu, was released in 2014. In 1976, there was also a theatrical film released as part of the Toei Manga Matsui film festival in the summer of that year. Even when violence appears, it is usually presented in a mild or necessary way (for example, there are occasional references to the Ōnin War). The series was received by all ages in Japan and throughout Asia, as it is mostly non-violent. It aired on TV Asahi from Octoto June 28, 1982. The Ikkyū-san anime was directed by Kimio Yabuki and written by Makoto Tsuji, Tadaki Yamazaki, Hisao Okawa, Tatsuo Tamura, Hiroyasu Yamaura and Keisuke Fujikawa. Ikkyū-san ( Japanese: 一休さん, pronounced ) is a Japanese historical comedy anime series produced by Toei Animation, based on the recorded early life of Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyū during his stay at Ankoku-ji Temple. Ikkyū-san: It's Spring! Mischievous Princess Ikkyū-san: Rampage of the Mischievous Princess Japanese anime television series Ikkyū-san
