NEW Jungle King Tar-chan

Tar-chan, a hero living in the jungle, spends his days fighting poachers and assassins to protect the peace of the animals. However, one day, an invitation to an open mixed martial arts tournament was sent to Tar-chan...!?

The series ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1990 as Jungle King Tar-chan, and then from 1990 to 1995 as New Jungle King Tar-chan. At this time most chapters were only 7 pages in length, Two years into serialization, the stories began to run 13-15 pages, "NEW" was added to the title, and the simple episodic gag premise were switched to a fighting manga premise. Although long battles and emotional development began to unfold, after the end of these battles, the series would return to its gag style, switching back to the fighting manga style with each new battle.