
In the Beginning features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David, and Solomon, with the final episode featuring the birth of Jesus Christ. As with the second Superbook series, some stories were stretched out over several episodes. Unlike Superbook and The Flying House, however, no contemporary characters from modern times were inserted into the stories, save for the series mascot and viewpoint character, Roco the fox.
First Aired: 11/30/1992
Languages: Japanese
Created by: Osamu Tezuka
Type: Scripted
Companies: Tezuka Productions, RAI, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Countries: Japan, Italy

Mayumi Tanaka
Roco (voice)

Kinryu Arimoto
Adam (voice)

Yorie Terauchi
Eve (voice)

Katsuhiro Kitagawa
Cain (voice)

Mitsuru Miyamoto
Abel (voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto
Noah (voice)
Sho Saito
Noah's Wife (voice)

Seizo Kato
Abraham (voice)

Junko Midori
Sarah (voice)

Ryuji Nakagi
Lot (voice)
Akira Kume
Narrator (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata
God (voice)
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