Story:
The story of Riki starts in summer time. Riki was born as the son of the beautyful Yamabuki and the famous bearhound, Shiro. When Riki was only one month old, the great bearhound trainer Takeda Gohei cam by to choose a new hunting dog. But he didn't choose Riki. Insted he took one of his brothers away.
Riki was soon the only puppy left and no body wanted him. In the end, he stays with the family he was born into while his mother was givin back to her old owner. Riki was a brave puppy and walked in the mountain in daytime to seek out adventures. One day he meets a group of dogs who beat him up and leave him to die. Next day Riki wakes up by the sound of another dog. He looks up and sees his father Shiro. They talk for a while and Riki understands that he should be brave and strong no matter what happens. For those are the qualities of a true bearhound.
He now starts to eat and train more to become stronger. One day when he is out running he sees a small boy (Daisuke) on a bicycle. The boy drives around a corner and is now on collision course with a truck. Riki jumps in to safe him and pushes him away and down a ditch. As Daisuke wakes up he looks right up in the face of an evil adult dog. The dog starts to rip his clothes apart. Riki rushes to help and starts fightning with the much stronger dog so Daisuke can get away. After some time a gunshot is heard. The fighting dogs stops and looks to a hill. It is Daisuke who has returned with Takeda Gohei and Shiro! As the dogs see Shiro they run away in fear.
The summer past by and the winter came. One day Takeda Gohei hears of a terrible murder in the mountains. He takes Shiro and some other hunters and hunting dogs with him. Riki see them drive away and decides to follow. He follows the tracks for sometime until he hear the sound of fighting dogs. He rushes to the scene and finds Takeda Gohei wounded on the ground and his father Shiro struggeling to kill a giant bear. It is Akakabuto!
Riki sees that Gohei has lost his riffle and quickly he gets it for him. Gohei can hardly stand out, but finally he succed in firing a shot which destroys the bear's left eye. Akakabuto now starts walking backwards towards an edge. Riki screams and wants to help his father, but he father tells him to stay away. Akakabuto falls from the cliff and takes Shiro with him. Riki never saw his father again.
characters:
DOGS:
Heiji
Monta
Riki
Shiro
Yamabuki
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BEARS:
Akakabuto
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HUMANS:
Big sister Bizen
Daisuke
Eiko Bizen
Takeda Gohei
Tooru Bizen
Name translations
Riki: Strenght
Shiro: White/Castle
Yamabuki: Variety of yellow rose
Daisuke: Friendly eyes
Akakabuto: Red helmet
