Ryu the Primitive Boy is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 1971.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 22 episodes of about 25 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are adventure and romance, with themes such as Shounen, Male Protagonist, Estranged Family and Dinosaurs.

On AniList, Ryu the Primitive Boy has an average score of 58%, an average score, and appears on 1,229 users' lists.

When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu. 16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.

Official synopsis from AniList.