Takarajima (宝島) is a Japanese anime television series developed with the 26 episodes for 23 minutes series that aired 1978-9 in Japan and in the mid-1980s in Europe, Mexico, South America & Persian Gulf countries, based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novels, Treasure Island. Jim Hawkins is a young boy led by progressive events to embark on a search journey for the legendary treasure of the once dreaded pirate, Captain Flint. on their way to Treasure Island, John Silver, Jim's best friend (and eventually father-figure), takeover command of the ship revealing his true self as the ruthless pirate who was once the right hand of Flint himself. feeling betrayed, now Jim has to deal with his mixed emotions and face Silver who still consider himself and Jim as friends....