Kiteretsu Daihyakka

Kiteretsu Daihyakka (キテレツ大百科, lit. Kiteretsu Encyclopedia and commonly shortened to Kiteretsu) is a manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio which ran in the children's magazine Kodomo no Hikari from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran on Fuji TV from 27 March 1988 to 9 June 1996. An English dub of the anime aired in India on Cartoon Network.[1][2] The series was licensed for Spain by LUK Internacional under the title of "Kiteretsu, el primo más listo de Nobita". (English Translation: Nobita's Smarter Cousin.)[3] As of September 2016, a remastered version of the series airs on Animax in Japan.[4]

Kiteretsu Daihyakka
Volume 1 of the Kiteretsu Daihyakka manga.
キテレツ大百科
Manga
Written byFujiko Fujio
Published byFamily Light Association
MagazineKodomo no Hikari
DemographicChildren
Original runApril 1974 – July 1977
Volumes3
Manga
Shin Kiteretsu Daihyakka
Written byFujiko F. Fujio
Illustrated byMichiaki Tanaka
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicChildren, Shōnen
Original runMay 1988 – February 1994
Volumes6
Anime television film
Original networkFuji TV
ReleasedNovember 2, 1987
Anime television series
Directed byHiro Katsuoka
Keiji Hayakawa
Produced by
  • Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV)
  • Minoru Wada (Fuji TV)
  • Yoshihiro Suzuki (Fuji TV)
  • Yoshio Kataoka (Asatsu)
  • Kazuhiko Ishikawa (Asatsu)
  • Tateshi Yamazaki (Asatsu)
  • Yutaka Sugiyama (Asatsu)
  • Akio Wakana (Gallop)
  • Tetsuo Kanno (Staff 21)
Written by
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioStudio Gallop
Original networkFuji TV
Original run March 27, 1988 – June 9, 1996
Episodes331
Game
PublisherEpoch
GenreAction
PlatformFamicom
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1990
Game
Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Bouken Ouedo Juraki
PublisherVideo System
GenreAction
PlatformGame Boy
ReleasedJuly 15, 1994
Game
Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Chōjikū Sugoroku
DeveloperFill in Cafe
PublisherVideo System
GenreBoardgame
PlatformSuper Famicom
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1995

Plot

The series is the story of a scientific inventor boy genius named Eiichi Kite a.k.a. Kiteretsu, descendant of a great inventor named D. Kiteretsu, who has built a companion robot named Korosuke. He frequently travels in time with his friends and Korosuke in the time machine he built, he has friends such as Miyoko Nonohana, a girl in his neighborhood who is his love interest, Buta Gorira (Kumada Kaoru), a typical neighborhood bully and his friend, Tongari, who both often antagonize Korosuke (though they are in grade school).

Main characters
Eiichi Kite (木手英一, Kite Eiichi) (a.k.a., Kiteretsu (キテレツ))
An 11-year-old 6th grader who lives in Tokyo. He is an excellent student, has a strong mechanical and inventive aptitude, but is weak in sports. He can repair normal machines and invent variations of the Daihyakka gadgets. Voiced by: Toshiko Fujita.
Korosuke (コロ助)
Kiteretsu's robot assistant who usually ends his sentences with nari (ナリ). He usually wears an artificial samurai sword. He is an invention in the encyclopedia. He was made by Kiteretsu himself. Voiced by: Mami Koyama and later by Kazuko Sugiyama.
Miyoko Nonohana (野々花みよ子, Nonoha Miyoko) (a.k.a., Miyo-chan (みよちゃん)))
A very intelligent girl who is one of Kiteretsu's best friends, and Kiteretsu's love interest. She is shown to be Kiteretsu's future wife in several time-travel episodes. Voiced by: Yuriko Yamamoto, followed by Mayumi Shō and Chieko Honda.
Kaoru Kumada (熊田薫, Kumada Kaoru) (a.k.a., Butagorira (ブタゴリラ))
One of Kiteretsu's friends who is the son of a green grocer who loves vegetables. He is a typical bully, but is mostly comic relief. Voiced by: Hiroshi Ōtake and later by Naoki Tatsuta.
Kōji Togari (尖浩二, Togari Kōji) (a.k.a., Tongari (トンガリ))
One of Kiteretsu's friends. He is easily frightened, and a best friend of Butagorira, though is quite often bullied by him. Voiced by: Ryū Manatsu and later by Yūji Mitsuya.
Benzō Karino
A friend and mentor of Kiteretsu and his friends, as well as a university student. Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki.
Michiko Kite
Kiteretsu's mother. Voiced by: Yuri Nashiwa and later by Sumi Shimamoto.
Eitarō Kite
Kiteretsu's father. Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka and later by Yusaku Yara.
Kumahachi Kumada
Butagorira's father. Voiced by: Takeshi Aono.
Sayuri Kumada
Butagorira's mother. Voiced by: Noriko Uemura.
Kōichi Togari
Tongari's father. Voiced by: Sanshirō Niita, followed by Hirohiko Kakegawa and Masato Hirano.
Takako Togari
Tongari's mother. Voiced by: Yuka Ōno.

Media

Anime
Main article: List of Kiteretsu episodes

The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran on Fuji TV from 27 March 1988 to 9 June 1996. The series also aired on different networks worldwide, such as Hungama TV, Pogo (TV channel), Cartoon Network, and Disney XD, Disney in India, and Cartoon Network in South Korea.[5] An English dub of the anime aired in India on Cartoon Network. As of September 2016, a remastered version of the series airs on Animax in Japan.[4]

Staff
  • Planning: Taihei Ishikawa→Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV), Yoshirō Kataoka (Asatsu)
  • Producers:
    • Kenji Shimizu→Minoru Wada→Yoshihiro Suzuki (Fuji TV)
    • Yoshio Kataoka→Kazuhiko Ishikawa→Tateshi Yamazaki→Yutaka Sugiyama (Asatsu)
    • Akio Wakana (Gallop)
    • Tetsuo Kanno (Staff 21)
  • Script: Shun'ichi Yukimuro, Takashi Yamada, Toshiyuki Aoshima, Satoshi Namiki, Tadaaki Yamazaki
  • General Animation Directors: Tsukasa Tannai, Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Hajime Watanabe, Nobuyuki Tokinaga, Shōjurō Yamauchi
  • Art Director: Shichirō Kobayashi→Satoshi Shibata
  • Backgrounds: Kobayashi Production, Studio Kanon
  • Director of Photography: Shigeo Sugimura (credited as Yasuhiro Shimizu for part of it)→Hiroaki Edamitsu
  • Music Director: Nobuhiro Komatsu
  • Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Director: Hiro Katsuoka→Keiji Hayakawa
  • Executive Producer: Mikio Wakana
  • Sound Producer: Yōsuke Kuroda
Opening theme songs

Listing includes the song title followed by the episodes and the singer in parentheses.

  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka no Uta (キテレツ大百科のうた "The Song of Kiterestu Encyclopedia") (90-minute special on November 2, 1987, Mitsuko Horie)
  1. Oyome-san ni Natte Agenaizo (お嫁さんになってあげないゾ) (ep. 1–24, Kaori Moritani)
  2. Body dake Lady (ボディーだけレディー) (ep. 25–60, Junko Uchida)
  3. Yumemiru Jikan (夢みる時間) (ep. 61–86, Megumi Mori)
  4. Hajimete no Chū (はじめてのチュウ) (ep. 87–108, Anshin Papa)
  5. Suimin Busoku (スイミン不足) (ep. 109–170, Chicks)
  6. Oryōri Kōshinkyoku (お料理行進曲) (ep. 171–331, Yuka)
Ending theme songs

Listing includes the song title followed by the episodes and the singer in parentheses.

  • Korosuke Machi wo Yuku (コロ助まちをゆく) (90-minute special, Kyōko Yamada)
  1. Magical Boy Magical Heart (マジカルBoyマジカルHeart) (ep. 1–16, Kaori Moritani)
  2. Lace no Cardigan (レースのカーディガン) (ep. 17–24, Kaori Sakagami)
  3. Korosuke Rock (コロ助ROCK) (ep. 25–60, Junko Uchida)
  4. Felt no Pencase (フェルトのペンケース) (ep. 61–86, Megumi Mori)
  5. Merry ha tada no Tomodachi (メリーはただのトモダチ) (ep. 87–108, Toshiko Fujita)
  6. Hajimete no Chū (はじめてのチュウ) (ep. 109–170, 213–290, 311–331, Anshin Papa)
  7. Happy Birthday (ep. 171–212, Yuka)
  8. Uwasa no Kiss (うわさのキッス) (ep. 291–310, TOKIO)

Manga
  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka vol. 1–3 (Tentōmushi Comics, Shogakukan, 1977)
  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka vol. 1–4 (Fujiko F. Fujio Land, Chūō Kōron Shinsha, 1984)
  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka vol. 1–2 (Shogakukan Koro r Bunko, Shogakukan, 1984)
  • My First BIG Kiteretsu vol. 1–2 (Shogakukan, 2003)

Television drama

In January 2002, NHK aired a two-hour one-shot live action drama featuring a CGI Korosuke voiced by Mami Koyama. It was originally aired on NHK Educational TV on January 1, 2002.

Games
  • On February 23, 1990, Epoch released an action game for the Famicom.
  • On July 15, 1994, another action game, Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Bouken Ouedo Juraki, was released by Video System for the Game Boy.
  • A board game titled Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Chōjikū Sugoroku was released on January 27, 1995 by Video System for the Super Famicom.
  • Another game was made for the Sega Pico.

Reception

The anime was ranked 31st on a list published by TV Asahi in 2005 of the top 100 anime.[6]

References
  1. "TV Serial & New Episodes On – Latest News, Photos & Videos". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. "LIVE TV | Watch Indian TV Channels | Live Streaming and Catchup TV | LIVE News Online". in.com. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. http://www.lukinternacional.com/es/catalogo/kiteretsu.html
  4. "キテレツ大百科<リマスター版>" (in Japanese). Animax. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  5. "키테레츠 대백과" (in Korean). Cartoon Network (South Korea). Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  6. "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
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