Obake no Q-Taro ( Japanese オ バ ケ の Q (キ ュ ー) 太郎 Obake no Kyu: -taro:) is a Fujiko Fujio manga about an obake named Kyutaro who lives with the Ohara family. Manga began to be published by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine and was produced from 1964 to 1973 . A total of 6 volumes of manga. Based on the work, 3 anime series were released: the first black and white in 1965 , the second and third in 1971 and 1985 , as well as 2 short films in 1986 and 1987 .
| Obake no Q-tarō | |||
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| オ バ ケ の Q (キ ュ ー) 太郎 (Obake no Kyu: -taro :) Ghost Kyu-Taro | |||
| Genre / Theme | adventure , comedy | ||
| Manga | |||
| Author | Fujiko Fujio | ||
| Publisher | Shogakukan | ||
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| Published in | Weekly Shōnen Sunday , Shōnen Book , CoroCoro Comic , Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday | ||
| Lecture hall | shonen kodomo | ||
| Publication | 1964 - 1973 | ||
| Tomov | 6 | ||
| Manga "Sin Kyu-taro" | |||
| Author | Fujiko Fujio | ||
| Publisher | Shogakukan | ||
| Published in | CoroCoro Comic | ||
| Lecture hall | kodomo | ||
| Tomov | four | ||
| Anime series | |||
| Producer | Masaaki Osumi | ||
| Studio | Tms entertainment | ||
| TV network | Tokyo Broadcasting System | ||
| Premiere screening | August 29, 1965 - June 28, 1967 | ||
| Series | 96 | ||
| Anime series | |||
| Producer | Tadao Nagahama | ||
| Studio | Tms entertainment | ||
| TV network | Nippon television | ||
| Premiere screening | September 1, 1971 - December 27, 1972 | ||
| Series | 135 | ||
| Anime series "Shin Obake no Kyu-taro" | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Sasagawa | ||
| Studio | Shin-ei animation | ||
| TV network | TV Asahi | ||
| Premiere screening | April 1, 1985 - March 29, 1987 | ||
| Series | 510 | ||
| Animated film "Obake no Kyu-taro: Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen » | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Sasagawa | ||
| Premiere | March 15, 1986 | ||
| Duration | 14 minutes | ||
| Animated film “Obake no Kyu-taro: Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen » | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Sasagawa | ||
| Premiere | March 14, 1987 | ||
| Duration | 15 minutes. | ||
Content
Story
Obake is a small and harmless obake (demon), similar in appearance to a duckling, who likes to fly, scaring passers-by, but he is terribly afraid of dogs. He begins to live in the Ohara family and is friends with a boy named Seta, together they will end up in funny situations and solve problems.
Character List
Kyu-Taro ( Jap. Q 太郎 ) - The protagonist of the story, obake . He likes to scare people, but he is afraid of dogs. Despite its nature, it cannot change appearance.
- Seiyu : Matiko Soga (1965), Junko Hori (1971), Fusako Amati (1985)
Shёto Ohara ( 原 大 原 正 太 ) - Friend of Kyutaro. Man and student of elementary grades. Kyutaro calls him Kyo-chan ( Japanese 正 ち ゃ ん ) , and Seta calls Kyutaro Kyu-chan ( Japanese Q ち ゃ ん ) .
- Seiyu: Kazue Tagami (1965), Yoshiko Ota (1971), Katsue Miwa (1985)
Shinichi Ohara ( 大 原 伸 一 ) is the older brother of Shёta.
- Seiyu: Masako Nozawa (1965), Sumiko Shirakawa (1971), Yu Mizushima (1985)
U-ko ( Jap. U 子 ) - Judo is practiced , like Kyutaro, she is an obake and meets with him.
- Seiyu: Hiroko Maruyama (1971), Eiko Masuyama (1985)
Dorompa ( ド ロ ン パ ) - Obake, originally from America. In a rival relationship with Kyutaro, since Uko worships him for his mind, which annoys Kyutaro.
- Seiyu: Mizae Kita (1965), Yoshiko Yamamoto (1971), Fuyumi Shiraishi (1985)
Pi-ko ( Jap. P 子 ) - The younger sister of Kyutaro.
- Seiyu: Yoko Mizuaki (1965), Kazuko Sawada (1971), Yuko Mita (1985)
O-jiro ( Jap. O 次郎 ) - The younger brother of Kytaro. Although he understands speech, he can only speak the word bakeratta. Only Kyutaro understands what Ojiro is saying.
- Seiyu: Makoto Kosaka (1965), Reiko Katsura (1971), Keiko Yokozawa (1985)
Ekkusu-zo ( Jap. X 蔵 ) - Father Kyutaro, Otaro and Odziro.
O-zetto ( お Z ) - Mother of Kyutaro, Otaro and Odziro.
Tsuyoshi Saigo ( 西 郷 強 ) - Has the nickname Godzilla . A classmate of Seth and the badass.
- Seiyu: Kaneta Kimotsuki (1965/1971), Hiroshi Takemura (1985)
Professor ( ハ カ セ ' Hakase' ) is a classmate of Shёta and the smartest in the class.
- Seiyu: Sumiko Shirakawa (1971), Kaneta Kimotsuki (1985)
Kizao Kiza Kiza ( 木 佐 キ ザ オ ) is a rich classmate of Seta who assents Godzilla.
- Seiyu: Kazuko Sawada (1971), Naoki Tatsuta (1985)
Yoshiko Koizumi ( 泉 泉 ち ち ゃ ん ) is a classmate of Shёta, known as “Yottyan” (( っ ち ゃ ん ) .
- Seiyu: Mariko Tsukai (1965), Michiko Nomura (1971), Sanae Miyuki (1985)
Appearance in Other Media
- Toy Obake is depicted on a desk in volume 16 of the 20th Century Boys manga.
- Pac-Man character creator Toru Ivatani said that for character creation, he was inspired by characters from Obake no Q-Taro . [one]
Notes
- ↑ Kohler, Chris Q&A: Pac-Man Creator Reflects on 30 Years of Dot-Eating | Game | Life . Wired.com. Date of treatment July 23, 2012. Archived on May 1, 2013.
Links
- Anime "Obake no Q-Taro 1965" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime "Obake no Q-Taro 1965" in the AniDB database
- Anime "Obake no Q-Taro 1971" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime "Obake no Q-Taro 1971" (Eng.) In the AniDB database
- Anime "Obake no Q-Taro 1985" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime "Obake no Q-Taro 1985" in the AniDB database
- Anime «Obake no Q-Tarou: Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen ” in the AniDB Database
- Anime «Obake no Q-Tarou: Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen ” in the AniDB Database