Kaiketsu Zorori

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Kaiketsu Zorori
Image:Kaiketsuzororijpg
かいけつゾロリ
Genre Comedy, Adventure
TV anime
Director Hiroshi Nishikiori
Studio Anbā Film Works, Ajia-do Animation Works
Network Flag of Japan Mētele, Animax
Original run February 1, 2004 – February 6, 2005
Episodes 52
TV anime: Majime ni Fumajime: Kaiketsu Zorori
Director Tsutomu Shibayama
Studio Sunrise, Ajia-do Animation Works
Network Flag of Japan Mētele, Animax
Flag of the Philippines Hero TV, GMA 7
Original run February 13, 2005 – January 28, 2007
Episodes 77

Kaiketsu Zorori (かいけつゾロリ Incredible Zorori?) is a popular Japanese children's book series created by Yutaka Hara and published by Poplar Publishing, which was later adapted into two anime series based on the series. A 53 minute movie was released on March 11, 2006 which featured Sgt. Frog characters as cameos. Zorori and the boar twins make a cameo appearance in Keroro Gunso the Super Movie, as both series belong to Sunrise.

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[edit] Synopsis

Adapted from the popular storybooks of the same name by Yutaka Hara, Kaiketsu Zorori follows the adventures of a scheming fox named Zorori, who is determined to become the King of Mischief with his very own castle and beautiful bride. Although Zorori is notorious for his pranks and tricks, his conniving plots often backfire and end up helping his targets, and despite appearing to be villainous and immoral, he is actually caring and sentimental. Nevertheless, Zorori has the wits, intelligence, and dexterity to always find a solution out of the most hopeless of situations. Travelling with a pair of twin boar bandits, Ishishi and Noshishi, he continues on his journey to make his deceased mother proud.

[edit] Characters

The protagonist of the story and a master of disguise, Zorori is a fox on a never-ending quest to become the King of Pranks (悪戯の王者, Itazura no Ouja?) to make his dead mother proud. A self-proclaimed Prankster Genius (悪戯の天才, Itazura no Tensai?), he helps others only if it serves to benefit him, but is actually kind at heart and will usually end up solving others' problems without any personal gain. He normally wears a sandogasa and a striped cape reminiscent of an Edo period gambler, but at crucial moments he changes into a Zorro-esque costume with the letters ZZ on the chest. He is very dextrous and can build almost any machine to suit his needs. His favorite food is anpan.
The older of the boar twins. Along with his younger brother Noshishi, he follows Zorori around on his journey. He is distinguishable from his brother by his slightly larger right nostril and deeper voice. His favorite food is melonpan.
The younger of the boar twins, he follows Zorori and Ishishi around on the journey. He is distinguishable from his brother by his slightly larger left nostril, the mole on his right cheek, and a higher voice. His favorite food is onigiri.
Ishishi and Noshishi do share some common traits, they both refer to themselves in the first person as Ora (おら?) and end a lot of their sentences with ~da (～だ?), and they both have problems farting at will. Also, they both respect Zorori and refer to him as Zorori-sensei ( ゾロリ先生?) or just Sensei, the latter more often than the former.
Incidentally, their names are rearrangements of Inoshishi (イノシシ?), the Japanese word for boar.
Real Name: Zororeene (ゾロリーヌ?), she is the ghost of Zorori’s mother. Her cause of death is unknown, but she is almost always seen watching her son from above.
A ghost guide in finding the 'Minus Eel'. He can escape from his body and move around as a spirit.
  • Yutaka Hara (原ゆたか?)
The creator of Kaiketsu Zorori. He appears in every episode, often in the background.

[edit] Theme Songs

[edit] Kaiketsu Zorori

Opening Theme
Ending Themes
  • Sora wa Ao (空は青, The Sky is Blue?) by Satō-san and Suzuki-kun (Little by little) (ep. 1~13)
  • Owari no Uta (おわりのうた, Ending Song?) by Yukie 6 & Nobita Robert (ep. 14~31)
  • Akaneiro (あかねいろ, Crimson?) by Satō-san and Suzuki-kun (Little by little) (ep. 32~46)
  • Gayōshi (画用紙, Drawing Paper?) by Sayuri Anzu (ep. 47~52)

[edit] Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori

Opening Themes
  • A Jya Paa (あじゃぱー?) by Kouichi Yamadera, Rikako Aikawa, and Motoko Kumai (ep. 1~50)
  • Zekkouchou! (ゼッコーチョー!?) by Kouichi Yamadera (ep. 51~)
Ending Themes
  • Mama no Komoriuta (ママの子守唄, Mama’s Lullaby?) by Sakiko Tamagawa (ep. 1~27)
  • Accha Koccha GO! (あっちゃこっちゃゴー!?) by Junko Iwao (ep. 28~50)
  • Ishi Noshi Kazoe Uta desu ka!! (イシノシかぞえうたでスカ!!?) by Rikako Aikawa and Motoko Kumai (ep. 51~)

[edit] External links

  1. Official Site (Japanese)
  2. Official Site #2 (Japanese)
  3. Anime News Network Article