Kirby: Right Back at Ya! facts for kids
| Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | |
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Quick facts for kids 星のカービィ(Hoshi no Kābī) |
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| Genre | Comedy, fantasy |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Sōji Yoshikawa Mitsuo Kusakabe Yōichi Kotabe (supervisor) |
| Produced by | Satoru Iwata (Nintendo) Taihei Yamanashi (Dentsu) Seiichi Hirano (A-UN) Takeyuki Okazaki (CBC) |
| Written by | Sōji Yoshikawa |
| Music by | Akira Miyagawa |
| Studio | Studio Sign Studio Comet (cooperation) |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | CBC, TBS, TV Tokyo, Kids Station, Tokyo MX |
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| Episodes | 100 |
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known in Japan as Kirby of the Stars (星のカービィ, Hoshi no Kābī), is a super fun Japanese anime TV show. It's based on Nintendo's very popular Kirby video games. The show was made by Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, Dentsu, A-UN Entertainment, and Studio Sign.
The story is all about Kirby, a cute pink, round creature who acts like a little kid. He can't speak regular words, but he has an amazing power! Kirby can suck up his enemies and temporarily gain their special abilities. Kirby crash-lands on a planet called Popstar. There, he quickly becomes friends with two yellow-skinned siblings named Tiff and Tuff.
Throughout the series, Kirby and his friends work together to fight against the evil emperor Nightmare. They also have to deal with King Dedede and his helper Escargoon. King Dedede and Escargoon are always trying to get rid of Kirby by using monsters from Nightmare's company. Even though the show is mostly for younger kids, it also has cool messages about things like protecting the environment.
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What's the Story About?
Long, long ago, a bad emperor named Nightmare created many scary monsters. He sent them all over the universe to take control. But some of his own monsters started to fight against him! Then, Sir Meta Knight and other brave heroes called Star Warriors formed the Galaxy Soldier Army. Their goal was to stop Nightmare.
However, Nightmare kept making more and more monsters. The Star Warriors struggled to keep up. The few Star Warriors who survived had to hide and look for new ways to defeat Nightmare. Meanwhile, Nightmare started a big company called Holy Nightmare Inc. (or Night Mare Enterprises in the English show). This company made and sold monsters to villains and rich people across the universe, making Nightmare even more powerful.
Eventually, a new Star Warrior named Kirby was born. Kirby was meant to grow strong enough to fight Nightmare. He was sleeping in a spaceship. This spaceship could automatically travel to planets where monsters were. When it sensed monsters on Planet Popstar, it woke Kirby up way too early! Kirby was still like a baby and couldn't control the ship. He crash-landed in a village called Pupu Village (or Cappy Town in the English show).
After his crash, Kirby became friends with Fūmu (Tiff) and Bun (Tuff) and other people in Cappy Town. With their help, Kirby started his mission to fight the monsters and defeat Nightmare.
The ruler of Dream Land, King Dedede, doesn't like Kirby from the very beginning. He and his helper Escargoon constantly try to get rid of Kirby. They buy monsters from Nightmare's company to cause trouble. But their plans always fail because Kirby steps in! Just like in the video games, Kirby can inhale enemies and temporarily get their powers. For example, he can become Fire Kirby to spit flames or Sword Kirby to slice foes.
Kirby gets stronger and stronger as the show goes on. In the final battle, Kirby and Tiff face Nightmare in a dream. Tiff throws the Warp Star to Kirby. He swallows it and becomes Star Rod Kirby! Star Rod Kirby has the Star Rod, which is the only thing that can defeat Nightmare. This allows Kirby to finally win!
How to Watch the Show
You can find Kirby: Right Back at Ya! on DVD. Some of the DVD releases in North America were put out by 4Kids Home Video. One special DVD, Kirby: Fright to the Finish!!, was a movie made from the last five episodes of the TV show.
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Volume 1: Kirby Comes to Cappytown (released November 12, 2002)
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Volume 2: A Dark and Stormy Knight (released January 7, 2003)
- Kirby: Right Back At Ya! Volume 3: Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure (released November 4, 2003)
- Kirby: Fright to the Finish!! (released June 14, 2005)
- Kirby's Adventures in Cappytown (released February 19, 2008)
- Kirby: Cappy New Year & Other Kirby Adventures (released December 9, 2008)
Also, three episodes from the series were included in the 2012 video game collection Kirby's Dream Collection.
Where the Show Aired Around the World
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! was shown in many countries around the world! It was very popular and aired on different TV channels.
Some of the places it aired include:
- Brazil - Jetix, Fox Kids and Disney XD
- Germany - Disney Channel
- United Kingdom - Pop
- Mexico - Jetix and Disney XD
- Spain - Toon Disney
- France - TF1 and Télétoon+
- Canada - Teletoon
- United States - Fox (Fox Box, 4Kids TV), The CW (The CW4Kids)
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The English dub often removed any visible text
See also
In Spanish: Hoshi no Kirby para niños
