Little Ghost Q-Taro facts for kids

Little Ghost Q-Taro
Little Ghost Q-Taro on the cover of Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday
Quick facts for kids オバケのQ太郎 (Obake no Q-Tarō)
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Fujiko Fujio
Published by	Shogakukan Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen, children
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday Shōnen Book CoroCoro Comic Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday
Original run	1964 – 1973
Volumes	6
Manga
Shin Q-Tarō
Written by	Fujiko Fujio
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Children
Magazine	CoroCoro Comic
Original run	1976 – ?
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Directed by	Masaaki Osumi
Music by	Hiroshi Tsutsui
Studio	Tokyo Movie
Network	TBS
Original run	29 August 1965 – 28 June 1967
Episodes	96
Anime television series
Shin Obake no Q-Tarō
Directed by	Tadao Nagahama
Produced by	Harutoshi Kawaguchi Kensuke Fujii (Nippon TV)
Music by	Naozumi Yamamoto
Studio	Tokyo Movie
Network	Nippon TV
Original run	1 September 1971 – 27 December 1972
Episodes	70 (140 segments)
Anime television series
Shin Obake no Q-Tarō
Directed by	Masuji Harada Hiroshi Sasagawa (Chief director)
Produced by	Junichi Kimura Yoshiaki Koizumi (TV Asahi) Yoshio Katō Seitarō Kodama (Shin-Ei Animation) (Asatsu-DK)
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Network	TV Asahi
Original run	1 April 1985 – 29 March 1987
Episodes	510
Game
Chubby Cherub
Developer	TOSE
Publisher	Bandai
Genre	Action
Platform	Nintendo Entertainment System
Released	1985
Anime film
Obake no Q-Tarō: Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen
Directed by	Hiroshi Sasagawa
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Released	March 15, 1986
Runtime	120 minutes
Anime film
Obake no Q-Tarō: Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen
Directed by	Hiroshi Sasagawa
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Released	March 14, 1987
Runtime	15 minutes

Little Ghost Q-Taro (Japanese: オバケのQ太郎, Hepburn: Obake no Kyutarō) is a fun Japanese manga and anime series. It was created by the famous duo Fujiko Fujio. The story is about a friendly ghost named Q-Taro, who lives with a human family, the Ōharas.

Q-Taro is also known as "Q-chan" or "Oba-Q". He loves to play tricks, fly around, and sometimes even sneak food! But there's one thing that really scares him: dogs. The series usually shows the funny adventures of Q-Taro and his friends.

The manga was first drawn from 1964 to 1966 by both Fujiko F. Fujio and Fujiko Fujio A. Later, from 1971 to 1974, only Fujiko F. Fujio continued drawing it. An English version of the manga was even published in Japan, called Q the Spook.

There have been three different anime TV shows based on Little Ghost Q-Taro. The first one was in black and white and aired from 1965 to 1967 on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). The second series was in color and ran from 1971 to 1972 on Nippon TV. The most recent series aired from 1985 to 1987 on TV Asahi.

Meet the Characters

Here are some of the main characters you'll meet in Little Ghost Q-Taro:

Q-Taro: The Friendly Ghost

• Q-Taro (Q太郎)

Q-Taro is the main character of the story. He's a ghost, but he's afraid of dogs! Unlike some other ghosts, he can't change his shape.

Voiced by: Machiko Soga (1965), Junko Hori (1971), Fusako Amachi (1985)

The Ōhara Family

• Shōta Ōhara (大原 正太, Ōhara Shōta)

Shōta is a kind grade school boy and Q-Taro's best human friend. Q-Taro calls him "Shō-chan," and Shōta calls Q-Taro "Q-chan."

Voiced by: Kazue Tagami (1965), Yoshiko Ōta (1971), Katsue Miwa (1985)

• Shin'ichi Ōhara (大原 伸一, Ōhara Shin'ichi)

Shin'ichi is Shōta's older brother.

Voiced by: Masako Nozawa (1965), Sumiko Shirakawa (1971), Yū Mizushima (1985)

Q-Taro's Ghost Friends and Family

• U-ko (U子)

U-ko is Q-Taro's ghost girlfriend. She is also a skilled judoka, which means she's good at judo!

Voiced by: Hiroko Maruyama (1971), Eiko Masuyama (1985)

• Doronpa (ドロンパ)

Doronpa is a ghost from America. He often has a playful rivalry with Q-Taro. U-ko thinks Doronpa is very smart, which sometimes makes Q-Taro a bit jealous!

Voiced by: Misae Kita (1965), Yoshiko Yamamoto (1971), Fuyumi Shiraishi (1985)

• P-ko (P子)

P-ko is Q-Taro's younger sister.

Voiced by: Yōko Mizugaki (1965), Kazuko Sawada (1971), Yūko Mita (1985)

• O-jirō (O次郎)

O-jirō is Q-Taro's youngest brother. He can understand what everyone says, but he can only say one word: "bakeratta." Only Q-Taro can understand what O-jirō means!

Voiced by: Makoto Kōsaka→Reiko Katsura (1971), Keiko Yokozawa (1985)

• X-zō (X蔵)

This is the father of Q-Taro, P-ko, and O-jirō.

• O-zetto (おZ)

This is the mother of Q-Taro, P-ko, and O-jirō.

Shōta's Classmates and Neighbors

• Tsuyoshi Saigō (西郷 強, Saigō Tsuyoshi)

Nickname: Godzilla. Tsuyoshi is a bully in Shōta's class and neighborhood.

Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki (1965/1971), Hiroshi Takemura (1985)

• Hakase (ハカセ, "Professor")

Hakase is Shōta's very smart classmate.

Voiced by: Unknown (1965), Sumiko Shirakawa (1971), Kaneta Kimotsuki (1985), Naoki Tatsuta (1985, stand-in)

• Kizao Kiza (木佐 キザオ, Kiza Kizao)

Kizao is a rich classmate of Shōta's. He often tries to get on Godzilla's good side.

Voiced by: Unknown (1965), Kazuko Sawada (1971), Naoki Tatsuta (1985)

• Yoshiko Koizumi (小泉 美子, Koizumi Yoshiko)

Yoshiko is a female classmate of Shōta's. She is always called "Yotchan."

Voiced by: Mariko Tsukai (1965), Michiko Nomura (1971), Sanae Miyuki (1985)

• Yukari (ユカリ)

Yukari is Shin'ichi's girlfriend. P-ko, Q-Taro's sister, lives with her.

Voiced by: Unknown (1965), Unknown (1971), Yoko Asagami (1985)

• Koike (小池)

Koike is a ramen chef character. He also appears as a ramen chef in Doraemon, a teacher in Ninja Hattori-kun, and Michio's father in Ultra B.

Voiced by: Hiroshi Ōtake (1965), akira simada (1971), Shingo Hiromori (1985)

• Kaminari (神成)

Kaminari is the Ōhara family's neighbor. Doronpa, the American ghost, lives with him. Kaminari looks similar to a character from Doraemon.

Voiced by: Reizo Nomoto (1965) and (1971), Shingo Kanemoto (1985)

See also

In Spanish: Obake no Q-Tarō para niños