Inakappe Taishō

Inakappe Taishō
	Cover art from the DVD release of the series
いなかっぺ大将
Genre	Comedy, sports (judo)
Manga
Written by	Noboru Kawasaki
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine
Demographic	Kodomo
Original run	1967 – 1972
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Sasagawa
Music by	Masahiko Nakamura
Studio	Tatsunoko Productions
Original network	Fuji TV; Spacetoon Plus (Indonesia) (2013-2015); NHK World (Japan) (2010); Cartoon Network (South Korea) (2006-2012)
Original run	4 October 1970 – 24 September 1972
Episodes	104 (2 segments/episode)
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Inakappe Taishō (いなかっぺ大将, "The Hick Judo Champion") is manga series by Noboru Kawasaki and serialized by Shogakukan in . The manga series won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award. An anime adaptation was created by Tatsunoko Productions.^[2]
Daizaemon makes a cameo in episode 68 of The Song of Tentomushi, which is also by Kawasaki.

Plot[]

A lively boy named Daizaemon in traditional Japanese clothing comes with various kinds of animals to the capital of Tokyo. He has a funny habit of dancing whenever he hears music. He visits a friend of his late father's to learn judo and makes friends with the young daughter of the judo master Kikuko and the cat Nyanko-sensei. For a little girl, Kikuko has wonderful judo tricks inherited from her father while Nyanko-sensei is able to perform a difficult trick of triple turn in the air. Both of them are worthy instructors for Daizaemon. Although he shows clownish behavior once in a while, he is always popular among people around and grows stout and shrewd to be a future champion.

Characters[]

Daizaemon Kaze: Voiced by: Masako Nozawa; Nicknamed "Dai-chan," he comes from Aomori and is a country boy. He always wears a hakama and plays judo. He moves to Tokyo after the death of his father. He has good intentions but is often naive.
Nyanko-sensei: Voiced by: Kinya Aikawa; A cat with a tiger-like appearance who helps Daizaemon.
Kikuko Ogaki: Voiced by: Mari Okamoto; A beautiful girl who Daizaemon falls in love with at first sight. This is Okamoto's debut role at the age of 16.
Hanako Mori: Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama; A childhood friend of Daizaemon.
Yagoro Ogaki: Voiced by: Tōru Ōhira; Kikuko's father.
Nishi Ishiboshi: Voiced by: Shun Yashiro; Daizaemon's mischievous friend who is from Osaka.
"Tori" Maruko Tono: Voiced by:; One of Daizaemon's classmates.
Nana Shirayuki-sensei: Voiced by:; The beautiful teacher who tends to the rose garden.

Release[]

The series was broadcast from October 4, 1970 to September 24, 1972 for 208 15 minute episodes (technically 104). It was rebroadcast in Japan in 2014 and 2015.

References[]

^ いなかっぺ大将. Tatsunoko Productions (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-13.
^ "Tatsunoko Production". Retrieved 2010-07-28.

External links[]

Inakappe Taishō (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[1] いなかっぺ大将. Tatsunoko Productions (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-13.

[2] "Tatsunoko Production". Retrieved 2010-07-28.

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