Toshihiko Seki, Maria Kawamura, Rica Matsumoto, Jūrōta Kosugi, Kenyu Horiuchi
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Kaiketsu Zorro(Japanese: 快傑ゾロ, Hepburn: Kaiketsu Zoro, lit. "Extraordinary Zorro") is an Italian/Japanese anime, based on the western character Zorro. Fifty-two episodes were produced, however only 46 were broadcast in Japan. The series became very popular in European countries, including Portugal and Spain, the colonial power of the area in the story.
Don Diego de la Vega returns from his study trip to discover his homeland is under the army's dictatorship. Diego, refusing to watch idly, disguises himself as Zorro to protect the weak and oppressed. Diego is not a coward but he is unable to win the affections of his sweetheart, Lolita Prideaux but at the same time he run after girls which is not in her favour. Diego serenades Lolita as Zorro and fights the evils of his homeland, hoping to capture her heart.
Diego is accompanied by Bernardo, the sidekick boy wearing a similar costume, called "Little Zorro".
Main characters
Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro
Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki (Japanese)
The main protagonist of the series. As Diego he acts lazy and clumsy, usually showing cowardly, foolish, and silly characteristics to hide his secret identity, but as Zorro he is the most noble-minded swordsman in the world. Diego is a rival of Commander Raymond but in depth he has a great affection for him. In the end of the episode 25, Zorro had a great affection for Commander Raymond in his eyes. Diego, just like his father, is always very calm and reasonable, unlike Lolita and Bernardo, who are very hot-headed and stubborn.
Lolita Prideaux
Voiced by: Maria Kawamura (Japanese)
The female protagonist of the series. Diego's spunky blond childhood friend and love interest. She was a lazy and average girl. She is bossy over Diego, but she loves Zorro.
Bernardo/Little Zorro
Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto (Japanese)
The co-protagonist of the series, an abandoned orphan found by Diego when he was still a baby. Diego adopted and took care of him as if he was his younger brother, he also thinks of Diego like his true brother. He helps Zorro by eavesdropping in other people's conversations, and later develops his own alter ego, "Little Zorro".
Commandant Raymond
Voiced by: Jûrôta Kosugi (Japanese)
The main villain of the series. The head officer of the Spanish Army in California. He is a villain of the series but he was not that evil even Zorro said that he is an honorable man and will keep his word. Sometimes, he did some plans to make his fortune but he also helped people as he helped a widow woman Madam Delicia, he arrested Sergeant Gonzales as she blame him to be a robber and provided security to her house. He was handsome with magical personality. In the depth of the series he was generous. He had great respect for women and was not in a favour of blackmailing someone. Raymond was so decent who did not go after girls like Diego. He was true with governor general and his wife but somehow they changed the plot and suddenly in episode 47 he plans to kill the governor general with the South India Company so that he could become a governor general even it was not his wish to take his place. The change of the plot was not so good and somehow only 46 episodes were broad cast in Japan. Zorro killed him so brutally. It was not good, he did not deserve that and somehow only 46 episodes were broadcast in Japan.
Lieutenant Gabriel
Voiced by: Kenyuu Horiuchi (Japanese)
The second villain of the series. An officer of the Spanish army who has an affection for Lolita. He was an emotional young handsome man. He is the right hand conspirator of Commandant Raymond on each of their plots in California. He is defeated and arrested by Sergeant Gonzales in the end of the series. This role was popularized Raymond in the original novel.
Voiced by: Kôzô Shioya (Japanese)
Stout sergeant who often serves as the comic relief. Comparable to Johnston McCulley's character from 1920's The Mark of Zorro.
Music
The series use two pieces of theme music. The Japanese Opening theme is "ZORRO", and the Japanese ending theme is "Chikai" (誓い; "Oath"). Both songs are sung by the Japanese vocalist Masaaki Endoh, and are used for the 51 episodes which aired in Japan.
