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Kiteretsu Daihyakka(キテレツ大百科) (Also known as Kiteretsu Encyclopedia or only Kiteretsu) is a science fiction manga series by Fujiko F. Fujio which ran in the Children's magazine Kodomo no Hikari from April 1974 to July 2000. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime TV series which ran on Fuji TV from March 27, 1988 to June 9, 1996. The series also aired on different networks worldwide, such as Hungama TV, Pogo (TV channel), Cartoon Network, and Disney XD in India, and Cartoon Network in South Korea. An English dub of the anime airs in India. As of September 2016, a remastered version of the series airs on Animax in Japan.
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Plot
The show is set in the fictional Hyōno-chō, which is set in an ambiguous location featuring a rural-style train station, a department store, and a shopping district. The fictional neighboring town of Urano-chō is where Miyoko's aunt lives. In the anime, Miyoko speaks in Toyama dialect which attributed to that town.
The fictional Hyakujōshima is the location of the Tongari family's vacation home. A family of kabocha farmers lives there and takes care of the place. The island is sparsely populated because many people move from it. It is accessible from Tokyo via airplane and ferry.
Two fictional schools are mentioned in the series: Hyōno Elementary and Takao University. Hyōno Elementary is the public school Kiteretsu and his friends attend. During summer vacation, one of the lunch ladies uses the school to teach piano lessons. There is also a rumour that the school is haunted.
Benzō-san, a friend, mentor and guide of Kiteretsu and his friends, was able to enter the university after attempting it six times during the series. Ten years after the time period of the series beginning, Kiteretsu, Miyoko, and Tongari enter this university to study further.
Main characters
Eiichi Kite
Eiichi Kite (木手英一 Kite Eiichi), also known as Kiteretsu (キテレツ), is a 10-year-old boy who lives in Tokyo city. He usually wears a light blue T-shirt and a dark blue trouser. He also wears a green shoes, white socks and a red-yellow themed cap with K written on it. He is weak in sports, but is a prodigy in machines. He reads the Daihyakka and invents gadgets from past. He can even repair normal machines and invent variations of the Daihyakka gadgets. Because of his mechanical aptitude, he commands respect from his friends.
Korosuke
Korosuke (コロ助) is Kiteretsu's robot assistant who usually ends his sentences with nari (ナリ) . He usually wears an artificial samurai sword. He is an invention in the encyclopedia. He was made by Kiteretsu himself.
Miyoko Nonohana
Miyoko Nonohana (野々花みよ子 Nonoha Miyoko), also known as Miyo-chan (みよちゃん), is one of Kiteretsu's best friends. She is an intelligent girl, admired by boys. She is Kiteretsu's love interest in the show and on many incidents is shown to be Kiteretsu's future wife.
Kaoru Kumada
Kaoru Kumada (熊田薫 Kumada Kaoru), also known by the nickname Butagorilla (ブタゴリラ), is one of Kiteretsu's friends. He is a typical bully but in progress, he becomes comic relief. He is known to love vegetables.
Kouji Tongari
Kouji Tongari (尖浩二 Tongari Kouji), also known as Tongari (トンガリ), is one of Kiteretsu's best friends. He is easily frightened, and a best friend of Butagorilla, though is quite often bullied by him.
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Television drama
In January 2002, NHK aired a two-hour one-shot live Action drama featuring a CGI Korosuke voiced by Mami Koyama. It was originally aired on NHK Educational TV on January 1, 2002.
Games
On February 23, 1990, Epoch released an action game for the Famicom.
On July 15, 1994, another action game, Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Bouken Ouedo Juraki, was released by Video System for the Game Boy.
A board game titled Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Chōjikū Sugoroku was released on January 27, 1995 by Video System for the Super Famicom.
