Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known in Japan as Kirby of the Stars (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kābī), is an anime series adapted from the video game series of the same title by Masahiro Sakurai. Produced by Studio Sign and directed by Sōji Yoshikawa with Mitsuo Kusakabe, the series was broadcast on TV Tokyo and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, from October 6, 2001, to September 27, 2003. It follows the adventures of the titular character Kirby as he fights off monsters to his village's well-being.
Four pieces of theme music were used in the original Japanese version. The first opening theme, titled "Kirby★March" (カービィ★マーチ, Kābī★māchi), is performed by Xiang Qi, who also performed the first ending theme Kihon wa Maru (きほんはまる, "First You Draw a Circle"). The second opening and ending themes, used from episode 72 onwards, are "Kirby!" (カービィ!, Kābī!) performed by Hiroko Asakawa and Kirby☆Step! (カービィ☆ステップ!, Kābī☆suteppu) performed by Konishiki Yasokichi. 4Kids Entertainment used original music in their adaptation. The English dub used "Kirby, Kirby, Kirby!", a jazz song written by Norman J. Grossfeld and performed by Ralph Schuckett.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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| First aired (Japan) | Last aired (Japan) | First aired (USA) | Last aired (USA) | |||
| 1[broken anchor] | 26 | October 6, 2001 | March 30, 2002 | September 14, 2002 | September 16, 2006 | |
| 2 | 25 | April 6, 2002 | October 5, 2002 | December 7, 2002 | September 23, 2006 | |
| 3[broken anchor] | 25 | October 12, 2002 | March 29, 2003 | September 6, 2003 | October 16, 2004 | |
| 4 | 24 | April 5, 2003 | September 27, 2003 | October 23, 2004 | November 4, 2006 | |
| Short | 1[citation needed] | September 20, 2008 | September 20, 2008 | January 14, 2012 | January 24, 2012 | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2001–02/2002-06)
edit| No. (JPN) | No. (DUB) | Title[1] (English dub title) | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original airdate | American air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "He's Here! The Pink Visitor" ("Kirby Goes to Cappy Town") Transliteration: "Deta! Pinku no hōmonsha" (Japanese: 出た！ピンクの訪問者) | Mitsuo Kusakabe | Sōji Yoshikawa | Sōji Yoshikawa | October 6, 2001 | September 14, 2002 | |
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The inhabitants of Cappy Town become frightened when their livestock start to disappear. Looking to the great sage Kabu for advice, he tells them of a prophecy that said a warrior named Kirby would save them in their time of need. Moments later, a short pink Star Warrior named Kirby crashes his starship nearby. The residents are unsure if he is the savior they had been hoping for, due to his harmless appearance and childlike behavior. However, he proves himself by defeating the monster that had been eating the sheep – a giant, fire-breathing octopus named Octacon. Copy Ability: Fire (debut) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Oh No! Finding a Home for the Warrior" ("A Blockbuster Battle") Transliteration: "Taihen! Senshi no o uchi sagashi" (Japanese: 大変！戦士のおうち探し) | Mitsuo Kusakabe | Sōji Yoshikawa | Mitsuo Kusakabe | October 13, 2001 | September 14, 2002 | |
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King Dedede and Escargoon try to foil Tiff and Tuff's attempts to find Kirby a home, which leads them to ordering a monster named Blocky. Kirby is nearly defeated by Blocky, but with the support of Tiff, Tuff, and Meta Knight, the super-dense Blocky is sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Copy Ability: Stone (debut) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "What?! Battle with Sir Meta Knight?" ("Kirby's Duel Role") Transliteration: "E! Metanaito kyō to taiketsu?" (Japanese: え！メタナイト卿と対決？) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Sōji Yoshikawa | Seiji Okuda | October 20, 2001 | September 21, 2002 | |
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King Dedede commands a hesitant Meta Knight to challenge Kirby to a duel, but Meta Knight uses this duel to secretly instruct Kirby in swordsmanship, which Kirby uses to fight Bugzzy, Dedede's latest monster. Copy Ability: Sword (debut) | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Secret of the Star Warrior" ("Dark and Stormy Knight") Transliteration: "Hoshi no senshi no himitsu" (Japanese: 星の戦士のひみつ) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Sōji Yoshikawa | Masayuki Ōzeki | October 27, 2001 | September 21, 2002 | |
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King Dedede summons a powerful storm monster called Kracko, which attacks all of the residents of Cappy Town and outmatches Kirby. Meanwhile, Tiff learns about NightMare Enterprises, the Star Warriors, the Warp Star, and Kirby's mysterious background from Meta Knight. Later, Kirby ventures into the heart of Kracko using the Warp Star, which gives Kirby energy and grants flight similarly to how a magic carpet would. Kracko is defeated and peace returns to Cappy Town. Copy Ability: Sword | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Rage! Whispy Woods" ("Beware: Whispy Woods!") Transliteration: "Ikare! Wisupī uzzu" (Japanese: 怒れ！ウィスピーウッズ) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Sōji Yoshikawa | Mitsuo Kusakabe | November 3, 2001 | September 28, 2002 | |
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Kirby and the gang get stranded in Whispy Woods, and King Dedede, who tricks Whispy into thinking Kirby and the bunch are out to destroy him, plans to chop the forest down to make a new country club. On the club's grand opening, Dedede tries to use Kirby as a golf ball, but Kirby spits out an apple that belonged to Whispy. Whispy is reborn and uses his own apples to regrow Whispy Woods and Dedede is foiled once again. NOTE: This is the first episode not to feature a copy ability. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Check It Out! Channel DDD" ("Un-Reality TV") Transliteration: "Miruzoi! Channeru DDD" (Japanese: 見るぞい！チャンネルＤＤＤ) | Yukio Takahashi | Sōji Yoshikawa | Masayuki Kojima | November 10, 2001 | September 28, 2002 | |
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King Dedede uses the power of television to brainwash Cappy Town to turn against Kirby, filming and blaming a monster attack on his arrival to Cappy Town. Tiff, who is frustrated that everyone is glued to a screen, is not hypnotized. She saves Kirby from a Cappy mob and snaps her family out of the trance. Then, Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby sabotage Dedede's recording studio to show the monster attacks were faked. The Cappies then stop watching television and leading their usual lives again. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Counterattack! Dyna Blade" ("Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure") Transliteration: "Gyakushū! Daina bureido" (Japanese: 逆襲！ダイナブレイド) | Hiroshi Harada | Mariko Kunisawa | Hiroshi Harada | November 17, 2001 | October 5, 2002 | |
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King Dedede tricks Kirby into eating the Dyna Blade's egg, but before Kirby can actually eat it, the egg hatches. But when Dyna Blade thinks Kirby did eat the egg, it attacks Kirby and all of Cappy Town, leading to Kirby battling it. However, when Dyna Blade's chick appears and is shown they befriend Kirby, Dyna Blade thanks Kirby, but is a bit disappointed that Kirby tried to eat the egg. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Curio's Ancient Pupupu Civilization" ("Curio's Curious Discovery") Transliteration: "Kyurio-shi no kodai pupupu bunmei" (Japanese: キュリオ氏の古代プププ文明) | Kiyoshi Egami | Kisuke Baba | Kiyoshi Egami | November 24, 2001 | October 5, 2002 | |
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Ancient Dedede artifacts start appearing in a dig site, confirming King Dedede's right to the throne. However, Dr, Curio is caught planting these artifacts, so he confesses that he faked the artifacts to validate Dedede's royalty because Dedede bribed the archeologist to do so as his business was failing. Dedede then calls upon the Dedede stone, which transforms into a giant rock monster at the king's control, but it is no match for Stone Kirby, who destroys it. Copy Ability: Stone | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Lololo and Lalala, Melody of Love" ("The Fofa Factor") Transliteration: "Rororo to rarara ai no merodi" (Japanese: ロロロとラララ愛のメロディ) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Ai Shitayoshi | Masayuki Ōzeki | December 1, 2001 | October 12, 2002 | |
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Fololo and Falala learn of their origin while Kirby is temporarily divided into the helpless Kirby-A and Kirby-B by a monster called Slice n' Splice, who can divide and mismatch its enemies. Kirby is restored as Fololo and Falala selflessly give up their chance at being reunited, and Slice n' Splice is sliced in half by Kirby. Copy Ability: Cutter (debut) | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Reinstate Chief Born" ("Hail to the Chief") Transliteration: "Borun shochō o rinyuaru seyo" (Japanese: ボルン署長をリニュアルせよ) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Rima Nozoe | Masayuki Kojima | December 8, 2001 | October 12, 2002 | |
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When King Dedede threatens to fire Chief Bookum for his laziness on the job, Tuff and friends create crimes to give the deposed Chief something to solve, accumulating to assuring Tuff's safety after the boy falls into a volcano as they await rescue, and he winds up a hero. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Court Chef Kawasaki" ("The Big Taste Test") Transliteration: "Kyūtei shefu Kawasaki" (Japanese: 宮廷シェフ・カワサキ) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | December 15, 2001 | October 19, 2002 | |
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The monster Popon comes to town disguised as Shiitake, the mentor of Chef Kawasaki, who is eager to impress his teacher. "Shiitake" claims to visit Cappy Town to critique the castle's cuisine, but reveals its true form upon exposure as a fake. Kirby then defeats it with help from his friends. Copy Ability: Cook (debut) | ||||||||
| 12 | 14 | "The Ghost of Dedede Castle" ("Escargoon Squad") Transliteration: "Dedede-jō no yūrei" (Japanese: デデデ城のユーレイ) | Tarō Iwasaki | Mariko Kunisawa | Tarō Iwasaki | December 22, 2001 | October 26, 2002 | |
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When Escargoon takes a picture of King Dedede, a ghost named Urameshiya appears, which begins to scare everyone in the castle. Escargoon, having dealt with Dedede's numerous pranks, avenges them by rigging up the castle by making the drawbridge close when they try to get into the castle, disguise Kirby, Fololo and Falala as ghosts and trap him in a room, imprisoned with a swinging axe and skeleton props above him. Everyone finally figures out that N.M.E. was behind it all. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 13 | 29 | "Pupu Village Year-End Fireworks Display" ("Cappy New Year") Transliteration: "Pupu birejji toshiwasure hanabi taikai" (Japanese: ププビレッジ年忘れ花火大会) | Tarō Iwasaki | Sōji Yoshikawa | Naoyuki Kuzuya | December 29, 2001 | December 28, 2002 | |
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King Dedede orders Sasuke, a firework monster and excellent builder, and attempts to destroy Kirby and ruin Cappy Town's New Year's celebration. NOTE: This is the first Kirby with more than one copy ability. Copy Ability: Fire, Parasol (debut) | ||||||||
| 14 | 13 | "The Dream Pillow Monster Shows Its Face" ("The Pillow Case") Transliteration: "Yumemakura majū no kaomise" (Japanese: 夢枕魔獣顔見勢) | Mitsuo Kusakabe | Sōji Yoshikawa | Mitsuo Kusakabe | January 5, 2002 | October 26, 2002 | |
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King Dedede orders magic pillows filled with Noddies that turn everyone's dreams into nightmares about Kirby which turn them against him. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 15 | 12 | "The Birth of Kirby's Little Brother?" ("Kirby's Pet Peeve") Transliteration: "Tanjō? Kābī no otōto?" (Japanese: 誕生？カービィのおとうと？) | Hiroshi Harada | Rima Nozoe | Hiroshi Harada | January 12, 2002 | October 19, 2002 | |
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Kirby receives a robotic toy dog as a present—but N.M.E. manufactured it. Kirby, unsure about the toy, begins to run away after it begins to chase him. However, after saving the dog from drowning, they grow a close relationship. Jealous, Tuff's friends and King Dedede try to capture the dog. Seeing how the dog has a defense system, Tuff's friends give up. Tiff warns Kirby that since the dog was manufactured by N.M.E., something bad will happen. Shortly after, the dog falls off a cliff and into the ocean, Kirby tries to save it, but Dedede captures it. Sadly, though the dog was set to explode. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 16 | 15 | "The Fish Who Loved Me" ("A Fish Called Kine") Transliteration: "Watashi o aishita sakana" (Japanese: 私を愛したサカナ) | Jōhei Matsuura | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Jōhei Matsuura | January 19, 2002 | November 2, 2002 | |
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Kine, a fish, falls in love with Tiff; meanwhile, King Dedede tries to seize the Rainbow Coral Reef. Copy Ability: Tornado (debut) | ||||||||
| 17 | 94 | "Pāmu and Mēmu's Ring Story" ("The Thing About the Ring") Transliteration: "Pāmu to mēmu no yubiwa monogatari" (Japanese: パームとメームの指輪物語) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Mariko Kunisawa | Yoshihiro Takamoto | January 26, 2002 | September 16, 2006 | |
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Sir Ebrum wants to present Lady Like with a ring, but Kirby accidentally loses it. A comedy of errors ensues. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 18 | 16 | "The Pink Ball in the Sleepy Forest" ("Flower Power") Transliteration: "Nemuri no mori no pinku bōru" (Japanese: 眠りの森のピンクボール) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Kisuke Baba | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | February 2, 2002 | November 2, 2002 | |
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Kirby swallows a Noddy and catches sleeping sickness, but only the evil Pukey Flower can save him. Copy Ability: Needle (debut) | ||||||||
| 19 | 17 | "Here Comes Knuckle Joe!" ("Here Comes the Son") Transliteration: "Nakkuru jō ga yattekita!" (Japanese: ナックルジョーがやって来た！) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Rima Nozoe | Masayuki Ōzeki | February 9, 2002 | November 9, 2002 | |
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Knuckle Joe arrives in Cappy Town and tries to avenge his father's death from a star warrior, and King Dedede frames an innocent Kirby; Kirby "mirrors" Joe to make him realize his monstrous ways, and Meta Knight tells Joe the truth about his father. Copy Ability: Fighter (debut), Needle | ||||||||
| 20 | 18 | "Goodbye, Snowman Chilly" ("Dedede's Snow Job") Transliteration: "Sayonara, yukidaruma chirī" (Japanese: さよなら、雪だるまチリー) | Tarō Iwasaki | Naruhiko Tatsumiya | Tarō Iwasaki | February 16, 2002 | November 9, 2002 | |
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The Ice Dragon brings winter to Cappy Town and Kirby befriends a snowman named Chilly. Copy Ability: Ice (debut) | ||||||||
| 21 | 19 | "Princess Rona's Holiday" ("A Princess in Dis-Dress") Transliteration: "Ōjo rōna no kyūjitsu" (Japanese: 王女ローナの休日) | Hiroshi Harada | Rima Nozoe | Hiroshi Harada | February 23, 2002 | November 16, 2002 | |
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Tiff befriends Commander Vee (who is a visiting Princess Rona in disguise); Kirby fights Susshi after King Dedede duels Vee. Copy Ability: Sword | ||||||||
| 22 | 20 | "Showdown on a Solitary Island: Old Soldiers Never Die!" ("Island of the Lost Warrior") Transliteration: "Kotō no kessen rōhei wa shinazu!" (Japanese: 孤島の決戦・老兵は死なず！) | Jōhei Matsuura | Kisuke Baba | Jōhei Matsuura | March 2, 2002 | November 16, 2002 | |
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A typhoon strands Kirby, Tiff, Tuff and crew on the island of Kit Cosmos, an old Star Warrior; Kirby vanquishes King Dedede's latest monster, Tornadon. Copy Ability: Tornado | ||||||||
| 23 | 21 | "Stray Dyna Baby" ("The Empty Nest Mess") Transliteration: "Maigo no dainabeibī" (Japanese: 迷子のダイナベイビー) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Mariko Kunisawa | Eizō Kojima | March 9, 2002 | November 23, 2002 | |
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King Dedede kidnaps Dyna Chick with hopes of injecting it to make it a monster; Dyna Blade gets even. Copy Ability: None | ||||||||
| 24 | 22 | "Ninja Benikage is Here!" ("Ninja Binge") Transliteration: "Ninja, benikage sanjō!" (Japanese: ニンジャ、ベニカゲ参上!) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Seiji Okuda | March 16, 2002 | November 23, 2002 | |
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An ancient scroll is Benikage's ninja report card; Kirby must battle Yamikage, a ninja and former Star Warrior hired by King Dedede. Copy Ability: Ninja (debut) | ||||||||
| 25 | 23 | "Escargon's Mother Dearest" ("Like Mother, Like Snail" / "Escargoon Rules") Transliteration: "Esukarugon, mabuta no haha" (Japanese: エスカルゴン、まぶたの母) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Mariko Kunisawa | Masayuki Kojima | March 23, 2002 | November 30, 2002 | |
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Cappy Town pretends that Escargoon is King when his mom visits; King Dedede unleashes the Drifters to get even. Copy Ability: Parasol | ||||||||
| 26 | 24 | "Loyalty! Sword and Blade" ("Sword and Blade, Loyal and True" / "Hour of the WolfWrath") Transliteration: "Chūsei! Sōdo to bureido" (Japanese: 忠誠！ソードとブレイド) | Tarō Iwasaki | Rima Nozoe | Naoyuki Kuzuya | March 30, 2002 | November 30, 2002 | |
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King Dedede orders WolfWrath, a fire-breathing wolf monster. It paralyzes Meta Knight, and his loyal followers Sword and Blade must now defeat him with Kirby's help. Copy Ability: Galaxia (debut) | ||||||||
Season 2 (2002/2002-06)
edit| No. (JPN) | No. (DUB) | Title (English dub title) | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original airdate | American air date | ||||||||
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| 27 | 25 | "Whispy Woods in Love" ("The Flower Plot") Transliteration: "Koi ni ochita wisupī uzzu" (Japanese: 恋に落ちたウィスピーウッズ) | Hiroshi Harada | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Takeru Yamazaki Hiroshi Harada | April 6, 2002 | December 7, 2002 | ||||||||
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Whispy's new flower friend, Lovely, is kidnapped by King Dedede and transformed into a monster that Kirby must defeat. Copy Ability: Cutter | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 26 | "Dedede Factory of Terror" ("Labor Daze") Transliteration: "Kyōfu no dedede fakutorī" (Japanese: 恐怖のデデデ・ファクトリー) | Kiyoshi Egami | Sōji Yoshikawa | Jōhei Matsuura | April 20, 2002 | December 7, 2002 | ||||||||
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King Dedede tricks the Cappies into working at a factory, where they unwittingly assemble parts for the Ice Dragon Robot. Copy Ability: Ice | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 27 | "Extra Spicy! Diner Wars" ("The Hot Shot Chef" / "A Spice Odyssey") Transliteration: "Gekikara! Famiresu sensō" (Japanese: 激辛！ファミレス戦争) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Mariko Kunisawa | Kazuhito Kozu | April 27, 2002 | December 14, 2002 | ||||||||
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King Dedede orders a monster chef, Goan, to out-spice Kawasaki; Goan tricks the Cappies into wanting to eat Kirby. Copy Ability: Cook | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 28 | "Kirby's Mysterious Egg" ("Hatch Me if You Can") Transliteration: "Kābī no nazo no tamago" (Japanese: カービィの謎のタマゴ) | Yukitaka Koyama | Ai Shitayoshi | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | May 4, 2002 | December 14, 2002 | ||||||||
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Kirby raises a newborn called Baby Galbo; Baby must choose between Kirby and the evil, much larger Galbo monster. Copy Ability: Fire | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | 30 | "Viva! Welcome to DedeVegas!" ("Abusement Park") Transliteration: "Biba! Dedebegasu e yōkoso" (Japanese: ビバ！デデベガスへようこそ) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Sōji Yoshikawa | Naoyuki Kuzuya | May 11, 2002 | February 1, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede transforms the castle into an amusement park and Kirby retaliates with a karaoke attack. Copy Ability: Mike (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | 95 | "A Story About Not Being Toothless" ("A Dental Dilemma") Transliteration: "Ha nashi ni naranai hanashi" (Japanese: 歯なしにならないハナシ) | Tarō Iwasaki | Mariko Kunisawa | Tarō Iwasaki | May 18, 2002 | September 23, 2006 | ||||||||
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King Dedede and Tuff suffer from toothaches and have to see Dr. Yabui and have their teeth drilled. Copy Ability: Tornado | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | 31 | "Huh?! The Space Garbage Dump" ("Junk Jam") Transliteration: "Eeh! Uchū no gomisuteba" (Japanese: え～っ！宇宙のゴミ捨て場) | Hiroshi Harada | Chinatsu Hōjō | Ichizō Fukushima | May 25, 2002 | February 1, 2003 | ||||||||
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A spaceship dumps interplanetary trash over Cappy Town and Fire Lion is supposed to incinerate it. Copy Ability: Fire | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | 34 | "Ultimate Iron Man, Cook Osaka" ("A Recipe for Disaster") Transliteration: "Kyūkyoku tetsujin kokkuoosaka" (Japanese: 究極鉄人・コックオオサカ) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Rima Nozoe | Seiji Okuda | June 1, 2002 | February 15, 2003 | ||||||||
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The real Chef Shiitake visits and Kirby makes "popcorn" out of King Dedede's monster, Cobgoblin. Copy Ability: Cook | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | 32 | "The Glorious Pupupu Grand Prix" ("The Kirby Derby") Transliteration: "Eikō no pupupu guranpuri" (Japanese: 栄光のプププ・グランプ) | Masayuki Ōzeki Kiyoshi Egami | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Masayuki Ōzeki Kiyoshi Egami | June 8, 2002 (part 1) June 15, 2002 (part 2) | February 8, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede downloads an evil racecar to use in Cappy Town's Grand Prix; Kirby races, too. Kirby's vehicle is sabotaged by King Dedede and the Mayor is ultimately victorious. Copy Ability: Wheel (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | 35 | "Crush the Lunchtime Dedede-Wide!" ("Watermelon Felon") Transliteration: "Ohiru no dededewaido o tsubuse!" (Japanese: お昼のデデデワイドをつぶせ！) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Chinatsu Hōjō | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | June 22, 2002 | March 1, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede uses Channel DDD and his personal newspaper to frame Kirby and propagate lies about him. Copy Ability: None | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | 44 | "Read It! The Amazing Million Seller" ("A Novel Approach") Transliteration: "Yomuzoi! Kyōi no mirionserā" (Japanese: 読むぞい！驚異のミリオンセラー) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Sōji Yoshikawa | Masayuki Kojima | June 29, 2002 | June 21, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede's monster is an imposter author of the Pappy Pottey book who transforms into the Broom King. Copy Ability: Cleaning (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | 36 | "The Forgotten Escargon" ("Escar-Gone") Transliteration: "Bōkyaku no esukarugon" (Japanese: 忘却のエスカルゴン) | Hiroshi Harada | Chinatsu Hōjō | Seiji Arihara | July 6, 2002 | March 8, 2003 | ||||||||
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Escargoon swallows Erasem in his sleep and awakens to find that no one recognizes him anymore. Copy Ability: None | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | 37 | "Monster Hunter Knuckle Joe!" ("Monster Management") Transliteration: "Majū hantā nakkuru jō!" (Japanese: 魔獣ハンター・ナックルジョー！) | Tarō Iwasaki | Rima Nozoe | Tarō Iwasaki | July 13, 2002 | March 15, 2003 | ||||||||
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Knuckle Joe returns disguised as an evil N.M.E. agent, but he's actually a monster hunter after Masher. Copy Ability: Fighter | |||||||||||||||
| 41 | 38 | "Prophecies of Mabel" ("Prediction Predicament") Transliteration: "Mēberu no daiyogen" (Japanese: メーベルの大予言) | Shigeru Yamazaki Masayuki Ōzeki | Sōji Yoshikawa Mariko Kunisawa | Seiji Okuda Hiroshi Aoyama | July 20, 2002 (part 1) July 27, 2002 (part 2) | March 22, 2003 (part 1) March 29, 2003 (part 2) | ||||||||
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A giant asteroid is about to hit Cappy Town, and everyone is scrambling to come up with ideas to deflect it. Copy Ability: Fire | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | 40 | "Rebellion of the Sheep" ("Sheepwrecked") Transliteration: "Hitsuji-tachi no hangyaku" (Japanese: ヒツジたちの反逆) | Akira Toba | Chinatsu Hōjō | Takaaki Ishiyama | August 3, 2002 | April 5, 2003 | ||||||||
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Amon turns a mindless flock of sheep into a herd of wolves who seek revenge on all of Cappy Town. Copy Ability: Needle | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | 41 | "Acore, Friend of Whispy Woods" ("War of the Woods") Transliteration: "Wisupī Uzzu no Tomo Akoru" (Japanese: ウィスピーウッズの友・アコル) | Akira Mano | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Shinji Sakai | August 10, 2002 | April 12, 2003 | ||||||||
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Whispy's friend, Acore, is in danger until some animal friends help Kirby and friends fight the forces of nature. Copy Ability: Cutter | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | 52 | "A Midsummer Night's Scream!" ("Scare Tactics") Transliteration: "Manatsu no yoru no yūrei!" (Japanese: 真夏の夜のユーレイ！) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama Hiroshi Harada | Mariko Kunisawa | Masayuki Kojima Seiji Arihara | August 17, 2002 (part 1) August 24, 2002 (part 2) | October 25, 2003 (part 1) November 1, 2003 (part 2) | ||||||||
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The Cappies plan a fun Spook-Out in Whispy Woods, but King Dedede uses the opportunity to get rid of Kirby by scaring them himself. When a storm arrives, Kirby, Tiff, Tuff, Dedede and Escargoon take shelter in a haunted house designed by N.M.E. and have to survive the terrors inside. Note: In Japan, there was a contest held by CBC that encouraged viewers of the show to design new guest characters that they wanted to see in future episodes of the show. The winning entry (a blue, bubble-breathing ghost named Shaabon) was featured in this special. The contest was first announced in the "Pupupu Tsushin" segment at the end of the Japanese version of "Hatch Me if You Can", and entries were solicited from May 4 (the day of said broadcast) to 31, 2002, with the winner announced in the "Pupupu Tsushin" segment of "War of the Woods". Copy Ability: Fire | |||||||||||||||
| 47 | 42 | "Come Home, Dear Waddle Dee" ("Pink-Collar Blues") Transliteration: "Kaere, aishi no wadorudi" (Japanese: 帰れ、愛しのワドルディ) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Rima Nozoe | Tarō Iwasaki | August 31, 2002 | April 19, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede fires the Waddle Dees and orders a Domestic Servant Robot; but the Waddle Dees are still loyal to him by protecting his vault. Copy Ability: Stone | |||||||||||||||
| 48 | 43 | "Pupupu Land Sightseeing Tour" ("Tourist Trap") Transliteration: "Pupupu rando kankō tsuā" (Japanese: プププランド観光ツアー) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Seiji Okuda | September 14, 2002 | April 26, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede wants to put on a show for the tourists, so he downloads Flame Feeder meant to destroy Kirby. Copy Ability: Fire, Ice | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | 47 | "New Animated Series: Dedede of the Stars" ("Cartoon Buffoon") Transliteration: "Anime shinbangumi hoshi no dedede" (Japanese: アニメ新番組・星のデデデ) | Tarō Iwasaki | Sōji Yoshikawa | Mitsuo Kusakabe | September 21, 2002 | September 20, 2003 | ||||||||
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Inspired by Tiff's flipbook, Dedede and Escargoon decide to open an animation studio based at the castle in order to produce a TV program that stars Dedede as the main character and Kirby as the villain. This runs into a number of snags: the people of Cappy Town all prove to be abysmal artists, have no desire to make Dedede the star of the show like he wants and instead want to make Kirby the protagonist, NightMare Enterprises sponsors the show at the cost of enforcing an extremely strict deadline that leaves everyone working themselves to the bone from having to produce the series premiere in less than a week, Escargoon has the sketches of Kirby are intentionally stolen so Dedede can remain the main character, and the people Dedede hires have no experience as actors (Tiff refusing to even follow the script), among other setbacks, though they, against all odds, manage to complete the episode on time. Copy Ability: None | |||||||||||||||
| 50 | 48 | "Save Up! The Cursed Piggy Bank" ("Don't Bank on It") Transliteration: "Tameruzoi! Noroi no chokin-bako" (Japanese: 貯めるぞい！のろいの貯金箱) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Chinatsu Hōjō | Hiroshi Aoyama | September 28, 2002 | September 27, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede distributes Dedede Dolls fashioned in his likeness to brainwash Cappies, but the plan backfires. Copy Ability: None | |||||||||||||||
| 51 | 49 | "Sentimental Kirby" ("Kirby Takes the Cake") Transliteration: "Senchimentaru kābī" (Japanese: センチメンタル・カービィ) | Akira Mano | Chinatsu Hōjō | Akira Mano Seiji Arihara | October 5, 2002 | October 4, 2003 | ||||||||
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It is Kirby's one-year Anniversary of landing in Cappy Town, but King Dedede orders a monster to destroy Kirby with fireworks. Copy Ability: Bomb (debut) | |||||||||||||||
Season 3 (2002–03/2003-04)
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| 52 | 45 | "Devil's Chocolate Capsules!" ("Snack Attack") Transliteration: "Akuma no choko kapuseru!" (Japanese: 悪魔のチョコカプセル！) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Mariko Kunisawa | Masayuki Kojima Yoshihisa Matsumoto | October 12, 2002 (part 1) October 19, 2002 (part 2) | September 6, 2003 (part 1) September 13, 2003 (part 2) | ||||||||
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A candy-toy craze is sweeping Cappy Town when N.M.E. sells a line of 3 Color Fighters disguised as Chocolate. Kirby ends up taking on King Dedede's rare fighter models in a battle tournament. Copy Ability: Fighter | |||||||||||||||
| 54 | 54 | "Quixano the Over-the-Top Knight!" ("One Crazy Knight") Transliteration: "Yarisugi no kishi! Kihāno" (Japanese: やりすぎの騎士！キハーノ) | Akira Toba | Rima Nozoe | Sumio Watanabe | October 26, 2002 | November 8, 2003 | ||||||||
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A crazy knight crashes near Cappy Town and attacks Kirby, thinking he is a monster. Copy Ability: Mirror (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 55 | 55 | "Dedede's Certain Love" ("Sweet & Sour Puss") Transliteration: "Aru ai no dedede" (Japanese: ある愛のデデデ) | Hiroshi Harada | Chinatsu Hōjō | Seiji Arihara | November 2, 2002 | November 15, 2003 | ||||||||
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An accident happens while King Dedede tries to order a monster that makes him kind, peaceful and passive. Copy Ability: Needle | |||||||||||||||
| 56 | 56 | "Scarfy the Selfish Pet" ("Dedede's Pet Threat") Transliteration: "Wagamama petto, sukāfi" (Japanese: わがままペット、スカーフィ) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Seiji Okuda | November 9, 2002 | November 22, 2003 | ||||||||
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King Dedede's new pet Scarfies go on a hungry rampage after he ditches them in the woods. Copy Ability: Hammer (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 57 | 57 | "He Who Makes Fun of Pie Will Cry at Pie!" ("A Half-Baked Battle") Transliteration: "Pai o warau mono wa pai ni nakuzoi!" (Japanese: パイを笑う者はパイに泣くぞい！) | Tarō Iwasaki | Chinatsu Hōjō | Tarō Iwasaki | November 16, 2002 | November 29, 2003 | ||||||||
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When King Dedede gets hit in the face with a giant pie, he gets humillated cause the whole town gets into a pie fight. Copy Ability: Bomb | |||||||||||||||
| 58 | 58 | "The Monster Teacher Shall Punish You!" ("eNeMeE Elementary") Transliteration: "Majū kyōshi de oshioki yo!" (Japanese: 魔獣教師でお仕置きよ！) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Junya Yoshida | Hiroshi Aoyama | November 23, 2002 | December 6, 2003 | ||||||||
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When all the kids start making fun of King Dedede by painting silly pictures of him on the walls, he decides to start a school for young children to learn to respect him. Copy Ability: Fighter | |||||||||||||||
| 59 | 59 | "The Greatest Show Strikes! Evening Meals" ("The Meal Moocher") Transliteration: "Saikyō bangumi, chokugeki! Ban-gohan" (Japanese: 最強番組、直撃！晩ごはん) | Akane Inoue | Rima Nozoe | Seiji Arihara | November 30, 2002 | December 13, 2003 | ||||||||
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When King Dedede gets tired of the same meals over and over, he starts a cooking show that haves him going to Cappy Town's homes to eat their meals. Copy Ability: Cook | |||||||||||||||
| 60 | 60 | "The Treasured Sword Galaxia!" ("Crusade for the Blade") Transliteration: "Hōken gyarakushia!" (Japanese: 宝剣ギャラクシア！) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Naoyuki Kuzuya | December 7, 2002 | February 7, 2004 | ||||||||
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Sirica comes down to Cappy Town in her spaceship and attempts to steal Galaxia from Meta Knight in order to avenge her mother's death by the hands of the great beast, Kirisakin. Copy Ability: Sword, Galaxia | |||||||||||||||
| 61 | 61 | "Weight Disaster! Snack Junkies" ("Fitness Fiend") Transliteration: "Hisan! Sunakku jankī" (Japanese: 肥惨！スナックジャンキー) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Mariko Kunisawa | Masayuki Kojima | December 14, 2002 | February 14, 2004 | ||||||||
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When King Dedede and Kirby get fat from eating too much snacks, Dedede hires a fitness instructor from N.M.E. to thin them out. Copy Ability: Mike | |||||||||||||||
| 62 | 62 | "It's Only Fortune-Telling, But It's Still Fortune-Telling" ("Mabel Turns the Tables") Transliteration: "Takaga uranai, saredo uranai" (Japanese: たかが占い、されど占い) | Hiroshi Harada | Mariko Kunisawa | Seiji Arihara | December 21, 2002 | February 21, 2004 | ||||||||
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When Mabel stars on King Dedede's latest program, her fortunes start coming true. Copy Ability: Tornado | |||||||||||||||
| 63 | 63 | "December Colds are Hard to Deal With!" ("Something to Sneeze At") Transliteration: "Shiwasu no kaze wa tsuraizoi!" (Japanese: 師走のカゼはつらいぞい！) | Hiroshi Kimura | Chinatsu Hōjō | Akitoshi Shimazu | December 28, 2002 | February 28, 2004 | ||||||||
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When everyone catches a cold before the new year, King Dedede tries to catch one because of a rumor. Copy Ability: Mini (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 64 | 64 | "New Year! Kirby Quiz Show" ("The Kirby Quiz") Transliteration: "Shinshun! Kābī kuizu shō" (Japanese: 新春！カービィ・クイズショー) | Tarō Iwasaki | Sōji Yoshikawa | Mitsuo Kusakabe | January 4, 2003 | March 6, 2004 | ||||||||
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Everyone kicks off the new year by having a quiz show featuring clips from previous episodes. Copy Ability: Ice, Stone, Fire, Needle, Cook, Mike, Tornado, Sword, Galaxia (flashbacks) | |||||||||||||||
| 65 | 65 | "Knuckle Joe on the Run!" ("Masher 2.0") Transliteration: "Nigete kita nakkuru jō" (Japanese: 逃げてきたナックルジョー) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Rima Nozoe | Masayuki Ōzeki | January 11, 2003 | March 13, 2004 | ||||||||
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An injured Knuckle Joe arrives after trying to defeat the revived Masher, who also came to defeat him. Copy Ability: Fighter | |||||||||||||||
| 66 | 66 | "Wandering Pengis" ("The Chill Factor") Transliteration: "Samayoeru pengī" (Japanese: さまよえるペンギー) | Akira Mano | Mariko Kunisawa | Seiji Arihara | January 18, 2003 | March 20, 2004 | ||||||||
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Winter comes yet again when wandering Pengis visit Cappy Town. Copy Ability: Ice | |||||||||||||||
| 67 | 67 | "Monster Teacher 2" ("The School Scam") Transliteration: "Majū kyōshi 2" (Japanese: 魔獣教師２) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Sōji Yoshikawa | Masayuki Kojima | January 25, 2003 | March 27, 2004 | ||||||||
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King Dedede hires some punks to blame Tiff for bad education in Cappy Town. Copy Ability: Fighter | |||||||||||||||
| 68 | 68 | "Achieve Victory! The Age of Delivery" ("Delivery Dilemma") Transliteration: "Kachinuke! Deribarī jidai" (Japanese: 勝ち抜け！デリバリー時代) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Chinatsu Hōjō | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | February 1, 2003 | April 3, 2004 | ||||||||
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Kawasaki starts a delivery service for his restaurant, but Kirby is sorely tempted to eat his food. Copy Ability: Jet (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 69 | 69 | "Whispy Forest Ecotour" ("Trick or Trek") Transliteration: "Wisupī no mori no ekotsuā" (Japanese: ウィスピーの森のエコツアー) | Hiroshi Harada | Nobuaki Yamaguchi | Seiji Arihara | February 8, 2003 | April 10, 2004 | ||||||||
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While on a hike through Whispy Woods, King Dedede and Escargoon set fire to the forest. Copy Ability: Tornado | |||||||||||||||
| 70 | 70 | "The Legend of Lord Tokkori" ("Buccaneer Birdy") Transliteration: "Tokkori kyō no densetsu" (Japanese: トッコリ卿の伝説) | Tameo Kohanawa | Chinatsu Hōjō | Tameo Kohanawa | February 15, 2003 | April 17, 2004 | ||||||||
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After the Villagers get tired of having Tokkori around, they find out he's a royal bird. Copy Ability: Mirror | |||||||||||||||
| 71 | 71 | "Close Up! Whale Watching" ("A Whale of a Tale") Transliteration: "Mitchaku! Hoēru wotchingu" (Japanese: 密着！ホエール・ウォッチング) | Tarō Iwasaki | Satoshi Yumi | Tarō Iwasaki | February 22, 2003 | April 24, 2004 | ||||||||
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King Dedede organizes a whale-watching cruise, but he really wants to use it to catch a whale. Copy Ability: None | |||||||||||||||
| 72 | 72 | "Waddle Dees for Sale" ("Waddle While You Work") Transliteration: "Wadorudi urimasu" (Japanese: ワドルディ売ります) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Rima Nozoe | Masayuki Ōzeki | March 1, 2003 | September 18, 2004 | ||||||||
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After Customer Service demands for money, King Dedede sells all of his Waddle Dees in order to pay N.M.E. back. Copy Ability: None | |||||||||||||||
| 73 | 73 | "Spin the Sushi-Go-Round" ("Dedede's Raw Deal") Transliteration: "Maware kaitensushi" (Japanese: まわれ回転寿司) | Akane Inoue | Sōji Yoshikawa | Seiji Arihara | March 8, 2003 | September 25, 2004 | ||||||||
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N.M.E. Salesman has a new lunch spot, so King Dedede orders Chef Kawasaki to turn his restaurant into a sushi bar. Copy Ability: Spark (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 74 | 74 | "Mothgaber Strikes Back!" ("Caterpillar Thriller") Transliteration: "Mosugabā no gyakushū!" (Japanese: モスガバーの逆襲！) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Sōji Yoshikawa | Hiroshi Hata | March 15, 2003 | October 2, 2004 | ||||||||
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N.M.E. gives King Dedede two captive twins from Postar's South Sea in order to get rid of Kirby. Meanwhile, a giant caterpillar is giving everyone in Cappy Town hay fever. Copy Ability: None | |||||||||||||||
| 75 | 75 | "Dream Dino Heaven!" ("Fossil Fools") Transliteration: "Yume no kyōryū tengoku!" (Japanese: 夢の恐竜天国！) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto Hiroshi Harada | Mariko Kunisawa | Yoshihisa Matsumoto Seiji Arihara | March 22, 2003 (part 1) March 29, 2003 (part 2) | October 9, 2004 (part 1) October 16, 2004 (part 2) | ||||||||
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After finding out that dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years, King Dedede and Escargoon order a mad scientist from N.M.E. to create their own. Everyone ends up swarmed by scientific mosquitos after escaping Dedede's treacherous amusement park – and their DNA samples are used to help the mad scientist create the ultimate dinosaurs. Copy Ability: Crash (debut) | |||||||||||||||
Season 4 (2003/2004-06)
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| 77 | 77 | "Royal AcaDededemy" ("Dedede's Monsterpiece") Transliteration: "Roiyaru akadededemī" (Japanese: ロイヤル・アカデデデミー) | Tameo Kohanawa | Sōji Yoshikawa | Tameo Kohanawa | April 5, 2003 | October 23, 2004 | ||||||||
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King Dedede opens his own art museum, but he dislikes the imported paintings, so he orders a monster to make his own. Copy Ability: Paint (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 78 | 78 | "Launching Escargon Robo!" ("Right Hand Robot") Transliteration: "Hasshin! Esukarugon robo" (Japanese: 発進！エスカルゴン・ロボ) | Tarō Iwasaki | Chinatsu Hōjō | Tarō Iwasaki | April 19, 2003 | October 30, 2004 | ||||||||
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After being worked into the ground too hard by King Dedede, Escargoon creates Escar-droid, a robot made to do his duties for him, but Dedede uses it to go after Kirby, leading it to be constantly destroyed and forcing Escargoon to rebuild it multiple times. Copy Ability: Bomb | |||||||||||||||
| 79 | 79 | "Bonkers is Here!" ("Goin' Bonkers") Transliteration: "Bonkāsu arawaru!" (Japanese: ボンカースあらわる！) | Akira Mano | Chinatsu Hōjō | Akira Mano Shinichi Tsuji | April 26, 2003 | November 6, 2004 | ||||||||
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After King Dedede discovers that Bonkers, a runaway circus ape, wants to train with Kirby, he turns Bonkers into a monster. Copy Ability: Hammer | |||||||||||||||
| 80 | 80 | "Tonic! Drink Rhapsody" ("Power Ploy") Transliteration: "Kyōsō! Dorinku kyōsōkyoku" (Japanese: 強壮！ドリンク狂想曲) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Yurie Tomonaga | Masayuki Ōzeki | May 3, 2003 | November 13, 2004 | ||||||||
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King Dedede orders a drink to power up himself and the Cappies, but after seeing the effects and their consequences, Escargoon orders a drink to poop them out. Copy Ability: Stone | |||||||||||||||
| 81 | 81 | "Eep! The Untidy Woman" ("A Trashy Tale") Transliteration: "Doki! Katazukerarenai onna" (Japanese: ドキッ！かたづけられない女) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Mariko Kunisawa | Masayuki Kojima | May 10, 2003 | November 20, 2004 | ||||||||
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When King Dedede and Escargoon discover that Chief Bookem and Buttercup's house is a pigsty, they use this opportunity to humiliate them on public television. Meanwhile, so as not to deal with Dedede's own trashy habits, N.M.E. sends a trash-spitting monster to expel all of Dedede's garbage (whom he had sent to N.M.E.) onto Cappy Town. Copy Ability: Cleaning | |||||||||||||||
| 82 | 82 | "Combined Robot Cooker Z!" ("Cooking Up Trouble") Transliteration: "Gattai robo ryourigā Z!" (Japanese: 合体ロボ・リョウリガーＺ！) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Rima Nozoe | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | May 17, 2003 | November 27, 2004 | ||||||||
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After Sir Ebrum cooks a delicious meal for his kids and Kirby, King Dedede starts a cooking contest for Male Cappies, and tricks them into buying parts made to build the SlicerDicer. Copy Ability: Spark | |||||||||||||||
| 83 | 83 | "Monster Teacher 3" ("Teacher's Threat") Transliteration: "Majū kyōshi 3" (Japanese: 魔獣教師３) | Hiroshi Harada | Sōji Yoshikawa | Seiji Arihara | May 24, 2003 | December 4, 2004 | ||||||||
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A new teacher comes to Cappy Town to teach at the Dedede Academy, but he's actually a contract monster. Copy Ability: Sword | |||||||||||||||
| 84 | 84 | "Curio's Hidden Treasure?" ("Mumbies Madness") Transliteration: "Kyurio-shi no hihō?" (Japanese: キュリオ氏の秘宝？) | Tarō Iwasaki | Yurie Tomonaga | Tarō Iwasaki | May 31, 2003 | December 11, 2004 | ||||||||
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King Dedede tricks Mr. Curio into opening a jar containing mummy-like creatures called Mumbies, which run rampant in Cappy Town before targeting Kirby. Copy Ability: Bomb | |||||||||||||||
| 85 | 85 | "Phantom Ultraviolet Rays!" ("A Sunsational Surprise" / "A Sunsational Puzzle") Transliteration: "Maboroshi no Shigaisen!" (Japanese: まぼろしの紫外線！) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Sōji Yoshikawa | Masayuki Ōzeki | June 7, 2003 | December 18, 2004 | ||||||||
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King Dedede buys air conditioners from N.M.E. to cool off the town when it gets too hot. Later, an ozone layer monster appears. Copy Ability: Jet, Bomb | |||||||||||||||
| 86 | 86 | "Disciple Showdown! Cook Nagoya" ("A Chow Challenge") Transliteration: "Deshi taiketsu! Kokku nagoya" (Japanese: 弟子対決！コックナゴヤ) | Tameo Kohanawa | Chinatsu Hōjō | Tameo Kohanawa | June 14, 2003 | May 28, 2005 | ||||||||
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A classmate of Kawasaki's past comes to visit him, but finds out that his cooking is sorely poor. Later, King Dedede holds a contest between Kawasaki and Nagoya, where the winner gets to keep Kawasaki's restaurant. Copy Ability: Cook | |||||||||||||||
| 87 | 87 | "Charge! The Selfish Army of Crows" ("Waste Management") Transliteration: "Shūgeki! Karasu no katte gundan" (Japanese: 襲撃！カラスの勝手軍団) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Mariko Kunisawa | Aoi Kurihara | June 21, 2003 | June 4, 2005 | ||||||||
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King Dedede hires a flock of crows to eat his garbage, but later they betray them and tell the crows to get lost. Later, the leader of the crows is turned into a monster, and returns to get revenge. Copy Ability: Wing (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 88 | 88 | "Escargon Naked" ("Shell-Shocked") Transliteration: "Hadaka no esukarugon" (Japanese: はだかのエスカルゴン) | Akira Mano | Chinatsu Hōjō | Yoshihiro Takamoto | June 28, 2003 | June 11, 2005 (pre-empted) September 2, 2006 (complete) | ||||||||
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King Dedede wants to see what's under Escargoon's shell, so he cracks it open with his hammer. After Tiff demands him to fix it, N.M.E. sends a monster shell over, turning Escargoon into Maimaigoon. Copy Ability: Hammer | |||||||||||||||
| 89 | 89 | "Geek Cartoon! Fūmu of the Stars" ("Tooned Out") Transliteration: "Otaanime! Hoshi no fūmutan" (Japanese: オタアニメ！星のフームたん) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Mariko Kunisawa Sōji Yoshikawa | Yoshihisa Matsumoto | July 5, 2003 | June 18, 2005 | ||||||||
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King Dedede and Escargoon order a trio of "professional animators" called otakings from N.M.E. to make a cartoon show (possibly a second season of Dedede: Comin' at Ya! from "Cartoon Buffoon"). Unfortunately, the nerds instead get an "interest" in Tiff when they see her from a clip of the first episode of DCAY, and decide to resort to drastic measures to make the show about her instead. Running out of time, Dedede hires famed animator Dis Walney to get the project done fast, only for him to turn out to be a monster named Anige in disguise. Copy Ability: Spark | |||||||||||||||
| 90 | 90 | "Mad Run! Dedede Race" ("Born to Be Mild") Transliteration: "Bakusō! Dedede rēsu" (Japanese: 爆走！デデデ・レース前編) | Hiroshi Harada Tarō Iwasaki | Rima Nozoe | Takeru Yamazaki Tarō Iwasaki | July 12, 2003 (part 1) July 19, 2003 (part 2) | June 25, 2005 (part 1) July 2, 2005 (part 2) | ||||||||
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King Dedede befriends a biker gang terrorizing Cappy Town, who are looking for a mysterious old biker named Steppenwolf (revealed to be Melman at the end of the special). Dedede ultimately decides to hold a race to determine if the gang stays. Before he can race, Gus is kidnapped and locked in Castle Dedede's dungeon, forcing Gengu to race in his place. When Gengu (and later Gus, who is eventually freed and reluctantly joins the race) are struggling, Steppenwolf steps in. Copy Ability: Wheel | |||||||||||||||
| 92 | 92 | "Waddle Dees' Cuisine Revolution" ("Hunger Struck") Transliteration: "Wadorudi no shokubunka daikakumei" (Japanese: ワドルディの食文化大革命) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Ai Shitayoshi | Masayuki Ōzeki | July 26, 2003 (original) July 30, 2003 (rerun) | July 30, 2005 | ||||||||
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When King Dedede finds out that his Waddle Dees' meals are costing him a fortune, he makes them eat less, resulting in a rebellion until he orders a cooking monster. Note: When this episode originally aired, the final scene was cut out by a breaking news interruption about an earthquake that struck Japan. A rerun of the episode aired uncut four days later. Copy Ability: Cook | |||||||||||||||
| 93 | 93 | "Kirby Appreciation Day!" ("D'Preciation Day") Transliteration: "Kābī kansha no hi!" (Japanese: カービィ感謝の日！) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Yurie Tomonaga | Aoi Kurihara | August 2, 2003 | August 6, 2005 | ||||||||
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King Dedede is upset by the fact that practicaly no one likes or appreciates him, and when Kirby flubs up an attempt to give him a present of appreciation (a watermelon which he half-ate), he lashes out by cancelling all the other appreciation days, replacing them with "Dis Days" (days devoted to attacking the person the Dis Day is devoted too), and getting revenge on Kirby by playing a prank involving explosive watermelons. This leads to the residents deciding that Dedede has gone too far, and teaching him a lesson by tricking him into thinking Kirby has died and holding a funeral for the latter. Copy Ability: Parasol | |||||||||||||||
| 94 | 96 | "Escaped Monster PhanPhan" ("Cowardly Creature") Transliteration: "Dassō majū fanfan" (Japanese: 脱走魔獣ファンファン) | Tameo Kohanawa | Satoshi Yumi | Tameo Kohanawa | August 9, 2003 | October 28, 2006 | ||||||||
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Escaped monster PhanPhan comes to Cappy Town, and Kirby becomes friends with it. Later King Dedede finds out about it and orders a trainer monster to turn PhanPhan into a real monster. Copy Ability: Throw (debut) | |||||||||||||||
| 95 | 97 | "Devil Kirby!" ("Frog Wild") Transliteration: "Debiru kābī!" (Japanese: デビル・カービィ！) | Akira Mano | Chinatsu Hōjō | Seiji Arihara | August 16, 2003 | November 4, 2006 | ||||||||
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Kirby becomes possessed by a Demon Frog who uses his powers to cause chaos in Cappy Town. Copy Ability: Fire | |||||||||||||||
| 96 | 50 | "Warp Star Crisis!" ("Air-Ride-in-Style") (Part 1) Transliteration: "Wāpusutā no kiki!" (Japanese: ワープスターの危機！) | Hiroshi Harada Yoshihisa Matsumoto | Sōji Yoshikawa Mariko Kunisawa | Seiji Arihara Yoshihisa Matsumoto | August 23, 2003 (part 1) August 30, 2003 (part 2) | October 11, 2003 (part 1) October 18, 2003 (part 2) | ||||||||
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King Dedede kidnaps Tiff and Kirby is attacked by a gang of Air Riders. Kirby battles them while acquiring many abilities as well. N.M.E. is poised and ready to take out Kirby with the Air Ride machines. Note: In Japan, there was a contest held by CBC that encouraged viewers of the show to design their own copy ability concepts for the show, with the winning abilities (which are listed below) being featured as part of this episode. The contest was first announced in the "Pupupu Tsushin" segment at the end of the Japanese version of "Caterpillar Thriller", and entries were solicited from March 15 (the day of said broadcast) to April 25, 2003, with the winners announced in the "Pupupu Tsushin" segments of both "D'Preciation Day" and the first half of this special. Copy Ability: Baton (debut), Water (debut), Iron (debut), Top (debut), Crash | |||||||||||||||
| 98 | 98 | "Take Off! Battleship Halberd" ("Cappy Town Down") (Part 2) Transliteration: "Hasshin! Senkan harubādo" (Japanese: 発進！戦艦ハルバード) | Tarō Iwasaki | Sōji Yoshikawa | Mitsuo Kusakabe | September 13, 2003 | June 14, 2005 (direct-to-video) November 25, 2006 (television, standalone) September 12, 2009 (television, movie) | ||||||||
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Meta Knight reveals his secret weapon, Battleship Halberd, and, with the aid of several Cappies, begins the journey to N.M.E.'s fortress. Copy Ability: Crash | |||||||||||||||
| 99 | 99 | "Destruction! Nightmare's Great Fortress" ("Combat Kirby") (Part 3) Transliteration: "Gekimetsu! Naitomea daiyōsai" (Japanese: 撃滅！ナイトメア大要塞) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Sōji Yoshikawa | Aoi Kurihara | September 20, 2003 | June 14, 2005 (direct-to-video) December 2, 2006 (television, standalone) September 12, 2009 (television, movie) | ||||||||
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Kirby battles Nightmare's powerful Heavy Lobster to protect Halberd, and the Halberd, aided by three friendly Destrayers piloted by past friends, begins its assault. Copy Ability: Cook, Ice | |||||||||||||||
| 100 | 100 | "Fly! Kirby of the Stars" ("Fright to the Finish") (Part 4) Transliteration: "Tobe! Hoshi no kābī" (Japanese: 飛べ！星のカービィ) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Sōji Yoshikawa | Naoyuki Kuzuya | September 27, 2003 | June 14, 2005 (direct-to-video) December 9, 2006 (television, standalone) September 12, 2009 (television, movie) | ||||||||
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Kirby falls asleep in Nightmare's realm and battles him once and for all. Copy Ability: Bomb, Fire, Star Rod (debut) | |||||||||||||||
Short (2008/12)
editAn 8-minute short episode was initially released in 2008 as a 4D feature at the Tokyo Dome City Toys Kingdom. It was then released worldwide via Nintendo Video on Nintendo 3DS in 2012, split into two parts.
| No. | Title (English dub title) | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | American air date | |
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| 101 | "Kirby of the Stars: Take it Down! The Crustacean Monster Ebizou" ("Kirby 3D") Transliteration: "Hoshi no Kābī Taose! Kōkaku Majū Ebizō" (Japanese: 星のカービィ 倒せ！甲殻魔獣エビゾウ) | Sōji Yoshikawa | Sōji Yoshikawa | Sōji Yoshikawa | September 20, 2008 | January 14, 2012 (part 1) January 24, 2012 (part 2) | |
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Kirby battles Lobzilla. Copy Ability: Fire, Kabuki (debut) | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "星のカービィ ストーリー". Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-06.