is a manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series written and illustrated by Tsunomaru

Tsunomaru

is a Japanese manga artist who writes mostly shōnen manga. He debuted in 1991 with , which received the Shōnen Weekly Jump newcomer's award. Tsunomaru is best known for the horse-racing comedy Midori no Makibaō, which was adapted as a 61-episode anime television series and received the 1997...

 and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump

Weekly Shonen Jump

is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...

. It was also adapted into an anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 series.

Plot

Midori Makibaō is a small white racehorse. Compared to the other thoroughbred horses, he looks more like a donkey with wide nostrils. However, with guts and speed as his weapons, Makibaō wins in every big race.

At the beginning of his career, Makibaō has trouble making his debut as a racehorse. But he has reasons to overcome his difficulties; a lifelong rival horse called Superhorse Cascade, that Makibaō needs to defeat. Plus, he is determined to win back his mother, Midori, a horse that had been taken away to pay debts.

There are many hardships that Makibaō has to overcome, but he thrives in a series of races to become a great racehorse.

Episodes

1. 生まれてオドロいた! Being born, Makibao it was!
2. うんこたれ蔵! The Burrito it is densely to droop, the warehouse!
3. 鬼の調教師! Tamer of Orge!
4. カスケード登場! Cascade Appearance!
5. だめになる! It Becomes Useless!
6. 立つんだ たれ蔵! It Stands, It Is the Flap Warehouse Which Is!
7. 誰がのるの?! Someone Rides?!
8. みどり牧場の王様 The King of the Green Ranch
9. 強くなるぞっ!! It Becomes Strong, Scared!!
10. 嵐のデビュー!! Debut of storm!!
11. つっこめ! たれ蔵!! Thrust! Flap Warehouse!!
12. どっちが強いの!? Either One is Strong!?
13. 黒い殺し屋! Black Killer!
14. 甘ったれるな〜!! Do not be Over-Reliant!!
15. もう迷わない! No More Hesitations!!
16. はかったな!! Unmeasurable!!
17. けちらせ! 泥んこ!! Kick Away! Mud!!
18. 行け!! バレリーナ作戦 Let's Go!! Ballerina Operation
19. カスケードデビュー!! Cascade's Debut!!
20. 魔のトライアングル Magical Triangle
21. 根性200%!! Spirit 200%!!
22. ハハキトク
23. 試練の雨! 朝日杯の朝!! Rain Trial! Morning of Asahi Cup!!
24. 1600Mのサバイバル!! 1600 m Survival!!
25. 三強激走!! 勝つのは?! Competition among the Strongest Three!! Who is the Winner?!
26. 勝負あり?! 菅助涙のムチ!! To the White Meadows, Mongolia!
27. 白い草原、モンゴルへ! A Man-to-man Fight in the Wilderness
28. 原野の一騎討ち!! Awakened!! Wild Power!!
29. 目覚めろ!! 野生の力!! Awake!! Power of Wildness!!
30. たれ蔵・命がけの疾走!! Strong Attack!! The Death Fight of Wrath!!
31. 猛突進!! 怒りの死闘!! Devil's Lucky House
32. 悪魔のラッキーホース Foul! Ro's Determinaton!!
33. 反則あり! アローの執念!! Duel! Dangerous Race!!
34. 対決! 危険なレース!! Clash!! The Wounded Spirit!!
35. 激突!! 傷だらけの根性!! Two Traps! Start of Competition!!
36. 2つの罠! 皐月賞スタート!! A White Miracle!!
37. 起こせ!! 白い奇跡!! Tremble!! The Invisible Enemy!!
38. 戦慄!! 見えない敵!! Fierce Battle!! Japan's Derby!!
39. 激闘!! 日本ダービー!! Reach out to Japan's Goal!!
40. 届け!! へ日本一のゴール!! Report!! To the goal of Japan one!!
41. 母を訪ねてばんえい競馬 Visiting the Mother
42. 宿敵・ヒゲ親子の野望 It is to be to obtain, Challenge from ambitious Makibao of the horse racing
43. マキバコからの挑戦! Inn Enemy with Parent and Child!
44. さらばおかーちゃん!! Good-bye -!!
45. 山奥の秘密特訓!! Secret intensive training of Mountain Inner Part!!
46. 異変?! たれ蔵大変身?! Accident?! Flap Warehouse Large Transformation?!
47. 発走!! 決意の菊花賞!! Start!! Chrysanthemum flower prize of Determination!!
48. 先手必勝!! 菅助の大勝負!! Helper certain victory!! Help large game!!
49. 崩壊!! 黒い帝王伝説!!
50. 新コーチ・ツァビデル!!
51. 激突!! 決戦の有馬記念!!
52. 命がけのラストスパート!!
53. 注げ全力!! 最後の決着!!
54. はらぺこ! たれ蔵裁判
55. アメリカのマキバオー!!
56. とらわれのマキバコ!!
57. 発見?! 幻の最強馬!!
58. 恐怖のマグネット作戦!!
59. 大暴れ!! アマゾン脱出!!
60. 史上最大のレース!!
61. 走れ!! 世界のマキバオー!!

Characters

Horses

• Fried Chicken

Other

• Akira Ishida
  Akira Ishida
  Akira Ishida is a prolific male seiyū born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan.He was a part of Mausu Promotion from 1988 until March 2009...
  
   as Wakazou
• Kenichi Ogata as Genjirou
• Minami Takayama as Katsu
• Shigeru Chiba as Chuubei
• Takeshi Watanabe as Horie

Production staff

• Director: Noriyuki Abe
• Series Composition: Hiroshi Hashimoto
• Script: Hiroshi Hashimoto
• Episode Director: Kazunori Mizuno, Noriyuki Abe
• Music: Taro Iwashiro
• Character Design: Fujio Suzuki, Hidekazu Ohara
• Animation director: Atsushi Wakabayashi, Fujio Suzuki
• Director of Photography: Harutoshi Miyakawa, Toshiyuki Fukushima
• Producer: Koji Kaneda
• Planning: Kenji Shimizu
• Recording Director: Kan Mizumoto
• Background Animation: Studio Waiesu
• Editing: Falcon Inc.
• Music Production: Zack Promotion
• Photography: Takahashi Production
• Production: Studio Pierrot
  Studio Pierrot
  is a Japanese animation/animation studio, founded in 1979 by former employees of Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters is located in Mitaka, Tokyo.The company has a simple logo of the face of a clown...
  
  
• Recording Studio: Seion Studio

Theme songs

Opening theme

1. by FMAP

Ending theme

1. by MEN'S 5

External links

• Studio Pierrot website