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Qtarō (Sometimes also spelled as
Q-tarō) who lives with the Ōhara family. Qtarō, also known as Q-chan or Oba-Q, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food. However, he himself is deathly afraid of dogs.
The story is formulaic, usually focussed on the antics of Qtarō and his friends.
The manga was drawn in 1964–1966 by Fujiko Fujio (Fujiko F.
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Fujiko Fujiowas a penname of a manga writing duo formed by two Japanese manga artists. Their real names are and . They dissolved the partnership in 1987.They won many individual and collaborative awards, and are best known for creating the popular and long-running series Doraemon, the main character of which...
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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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mangaManga consist of comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century...
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ghostA ghost has been defined as the disembodied spirit or soul of a deceased person, although in popular usage the term refers only to the apparition of such a person...
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Qtarō (Sometimes also spelled as
Q-tarō) who lives with the Ōhara family. Qtarō, also known as Q-chan or Oba-Q, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food. However, he himself is deathly afraid of dogs.
The story is formulaic, usually focussed on the antics of Qtarō and his friends.
The manga was drawn in 1964–1966 by Fujiko Fujio (Fujiko F. Fujio and Fujiko Fujio A) and in 1971–1974 by Fujiko F. Fujio.
There are three anime series of Qtaro. The first anime adaptation of
Obake no Qtarō was shown on the
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was the voice of Qtarō. The series was especially popular amongst younger children, preceding
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Characters
- The protagonist of the manga, Q-tarō has a fear of dogs and cannot transform although he is an obake (ghost).
- A friend of Q-tarō, Shōta Ōhara is a grade school boy. Q-tarō calls him and Shota calls Q-tarō .
- U-ko, a judoka, is Q-tarō's girlfriend obake.
- Dorompa is an American obake. Q-tarō tend to have a rivalry towards him due to the fact that U-ko idolizes Dorompa's intelligence and he likes to annoy Q-tarō.
- P-ko is Q-tarō's younger sister.
- O-jirō is Q-tarō's younger brother. Although he can understand others' speech, he can only say "bakeratta." Only Q-tarō understands what O-jirō says.
See also
- Obake no Q-tarō WanWan Panic, a video game released in North America as Chubby Cherub
Chubby Cherub is a video game software by Bandai for the Nintendo Family Computer. The original Japanese version of the game, Obake no Q-tarō: WanWan Panic, was heavily modified for its United States release and retitled Chubby Cherub...
External links
- Obake no Q-Taro (TV 1/1965) - Anime News Network
Anime News Network is an anime industry news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, Japanese popular music and other otaku-related culture within North America, Australia and Japan. Additionally, it sometimes features similar happenings throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the...
- Shin Obake no Q-Taro - Anime News Network
Anime News Network is an anime industry news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, Japanese popular music and other otaku-related culture within North America, Australia and Japan. Additionally, it sometimes features similar happenings throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the...
- Obake no Q-Taro (TV 2/1985) - Anime News Network
Anime News Network is an anime industry news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, Japanese popular music and other otaku-related culture within North America, Australia and Japan. Additionally, it sometimes features similar happenings throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the...