Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kābī) is an anime based on the video game series Kirby. It was produced by Warpstar Inc. and directed by Sōji Yoshikawa. 4Kids Entertainment aired the show on 4Kids TV with edits made to the show for its American audience.
Cast
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kirby | Makiko Ōmoto | Not dubbed |
| Amy Birnbaum (various loops; eps. 1-9) | |||
|
Tiff | Sayuri Yoshida | Kerry Williams |
|
Tuff | Rika Komatsu | Kayzie Rogers |
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King Dedede | Kenichi Ogata | Ted Lewis |
|
Escargoon | Naoki Tatsuta | |
 
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Customer Service | Banjō Ginga | Dan Green |
|
eNeMeE (Nightmare) | Andrew Rannells | |
|
Meta Knight | Atsushi Kisaichi | Eric Stuart |
|
Blade Knight | Chiro Kanzaki | |
|
Sword Knight | Hikaru Tokita | ¿? |
| Eric Stuart (eps. 96-100) | |||
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Tokkori | Fujiko Takimoto | Kevin Kolack |
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Sir Ebrum | Takashi Nagasako | David Lapkin |
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Lady Like | Yūko Mizutani | Kayzie Rogers |
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Waddle Doo | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Chef Kawasaki | Nobuo Tobita | |
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Kabu | Jim Napolitano | |
| Kine | Darren Dunstan | ||
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Rick | Makiko Ōmoto | Andrew Rannells |
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Coo | Chiro Kanzaki | Eric Stuart |
|
Fololo | Tara Sands | |
|
Falala | Madoka Akita |
Cappys
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Spikehead | Chiro Kanzaki | Amy Birnbaum |
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Iro | Makiko Ōmoto | Jim Napolitano |
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Honey | Madoka Akita | Kayzie Rogers |
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Tuggle | Mizuki Saitō | Maddie Blaustein |
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Chief Bookem | Atsushi Kisaichi | Jerry Lobozzo (eps. 1-75) |
| Andrew Rannells (eps. 79-100) | |||
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Professor Curio | Takashi Nagasako | Jerry Lobozzo (eps. 1-75) |
| Maddie Blaustein (eps. 79-100) | |||
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Mayor Blustergas | Mike Pollock | |
|
Samo | Nobuo Tobita | |
|
Melman | Maddie Blaustein | |
| Doron | ¿? | ||
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Gus | Osamu Hosoi | Eric Stuart |
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Dr. Yabui | Kazunori Sekine | David Lapkin |
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Biblio | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Mabel | Yūko Mizutani | Amy Birnbaum |
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Buttercup | Madoka Akita | Lisa Ortiz |
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Hana | Chiro Kanzaki | Kayzie Rogers |
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Gengu | Mizuki Saitō | Maddie Blaustein |
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Honey's Mother | Fujiko Takimoto | ¿? |
|
Spikehead's Mother | Madoka Akita | ¿? |
| Spikehead's Dad | ¿? | ||
|
Iro's Mother | ¿? | |
|
Iro's Father | ¿? | |
| Cappy shepherd | ¿? |
Secondary Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waddle Dees | ? (Some reactions eps. 57 and 92) | Not dubbed | |
| Whispy Woods | Osamu Hosoi | Dan Green | |
|
Sergeant Kit Cosmos | Hiroshi Naka | Mike Pollock |
| Dyna Chick | ¿? | ||
|
Knuckle Joe | Minami Takayama | Kevin Kolack (ep. 19) |
| Michael J. Haigney (eps. 40-100) | |||
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Chef Shiitake | Junichi Sugawara | Mike Pollock |
|
Sirica | Tomoe Hanba | Veronica Taylor |
| Fang | Takashi Nagasako | ¿? |
Episodic Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Escargoon's Mother | Keiko Yamamoto | Ted Lewis | 25 |
| Rowlin | Yumi Tōma | Veronica Taylor | 38 | |
| Kazue Ikura (Fake) | ||||
|
Bonkers | Nobuo Tobita | Maddie Blaustein | 79 |
|
Mr. Chip | Shigeru Nakahara | David Lapkin | 83 |
|
Chef Nagoya | Norio Tsuboi | James Carter Cathcart | 86 |
Monsters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Slice n' Splice | Osamu Hosoi | Eric Stuart | 9 |
|
Chilly | Kayzie Rogers | 20 | |
 
|
Amon | Nobuo Tobita | Ted Lewis | 43 |
|
Max Flexer | Andrew Rannells | 61 | |
 
|
Dr. Moro | Hiroshi Naka | Darren Dunstan | 75-76 |
|
Kirbysaurus | Makiko Ōmoto | Not dubbed | 76 |
|
Nekketsu | ¿? | 83 | |
 
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Crowmon | Nobuo Tobita | Ted Lewis | 87 |
|
Maimaigoon | Naoki Tatsuta | 88 | |
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Fryclops | Mizuki Saitō | Eric Stuart | 92 |
|
Phan Phan | Yūko Mizutani | Amy Birnbaum | 94 |
|
Whippy | Jamie McGonnigal | 94 |
Other
| Image | Character | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
|
Narration | Andrew Rannells |
Additional Voices
- James Carter Cathcart
- Darren Dunstan
- Jason Griffith
- Michael J. Haigney
- Carol Jacobanis
- Jerry Lobozzo
- Lisa Ortiz
- Andrew Rannells
- Tara Sands
- Sean Schemmel
- Eric Stuart
- Veronica Taylor
Transmission
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2008 | FOX (FoxBox / 4KidsTV) |
United States | 
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| — | Teletoon | Canada | 
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| 2004-2009 | POP | United Kingdom | 
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| 2009 | The CW (The CW4Kids) |
United States |
|
Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNimation Entertainment | 2003 | 
|
9 Episodes | NTSC | United States |
|
| 3 Volumes | ||||||
| 2002-2008 | 
|
25 Episodes | 1 NTSC | |||
| 6 Volumes | ||||||
Kirby 3D (Short 2012, episode 101)
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby | Makiko Ōmoto | Not dubbed | |
| Tiff | Sayuri Yoshida | Kerry Williams | |
| Tuff | Rika Komatsu | Kayzie Rogers | |
| King Dedede | Kenichi Ogata | Ted Lewis | |
| Escargoon | Naoki Tatsuta | ||
| Customer Service | Banjō Ginga | Dan Green | |
| Nightmare | Michael Sinterniklaas | ||
| Meta Knight | Atsushi Kisaichi | Eric Stuart | |
| Chef Kawasaki | Nobuo Tobita | Ted Lewis | |
| Kabu | Jim Napolitano | ||
| Iro | Makiko Ōmoto |
External Links
- Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kirby: Right Back At Ya! at the Internet Movie Database
