Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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File:Kirby's Dream Collection KRBAY Poster.jpeg

Promotional poster showing the main cast of the anime.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya! is a Japanese anime series based on the Kirby series, first aired in 2001. It was made by a company called Warpstar Inc., a joint project of Nintendo and HAL Laboratory. It first aired in Japan on CBCTV, and was later dubbed and brought to North America by 4Kids Entertainment. It has also aired in many other countries and languages, including most of Europe and Asia. The show ran until September 27, 2003 with a total of 100 episodes, ending with "Fright to the Finish" loosely based on the then recently released game Kirby Air Ride. Its acronym, 'KRBaY', is similar to Kirby.

The show follows the title character Kirby, a young and inexperienced Star Warrior, who lives in the peaceful land of Dream Land after accidentally crash landing there. The evil King Dedede and his assistant Escargoon continuously try to get rid of him, usually by ordering monsters from Night Mare Enterprises (N.M.E.). In addition to his dislike for Kirby, Dedede often treats the inhabitants of Cappy Town, (the village of which he is the self-proclaimed king) in a bad way, and Kirby usually gets help from his friends to challenge this behavior. The show features many of Kirby's Copy Abilities from the games, as well as various enemies, Mid-Bosses and bosses, most of which appear in the form of monsters ordered by Dedede. However, as the show ended before the release of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, no elements from that game and later games are seen.

While the show borrows many characters, places, and themes from the Kirby games, the show takes place in its own universe separate from the main series.

In the Japanese version, "Kirby ★ March" plays as the opening theme and "Kihon wa Maru" plays as the ending theme for the first 71 episodes. From episode 72 onward, "Kirby!" plays as the opening and "Kirby ☆ Step!" plays as the ending. The English version has its own theme that plays as the opening and ending theme for all episodes.

Characters

Main Protagonists

Image	Character	Description
File:Kirbyanimeartwork.png	Kirby	The star of the show. Kirby is a small alien creature who crashed into Dream Land in order to defeat the monsters that plague it time and time again. Kirby has the mind of a small child and a bottomless appetite, but has limitless potential as a hero and Star Warrior, especially when he gains a Copy Ability.
	Tiff	Kirby's closest friend and supervisor. Tiff is a young and intelligent girl who resides with her family in Castle Dedede. She helps Kirby by working to foil King Dedede's plans and calls the Warp Star for Kirby when he is in trouble.
File:Tuff1.png	Tuff	Tiff's little brother. He is immature and headstrong, but very brave. He assists Tiff and Kirby whenever he can, but his foolhardiness sometimes causes trouble for them.
File:Mkanime.png	Meta Knight	A veteran Star Warrior who feigns to serve King Dedede in order to protect and guide Kirby as he learns to be a hero. He has two apprentices named Sword Knight and Blade Knight and can also be seen assisting and mentoring Tiff and Tuff.

Villains

Image	Character	Description
File:Dededeanime.png	King Dedede	The self-proclaimed king of Dream Land who often spends loads of money contracting monsters from Night Mare Enterprises to either defeat Kirby or drive him out of Dream Land. His greed and vanity often cause problems for his subjects, leading them to resent him.
File:Escargon.png	Escargoon	King Dedede's right-hand man and personal assistant. Escargoon often behaves cruelly toward King Dedede's enemies, but he is not quite as vain and selfish as the King, and can sometimes be seen cooperating with them instead.
	N.M.E. Sales Guy	The front man of Night Mare Enterprises who sells N.M.E.'s questionable products to gullible buyers such as King Dedede. His professional demeanor masks a cruel and exploitative personality.
File:Nightmaredark.png	eNeMeE	The main villain who runs Night Mare Enterprises. He is usually only seen in the shadows, and is responsible for creating many of the monsters he sells.

Side & guest characters

Side & guest characters in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Image	Character	Debut episode	Description
	Acore	War of the Woods	An ancient oak tree who resides in the Eastern Forest, and is home to many animals, including Rick and Coo.
	Air Riders	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I	Soldiers deployed by Night Mare Enterprises who ride Air Ride Machines and are battled by Kirby.
	Benikage	Ninja Binge	An unskilled ninja who comes to Dream Land to reclaim his ninja scroll.
	Biblio	Watermelon Felon	A spectacle-wearing Cappy who runs the local bookstore.
	Biggy, Boney, and Sleepy	Tooned Out	Three animators on contract from Night Mare Enterprises who become overly obsessed with Tiff.
	Blade Knight	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	One of Meta Knight's apprentices, the other being Sword Knight. The two were once roadside bandits until they met Meta Knight, who saved their lives from WolfWrath, since then; they have become fiercely loyal to Meta Knight and will often be seen by his side.
	Bonkers	Goin' Bonkers	A renegade hammer-wielding simian who idolizes Kirby and hopes to be a Star Warrior himself. He was once transformed into a monster by Night Mare Enterprises, but was able to recover.
	Buttercup	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	The wife of Chief Bookem. Despite having little dialogue, she is often portrayed as kind and sincere.
File:Doo.png	Captain Waddle Doo	Un-Reality TV	Commander of the Waddle Dees in Castle Dedede.
File:Kawasaki.png	Chef Kawasaki	A Blockbuster Battle	A notoriously unskilled chef who runs the only restaurant in Cappy Town.
	Chef Nagoya	A Chow Challenge	A wandering chef who once attended culinary school with Chef Kawasaki. He is much more skilled than Kawasaki is, but lacks his own restaurant.
	Chef Shiitake	A Recipe for Disaster	Number one food critic and Kawasaki's teacher. A false version of him appears in The Big Taste Test.
	Chief Bookem	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	Chief of police in Cappy Town and Tuff's role model.
	Coo	A Blockbuster Battle	A wise owl capable of speech who lives in the Eastern Forest and can be seen about Dream Land.
	Doctor Yabui	A Fish Called Kine	Cappy Town's only physician. Notorious for his effective but painful dentistry.
	Doron	A Blockbuster Battle	A silent thief who spends most of his time in Cappy Town's jail cell.
	Dyna Blade	Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure	An ancient bird who returns to Dream Land every one hundred years to lay a single egg. She is very protective of her chick and will attack whoever has caused it distress.
	Dyna Chick	Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure	Dyna Blade's chick that newly hatched from her egg. Dyna Chick is known to run into trouble be it King Dedede and Escargoon, or at it's own cause.
	Escargoon's mother	Escargoon Rules	A kindly elder snail who lives in a country far away from Dream Land. She visits her son who pretends to be the King of Dream Land to please her.
	Fang	Born to Be Mild - Part I	A vicious motorcyclist who leads a biker gang and antagonizes Cappy Town. He later transforms into Wheelie.
	Fololo & Falala	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	Two small flying servants of Castle Dedede. They are allies of Kirby and Tiff's family, and despise King Dedede.
	Gengu	Un-Reality TV	The kind-hearted but simple-minded Cappy who runs the local toy store.
	Gus	A Blockbuster Battle	A rough-hewn Cappy who runs the local gas station.
	Hana	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	Mayor Len's somewhat reserved but kindly and loving wife.
	Honey	A Blockbuster Battle	One of the three main Cappy children. Honey is kind and reserved, but very inexperienced.
	Iro	A Blockbuster Battle	One of the three main Cappy children. Iro is brave, but often foolhardy and selfish.
File:Island Sisters.png	Island Sisters	Caterpillar Thriller	Twin fairies who live with Mosugaba on Embrya Island and can calm the monster with their singing.
	Kabu	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	Dream Land's great idol and sage who the Cappies revere. Kabu has the ability to see the future, and also houses Kirby's Warp Star.
	Kine	A Blockbuster Battle	One of the intelligent animals of Dream Land. Kine has a crush on Tiff and tries to earn her affection in A Fish Called Kine.
	Kit Cosmos	Island of the Lost Warrior	A retired Star Warrior who resides on a deserted island. He is extremely paranoid, and initially believes Kirby to be a monster.
	Knuckle Joe	Here Comes the Son	A young monster hunter and the son of a legendary Star Warrior who fell during the war with N.M.E. He is extremely headstrong, but also a very skilled and cunning fighter.
	Lady Like	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	A ditsy noblewoman who lives in Castle Dedede. She is Tiff and Tuff's mother and the wife of Sir Ebrum.
	Mabel	Dark and Stormy Knight	A Cappy Town resident who counsels the villagers in the guise of reading their fortune. She has a close relationship with Samo.
File:Mayoranime.png	Mayor Len Blustergas	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	The mayor of Cappy Town who represents the villagers and looks after a flock of sleep.
	Melman	Kirby's Duel Role	The town mailman; often seen asleep.
	Mr. Chip	Teacher's Threat	A passionate contract teacher who is sent by Night Mare Enterprises to harass the students at Dedede Academy, but cannot bring himself to harm them.
	Pengy	The Chill Factor	The leader of the Pengy tribe. He has the ability to breathe ice and attempts to take over Dream Land by turning it into a permanent tundra.
	Princess Rona	A Princess in Dis-Dress	An alien princess who visits Dream Land disguised as her personal bodyguard. She identifies with the commoners and is skilled with a sword.
	Professor Curio	A Blockbuster Battle	Cappy Town's resident archaeologist. While knowledgeable, he is very meek and insecure.
File:Rickartwork.png	Rick	A Blockbuster Battle	One of Dream Land's intelligent animals. He can be seen wandering Dream Land and conversing with the villagers, and lives in the Eastern Forest in Acore.
	Rowlin	A Novel Approach	A famous author who wrote the best-selling book "Pappy Pottey and the Fool's Stone". She is impersonated by a monster in A Novel Approach.
	Samo	A Blockbuster Battle (Japanese version)	The bartender of Cappy Town. He gathers gossip from his customers and delivers it to Mabel to help with her fortune telling.
File:Ebrum1.png	Sir Ebrum	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	King Dedede's cabinet minister, the father of Tiff and Tuff and husband of Lady Like. He is a very timid and nervous man.
	Sir Gallant	One Crazy Knight	A wandering quixotic knight who believes himself to be a comic book hero.
File:Sirica.png	Sirica	Crusade for the Blade	A young alien warrior who once battled Meta Knight for the Galaxia over a misunderstanding. She is a potent fighter who wields a weapon stolen from N.M.E.
	Spikehead	A Blockbuster Battle	One of the three main Cappy children. He loves to play games and can be very impatient.
File:Swordanime.png	Sword Knight	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	One of Meta Knight's apprentices, the other being Blade Knight. The two were once roadside bandits until they met Meta Knight, who saved their lives from WolfWrath, since then; they have become fiercely loyal to Meta Knight and are often seen by his side.
	Tokkori	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	A cantankerous little talking bird who lives with Kirby in his house. He often rubs other characters the wrong way, but is not bad at heart.
	Tuggle	Dark and Stormy Knight	A cranky Cappy who runs the grocery store.
	Waddle Dees	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	The tireless servants of Castle Dedede, who number in the thousands. They are usually silent, and obey King Dedede and his subordinates in exchange for living in the castle.
	Whales	A Whale of a Tale	A giant sperm whale and calf who visit Dream Land and are harassed by King Dedede.
File:Whispyanime.png	Whispy Woods	Beware: Whispy Woods!	A sentient tree who resides over Whispy Woods Forest. King Dedede often tries to chop him down in order to destroy the forest and build a golf course.
	Yamikage	Ninja Binge	A treacherous ninja warrior who used to be a Star Warrior. He is prideful and cruel.

For information on monsters, see this page. For information on minor Star Warriors, see this page. For information on other minor characters, see this page.

Episodes

Jp	En	Episode title	Copy Abilit(y/ies)	Monster(s)	Japanese airdate	English airdate
0	0	Kirby of the Stars Pilot	Ice, Spark	Various	2000	-
1	1	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	Fire	Octacon	October 6, 2001	September 14, 2002
2	2	A Blockbuster Battle	Stone	Blocky	October 13, 2001	September 14, 2002
3	3	Kirby's Duel Role	Sword	Bugzzy	October 20, 2001	September 21, 2002
4	4	Dark and Stormy Knight	Sword	Kracko	October 27, 2001	September 21, 2002
5	5	Beware: Whispy Woods!	-	-	November 3, 2001	September 28, 2002
6	6	Un-Reality TV	-	Great Sea Slug Monster	November 10, 2001	September 28, 2002
7	7	Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure	-	-	November 17, 2001	October 5, 2002
8	8	Curio's Curious Discovery	Stone	Dedede Stone	November 24, 2001	October 5, 2002
9	9	The Fofa Factor	Cutter	Slice n' Splice, Fofa	December 1, 2001	October 12, 2002
10	10	Hail to the Chief	-	-	December 8, 2001	October 12, 2002
11	11	The Big Taste Test	Cook	Popon	December 15, 2001	October 19, 2002
12	13	Escargoon Squad	-	Ghost Monster	December 22, 2001	October 26, 2002
13	29	Cappy New Year	Fire, Parasol	Sasuke	December 29, 2001	December 28, 2002
14	14	The Pillow Case	-	Noddy	January 5, 2002	October 26, 2002
15	12	Kirby's Pet Peeve	-	Electronic Pet	January 12, 2002	October 19, 2002
16	15	A Fish Called Kine	Tornado	-	January 19, 2002	November 2, 2002
17	94	The Thing About the Ring	-	Honker Stomper	January 26, 2002	September 16, 2006
18	16	Flower Power	Needle	Noddy, Pukey Flower	February 2, 2002	November 2, 2002
19	17	Here Comes the Son	Fighter, Needle	Needle Knuckle Joe	February 9, 2002	November 9, 2002
20	18	Dedede's Snow Job	Ice	Chilly, Ice Dragon	February 16, 2002	November 9, 2002
21	19	A Princess in Dis-Dress	Sword	Susshi	February 23, 2002	November 16, 2002
22	20	Island of the Lost Warrior	Tornado	Tornadon	March 3, 2002	November 16, 2002
23	21	The Empty Nest Mess	-	Green Caterpillar Monster	March 9, 2002	November 23, 2002
24	22	Ninja Binge	Ninja	Yamikage	March 16, 2002	November 23, 2002
25	23	Escargoon Rules	Parasol	Drifters	March 23, 2002	November 30, 2002
26	24	Hour of the WolfWrath	Galaxia	WolfWrath	March 30, 2002	November 30, 2002
27	25	The Flower Plot	Cutter	Lovely	April 6, 2002	December 7, 2002
28	26	Labor Daze	Ice	Ice Dragon Robot	April 20, 2002	December 7, 2002
29	27	A Spice Odyssey	Cook	Monsieur Goan	April 27, 2002	December 14, 2002
30	28	Hatch Me If You Can	Fire	Galbo	May 4, 2002	December 14, 2002
31	30	Abusement Park	Mike	Walky	May 11, 2002	February 1, 2003
32	95	A Dental Dilemma	Tornado	Hardy	May 18, 2002	September 23, 2006
33	31	Junk Jam	Fire	Fire Lion	May 25, 2002	February 1, 2003
34	34	A Recipe for Disaster	Cook	Cobgoblin	June 1, 2002	February 15, 2003
35	32	The Kirby Derby - Part I	-	-	June 8, 2002	February 8, 2003
36	33	The Kirby Derby - Part II	Wheel	-	June 15, 2002	February 8, 2003
37	35	Watermelon Felon	-	-	June 22, 2002	March 1, 2003
38	44	A Novel Approach	Cleaning	Broom King	June 29, 2002	June 21, 2003
39	36	Escar-Gone	-	Erasem	July 6, 2002	March 8, 2003
40	37	Monster Management	Fighter	Masher, Mini-monster horde	July 13, 2002	March 15, 2003
41	38	Prediction Predicament - Part I	Fire	Fridgy	July 20, 2002	March 22, 2003
42	39	Prediction Predicament - Part II	-	-	July 27, 2002	March 29, 2003
43	40	Sheepwrecked	Needle	Amon	August 3, 2002	April 5, 2003
44	41	War of the Woods	Cutter	-	August 10, 2002	April 12, 2003
45	52	Scare Tactics - Part I	-	Particle ghost	August 17, 2002	October 25, 2003
46	53	Scare Tactics - Part II	Fire	Particle ghost, Shaabon, Gabon	August 24, 2002	November 1, 2003
47	42	Pink-Collar Blues	Stone	Domestic Servant Robot	August 31, 2002	April 19, 2003
48	43	Tourist Trap	Fire, Ice	Flame Feeder	September 14, 2002	April 26, 2003
49	47	Cartoon Buffoon	-	-	September 21, 2002	September 20, 2003
50	48	Don't Bank on It	-	Dedede Doll	September 28, 2002	September 27, 2003
51	49	Kirby Takes the Cake	Bomb	Danger	October 5, 2002	October 4, 2003
52	45	Snack Attack - Part I	-	Figure Monsters, Martial Arts All-Stars	October 12, 2002	September 6, 2003
53	46	Snack Attack - Part II	Fighter	Figure Monsters, Martial Arts All-Stars	October 19, 2002	September 13, 2003
54	54	One Crazy Knight	Mirror	Windwhipper	October 26, 2002	November 8, 2003
55	55	Sweet and Sour Puss	Needle	Togeira	November 2, 2002	November 15, 2003
56	56	Dedede's Pet Threat	Hammer	Scarfy	November 9, 2002	November 22, 2003
57	57	A Half-Baked Battle	Bomb	Belly Buster	November 16, 2002	November 29, 2003
58	58	eNeMeE Elementary	Fighter	Teacher Creature	November 23, 2002	December 6, 2003
59	59	The Meal Moocher	Cook	Crab Monster	November 30, 2002	December 13, 2003
60	60	Crusade for the Blade	Sword, Galaxia	Kirisakin	December 7, 2002	February 7, 2004
61	61	Fitness Fiend	Mike	Max Flexer	December 14, 2002	February 14, 2004
62	62	Mabel Turns the Tables	Tornado	-	December 21, 2002	February 21, 2004
63	63	Something to Sneeze At	-	Head Cold Monsters	December 28, 2002	February 28, 2004
64	64	The Kirby Quiz	-	-	January 4, 2003	March 6, 2004
65	65	Masher 2.0	Fighter	Masher 2.0	January 11, 2003	March 13, 2004
66	66	The Chill Factor	Ice	-	January 18, 2003	March 20, 2004
67	67	The School Scam	Fighter	Dirk, Kirk, and Smirk	January 25, 2003	March 27, 2004
68	68	Delivery Dilemma	Jet	Delivery Man	February 1, 2003	April 3, 2004
69	69	Trick or Trek	Tornado	-	February 8, 2003	April 10, 2004
70	70	Buccaneer Birdy	Mirror	Mole Monster	February 15, 2003	April 17, 2004
71	71	A Whale of a Tale	-	-	February 22, 2003	April 24, 2004
72	72	Waddle While You Work	-	-	March 1, 2003	September 18, 2004
73	73	Dedede's Raw Deal	Spark	Squishy	March 8, 2003	September 25, 2004
74	74	Caterpillar Thriller	-	Mosugaba	March 15, 2003	October 2, 2004
75	75	Fossil Fools - Part I	-	Doctor Moro, D-Rex	March 22, 2003	October 9, 2004
76	76	Fossil Fools - Part II	Crash	Doctor Moro, Chimera Dinosaurs, Syringe Mosquitoes	March 29, 2003	October 16, 2004
77	77	Dedede's Monsterpiece	Paint	Paint Roller	April 5, 2003	October 23, 2004
78	78	Right Hand Robot	Bomb	Escar-droid	April 19, 2003	October 30, 2004
79	79	Goin' Bonkers	Hammer	Monster Bonkers	April 26, 2003	November 6, 2004
80	80	Power Ploy	Stone	Red Viper	May 3, 2003	November 13, 2004
81	81	A Trashy Tale	Cleaning	Trash Basher	May 10, 2003	November 20, 2004
82	82	Cooking Up Trouble	Spark	SlicerDicer	May 17, 2003	November 27, 2004
83	83	Teacher's Threat	Sword	Rekketsu	May 24, 2003	December 4, 2004
84	84	Mumbies Madness	Bomb	Mumbies	May 31, 2003	December 11, 2004
85	85	A Sunsational Puzzle	Jet, Bomb	Ozomashii	June 7, 2003	December 18, 2004
86	86	A Chow Challenge	Cook	Ebifryer	June 14, 2003	May 28, 2005
87	87	Waste Management	Wing	Crowemon	June 21, 2003	June 4, 2005
88	88	Shell-Shocked	Hammer	Maimaigon	June 28, 2003	June 11, 2005
89	89	Tooned Out	Spark	Anige	July 5, 2003	June 18, 2005
90	90	Born to Be Mild - Part I	-	-	July 12, 2003	June 25, 2005
91	91	Born to Be Mild - Part II	Wheel	Wheelie	July 19, 2003	July 2, 2005
92	92	Hunger Struck	Cook	Fryclops	July 26, 2003	July 30, 2005
93	93	D'Preciation Day	Parasol	Chuckie	August 2, 2003	August 6, 2005
94	96	Cowardly Creature	Throw	Phan Phan, Young Monsters of the Future, Whippy	August 9, 2003	October 28, 2006
95	97	Frog Wild	Fire	Demon Frog, Heavy Anaconda	August 16, 2003	November 4, 2006
96	50	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I	-	-	August 23, 2003	October 11, 2003
97	51	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part II	Baton, Water, Iron, Top, Crash	-	August 30, 2003	October 18, 2003
98	98	Cappy Town Down	Crash	-	September 13, 2003	November 25, 2006
99	99	Combat Kirby	Cook, Ice	Heavy Lobster	September 20, 2003	December 2, 2006
100	100	Fright to the Finish	Bomb, Fire, Star Rod	eNeMeE	September 27, 2003	December 9, 2006
101	101	Kirby 3D	Fire, Kabuki	Lobzilla	August 9, 2009	January 14, 2012 (Volume 1) January 24, 2012 (Volume 2)

Development

Outline

As the Kirby series was still struggling in the west, it was decided that a Kirby animated series would be a good way to bring in new fans. Kirby: Right Back at Ya was made as a joint project between HAL and Nintendo, going under the name 'Warp Star'. The main director was a veteran of animation, Soji Yoshikawa. Kirby's creator Masahiro Sakurai drafted the original proposal and set many of the guidelines for the show. Many of the difficulties in creating an anime for Kirby were detailed in early interviews with Nintendo.

Sakurai had a few things he wanted and didn't want for the show. Firstly, he didn't want Kirby to speak, and secondly, he didn't want there to be any humans. Nearly everyone involved, including Sakurai, admitted that not having Kirby speak was quite a challenge. In addition, without humans they had to come up with unique species and characters. (Yoshikawa compared it to a Finnish children's book series called The Moomins, which had no humans.)

Another of Sakurai's intentions was that Kirby would seem 'like a pet', until he gains a Copy Ability and can battle. His view for Kirby seems to be one of 'hidden strength'. Yoshikawa, who also served as one of the writers, had great visions for making the series widely accessible, using not only facets of the games, but references culture and events from outside of the Kirby series.

Animation

A particular emphasis was placed on the show's animation. Yoshikawa spoke of how the Japanese animation industry had reduced itself to shortcuts and cutting corners. He wanted to have animation where things could 'be moved as much as we pleased'. As such, they made the decision to do a mix of traditional 2D and 3D computer graphics animation.

Because of this, they were able to focus far more on creating lively, smooth animation for the characters. The frame rate of the show is 2-3X higher than most contemporary anime (about 10,000 frames are used in each episode, compared to the 4000-5000 used by most anime on TV). Even with the length of the series, the animation improves noticeably as it goes on, likely as the animators improve their techniques. This is particularly noticeable for the 3-D renders of characters such as Dyna Blade.

English dub

The English dub of Kirby: Right Back at Ya! was produced by 4Kids Entertainment.

Some edits were made to the English version, including changing the background music and the color of King Dedede's Armored Vehicle, the removal of Japanese and many English letters from signs and other objects, turning King Dedede's chainsaw into a laser chainsaw, and removing scenes where guns are fired. Dialogue changes include rewording and altering the Japanese script, and changing the names of several characters and meanings, such as "Fumu" to "Tiff". Notably, Kirby's lines are often left unaltered, but much of his dialogue where he says real words are replaced with more utterances of "poyo". This is particularly notable during battles, as he no longer shouts the names of Copy Ability attacks as he uses them. Additionally, scenes featuring references to alcohol consumption would commonly be cut from the English airing, as well as many scenes where the child characters are subjected to harm. Lastly, several otherwise non-notable scenes are often cut presumably to shorten the run-time, which tends to cut some incidental characters out of episodes altogether.

Further dubs of the show, such as the Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese dub, followed the 4Kids English dub, and as such featured the same changes as said dub.

Trivia

• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby Air Ride were released during the time the anime was originally on the air. As such, the two games share many aspects with the anime.
  • Much of the official artwork for Nightmare in Dream Land is inspired by the anime, including the game's box art, as well as a commercial animated in the same style.
  • Kirby Air Ride uses some music tracks from the Japanese version of the anime (such as the theme for Checker Knights), and in return, a two-part special episode of the anime includes Air Ride Machines from the game.
• The anime was briefly available for viewing on the Kirby TV Channel, a free Wii channel.
• The English theme song for the show is an unlockable song in Donkey Konga, and the Japanese version likewise includes the second Japanese theme song, "Kirby!"
• A trailer for Kirby: Right Back At Ya! was included on the bonus disc that came with preorders for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! The trailer starts off with Kirby: Right Back At Ya! before transitioning to footage of Kirby Air Ride.
• Of the main cast of the show, there are only five characters who have perfect attendance through every episode (not counting the Pilot). These characters are Kirby, Tiff, Tuff, King Dedede, and Escargoon.

Gallery

Main article: Kirby: Right Back at Ya!/gallery

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	星のカービィ Hoshi no Kābī	Kirby of the Stars

External links

• Official CBC website (Japanese)
• Official 4KidsTV webpage (archived)