Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (known in Japan as 星のカービィ Hoshi no Kābī, Kirby of the Stars) is the name of an anime series based on the Kirby franchise. The series is about how Kirby, a young and inexperienced Star Warrior, lands in Dream Land, where King Dedede continuously tries to get rid on him, usually by ordering monsters from NightMare Enterprises. In addition to his dislike for the Star Warrior, Dedede often treats the inhabitants of Cappy Town, the village of which he is the self-proclaimed king, in a bad manner, and Kirby usually gets help from his friends to do something about it. 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. As the show ended before the release of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, however, no elements from that and later games are seen.
The anime was available to be watched on the Kirby TV Channel, a free Wii channel.
Artwork
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Kirby cleaning
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Sword Knight, often called just "Sword".
Blade Knight/Blade.
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Mabel, the fortune teller.
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Promotional Art
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Episodes
Japanese # | English # | Episode Title | Copy Ability | Japanese Airdate | English Airdate |
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1 | 1 | Kirby Comes to Cappy Town | Fire | October 6, 2001 | September 14, 2002 |
2 | 2 | A Blockbuster Battle | Stone | October 13, 2001 | September 14, 2002 |
3 | 3 | Kirby's Duel Role | Sword | October 20, 2001 | September 21, 2002 |
4 | 4 | Dark and Stormy Knight | Sword | October 27, 2001 | September 21, 2002 |
5 | 5 | Beware: Whispy Woods! | N/A | November 3, 2001 | September 28, 2002 |
6 | 6 | Un-Reality TV | N/A | November 10, 2001 | September 28, 2002 |
7 | 7 | Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure | N/A | November 17, 2001 | October 5, 2002 |
8 | 8 | Curio's Curious Discovery | Stone | November 24, 2001 | October 5, 2002 |
9 | 9 | The Fofa Factor | Cutter | December 1, 2001 | October 12, 2002 |
10 | 10 | Hail to the Chief | N/A | December 8, 2001 | October 12, 2002 |
11 | 11 | The Big Taste Test | Cook | December 15, 2001 | October 19, 2002 |
12 | 13 | Escargoon Squad | N/A | December 22, 2001 | October 26, 2002 |
13 | 29 | Cappy New Year | Fire, Parasol | December 29, 2001 | December 28, 2002 |
14 | 14 | The Pillow Case | N/A | January 5, 2002 | October 26, 2002 |
15 | 12 | Kirby's Pet Peeve | N/A | 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 Thing | N/A | January 26, 2002 | September 16, 2006 |
18 | 16 | Flower Power | Needle | February 2, 2002 | November 2, 2002 |
19 | 17 | Here Comes the Son | Fighter | February 9, 2002 | November 9, 2002 |
20 | 18 | Dedede's Snow Job | Ice | February 16, 2002 | November 9, 2002 |
21 | 19 | A Princess In Dis-Dress | Sword | February 23, 2002 | November 16, 2002 |
22 | 20 | Island of the Lost Warrior | Tornado | March 3, 2002 | November 16, 2002 |
23 | 21 | The Empty Nest Mess | N/A | March 9, 2002 | November 23, 2002 |
24 | 22 | Ninja Binge | Ninja | March 16, 2002 | November 23, 2002 |
25 | 23 | Like Mother, Like Snail / Escargoon Rules | Parasol | March 23, 2002 | November 30, 2002 |
26 | 24 | Sword and Blade, Loyal and True / Hour of the WolfWrath | Galaxia | March 30, 2002 | November 30, 2002 |
27 | 25 | The Flower Plot | Cutter | April 6, 2002 | December 7, 2002 |
28 | 26 | Labor Daze | Ice | April 20, 2002 | December 7, 2002 |
29 | 27 | The Hot Shot Chef / A Spice Odyssey | Cook | April 27, 2002 | December 14, 2002 |
30 | 28 | Hatch Me If You Can | Fire | May 4, 2002 | December 14, 2002 |
31 | 30 | Abusement Park | Mike | May 11, 2002 | February 1, 2003 |
32 | 95 | A Dental Dilemma | Tornado | May 18, 2002 | September 23, 2006 |
33 | 34 | Junk Jam | Fire | May 25, 2002 | February 1, 2003 |
34 | 33 | A Recipe for Disaster | Cook | June 1, 2002 | February 15, 2003 |
35 | 31 | The Kirby Derby - Part I | N/A | June 8, 2002 | February 8, 2003 |
36 | 32 | The Kirby Derby - Part II | Wheel | June 15, 2002 | February 8, 2003 |
37 | 35 | Watermelon Felon | N/A | June 22, 2002 | March 1, 2003 |
38 | 44 | A Novel Approach | Clean | June 29, 2002 | June 21, 2003 |
39 | 36 | Escar-Gone | N/A | July 6, 2002 | March 8, 2003 |
40 | 37 | Monster Management | Fighter | July 13, 2002 | March 15, 2003 |
41 | 38 | Prediction Predicament - Part I | Fire | July 20, 2002 | March 22, 2003 |
42 | 39 | Prediction Predicament - Part II | N/A | July 27, 2002 | March 29, 2003 |
43 | 40 | Sheepwrecked | Needle | 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 | N/A | August 17, 2002 | October 25, 2003 |
46 | 53 | Scare Tactics - Part II | Fire | August 24, 2002 | November 1, 2003 |
47 | 42 | Pink-Collar Blues | Stone | August 31, 2002 | April 19, 2003 |
48 | 43 | Tourist Trap | Fire, Ice | September 14, 2002 | April 26, 2003 |
49 | 47 | Cartoon Buffoon | N/A | September 21, 2002 | September 20, 2003 |
50 | 48 | Don't Bank on It | N/A | September 28, 2002 | September 27, 2003 |
51 | 49 | Kirby Takes the Cake | Bomb | October 5, 2002 | October 4, 2003 |
52 | 45 | Snack Attack - Part I | N/A | October 12, 2002 | September 6, 2003 |
53 | 46 | Snack Attack - Part II | Fighter | October 19, 2002 | September 13, 2003 |
54 | 54 | One Crazy Knight | Mirror | October 26, 2002 | November 8, 2003 |
55 | 55 | Sweet and Sour Puss | Needle | November 2, 2002 | November 15, 2003 |
56 | 56 | Dedede's Pet Threat | Hammer | November 9, 2002 | November 22, 2003 |
57 | 57 | A Half-Baked Battle | Bomb | November 16, 2002 | November 29, 2003 |
58 | 58 | eNeMeE Elementary | Fighter | November 23, 2002 | December 6, 2003 |
59 | 59 | The Meal Moocher | Cook | November 30, 2002 | December 13, 2003 |
60 | 60 | Crusade for the Blade | Sword, Galaxia | December 7, 2002 | February 7, 2004 |
61 | 61 | Fitness Fiend | Mike | 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 | N/A | December 28, 2002 | February 28, 2004 |
64 | 64 | The Kirby Quiz | N/A | January 4, 2003 | March 6, 2004 |
65 | 65 | Masher 2.0 | Fighter | January 11, 2003 | March 13, 2004 |
66 | 66 | The Chill Factor | Ice | January 18, 2003 | March 20, 2004 |
67 | 67 | The School Scam | Fighter | January 25, 2003 | March 27, 2004 |
68 | 68 | Delivery Dilemma | Jet | February 1, 2003 | April 3, 2004 |
69 | 69 | Trick or Trek | Tornado | February 8, 2003 | April 10, 2004 |
70 | 70 | Buccaneer Birdy | Mirror | February 15, 2003 | April 17, 2004 |
71 | 71 | A Whale of a Tale | N/A | February 22, 2003 | April 24, 2004 |
72 | 72 | Waddle While You Work | N/A | March 1, 2003 | September 18, 2004 |
73 | 73 | Dedede's Raw Deal | Spark | March 8, 2003 | September 25, 2004 |
74 | 74 | Caterpillar Thriller | N/A | March 15, 2003 | October 2, 2004 |
75 | 75 | Fossil Fools - Part I | N/A | March 22, 2003 | October 9, 2004 |
76 | 76 | Fossil Fools - Part II | Crash | March 29, 2003 | October 16, 2004 |
77 | 77 | Dedede's Monsterpiece | Paint | April 5, 2003 | October 23, 2004 |
78 | 78 | Right Hand Robot | Bomb | April 19, 2003 | October 30, 2004 |
79 | 79 | Goin' Bonkers | Hammer | April 26, 2003 | November 6, 2004 |
80 | 80 | Power Ploy | Stone | May 3, 2003 | November 13, 2004 |
81 | 81 | A Trashy Tale | Clean | May 10, 2003 | November 20, 2004 |
82 | 82 | Cooking Up Trouble | Spark | May 17, 2003 | November 27, 2004 |
83 | 83 | Teacher's Threat | Sword | May 24, 2003 | December 4, 2004 |
84 | 84 | Mumbies Madness | Bomb | May 31, 2003 | December 11, 2004 |
85 | 85 | A Sunsational Surprise / A Sunsational Puzzle | Jet | June 7, 2003 | December 18, 2004 |
86 | 86 | A Chow Challenge | Cook | June 14, 2003 | May 28, 2005 |
87 | 87 | Waste Management | Wing | June 21, 2003 | June 4, 2005 |
88 | 88 | Shell-Shocked | Hammer | June 28, 2003 | June 11, 2005 |
89 | 89 | Tooned Out | Spark | July 5, 2003 | June 18, 2005 |
90 | 90 | Born to Be Mild - Part I | N/A | July 12, 2003 | June 25, 2005 |
91 | 91 | Born to Be Mild - Part II | Wheel | July 19, 2003 | July 2, 2005 |
92 | 92 | Hunger Struck | Cook | July 26, 2003 | July 30, 2005 |
93 | 93 | D'Preciation Day | Parasol | August 2, 2003 | August 6, 2005 |
94 | 96 | Cowardly Creature | Throw | August 9, 2003 | October 28, 2006 |
95 | 97 | Frog Wild | Fire | August 16, 2003 | November 4, 2006 |
96 | 50, Movie | Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I | N/A | August 23, 2003 | October 11, 2003 |
97 | 51, Movie | Air-Ride-in-Style - Part II | Baton, Water, Iron, Top, Crash | August 30, 2003 | October 18, 2003 |
98 | 98, Movie | Cappy Town Down | N/A | September 13, 2003 | November 25, 2006 |
99 | 99, Movie | Combat Kirby | Cook, Ice | September 20, 2003 | December 2, 2006 |
100 | 100, Movie | Fright to the Finish | Bomb, Fire, Star Rod | September 27, 2003 | December 9, 2006 |
101 | 101, Special | Kirby 3D | Fire, Kabuki | May 2009 (Wii) | February 2012 (Nintendo 3DS) |
102 Pilot | 102 Pilot | Kirby of the Stars Pilot | Ice, Spark | 2000 | Unknown |
Trivia
- Its acronym, 'KRBaY', when spoken, sounds like the name of the star of the show.
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the remake of Kirby's adventure, was released during the time the anime was originally on the air. That game is the one that shares most concept than previous Kirby games, especially including Nightmare.