This is a list of episodes from the television anime series Magical Taruruto.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 17 | September 2, 1990 (1990-09-02) | December 30, 1990 (1990-12-30) | |
2 | 51 | January 6, 1991 (1991-01-06) | December 29, 1991 (1991-12-29) | |
3 | 19 | January 5, 1992 (1992-01-05) | May 10, 1992 (1992-05-10) |
Episodes
Season 1 (1990)
No. | Title | Directed By | Written By | Animation Director | Original air date | |
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01 | "Me, The Great Magician" (Japanese: オレ、大魔法使い) | Yamauchi Shigeyasu | Yoshiyuki Suga | Masahiko Okura | September 2, 1990 (1990-09-02) | |
At school, Honmaru Edojo gets into a fight with the bully Jabao Jaba. After getting beaten badly, Honmaru goes to ask his father how to become a better fighter, but he's dozing off. Then, Honmaru screaming "I'm really in trouble!" and his father's snoring combine to create a magic spell that summons the small magician Taruruto. | ||||||
02 | "Reaching Out to Iyona" (Japanese: 伊代菜にドッキン) | Yukio Kaizawa | Yoshiyuki Suga | Ikuko Itoh | September 9, 1990 (1990-09-09) | |
Honmaru spends all morning thinking about the pretty girl Iyona Kawai. Using his magic, Taruruto finds out that Honmaru really loves Iyona and then helps Honmaru convey his feelings through a love letter. | ||||||
03 | "Dangerous Transfer Student" (Japanese: あぶない転校生) | Yuji Endo | Yoshiyuki Suga | Choushichi Ikariya | September 16, 1990 (1990-09-16) | |
The handsome rich boy Tsutomu Harako transfers to Honmaru's school. He immediately approaches Iyona, enraging Honmaru and the other boys. Jabao then challenges Harako to a contest for the right to walk home with Iyona, but Harako, being an all-around athlete, | ||||||
04 | "I Love Mama!" (Japanese: ママ、大好き!) | Yoshihiro Oka | Yoshiyuki Suga | Hiroyuki Kawano | September 23, 1990 (1990-09-23) | |
Taruruto was told by Honmaru not to let anyone in his house find out about him. However, Taruto starts to miss his mother and starts clinging to Honmaru's mother Chizuru. | ||||||
05 | "Preparing for the Test with Magic" (Japanese: 魔法でテスト対策) | Akinori Yabe | Yoshiyuki Suga | Eikichi Takahashi | September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30) | |
Taruruto shrinks himself and goes to school with Honmaru. During class that day, Taruruto uses his magic to play tricks at Honmaru's desk. Honmaru is scolded by Miss Oaya, who confiscates Taruruto, thinking he is a doll. | ||||||
06 | "The Great Quest for Treasure!!" (Japanese: 宝もの大作戦!!) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yoshiyuki Suga | Eikichi Takahashi | October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07) | |
Honmaru and Taruruto go on a treasure hunt after Honmaru's father gives him a map that shows the location of the secret treasure that is said to be worth 5 billion yen (over $31 million dollars) in today's money. | ||||||
07 | "I am Ijigawa Rui" (Japanese: 私はイジガワルイ) | Yamauchi Shigeyasu | Yoshiyuki Suga | Setsuko Harada | October 14, 1990 (1990-10-14) | |
Honmaru is in conflict with Iyona's mean-spirited friend Rui Ijigawa, and after one too many hecklings, Honmaru tries to get back at her. | ||||||
08 | "Magic Ball Baseball!!" (Japanese: 魔球で野球だ!!) | Yukio Kaizawa | Ken'ichi Kanemaki | Ikuko Itoh | October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21) | |
A baseball game is being held during class, and Honmaru is eager to show off to Iyona. However, Harako interferes by mixing laxatives into Honmaru and Taruruto's school lunches. Honmaru, who's the pitcher for his team, finds himself in a pinch due to the effects of the laxative. | ||||||
09 | "Takoyaki of Friendship!" (Japanese: 友情のタコ焼き!) | Yuji Endo | Yoshiyuki Suga | Hiroyuki Kawano | October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28) | |
Taruruto ate the takoyaki Honmaru bought with his last allowance. After being scolded by Honmaru, Taruruto goes to buy more, but he has no money. | ||||||
10 | "Conscientious Use of Oppoositer" (Japanese: うん逆んにご用心) | Yoshihiro Oka | Yoshiyuki Suga | Hisashi Eguchi | November 11, 1990 (1990-11-11) | |
Honmaru gets a pounding from Jabao for giving him the wrong answer to his homework. Taruruto then uses a magic item that results in good outcomes when you do bad things. Honmaru gets carried away by the effect and plays a mean prank on Iyona. | ||||||
11 | "Unyielding Boxing" (Japanese: 必勝ボクシング) | Akinori Yabe | Yoshiyuki Suga | Masahiko Okura | November 18, 1990 (1990-11-18) | |
During class, a pen moved by Taruruto's magic flies off and hits Harako, who angrily blames Honmaru for it. Miss Oaya suggests that the two of them settle things with a boxing match. Honmaru accepts the challenge and begins intensive boxing training with the help of Taruruto. | ||||||
12 | "Honmaru’s KO Punch" (Japanese: 本丸KOパンチ) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yoshiyuki Suga | Eikichi Takahashi | November 25, 1990 (1990-11-25) | |
The match between Honmaru and Harako begins. Taruruto helps a struggling Honmaru with some magic items, but Harako unleashes a powerful special move. Furthermore, Taruruto is lured by takoyaki from Harako's butler, leaving Honmaru on his own. | ||||||
13 | "Unruly Birthday Party" (Japanese: 仁義なきお誕生会) | Yamauchi Shigeyasu | Yoshiyuki Suga | Setsuko Harada | December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02) | |
Honmaru is invited to Iyona's birthday party. He hopes to be alone with her, but all of their other friends have been invited as well. While they are all playing a game of concentration, Iyona's mother suggests that Iyona give a kiss to the winner. | ||||||
14 | "Sister Ria Makes an Appearance" (Japanese: りあ姉ちゃん登場) | Yuji Endo | Yoshiyuki Suga | Tetsuya Kumagai | December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) | |
One day, Honmaru finds a sexy woman in his room. Thinking that she's Taruruto in disguise, he plays a prank on her, but ends up getting it thrown right back in his face. To his surprise, she is actually Taruruto's older sister, Ria, who has come to take him back. | ||||||
15 | "Cold Outbreak in Honmaru’s Family" (Japanese: 本丸家のカゼ騒動) | Yoshihiro Oka | Yoshiyuki Suga | Hiroyuki Kawano | December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16) | |
Honmaru forgot to do his homework and thinks about skipping school by lying that he has a cold. Ria grants his wish, but the magic effect wears off after 10 days. And it seems that the person who catches the cold will suffer twice as much. | ||||||
16 | "Takoyaki Christmas" (Japanese: タコ焼きクリスマス) | Akinori Yabe | Aya Matsui | Hisashi Eguchi | December 23, 1990 (1990-12-23) | |
Honmaru makes a miniature tree as a present for the gift exchange during the class' Christmas party. However, Taruruto destroys it. Ria reminds Honmaru of the true meaning of Christmas and uses magic to decorate and shrink a fir tree. | ||||||
17 | "Friends from the Magic Realm" (Japanese: 魔法の国のお友達) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yoshiyuki Suga | Masahiko Okura | December 30, 1990 (1990-12-30) | |
Honmaru notices the presence of a classmate he's never seen before, Taruno. Iyona also has a good feeling for Taruno, and says she will go to his house. Worried, Honmaru and Taruruto sneak into Taruno's house, where he finds Iyona crucified on a cross. |
Season 2 (1991)
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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18 | "Rivar Strikes Back" (Japanese: ライバーの大逆襲) | January 6, 1991 (1991-01-06) | |
Honmaru can't help but look at how flirtatious Mimora is with Taruruto. Rivar is jealous that his beloved Mimora is with Taruruto, so he uses magic to transform into Taruruto and try to flirt with Mimora. | |||
19 | "Papa’s Punishment!" (Japanese: パパにおしおき!) | January 13, 1991 (1991-01-13) | |
Chizuru looked happy on their wedding anniversary. Taruruto, who doesn't understand the meaning of marriage, follows Honmaru's father, Shogunnosuke, to ask him. There, he sees Shogunnosuke receiving a present from a woman at a coffee shop. | |||
20 | "Skimaru of the Silver-white Slope!" (Japanese: 白銀のスキー丸!) | January 20, 1991 (1991-01-20) | |
When Honmaru goes on a school ski trip, he lies and says he's a great skier, even though he's not very good at it. Even through training with Taruruto's magic, he doesn't improve. Then, on the day of the trip, he ends up surprising everyone. | |||
21 | "Hot Springs Give Rise to Love Divination" (Japanese: 温泉気分で恋占い) | January 27, 1991 (1991-01-27) | |
Honmaru becomes an instant hero after showing off his newfound skiing skills. He is surrounded by Jabao and his friends, but he is nervous when he finds out that Iyona and Ijigaawa are going to do a love fortune-telling. | |||
22 | "Primal Rage Runs Amok" (Japanese: げきれつ号大暴れ) | February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03) | |
The class decides to keep a squirrel, but quickly get bored of it. The squirrel starts to lose energy, so Honmaru gives it Power-Upple Juice, as per Taruto's suggestion. The magical drink works too well, causing the squirrel becomes powerful enough to terrorize the classroom. | |||
23 | "Valentine Declaration" (Japanese: バレンタイン宣言) | February 10, 1991 (1991-02-10) | |
Taruruto uses a magic circle to summon his friend Niruru from the magic realm. Niruru can change into whatever he sees when his tail is being held. Wanting to have a good Valentine's Day for once, Honmaru goes to school to try to turn Niruru into Iyona. | |||
24 | "Dreadful Grandpa" (Japanese: 恐怖のじいちゃん) | February 17, 1991 (1991-02-17) | |
After meeting Jabao's kindhearted grandfather, Honmaru wants to meet his own grandfather. However, Chizuru's father and Shogunnosuke have been on very bad terms with each other because he eloped with Chizuru when they were teenagers. | |||
25 | "Dangerous Snowball Fight!?" (Japanese: アブナイ雪合戦!?) | February 24, 1991 (1991-02-24) | |
It's a cold morning with snow piling up. Honmaru is warmed up by Taruruto's magic item, "Warm-Up Heater-kun", and goes to school in jogging shorts. He then has a snowball fight with Harako, who's wealth gives him access to all of the latest weapons. | |||
26 | "To Battle, Honmaru!" (Japanese: どすこい本丸!) | March 3, 1991 (1991-03-03) | |
Jabao often beat Honmaru in sumo-wrestling when they were small children, and Honmaru gets angry when someone makes fun it. The teacher sees this and decides to turn the gym class into a sumo match to see who is the strongest sumo wrestler, but of course Harako has to upstage everyone. | |||
27 | "Honmaru, Enter the Ring!" (Japanese: 本丸、土俵入り!) | March 10, 1991 (1991-03-10) | |
To prepare for the sumo-wrestling tournament, Honmaru goes through some tough training in Canada, including fighting a bear. Meanwhile, Jabao steals school lunches to get in shape and Harako eats a special chankonabe while training. By the day of the match, all of their bodies are perfectly shaped like sumo wrestlers. | |||
28 | "A One-in-a-Kind Guy Comes From Osaka" (Japanese: 大阪から来た凄い奴) | March 17, 1991 (1991-03-17) | |
There's a new takoyaki chef in town named Matsugoro Naniwa, and he makes super delicious takoyaki. He falls in love with Miss Oaya at first sight and tries to impress her by taking her class, but ends up failing miserably. | |||
29 | "Iyona’s Heated Battle" (Japanese: 伊代菜の熱き闘い) | March 24, 1991 (1991-03-24) | |
Iyona's volleyball team advances to the finals of the regional tournament. Their opponents in the finals are the formidable Higashino Elementary School, the school of the 195cm tall Kusuda sisters. Honmaru helps Iyona power up with some muscle. | |||
30 | "Mimora’s Great Rampage!" (Japanese: ミモラの大破壊!) | March 31, 1991 (1991-03-31) | |
With Mimora hanging around Taruruto more often, Honmaru has been constantly on edge as her crying has had disastrous results. When Mimora was on the verge of crying again, Taruruto succeeded in making her laugh. However, making her laugh too much just might be even worse... | |||
31 | "In Spring, Love is in the Air" (Japanese: 春だから恋の応援) | April 7, 1991 (1991-04-07) | |
Mimora becomes jealous when she sees how close Taruruto and Iyona are, and decides to support Honmaru's love, thinking that if she can get Honmaru and Iyona together, there will be no one to get in the way of her and Taruruto's relationship. | |||
32 | "Come Alive, Giant Monster" (Japanese: 飛び出せ!大怪獣) | April 14, 1991 (1991-04-14) | |
In class, Honmaru and the others draw their favorite creatures. Then, Harako and Jabao get into a fight over whose drawing is better. To settle the score, Taruruto uses magic to make the creatures that were drawn come to life, but they begin to terrorize the school. | |||
33 | "The Grand Adventure in a Picture Book" (Japanese: 絵本の中で大冒険) | April 21, 1991 (1991-04-21) | |
After reading Shogunnosuke's picture book, Honmaru makes fun of the protagonist, Doberk. Ria then uses a magic item to send Honmaru, who claims to be braver than him, and Taruruto into the book. After meeting Doberk, Honmaru meets a beautiful girl named Nayoi (who looks very similar to Iyona) and accepts a request from her to save her village. | |||
34 | "This Is Your End! Great King Dowahaha" (Japanese: - 倒せ!どわっは大王) | April 28, 1991 (1991-04-28) | |
The Great King Dowaha, angry that his subordinates were defeated, launches an all-out attack on Nayoi's village. The evil king then considers invading the real world as payback. | |||
35 | "Takoyakinfection to Conquer the World" (Japanese: たこや菌で世界征服) | May 5, 1991 (1991-05-05) | |
Taruruto, who wants to eat more of Matsugoro's takoyaki, uses a spell found in Mimora's magic book to create his own. The spell is successful and an endless stream of takoyaki is created, overflowing into the entire city. Honmaru and Taruruto are satisfied after eating so much, but after eating two sentient pieces, the two become takoyaki themselves. | |||
36 | "I’m a Man, Ijigawa Rui!" (Japanese: 俺は男だ伊知川累) | May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12) | |
Ijigawa uses her girlhood as a weapon to tease Honmaru. Honmaru gets angry and uses the magic gender-changing juice to reverse both of their genders. Now that Honmaru's a girl, he begins to understand Ijigawa's feelings a little better. it's just too bad that Ijigawa becomes twice as ruthless as a boy. | |||
37 | "Midday Dodgeball" (Japanese: 真昼のドッジボール) | May 19, 1991 (1991-05-19) | |
Harako challenges Honmaru to a dodgeball match in class. Taruruto helps Honmaru through some intensive training and preparation for the match, as he will never be able to speak to Iyona again if his team loses. | |||
38 | "Honmaru’s Worst and Unluckiest Day Ever" (Japanese: 本丸最凶最悪の日) | May 26, 1991 (1991-05-26) | |
Honmaru's bad luck is starting to take a toll on him, so Taruruto gives him a small charm that will bring good luck. The next day, he accidently runs off with a charm that gives him even worse luck than before. | |||
39 | "Good Honmaru, Bad Honmaru" (Japanese: いい本丸 悪い本丸) | June 2, 1991 (1991-06-02) | |
One day, Ijigawa makes fun of Honmaru's test results, and she and the others start pointing out all of Honmaru's shortcomings one after another. Taruruto gives Honmaru the magic item, Zenakun, to get back at them. | |||
40 | "Zakenja Neyo" (Japanese: ざけんじゃねえよ) | June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09) | |
A girl saves Taruruto from being chased by a stray dog with her amazing kendama skills. Honmaru's heart starts beating a little when he sees the girl's smile. The next day, a new student named Neyo Zakenja transfers to Honmaru's class and turns out to be the girl he an Taruruto met yesterday. It's then shown that she's not as pleasant as Honmaru though she was. | |||
41 | "Dishonest Neyo!" (Japanese: 素直じゃねえよ!) | June 16, 1991 (1991-06-16) | |
Neyo proves to be amazing in basketball during PE class. However, everyone is dissatisfied with her because she plays solo without considering teamwork. After that, Ijigawa starts making a fuss about not having the classroom funds that she had collected from the whole class, leading to everyone blaming Neyo, except Honmaru and Iyona. | |||
42 | "The Tongue is the Root of Calamities?" (Japanese: 口は災いの元?) | June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23) | |
Honmaru, who said he would run a marathon, gets scolded by Shogunnosuke for breaking his promise. Honmaru asks Taruruto for an item that will make whatever he says come true, but that means exactly everything he says will come true, which doesn't go over well in the long run. | |||
43 | "It’s Summer! The Pool is Open" (Japanese: 夏だ!プール開き) | June 30, 1991 (1991-06-30) | |
The day before the pool opens, Honmaru, who's been known for not being able to swim, trains hard with the help of Taruruto and Ria. The next day, the first day of swimming lessons, the class decide to have a game of tag. Honmaru proceeds to show off his newfound swimming skills, but he accidentally touches Iyona's breasts. | |||
44 | "Please, Lighting-sama" (Japanese: かみなり様にお願い) | July 7, 1991 (1991-07-07) | |
Honmaru and the others are excited about a popular weekly anime series. Harako, who hasn't seen the show and is snubbed from the conversation, gets angry at being ignored and uses the power of the Harako Conglomerate to cut off the electricity to Honmaru's house. The Edojos live happily for a while, but the day before the anime airs, Honmaru can't take it anymore. | |||
45 | "New Rival Appears!" (Japanese: 新ライバル登場!) | July 14, 1991 (1991-07-14) | |
A violent and intimidating transfer student from the next class pays a visit to Honmaru's class and starts trouble with the other students, pummeling Jabao, blackmailing Harako, and coming close to violating Iyona, while declaring to make everyone his servants or slaves. His name is Nezo Zakenja, and it turns out that he's Neyo's twin brother. | |||
46 | "Must Win Pool Showdown!" (Japanese: 必勝プール対決!) | July 21, 1991 (1991-07-21) | |
During a swimming class, Nezo, who's in Class 2, refused to let Honmaru and the rest of Class 1 use the locker room. Miss Oaya came up with an idea to have a contest for the right to use the locker room. Harako, Jabao, Iyona, and Honmaru's team challenged the team made of Nezo and a few other students from Class 2. | |||
47 | "Mischievous Seaside School" (Japanese: イタズラ臨海学校) | July 28, 1991 (1991-07-28) | |
48 | "Exhausting Test of Courage" (Japanese: ヘトヘト肝だめし) | August 4, 1991 (1991-08-04) | |
49 | "Down the River with Kappa" (Japanese: かっぱっぱ川下り) | August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11) | |
50 | "Gritty Endurance Contest" (Japanese: ど根性がまん大会) | August 18, 1991 (1991-08-18) | |
51 | "Doing Homework With Magic?" (Japanese: 魔法で宿題するる?) | August 25, 1991 (1991-08-25) | |
52 | "Soccer Duel!" (Japanese: サッカーで勝負!) | September 1, 1991 (1991-09-01) | |
53 | "Birthday All Alone" (Japanese: 一人ぼっちの誕生日) | September 8, 1991 (1991-09-08) | |
54 | "Friends with Yamabiko" (Japanese: やまびこ・友だち) | September 15, 1991 (1991-09-15) | |
55 | "Date on an Autumn Day" (Japanese: 秋の日のデート) | September 22, 1991 (1991-09-22) | |
56 | "Honmaru, a Tearful Decision!" (Japanese: 本丸、涙の決心!) | September 29, 1991 (1991-09-29) | |
57 | "Clash! Martial Arts Tournament!!" (Japanese: 激突!武闘会!!) | October 6, 1991 (1991-10-06) | |
58 | "Stand up, Honmaru!" (Japanese: 立ちあがれ!本丸) | October 13, 1991 (1991-10-13) | |
59 | "Honmaru’s Final Battle!" (Japanese: 本丸、最後の闘い!) | October 20, 1991 (1991-10-20) | |
60 | "Magical World" (Japanese: まじかるワールド) | October 27, 1991 (1991-10-27) | |
61 | "Operation Resurrection" (Japanese: 生き返り大作戦) | November 10, 1991 (1991-11-10) | |
62 | "Goodbye, Honmaru" (Japanese: さようなら、本丸) | November 17, 1991 (1991-11-17) | |
63 | "Overcrowded with Magicians" (Japanese: 魔法使いで超満員) | November 24, 1991 (1991-11-24) | |
64 | "Combination! Ijigawa, Mimora" (Japanese: 合体!伊知川ミモラ) | December 1, 1991 (1991-12-01) | |
65 | "Rivar’s Unrequited Love" (Japanese: ライバーの片想い) | December 8, 1991 (1991-12-08) | |
66 | "Mad Marathon" (Japanese: とんでもマラソン) | December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15) | |
67 | "Taru’s Takoyaki Shop" (Japanese: タルのたこやき屋) | December 22, 1991 (1991-12-22) | |
68 | "Heated Skating" (Japanese: あつあつスケート) | December 29, 1991 (1991-12-29) |
Season 3 (1992)
No. | Title | Original air date |
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69 | "The Best New Year Ever!" (Japanese: 最高だぜお正月!) | January 5, 1992 (1992-01-05) |
70 | "Throbbing Tooth Bugs Infection!!" (Japanese: ズキズキ虫歯菌!!) | January 12, 1992 (1992-01-12) |
71 | "Fresh Otoko" (Japanese: さわやかなオトコ) | January 19, 1992 (1992-01-19) |
72 | "Duel with Otoko!" (Japanese: 男闘呼と勝負っ!) | January 26, 1992 (1992-01-26) |
73 | "Diary of Rivar’s Pure Love" (Japanese: ライバー純情日記) | February 2, 1992 (1992-02-02) |
74 | "Ria’s Love Story" (Japanese: りあの愛の物語) | February 9, 1992 (1992-02-09) |
75 | "Taruru! Cook-san" (Japanese: たるる!コックさん) | February 16, 1992 (1992-02-16) |
76 | "Special Training for Neyo!" (Japanese: 寧代にとっくん!) | February 23, 1992 (1992-02-23) |
77 | "Calling on Hardworking Pixiervants!" (Japanese: 必殺シゴト人参上!) | March 1, 1992 (1992-03-01) |
78 | "Good Guy Jabao!?" (Japanese: 善人!?じゃば夫) | March 8, 1992 (1992-03-08) |
79 | "Reconciling is Hard!" (Japanese: 仲直りって大変!) | March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15) |
80 | "Classified Scoop Battle" (Japanese: ㊙スクープ合戦) | March 22, 1992 (1992-03-22) |
81 | "Bon-Bonanza Tanukichi-kun" (Japanese: ぽんぽこタヌ吉くん) | March 29, 1992 (1992-03-29) |
82 | "I Love Everyone ❤" (Japanese: みんな愛しちゃう❤) | April 5, 1992 (1992-04-05) |
83 | "Fateful Volleyball Battle" (Japanese: 宿命のバレー決戦) | April 12, 1992 (1992-04-12) |
84 | "Maddemboldening Samurai! I Choose You!!" (Japanese: 励まし侍!参上!!) | April 19, 1992 (1992-04-19) |
85 | "Ijigawa’s Sibling Duty" (Japanese: 伊知川の兄妹仁義) | April 26, 1992 (1992-04-26) |
86 | "Special Training with Personal Flovirtue-kun" (Japanese: じんとくんで特訓) | May 3, 1992 (1992-05-03) |
87 | "The Most Important Kiss ❤" (Japanese: 一番大事なキッス) | May 10, 1992 (1992-05-10) |
References
- "まじかる★タルるートくん". Toei Animation (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2025.