Magical Taruruto

Magical Taruruto (Japanese: まじかる☆タルるートくん, Hepburn: Majikaru Tarurūto-kun), also known as Magical Taruruto-kun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 1988 to September 1992, with its chapters collected in 21 tankōbon volumes. The manga was published digitally in North America via the website Manga Planet in 2020.

Magical Taruruto
First tankōbon volume cover
まじかる☆タルるートくん
(Majikaru Tarurūto-kun)
GenreFantasy comedy[1]
Manga
Written byTatsuya Egawa
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Manga Planet
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 14, 1988 – September 21, 1992
Volumes21
Further information
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiko Ohkura
Written byYoshiyuki Suga
Music bySeiji Yokoyama
StudioToei Animation
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run September 2, 1990 – May 10, 1992
Episodes87
Anime film
Directed byShigeyasu Yamauchi
Written byYoshiyuki Suga
Music bySeiji Yokoyama
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedMarch 9, 1991
Runtime45 minutes
Anime film
Magical Taruruto-kun: Moero! Yūjō no Mahō Taisen
Directed byHiroyuki Kakudou
Written byYoshiyuki Suga
Music bySeiji Yokoyama
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedJuly 20, 1991
Runtime45 minutes
Anime film
Magical Taruruto-kun: Suki Suki Hot Tako Yaki
Directed byYukio Kaizawa
Written byYoshiyuki Suga
Music bySeiji Yokoyama
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedMarch 7, 1992
Runtime45 minutes

An 87-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Toei Animation, was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 1990 to May 1992. Three feature anime films along with several video games based on the anime were released from 1991 to 1992.

By November 2020, the manga had over 12.6 million copies in circulation.

Plot

In Tokyo, there lived an outcast fifth grader named Honmaru Edojo (voiced by Minami Takayama) who is a naughty youngster and one of the most trodden-upon losers in his class. He is in love with a smart and pretty girl in his class named Iyona Kawaii (voiced by Yumi Tōma), but is frequently humiliated in front of her thanks to the school's bully, Jabao Jaba (voiced by Yoku Shioya) and Iyona's mean-spirited friend, Rui Ijigawa (voiced by Kazuko Sugiyama). After a bad day at school, his misery reaches an all-time high until he accidentally summons the great wizard, Taruruto (voiced by Tarako). Since becoming friends, Taruruto uses his magical powers to help Honmaru deal with all his hardships and other challenges.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa, Magical Taruruto was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 14, 1988,[2] to September 21, 1992.[3] Shueisha collected its chapters in 21 tankōbon volumes, released from July 15, 1989,[4] to March 9, 1993.[5]

In July 2020, Manga Planet announced that they had licensed the series for an English digital release on its platform, starting on August 7 of that same year.[6]

Anime

An 87-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Toei, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, and Asatsu and animated by Toei Animation, was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1990, to May 10, 1992.[7]

Films

Three anime films were released. The first one premiered on March 9, 1991;[8] the second one, Magical Taruruto-kun: Moero! Yūjō no Mahō Taisen (まじかる★タルるートくん 燃えろ!友情の魔法大戦), premiered on July 20 of that same year;[9] and the third one, Magical Taruruto-kun: Suki Suki Hot Tako Yaki (まじかる★タルるートくん すき・すき▼*タコ焼きっ!) premiered on March 7, 1992.[10]

Video games

During the series' run, multiple video games based on the Magical Taruruto series were released in the early 1990s. These include games for the Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, Mega Drive, and Game Gear.

The series was also represented in some cross-over games like Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin, and Cult Jump.

Title Details
Magical Taruruto-kun: Fantastic World!!

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1991—Family Computer
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Magical Taruruto-kun

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1991—Game Boy
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  • Published by Bandai.
Magical Taruruto-kun

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1991—Game Gear
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  • Published by Tsukuda Ideal.
Magical Taruruto-kun: Magic Adventure

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1992—Super Famicom
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  • Published by Bandai.
Magical Taruruto-kun

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1992—Mega Drive
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Magical Taruruto-kun 2: Mahō Daibouken

Original release date(s):
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1992—Family Computer
Notes:
  • Published by Bandai.
Magical Taruruto-kun 2: Rivar Zone Panic!!

Original release date(s):
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1992—Game Boy
Notes:
  • Published by Bandai.

Reception

By November 2020, the manga had over 12.6 million copies in circulation.[18]

References
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