Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack

Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack
Genre Tokusatsu
Comedy
Created by Toei
Starring Nozomu Sasaki
Etsuya Murakami
Opening theme "Naseba Naruhodo Robotack" by Kageyama Hironobu
Ending theme "Robotack Ekakika" by Sasaki Nozomu
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 45
Production
Running time 24-25 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Original run March 8, 1998 – January 24, 1999
Chronology
Preceded by B-Robo Kabutack
External links
Website

Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (鉄腕探偵ロボタック Tetsuwan Tantei Robotakku, Mighty Detective Robotack) is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series created and produced by Toei Company. The series is the seventeenth installment of the Metal Hero Series and the partial sequel to B-Robo Kabutack. It premiered on March 8, 1998, the week following the finale of B-Robo Kabutack and ended on January 24, 1999. It joins Seiju Sentai Gingaman as part of the block that would ultimately become Super Hero Time in 2003.

Plot

The story begins when the Ruling Elder of Harappa Land sent a few of his robotic people to seek out the sacred treasure of their kingdom: The Landtool. Two such robots, Robotack and Kamerock, arrived to a place called Yumegaoka. It was there that Robotack befriended a boy named Kakeru and aided the boy's uncle, Kaoru Sugi, in his Private Investigation business. But also on the quest for the LandTool is DarkCrow and his lacky Kabados, who were exiled and intend to make money off the LandTool.

Characters

Shardock P.D. Agency

The Shardock P.D. Agency (シャードック探偵事務所 Shādokku Tantei Jumusho)

YST

The Yumegaoka Detective Boys (夢が丘少年探偵団 Yumegaoka Shōnen Taitedan)

Yumegaoka Police

The Yumegaoka Police (夢が丘警察 Yumegaoka Keisatsu)

Yumegaoka Elementary School

The Yumegaoka Elementary School (夢が丘小学校 Yumegaoka Shōgakkō)

Citizens

Gold Platinum P.D. Agency

The Gold Platinum P.D. Agency (ゴールドプラチナ社 Gōrudo Purachina Sha)

Others

Harappa Robots

The robots who like Robotack and the others come from Harappa (ハラッパ国 Harappa Koku) and live like humans. The elite robots of Harappa kingdom can transform into Special Mode (スペシャルモード Supesharu Mōdo) from Normal Mode (ノーマルモード Nōmaru Mōdo) by the Magnet Change (ジシャックチェンジ Jishakku Chenji). They are based on legends or myths, with some ending their sentences with onomatopoeic sound representations of the animals they are modeled after.

Tool

Episodes

  1. Dog on a Walk, the Wandering Detective (犬も歩けば迷探偵 Inu mo Arukeba Meitantei)
  2. The Aiding Turtle's Requital (助けた亀の恩返し Tasuketa Kame no Ongaeshi)
  3. Astray!! The Giant Game (迷走!! 巨大すごろく Meisō!! Kyodai Sugoroku)
  4. Advance!! The Detective Boys (進め!! 少年探偵団 Susume!! Shōnen Tanteidan)
  5. Cherry the Phantom Thief's Present (怪盗チェリー現る!! Kaitō Cherī Arawaru!!)
  6. The Missing of First Love Investigation (行方不明の初恋捜し Yukuefumei no Hatsukoi Sagashi)
  7. The Whistle call, the Dog's Busy (笛に呼ばれて犬忙し Fue ni Yobarete Inu Isogashi)
  8. The Dog's Earnestness Overcomes All Obstacles (犬の一念岩をも砕く Inu no Ichinen Iwa omo Kudaku)
  9. The Fateful Showdown: The Crow vs. The Turtle (因縁対決カラスVS亀 Innen Taiketsu Karasu Buiesu Kame)
  10. The Elderly Detective Guts (おじさん探偵ド根性 Ojisan Tantei Dokonjō)
  11. The Immortal Man has a Bald Head (不死身の男はハゲ頭? Fujimi no Otoko wa Hage Atama?)
  12. The Justice of the Disconnected Crow (正義のはぐれカラス Seigi no Hagure Karasu)
  13. Sazanka-san's Worst Day Ever (山茶花さん最悪の日 Sazanka-san Saiaku no Hi)
  14. Lovely Gyoza of Sympathy (恋する餃子の涙 Koisuru Gyōza no Namida)
  15. My Rival's a Genius Detective (ライバルは天才探偵 Raibaru wa Tensai Tantei)
  16. Bonjour, Dēsu (ボンジュールでーす Bonjūru Dēsu)
  17. The Mole Cop's Cheers (モグラ刑事に乾杯! Mogura Keiji ni Kanpai)
  18. The Black Demon's Hazardous Trap (黒い悪魔の危険な罠 Kuroi Akuma no Kiken na Wana)
  19. The Rabbit's Great Passionate Plan (ウサギの恋愛大作戦 Usagi no Renai Daidakusen)
  20. The Explosive Fierce Tiger!! Chief Tora (猛虎爆発! トラ会長 Mōko Bakuhatsu! Tora Kaichō)
  21. Rapid Development! The New Resolve (急展開! 新たな決意 Kyūtenkai! Aratana Ketsui)
  22. The Disturbing Banzai (邪魔してバンザイ! Jama Shite Banzai)
  23. The Pretty Girl Spirit's Secret (美少女幽霊の秘密 Bishōjo Yūrei no Himitsu)
  24. The Hot-Blooded Robot Teacher's Youth (熱血ロボ先生の青春 Nekketsu Robo Sensei no Seishun)
  25. Cherry the Phantom Thief Dies?! (怪盗チェリー死す!? Kaitō Cherī Shisu!?)
  26. The Hawk Teacher's Firey New School Term (タカ先生炎の新学期 Taka Sensei Honō no Shingakki)
  27. The Lovely Assistant Chef (愛の助っ人料理人 Ai no Suketto Ryōrinin)
  28. The Stormy Center of the Final Trial (嵐の中の最終試練 Arashi no Naka no Saishū Shiren)
  29. The Search for the Hungry Detective (腹ペコ探偵を捜せ Harapeko Tantei o Sagase)
  30. The Rejected Man's turning of the Tables (フラレ男の一発逆転 Furare Otoko no Ippatsugyakuten)
  31. The Almighty Phone, Wonder Phone (万能電話ワンダホン Bannō Denwa Wanda Hon)
  32. The Combined Robots' Monkey and Dog Relationship (合体ロボは犬猿の仲 Gattai Robo wa Kenen no Naka)
  33. Catching a Shooting Star (流れ星を受け止めろ Nagareboshi o Uketomero)
  34. Explode the Bridge of a Trial (試練の橋を爆破せよ Shiren no Hashi o Bakuha seyo)
  35. The Strongest Combined Robot's Weakness (最強合体ロボの弱点 Saikyō Gattai Robo no Jakuten)
  36. The Disappeared Masked Wrestler (消えた覆面レスラー Kieta Fukumen Resurā)
  37. Valuable friendship, Dēsu! (友情は大切デース! Yūjō wa Taisetsu Dēsu!)
  38. Cherry's Hollow Challenge (チェリーからの挑戦 Cherī kara no Chōsen)
  39. The First Snow, The Monkey Robot's First Love (初雪に猿ロボの初恋 Hatsuyuki ni Saru Robo Hatsukoi)
  40. Santa Superority (サンタをくすぐれ! Santa o Kusugure!)
  41. The New Year's Bell is Hated (除夜の鐘は大嫌い! Joya no Kane wa Daikirai!)
  42. Troubled K's New Year (悩めるKのお正月 Nayameru Kei no Oshōgatsu)
  43. Memories are the Greatest Treasure (思い出は最高の宝物 Omoide wa Saikō no Takaramono)
  44. The Dog and the Cat! The Fate of Brothers (犬と猫! 運命の兄弟 Inu to Neko! Unmei no Kyōdai)
  45. Robotack's Death at Sea (ロボタック海に死す Robotakku Umi ni Shisu)

Special

Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack and Kabutack: The Great Strange Country Adventure (テツワン探偵ロボタック&カブタック 不思議の国の大冒険 Tetsuwan Tantei Robotakku to Kabutakku: Fushigi no Kuni no Daibōken) is a special crossover that places the cast of Robotack and Kabutack in the fictional country of Tetsuwan (テツワン大陸) in Wonder World (ワンダー星).

Chasing a thief who stole his Daifuku across Tetsuwan before cornering him at the Tansan Kingdom, Robotack is arrested by a pair of Baby Elephant Robo guards. Brought before the king and queen of Tansan, Robotack is given the task to find their daughter Princess Lamune. Learning that a rhinoceros-beetle-like robot kidnapped Lamune, and finding a crow's feather at the scene, Robotack goes to a stand run by Mimeena who informs him that two robots mentioned seeing the kidnapper at the Desert Town. Heading into the desert, Robotack finds the kidnapper: Kabutack. The two robots proceed to comedically fight each other before assuming their fighting forms and getting serious. But after the two knock each other out, Kabutack sees the crow feather and shows Robotack one he found while getting into a scuffle with the retainers of the dictator Torabolt over a magical shield he found. With this new info, Robotack realizes that Darkrow posed as Kabutack and kidnapped the princess.

Though Kabutack remains to continue his search for the magical sword that can counteract the shield, he has assistant Kamerock accompany Robotack to Ohedo Town where they find Lamune and her two kidnappers. As Kamerock deals with Darkrow and Kabados, Robotack saves the princess and gets her to safety while learning her abduction was orchestrated by Torabolt. At that time, Torabolt arrives and uses the shield to blast Robotack into the river as he spirits the princess away to marry her. After an amnesic misadventure involving Takard and Moglucky, Robotack is joined by the young samurai Kakeru. Sneaking into the Union of Toruboruto with the help of a padre to stop the wedding, Robotack and his friends are at a disadvantage until Kabutack arrives with the magical sword. With Kamerock taking the princess to safety, Robotack and Kabutack defeat Darkrow and Kabados. However, the two are overpowered by the summoned Mighty Wonder before they destroy both him and the shield. Robotack then sends Toraboruto flying towards his castle, causing it to explode. When he then admits his feelings for her, Robotack is shot down as Lamune tells him that her heart belongs to the knight to treated her with kinddess while in Torabolt's dungeon. Robotack freaks out further when the knight turns out to be the thief, Saburo Sazanki. After the wedding, Robotack eventually lightens up and joins in the party.

Cast

Voice actors

Songs

Opening theme
Ending themes

References

    Websites