History Anime / KirbyOfTheStars

** While Yamikage betrayed the Galaxy Soldier Army to side with Nightmare, he hints that he still retains his honor, considering that he says that he's not a thief and won't steal anything save for a ninja scroll that Dedede had stolen from Curio and that Benikage had stolen back from him, Kirby and the gang [[spoiler:(which was really Benikage's failing report card)]].

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: One episode has the characters going through a world of dinosaurs created by a mad scientist (actually a MonsterOfTheWeek and a ShoutOut to ''TheIslandOfDrMoreau''), with the added twist of the dinosaurs having the protagonists' DNA. On a general note, it's a parody of ''Film/JurassicPark'', complete with a kitchen scene.

** In episode 19, Meta Knight tells the story of how his best friend was kidnapped by demon beasts and [[DemonicPossession possessed]], [[spoiler: forcing Meta Knight to kill him.]] Later, Kirby fights and subdues [[spoiler: Knuckle Joe]] for the same reason.

* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: Many of the original Japanese episode titles.

* AdultChild: Let's just say Dedede acts a lot younger than he is.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Kabuki Kirby. Just...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi79cdFTGE4 Kabuki Kirby]].

* AccentAdaptation: Dedede's Foghorn Leghorn-like southern accent. Meta Knight is also a BadassSpaniard for some reason (many call him [[FanNickname Señor Noodlearms]] because of it). Meta Knight's Spanish accent in the dub is possibly because of the vaguely Spanish-sounding theme that plays whenever he appears in the original Japanese anime. It might also be a {{Zorro}} reference.

* BadassSpaniard: Dub Meta Knight.

In 2011, {{Nintendo}} released the Kirby TV Channel, a free downloadable {{Wii}} channel allowing Wii owners to watch a constantly rotating set of episodes from the entire anime (except for the undubbed episode 38).

* AWorldwidePunomenon: Most of the dub's episode names and quite a bit of the dialogue.

''Kirby of the Stars'' (a.k.a. ''Hoshi no Kirby'') is an anime adaptation of ''{{Kirby}}'', a {{Nintendo}} PlatformGame franchise, better known in the United States by [[CompletelyDifferentTitle its dub title]], ''Kirby: Right Back At Ya!''. It was a joint production by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory (Warpstar Inc.). The anime was licensed by [[FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids Entertainment]], so of course, a lot of the darker elements from the Japanese version were {{Bowdlerise}}d out, but the dub was still successful, managing to stay on air for all 100 episodes.

''Kirby of the Stars'' is an anime adaptation of ''{{Kirby}}'', a {{Nintendo}} PlatformGame franchise, better known in the United States by [[CompletelyDifferentTitle its dub title]], ''Kirby: Right Back At Ya!''. It was a joint production by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory (Warpstar Inc.). The anime was licensed by [[FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids Entertainment]], so of course, a lot of the darker elements from the Japanese version were {{Bowdlerise}}d out, but the dub was still successful, managing to stay on air for all 100 episodes.

* HomoeroticSubtext: Oh so very much of it. Escargoon is heavily implied to have a man-crush on his boss in Japanese ''and'' English - the dub team picked up on this and gave him a Paul Lynde-esque voice that makes things even more blatant.

** Voice actor EricStuart says he came up with it as an allusion to AntonioBanderas in ''The Mask of Zorro''.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In episode 40, Knuckle Joe releases monsters onto Cappy Town. They're seen throwing dishes and tear down the restaurant, shoving items off shelves at the Toy Store, and seen reading and not paying at the book store, which has no damage seen on the inside whatsoever.

* AWorldwidePunomenon: Most of the dub's episode names and quite a bit of the dialogue.

* CashCowFranchise: Nintendo of America attempted to turn the ''{{Kirby}}'' series as a whole into one when bringing the anime overseas - but while the games and show remain popular, the only merchandise it managed to produce in Western markets was a handful of [[=VHS=]] tapes and [=DVDs=].
** Admittedly, Nintendo wanted to make Kirby "the next Pikachu". More or less, this did not happen.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first few episodes of the original, Escargo(o)n was referred to as 'Dr. Escargon', possibly implying that the producers were going to make him off to be a sophisticated guy rather than just Dedede's lackey. [[CharacterCheck Shades of this characterization do come back]] when he develops robots, vehicles, and even a NME-equivalent injection that turns ordinary creatures into monsters.
** Kirby himself, too. In the first episode when he fights the first monster, he turns blue when weakened and Meta Knight explains that simply by seeing his Warp Star, Kirby will be able to regain his energy back. The Warp Star makes a return in almost every episode after it, but Kirby turning blue does not.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Kine, to Fumu. Even when the former is an ''ocean sunfish'', he still manages to do this.

* HeroicBSOD: In the episode "Sentimental Kirby"/"Kirby Takes the Cake", Kirby wants to play with everyone only to discover that nobody wants to play with him. When he goes to Tokkori to tell him that nobody is willing to play with him, Tokkori shows what a dick he is by telling him that nobody likes him. That's where Kirby's Blue Screen of Death comes in, as he packs up some of his stuff and runs away to the Valley of Kabu. What Kirby doesn't know, however, is that the real reason why nobody wanted to play with him was because nobody wanted to see him mess up their preparations for his one-year anniversary of crash-landing in Cappy Town, and he doesn't boot back up until Meta Knight and Tokkori remind him that everyone is really worried about him and they're all wishing for him to come back home.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Before Kirby came along, Meta Knight was a high-ranking member of a LaResistance movement, as well as the last survivor of a previous war.

* LaResistance: The Star Warriors and the Galaxy Soldier Army.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the 4Kids dub, Lady Like sounds just like Eva Gabor, and Ted Lewis uses a Paul Lynde impression for Escargoon and a [[LooneyTunes Foghorn Leghorn]] voice with GeorgeWBush-style illiteracy for Dedede.

* PilotEpisode: Made to celebrate the release of ''Kirby Air Ride'' in Japan. It can be viewed [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXHME5248pM here.]]

* {{Rule 34}}: Infamous on [[ImageBoards 4Chan]] due to a certain anonymous artist who would frequently post explicit gay porn of Dedede, Escargoon, and Customer Service.
* PunnyName: Sir Ebrum (cerebrum) and Lady Like (ladylike).

* ShoutOut: Lots. Some are [[WholePlotReference whole episode references]] to movies like ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'', ''[[{{Kaiju}} Mothra]]'', ''Film/JurassicPark'', ''Film/TheBirds'', and ''Film/{{Frankenstein|1931}}''. Furthermore, in episode 71, most of the main cast go on a boat trip and get [[TheBible swallowed by a whale]]. There's even an episode where Mabel gathers a cult following and ''[[TheBible parts the sea.]]''

* [[ShowWithinAShow Channel Within A Show]]: Channel DDD.
** Dedede of the Stars and Fumu of the Stars as well.

* SoBadItsGood: {{In-universe}}. In the dub, Tiff calls Dedede's self-made cartoon (''Dedede: Comin' at Ya'', or ''Dedede of the Stars'' in the original) this. Fans have theorized this might also be a bit of SelfDeprecation on [[FourKidsEntertainment 4KiDS]]'s part.

* TerribleArtist: In one episode, Dedede recruits the entire cast to [[ShowWithinAShow make an anime]]. Half the episode is actually an interesting insight into how cartoons are made, but once it's actually completed, HilarityEnsues.

* TwentyFourHourArmor: Meta Knight, Sword, and Blade ''sleep'' with their armor on.
** And they're never seen taking care of it, either. It just magically repairs itself or something.

* {{Rule 34}}: Infamous on [[ImageBoards 4Chan]] due to a certain anonymous artist who would frequently post explicit {{Yaoi}} porn of Dedede, Escargoon, and Customer Service.

* Rule34: Infamous on [[ImageBoards 4Chan]] due to a certain anonymous artist who would frequently post explicit {{Yaoi}} porn of Dedede, Escargoon, and Customer Service.