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''Magical Taruruto-Kun'' (まじかる☆タルるートくん ''Majikaru Tarurūto-kun''), or simply ''Magical Taruruto'', is a bizarre shōnen GagSeries by Tatsuya Egawa, better known as the creator of ''Manga/GoldenBoy''. The series centers around the daily life and misadventures of Honmaru Edojo and his new magical houseguest and surrogate little brother, Taruruto. Shueisha serialized the manga for its ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' magazine from 1988 to 1992, spanning for 21 volumes. Creator/ToeiAnimation would produce an 87-episode anime television series for Creator/TVAsahi from 1990 to 1992, airing every Sunday from 8:30 to 9:00 (JST). As of 2024, it holds the record for the highest number of episodes and the longest run of an anime series on the weekly timeslot (Assuming you don't count the individual ''Anime/PrettyCure'' shows as one whole series), beating out ''Manga/GhostSweeperMikami'', as well as popular Shueisha successors such as ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy'', ''Manga/NeighborhoodStory'' and ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers''. It even proved popular enough to warrant ''three'' 45-minute films based around it in less than a year. The series as a whole was intended to serve as the antithesis of ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'', but it can be best described as a mashup of that series, ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', and ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'' with a slight touch of both ''Manga/DragonBall'' and, for better or worse, ''Golden Boy's'' "magic" thrown in.

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''Magical Taruruto-Kun'' (まじかる☆タルるートくん ''Majikaru Tarurūto-kun''), Tarurūto-kun'', originally romanized in Japan as ''Magical Taluluto-kun'') or simply ''Magical Taruruto'', is a bizarre shōnen GagSeries by Tatsuya Egawa, better known as the creator of ''Manga/GoldenBoy''. The series centers around the daily life and misadventures of Honmaru Edojo and his new magical houseguest and surrogate little brother, Taruruto. Shueisha serialized the manga for its ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' magazine from 1988 to 1992, spanning for 21 volumes. Creator/ToeiAnimation would produce an 87-episode anime television series for Creator/TVAsahi from 1990 to 1992, airing every Sunday from 8:30 to 9:00 (JST). As of 2024, it holds the record for the highest number of episodes and the longest run of an anime series on the weekly timeslot (Assuming you don't count the individual ''Anime/PrettyCure'' shows as one whole series), beating out ''Manga/GhostSweeperMikami'', as well as popular Shueisha successors such as ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy'', ''Manga/NeighborhoodStory'' and ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers''. It even proved popular enough to warrant ''three'' 45-minute films based around it in less than a year. The series as a whole was intended to serve as the antithesis of ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'', but it can be best described as a mashup of that series, ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt'', and ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'' with a slight touch of both ''Manga/DragonBall'' and, for better or worse, ''Golden Boy's'' "magic" thrown in.



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* ''Magical Tarurūto-kun: Fantastic World!!'' (Platform/FamilyComputer, 1991): The first game in the series, a ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''-esque platformer (minus a run button and [[GoombaStomp Goomba Stomping]] while having a Yoshi tongue in their place) that retells different episodes of the anime in 8 separate chapters. This game is infamous for an easter egg involving Iyona in a swimsuit early in the game.

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* ''Magical Tarurūto-kun: Fantastic World!!'' (Platform/FamilyComputer, 1991): The first game in the series, a ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''-esque platformer (minus a run button and [[GoombaStomp Goomba Stomping]] while having a Yoshi tongue in their place) that retells different episodes of the anime in 8 separate chapters. This game is infamous for an a hidden easter egg involving Iyona in a swimsuit early in the game.



* ClassTrip: Miss Oaya and Mr. Waseda's classes both go to a ski resort during the winter season and to the beach during their summer vacation.



* CockFight: Most of Honmaru and Harako's petty squabbles are really just the two trying to one-up each other in an attempt to impress Iyona.



%%* {{Delinquents}}: Honmaru's father, Shogunnosuke, was a former delinquent who was disowned by his parents appears and hated by his partner's father.

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* HairTriggerTemper: At least a third of the main cast (Jabao, Harako, Shougunnosuke, Mari, and Mimora) are extremely irritable and prone to violent outbursts.
** When he's not directly bullying Honmaru, Jabao usually takes his anger out on him anyway, usually by him doing something stupid or just by being at the right place at the wrong time. This is a trait that Jabao gets from his abusive mother.

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* HairTriggerTemper: At least a third of the main cast (Jabao, (Honmaru, Jabao, Harako, Shougunnosuke, Mari, and Mimora) are extremely irritable and prone to violent outbursts.
** When he's not directly bullying Honmaru, Jabao usually takes his anger out on him anyway, usually by him doing something stupid or just by being at the right place at the wrong time. This is a trait that Jabao gets from his abusive mother.



** Miss Oaya, being a strict teacher during school hours, often responds to her students mischief by spanking them, usually Honmaru and Jabao. Ijigawa and Harako are put on the literal receiving end at some points in the story, and once she summons Rivar, he, despite being a super-powered being, gets the absolute worst of it.

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** Miss Oaya, being a strict teacher during school hours, often responds to her students students' mischief by spanking them, usually Honmaru and Jabao. Ijigawa and Harako are put on the literal receiving end at some points in the story, and once she summons Rivar, he, despite being a super-powered being, gets the absolute worst of it.


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* HighPressureEmotion: Parodied with the Seething Kettle, which can be put on the head of someone very angry and used to boil water. It calms the person down, which allows them to make tea.

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** Episode 41 has a scene where one of the things that Shougunnosuke buys for Honmaru is a Platform/PCEngine with a CD-ROM
add-on. Ironically enough the one console the series never had a game released on.

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** Episode 41 has a scene where one of the things that Shougunnosuke buys for Honmaru is a Platform/PCEngine with a CD-ROM
CD-ROM[[superscript:2]] add-on. Ironically enough the one console the series never had a game released on.
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* TreasureHuntEpisode: Honmaru and Taru go on an adventure to discover a hidden treasure buried somewhere far off into the town's underground cavern. The treasure is guarded by a mysterious woman who initally unwilling to give up said treasure. After Taru kisses her, she has a change of heart allows them to take the treasure (or a consolation prize in the anime), which happens to be a literal money tree. Harako proceeds to steal the treasure from the duo, but soon realizes that the treasure only grows heavy ancient coins from centuries ago. This plotpoint later shows us as the first stage of the first Game Boy game, with the treasure guardian serving as the first boss.

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