Line #4 Anime/CybotRobotchi


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2	[[caption-width-right:171:The LP album cover, featuring Robotchi (Robby) and Kurumi (Tiffany)]]
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4	A 1982 gag anime created by Creator/KenIshikawa and produced by Creator/KnackProductions. It ran for 39 episodes on ''Creator/TVTokyo'' from October 1982 to June 1983.
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6	It focuses on a mischievous "cybot" named Robotchi who lives in Yamakawa Village. The village is home to Dr. Deco, the inventor of Robotchi and many other
7	cybots, Sachiko Yukino, a smart and hot female cop, and Kurumi Yukino, Sachiko's younger sister who's friends with Robotchi. For the first 20 episodes, the main antagonists are the Industrial Espionage Trio, a group of 3 spies who try to steal Robotchi's blueprints, but are constantly foiled by Robotchi and Sachiko. For the last 19 episodes, the villain role goes to High Brow and his henchmen, Nancy and Silvia.
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9	In 1985, it was dubbed into English and turned into an hour and a half long direct-to-video movie called ''Robby the Rascal'' by Kidpix Productions, which can be viewed [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4E4A023ADF78C90 here]]. This movie was dubbed into Korean as [[https://youtu.be/SVlpC9njWpE ''개구장이 로비의 모험'']] (roughly translates to ''The Adventures of Mischievous Robby'') in 1989. The entire series was also aired in Italy and became very popular there under the title ''Robottino''.
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11	The show was made at a time when Creator/GoNagai and his company, Dynamic Planning, had severed ties with Creator/ToeiAnimation and were looking for another studio to partner with. Nagai himself would make one more series with Knack, ''Psycho Armor Govarian'', later in 1983, before moving on to Creator/TMSEntertainment for 1984's ''Anime/GodMazinger''.
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13	!!This series provides examples of:
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15	* ActionGirl: Sachiko (Sally) may be beautiful, but a ShrinkingViolet she isn't. She's the village's one-woman police department[[note]]though the English dub hints the village has other officers[[/note]], [[BadassBiker drives a motorcycle]], and knows martial arts. There's also [[CoolOldLady Tobigiri-Baasan ("Flying Kick Grandma")]], who, as her name suggests, [[WhenEldersAttack packs a mean flying kick]].
16	* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The English dub features a new original theme song (and indeed an entirely different musical score from the original). Averted in Italy, where the original Japanese themes were used.
17	* DisproportionateRetribution: In episode one, when Robotchi ends up inadvertently peeping at Sachiko while she showers, Sachiko's reaction is to angrily chase him away while clad in a ModestyTowel. Not unusual for an anime of this type, but the fact that she fires her gun at him - knowing she's dealing with the robot equivalent of a little kid - is a bit over the top.
18	* DubNameChange: The English dub changes virtually all of the characters' names. For starters: Robotchi is Robby, Kurumi is Tiffany, Sachiko is Sergeant Sally, Uzura is Terri, High Brow is Horatio Percival Thorton III, Nancy and Sylvia are Tracy and Yvette, etc. Dr. Deco retains his name but is given the [[PunnyName punny first name]] Art. The dub also makes no mention of Sally and Tiffany being sisters.
19	** The English dub VHS box refers to Dr. Deco as Dr. Rumplechips and High Brow as Mr. Bullion, suggesting that those were the original planned dub names for those characters. Interestingly it also uses the word "cybot" to refer to Robby, which comes directly from the Japanese.
20	* {{Expy}}: With its character archetypes and large cast, the anime overall plays out like ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' with elements of ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' and ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', though some characters are especially noteworthy:
21	** Robotchi is one of Arale, being a mischievous but kind-hearted RobotKid who often gets into trouble.
22	** Dr. Deco is one of Senbei, as they're both fat, somewhat perverted scientists who are responsible for designing the main character.
23	** Sachiko is one for Midori, being the busty blonde who is lusted after by said fat, somewhat perverted scientist.
24	* LoveTriangle: Uzura loves Robotchi, who loves Kurumi. Uzura thus sees Kurumi as TheRival, although she is considerably younger than Kurumi. Meanwhile, Matsuo (Butch in the English dub) - who happens to be Uzura's older brother - also fancies Kurumi and considers himself Robotchi's rival.
25	* MsFanservice: Sachiko has a rather shapely figure, and she's never onscreen for more than 5 seconds without her cleavage or [[PantyShot panties]] - or more - being shown at least once. In episode one alone, her bikini bottom is accidentally pulled down, exposing her rear end, and Robotchi gets an eyeful (including nipples) when he accidentally walks in on her in the shower. Not surprisingly, the English dub cuts virtually all the ecchi humor.
26	** Kurumi, being younger (stated to be in about the fifth grade), doesn't get it as bad as her older sister, but she's not immune. Her normal casual outfit includes hot pants, and her panties do get exposed on occasion.
27	* PantyShot: This show has a character, Uzura (Terri in the English dub), who developed eyes for Robotchi after he flipped up her skirt. She's a little kid, though, so it really isn't intended to titillate.
28	* RobotKid: Robotchi.
29	* RollerbladeGood: When Kurumi is first introduced, she arrives at the bus stop Robotchi was supposed to pick her up at by roller skate instead of taking the bus.
30	* ShesAManInJapan: Silvia, one of High Brow's henchwomen, is what would now be considered transgender, assigned male anatomy at birth but identifying as female. In the English dub she's renamed Yvette and rewritten as a cisgender woman, similar to Fish Eye in ''Anime/SailorMoon''.

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