Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack

Plot

Characters

Shardock P.D. Agency

• Robotack: Red Wonder dog-type robot with a dog-type biochip. He came to seek out the Land Tool after arriving in Japan. He also stole Sugi's meal while on the verge of starvation and is soon drafted into the Shardock P.D. Agency in compensation for Sugi's meal. His favorite food is a sausage and ends his sentences with "Bow." When Kakeru plays the Wonder Flute, Robotack performs the Magnet Change and transforms into Special Mode from Normal Mode, but he could later transform by himself afterwards. Super Mode's weapon is the RK Bar. His motif is based on the legend of Hanasaka Jiisan and his name is based on Lobo. He can replace his arms with Mog-Lucky's and add Takkard's wings to become Robotack Drill-Wing Special.
• Kamerock: Blue Wonder turtle-type robot with a turtle-type biochip. He came to Japan from China following Robotack. He lives in the apartment near the Shardock P.D. Agency. He is troubled by Mimeena's courting. His Super Mode weapon is the Kamerazooka. His motif is based on the legend of Urashima Tarō. He can replace his arms with Darkrow's left arm and Kabados' right arm to become Kamerock Masakari Slicer Special.
• Kaoru Sugi: The president of Shardock P.D. Agency; he is a detective, Kakeru's uncle, and Kakeru's mother's younger brother. Forcing a request upon Kakeru and Robotack, he is working at a part-time job while bent on catching Cherry to get the 5,000 reward. He closed down the Shardock P.D. Agency and left Yumegaoka for London in the finale.

  YST

• Kakeru Yukiyanagi: Robotack's first human friend and the leader of the YST. He plays the Wonder Flute and supports Robotack. Because his parents reside in London, he is under the care of Sugi. He left Yumegaoka for London.
• Kōta Umeda: Kakeru's classmate and a mood maker of the YST.
• Shigeru Sakaki: Kakeru's classmate and a member of the YST. He had a trauma due to Chinese dumplings.
• Misaki Tachibana: Kakeru's classmate and a member of the YST, though technically the only female member.

  Yumegaoka Police

• Mog-Lucky: Green Wonder mole-type robot with a mole-type biochip. He is working under Karamatsu for the Yumegaoka police. He had worked for the Prefecture of Police in Paris, adapting a French accent as a result. Since he is mainly an underground working-type robot, his sensor causes a system error to an intense light. Super Mode's weapon is the Lucky Drill. His name is based on "Lucky" of slang.
• Detective Karamatsu: The detective who was Sugi's senpai and bent on bringing Cherry to justice. He can give off an intense light from his shaven head. He took advantage of Mog-Lucky's weakness, having him transferred to the Yumegaoka Police forcibly as his assistant. His favorite food is a takoyaki.

  Yumegaoka Elementary School

• Takkard: Blue and White Wonder hawk-type robot with a hawk-type biochip. He had studied to become a teacher without knowledge of the Land Tool missing. He teaches Kakeru and his friends at the Yumegaoka Elementary School. In the Special Mode, Takkard flies at 800 km/h, using the Hawk Shield to protect himself. His motif is unknown.

  Citizens

• Mimeena: Wonder bunny-type robot with a rabbit-type biochip. She is the Wonder-type robot, but does not have the Magnet Change function. She supplies robots with the repair services. She has fallen in love with Kamerock. She ends her sentences with "Pyon." Her motif is based on the legend of The Tortoise and the Hare.
• Saburo Sazanka: A poor middle-aged man who lives in the apartment. The wall of his room is sometimes broken through by robots. His favorite foods are instant noodles.

  Gold Platinum P.D. Agency

• Torabolt: Yellow Wonder tiger-type robot with a tiger-type biochip who is the president of Gold Platinum. He is the prototype robot created by Dr. Takamine and is Robotack's elder brother robot. He has known that Robotack was his younger brother robot for some time. The creation of the tiger-type biochip by Dr. Takamine did not go smoothly, and so he had a cat-type biochip instead, but it was exchanged for the tiger-type biochip by Dr. Takamine in the finale. He is indignant to Dr. Takamine and plots the fall of Harappa. He is a Hanshin Tigers fan. He ends his sentences with "Nya." His Special Mode's weapon is the Inazun-Bar. His motif is based on a tiger and a tabby cat and his name may be based on John Travolta.
• Darkrow: Black Wonder crow-type robot with a crow-type biochip. The deputy branch manager of Gold Platinum's Yumagaoka Branch. Since he broke the Elder's precious vase, he was exiled from Harappa. He has rivalry with Kamerock. Although he is a crow-type robot, he has a fear of heights. He ends his sentences with "Dacchūno" or "Dacchūni." Special Mode's weapon is the KaraSlicer. His motif is based on the folklore about a crow.
• Kabados: Orange Wonder hippopotamus-type robot with a hippopotamus-type biochip. Darkrow's follower and was too exiled from Harappa. He ends his sentences with "Dosu." Special Mode's weapon is the Masakarihawk ax. His motif is based on the legend of Kintarō.
• Sakurako Takamine/Phantom Thief Cherry: The executive of Gold Platinum's head office who employed Darkrow and Kabados. Assuming the guise of Phantom Thief Cherry, she steals to save a church and a child care institution. She's a master of disguise and armed with a whip. During an attempt to steal a painting, she is nearly caught by Robotack and Kamerock before escaping them after she puts them on right trail to the 5th Shyubido Badge.

  Others

• Dr. Yuichiro Takamine: The doctor of engineering who is a designer of Robotack and other robots, and Sakurako's father.

  Harappa Robots

• Elder: A dog-type robot. He is governing Harappa.
• Master Ranking: An elephant and a whale robot who appears when a Badge is found. He judges the game for CongraTrophies, his carrier unit changes into the Ranking Arena. While he gives the CondraTrophy to the winner, he executes a failure game to the losing player. His motif is based on Hindu mythology.
• Baby Elephant Robots: They are four baby elephant-type robots that assist Master Ranking.
• * Preparing Elephant: He prepares the contests within the Ranking Arena. While Master Ranking was self-training, he worked as an assistant director of a TV station.
• * Watching Elephant: He watches players. While Master Ranking was self-training, he worked as a pool watcher.
• * Interfering Elephant: He interferes players. While Master Ranking was self-training, he worked as a bodyguard of idol's on the recommendation of Reflecting Elephant.
• * Reflecting Elephant: He administers punishment to players. While Master Ranking was self-training, he served as a father of a church.
• Speedam/Speedy Wonder: Red Wonder dog-type robot with a dog-type biochip. He is the latest model scientist robot of Harappa who is a candidate in the next senior, and he is the designer of Mightburn. Whenever he and Mightburn eat a fully ripened red Wonder Seed, they execute Reversal Combine into the fastest hero Speedy Wonder. He knew that Robotack and Torabolt are brothers. He ends his sentences with "Wan". Speedy Wonder's weapon is Speedy Cannons. His motif is "dog and monkey"
• Mightburn/Mighty Wonder: Purple Wonder monkey-type robot with a monkey-type biochip who was created by Speedam, although he is evil. Whenever he and Speedam eat an unripened green Wonder Seed or a crushed, fully ripened Wonder Seed, or a dead Wonder Seed, they "Reversal Combine" into the strongest evil robot Mighty Wonder. He became a good robot by the shock of crashing into a temple bell. His favorite food is bananas. He ends his sentences with "Kī". Mighty Wonder's weapon is Mighty Cannons. His motif is "dog and monkey".

  Tool

• Wonder Flute: A bone-like flute which transforms Robotack into Super Mode or recharges Robotack's battery.
• Glasses Muzzle: The glasses which raise up thinking power and the sense of smell.
• Power Arm: The arm part which strengthens up arm strength.
• Land Battery: The countermeasures to Torabolt's Land Tool.
• Wonder Phone: A multi-cellphone. It can also release the Reversal Gattai forcibly.
• Wonder Seed: The seed for the Reversal Gattai. It grows or dies according to singing ability. The robot which combined by the Reversal Gattai obeys the person who gave the Wonder Seed.
• Land Tool: When all five Land Tools are collected, it changes into the armor for the robot. The golden Land Tool is the most important item.

  Episodes

1. Dog on a Walk, the Wandering Detective
2. The Aiding Turtle's Requital
3. Astray!! The Giant Game
4. Advance!! The Detective Boys
5. Cherry the Phantom Thief's Present
6. The Missing of First Love Investigation
7. The Whistle call, the Dog's Busy
8. The Dog's Earnestness Overcomes All Obstacles
9. The Fateful Showdown: The Crow vs. The Turtle
10. The Elderly Detective Guts
11. The Immortal Man has a Bald Head
12. The Justice of the Disconnected Crow
13. Sazanka-san's Worst Day Ever
14. Lovely Gyoza of Sympathy
15. My Rival's a Genius Detective
16. Bonjour, Dēsu
17. The Mole Cop's Cheers
18. The Black Demon's Hazardous Trap
19. The Rabbit's Great Passionate Plan
20. The Explosive Fierce Tiger!! Chief Tora
21. Rapid Development! The New Resolve
22. The Disturbing Banzai
23. The Pretty Girl Spirit's Secret
24. The Hot-Blooded Robot Teacher's Youth
25. Cherry the Phantom Thief Dies?!
26. The Hawk Teacher's Firey New School Term
27. The Lovely Assistant Chef
28. The Stormy Center of the Final Trial
29. The Search for the Hungry Detective
30. The Rejected Man's turning of the Tables
31. The Almighty Phone, Wonder Phone
32. The Combined Robots' Monkey and Dog Relationship
33. Catching a Shooting Star
34. Explode the Bridge of a Trial
35. The Strongest Combined Robot's Weakness
36. The Disappeared Masked Wrestler
37. Valuable friendship, Dēsu!
38. Cherry's Hollow Challenge
39. The First Snow, The Monkey Robot's First Love
40. Santa Claus
41. The New Year's Bell is Hated
42. Troubled K's New Year
43. Memories are the Greatest Treasure
44. The Dog and the Cat! The Fate of Brothers
45. Robotack's Death at Sea

    Special

Cast

• Kakeru Yukiyanagi - Etsuya Murakami
• Misaki Tachibana - Mei Kurokawa
• Kaoru Sugi - Hiroo Ōtaka
• Shigeru Sakaki - Yū Yoshida
• Kōta Umeda - Yousuke Okano
• Detective Karamatsu - Shoichiro Akaboshi
• Sakurako Takamine - Hitoe Ōtake
• Saburo Sazanka - Ijiri Okada
• Dr. Yuichiro Takamine - Yū Numazaki

  Voice actors

• Robotack - Nozomu Sasaki
• Kamerock - Hideyuki Hori
• Mimeena - Yū Asakawa
• Darkrow - Hiroyuki Shibamoto
• Kabados - Takehiro Murozono
• Mog-Lucky - Yūko Mita
• Takkard - Toshio Furukawa
• Torabolt - Kappei Yamaguchi
• Speedam/Speedy Wonder - Ryo Horikawa
• Mightburn/Mighty Wonder - Naoki Tatsuta
• Baby Elephant Robots - Hiromi Nishikawa
• Master Ranking - Tamio Ōki
• Elder - Yutaka Ōyama

  Songs

• "Naseba Naruhodo Robotack"
• *Lyrics: Tamanosuke Ōga
• *Composition & Arrangement: Keiju Ishikawa
• *Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

• "Robotack Ekakika"
• *Lyrics: Tamanosuke Ōga with Kēsuke & Yūgi & Moe
• *Composition: Natsuko Ōtani
• *Arrangement: Youichi Yamazaki
• *Artist: Nozomu Sasaki
• *Episodes: 1-31
• "Ii ja nai"
• *Lyrics: Tamanosuke Ōga
• *Composition & Arrangement: Hideki Fujisawa
• *Artist: Robotack All Stars
• *Episodes: 32-45