

Black-and-white chaos where a tiny troublemaker turns 1605 Spain into his personal playground.
Season 1 • Episode 42
LatestProduction
Black-and-white animation that punches way above its budget.
Writing
Cervantes by way of sugar rush—surprisingly literary for kids' TV.
Acting
Noriko Ohara's Ayume voice work steals every scene, period.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1965 manga by Fujiko Fujio A (Doraemon co-creator), making this proto-Fujiko chaos energy.
One of Nippon TV's earliest color broadcasts... except the master tapes were black-and-white, so 'color' meant 'hope.'