Remembering Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, or  Hoshi no Kirby (Kirby of the Stars) as it’s known in Japan, was an anime about Kirby aka the Cute Pink Ball of Nintendo. The anime ran for 100 episodes in Japan, and in America it aired on Fox Box and 4Kids TV from 2002 to 2008. Now, surprisingly, whenever I bring this show up in casual adult conversations most of my colleagues have never heard of it. That’s probably because A) it wasn’t very popular unless you always tuned in on Saturday mornings, and B) they’re lame. So let’s all gather ’round the campfire and remember Kirby: Right Back at Ya! The title Kirby: Right Back at Ya! is of course a reference to Kirby’s ability to suck something up inside of himself and shoot it back, hence sending it right back at you. It also references the fact that he can take the power of whatever he sucks up. So if he sucks up a frying pan he becomes Cook Kirby and uses a frying pan to attack and sends a monster flying into the sun. He really cooks up a great finishing move. Also, this show comes with a lot of puns. This show was Wild So basically in every episode we’re treated to a cute Kirby transformation sequence whenever he has to absorb a power and fight. In the first few episodes we even get to see Kirby face Meta Knight, who uses this fight to train Kirby and test him. The show does a great job imitating the feel of the games, and it balances cuteness with action and comedy. Kirby himself can’t talk so he just makes a bunch of noises all the time. Anothe…