Dash Kappei
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| Dash Kappei | |
 Cover of the first manga volume | |
| ダッシュ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Noboru Rokuda |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1979 – 1982 |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Hayashi Seitaro Hara |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | October 4, 1981 – December 26, 1982 |
| Episodes | 65 |
Dash Kappei (ダッシュ
The manga was also adapted into a 65-episode anime television series by Tatsunoko Production in 1981, chiefly directed by Masayuki Hayashi. The anime was aired across Japan on Fuji TV Sundays at 6 p.m. from 4 October 1981 to 26 December 1982.
Story[edit]
The hero of the story is a teenage boy named Kappei Sakamoto,[1] who is a high school student with amazing athletic abilities who joins the basketball team of Seirin High School and quickly becomes one of the most skilled players. Kappei has one unusual handicap for a basketball player - his height; he stands not even one meter tall. His Achilles' heel is female undergarments; he has a particular interest in white undergarments, and is even more enthusiastic about joining the basketball team when he discovers that the team's female coach, Coach Natsu, wears white undergarments (although his inventive attempts to sneak a peek at said undergarments usually result in a physical beatdown from the hot-tempered coach). Eventually, Kappei's athletic prowess extends beyond basketball, and he tries out for - and excels at - every sport the school offers.
In the first episode, Kappei meets and becomes enamored with Akane Aki, a sweet, pretty girl who is quite athletic herself (she later joins the school's ping-pong team) and signs on as assistant coach of Seirin's basketball team. Much to Kappei's delight, not only is Akane pretty, but she also wears white undergarments, and Kappei sets his sights on winning her heart. Kappei eventually moves in with Akane and her family after his parents (who are rarely around) leave for the United States. However, Kappei has an unusual rival for Akane's heart - Akane's dog, Seiichiro, who has often fantasized about marrying his owner and, resenting Kappei, immediately seeks to sabotage his relationship with Akane through various tricks. Seiichiro can also speak, although only Kappei can understand him.
Characters[edit]
- Kappei Sakamoto (
坂本 勝平 , Sakamoto Kappei) - Voiced by: Mayumi Tanaka
- The protagonist of the story who not only excels in basketball, he also excels in every sport and loves to be in the spotlight, especially when he is admired by the girls. He is obsessed with women's white undergarments, for him a "symbol of purity." He falls in love with Akane, and wants to marry her.
- Akane Aki (
秋 あかね, Aki Akane) - Voiced by: Mizuho Tsushima
- Akane is a transfer student to Seirin High, becomes the assistant coach of the school's basketball team. She befriends Kappei and is a strong believer in his talents, and though she initially finds him rather strange, soon develops feelings for him, and even shows signs of jealousy when Kappei shows interest in other girls.
- Seiichiro (诚
一郎 ) - Voiced by: Toru Ohira
- Akane's dog, who can walk and speak like a human being, although only Kappei can understand his speech. He is also enamored of Akane and dreams of marrying her (despite the fact that she is human and he a dog) and, resenting Kappei's muscling his way into her life, becomes Kappei's sworn enemy, but also his best friend. He often appears in brief entr'actes to explain the rules of whatever sport Kappei happens to be playing at that time.
- Kaori Natsu (
夏 かおり, Natsu Kaori) - Voiced by: Kazue Komiya
- The basketball team's hot-tempered coach. Though she tries to be a proper young lady and is on the hunt for a boyfriend, she loses patience easily (especially with Kappei) and is well known for her grotesque and humorous facial expressions when angered.
- Kaoru Tachibana (
立花 かおる, Tachibana Kaoru) - Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Captain of the basketball team.
- Kyōshirō Nemuri (
狂四郎 , Kyōshirō) - Voiced by: Kazuyuki Sogabe
- A member of the basketball team.
- Daiba
- Voiced by: Akira Murayama
- A member of a rival basketball team. He stands nearly two meters tall, and is a giant in every sense of the term. He is also Akane's ex-boyfriend; Akane broke up with him because of his violent temper, and now he wants to discredit Kappei and win her back.
- Mr. Okazaki
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Masuoka
- Kappei and Akane's homeroom teacher.
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Japanese: | Masayuki Hayashi | Yu Yamamoto | October 4, 1981 |
| 2 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Shohei Ishida Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Haruya Yamazaki | October 11, 1981 |
| 3 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takao Koyama | October 18, 1981 |
| 4 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Noriyuki Masako | Haruya Yamazaki | October 25, 1981 |
| 5 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Satoru Akitsu Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Yu Yamamoto | November 1, 1981 |
| 6 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masayuki Hayashi, Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Haruya Yamazaki | November 8, 1981 |
| 7 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Satoru Akitsu Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takeshi Shudo | November 15, 1981 |
| 8 | (Japanese: | Yoshizo Tsuda | Takao Koyama | November 22, 1981 |
| 9 | (Japanese: おそるべきネイスミス | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Yu Yamamoto | November 29, 1981 |
| 10 | (Japanese: ライバル | Directed by : Satoru Akitsu Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | December 6, 1981 |
| 11 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masayuki Hayashi Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Takeshi Shudo | December 13, 1981 |
| 12 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Satoru Akitsu Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | December 20, 1981 |
| 13 | (Japanese: | Yutaka Kagawa | Takeshi Shudo | December 27, 1981 |
| 14 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Shohei Ishida Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Akiyoshi Sakai | January 3, 1982 |
| 15 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Satoru Akitsu Storyboarded by : Kenji Terada | Yu Yamamoto | January 10, 1982 |
| 16 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takao Koyama | January 17, 1982 |
| 17 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Keiichiro Mochizuki Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takao Koyama | January 24, 1982 |
| 18 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Shohei Ishida Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takeshi Shudo | January 31, 1982 |
| 19 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Haruya Yamazaki | February 7, 1982 |
| 20 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Keiichiro Mochizuki Storyboarded by : Kenji Terada | Takao Koyama | February 14, 1982 |
| 21 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Shohei Ishida Storyboarded by : Rei Maruwa | Yu Yamamoto | February 21, 1982 |
| 22 | (Japanese: | Yoshizo Tsuda | Takeshi Shudo | February 28, 1982 |
| 23 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Kenji Terada | Haruya Yamazaki | March 7, 1982 |
| 24 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Shohei Ishida Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takao Koyama | March 14, 1982 |
| 25 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Akiyoshi Sakai | March 21, 1982 |
| 26 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Keiichiro Mochizuki | Akiyoshi Sakai | March 28, 1982 |
| 27 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masahisa Ishida Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Osamu Sekiguchi | April 4, 1982 |
| 28 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | April 11, 1982 |
| 29 | (Japanese: | Yutaka Kagawa | Takao Koyama | April 18, 1982 |
| 30 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masahisa Ishida Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Yu Yamamoto | April 25, 1982 |
| 31 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Takeshi Shudo | May 2, 1982 |
| 32 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Akiyoshi Sakai | May 9, 1982 |
| 33 | (Japanese: | Masayuki Hayashi | Akiyoshi Sakai | May 16, 1982 |
| 34 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masahisa Ishida Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | May 23, 1982 |
| 35 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Takeshi Shudo | May 30, 1982 |
| 36 | (Japanese: | Hiroko Tokita | Takao Koyama | June 6, 1982 |
| 37 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Akiyoshi Sakai | June 13, 1982 |
| 38 | (Japanese: | Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | June 20, 1982 |
| 39 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masahisa Ishida Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | June 27, 1982 |
| 40 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takao Koyama | July 4, 1982 |
| 41 | (Japanese: | Hiroko Tokita | Yuriko Fujii | July 11, 1982 |
| 42 | (Japanese: カバゴリラとの | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Sukehiro Tomita | July 18, 1982 |
| 43 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Harumi Saito | July 25, 1982 |
| 44 | (Japanese: コッカーの | Directed by : Hiroyuki Tanaka Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Takeshi Shudo | August 1, 1982 |
| 45 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masahisa Ishida Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | August 8, 1982 |
| 46 | (Japanese: ウエストサイド | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Hiroshi Sasagawa | Takeshi Shudo | August 15, 1982 |
| 47 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Futoshi Takano | Sukehiro Tomita | August 22, 1982 |
| 48 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masahisa Ishida Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Takao Koyama | August 29, 1982 |
| 49 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Sukehiro Tomita | September 5, 1982 |
| 50 | (Japanese: フェンシングおしかけ | Hiroko Tokita | Haruya Yamazaki | September 12, 1982 |
| 51 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yutaka Kagawa Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Takeshi Shudo | September 19, 1982 |
| 52 | (Japanese: | Masayuki Hayashi | Takao Koyama | September 26, 1982 |
| 53 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Sukehiro Tomita | October 3, 1982 |
| 54 | (Japanese: チェス | Katsuhito Akiyama | Harumi Saito | October 10, 1982 |
| 55 | (Japanese: | Hiroko Tokita | Takao Koyama | October 17, 1982 |
| 56 | (Japanese: オオカミ | Directed by : Hiroyuki Tanaka Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Haruya Yamazaki | October 24, 1982 |
| 57 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Masahisa Ishida Storyboarded by : Aritoki Sugiyama | Akiyoshi Sakai | October 31, 1982 |
| 58 | (Japanese: バカ | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takeshi Shudo | November 7, 1982 |
| 59 | (Japanese: | Yutaka Kagawa | Akiyoshi Sakai | November 14, 1982 |
| 60 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Hiroyuki Tanaka Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Haruya Yamazaki | November 21, 1982 |
| 61 | (Japanese: | Directed by : Katsuhito Akiyama Storyboarded by : Shinya Sadamitsu | Takao Koyama | November 28, 1982 |
| 62 | (Japanese: | Hiroko Tokita | Sukehiro Tomita | December 5, 1982 |
| 63 | (Japanese: | Yutaka Kagawa | Akiyoshi Sakai | December 12, 1982 |
| 64 | (Japanese: さらば! | Directed by : Yoshizo Tsuda Storyboarded by : Katsumi Endo | Haruya Yamazaki | December 19, 1982 |
| 65 | (Japanese: | Masayuki Hayashi | Takao Koyama | December 26, 1982 |
References[edit]
- ^ Noboru, Rokuda (2020). Dash Kappei. Gigi the spinning top. Star Comics.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Dash Kappei (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
