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* FriendlyGhost: The titular character is an ''adorable'' spirit and a friend to the Ōhara family.
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The AnimatedAdaptation was the most famous work by Creator/FujikoFujio before ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' premiered. The first one was made in 1965, the second one was made in 1971, and the third one was made in 1985.
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The AnimatedAdaptation was the most famous work by Creator/FujikoFujio before ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' premiered. The first one was made in 1965, the second one was made in 1971, and the third one was made in 1985.
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* {{Crossover}}: It's had a few crossovers with other Creator/FujikoFujio works, most notably ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' and ''Manga/{{Perman}}''.
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* {{Crossover}}: It's had a few crossovers with other Creator/FujikoFujio works, most notably ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' and ''Manga/{{Perman}}''.
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* BigEater: Q-Taro can eat ''twenty times'' the amount a regular human consumes.
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** The Ramen guy was based Shin'ichi Suzuki, an animator who often collaborated with Fujiko Fujio on the anime adaptations. He was known for eating ramen a lot, hence the character.
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** The Ramen guy was based on Shin'ichi Suzuki, an animator who often collaborated with Fujiko Fujio on the anime adaptations. He was known for eating ramen a lot, hence the character.
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** The Ramen guy was based Shin'ichi Suzuki, an animator who often collaborated with Fujiko Fujio on the anime adaptations. He was known for eating ramen a lot, hence the character.
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* KidHero: Shōta Ōhara is a kid protagonist in grade school.
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In 2018, 4 volumes of never-before-seen comics were released.
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The TV series aired in English in the United States under the title ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'', but this dub is now [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes completely lost]]. One volume of the comic was released in English as ''Q the Spook''. The LicensedGame was released in English under the title ''Chubby Cherub''.
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One volume of the comic was released in English in Japan as ''Q the Spook''. The TV series aired in English in the United States under the title ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'', but this the dub is wasn't successful and it's now [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes completely lost]]. One volume of the comic was released in English as ''Q the Spook''.lost]]. The LicensedGame was released in English under the title ''Chubby Cherub''.
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* TheMovie: Various movies and television specials have been made.
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* OneLetterName: Q-Taro's name is simply Q in the English version of the comic.
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* TheCameo: The ramen man Koike makes cameos in tons of other Creator/FujikoFujio works.
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* {{Youkai}}: Obake, in this case.
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* ArtEvolution: The animation improved over time, especially when they began using color.
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* TimeSkip: One of the stories takes place 15 years after the original series.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Manga/{{Perman}} shows up out of nowhere in the GrandFinale to save the day.
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* AgeLift: There's a version of the comic where Q-Taro is older.
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* AgeLift: There's a version of the comic where Q-Taro is older.
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* CulturalTranslation: The English version of the video game replaces all of the references to ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'' and Japan with original characters that Americans can relate to.
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* CulturalTranslation: The English Subverted by the NES game. ''Chubby Cherub'' is the localized version released in the US. The title character's sprite and the title screen were the ONLY graphical alterations. This runs contrary to other localized licensed games of the video game replaces era, when all of the references to ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'' and Japan with original characters that Americans can relate to. the show it was based on were removed.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Manga/{{Perman}} shows up out of nowhere in the GrandFinale to save the day.
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The AnimatedAdaptation was the most famous work by Creator/FujikoFujio before ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' premiered. The first one was made in 1965, the second one was made in 1971, and the third one was made in 1985.
The TV series aired in English in the United States under the title ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'', but this dub is now [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes completely lost]]. One volume of the comic was released in English as ''Q the Spook''. \n The LicensedGame was released in English under the title ''Chubby Cherub''.
The TV series aired in English in the United States under the title ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'', but this dub is now [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes completely lost]]. One volume of the comic was released in English as ''Q the Spook''.
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* AdjectiveNounFred: ''Little Ghost Q-Taro''.
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* GrandFinale: Possibly the funniest grand finale is the final episode for the 1965-67 series. Q-Taro and Shōta is held hostage by a gang leader. When all hope is lost, they are suddenly rescued by Manga/{{Perman}}. They ask who he is and Perman replies that he's the star of the show. Q-Taro angrily informs him that his show starts next week; Perman arrived one week early. And yes, a week after the final ''Q-Taro'' ran, ''Perman'' did take over the time-slot.
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* GrandFinale: Possibly the funniest grand finale is the final episode for the 1965-67 series. Q-Taro and Shōta is are held hostage by a gang leader. When all hope is lost, they are suddenly rescued by Manga/{{Perman}}. They ask who he is and Perman replies that he's the star of the show. Q-Taro angrily informs him that his show starts next week; Perman arrived one week early. And yes, a week after the final ''Q-Taro'' ran, ''Perman'' did take over the time-slot.
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* WizardNeedsFoodBadly: The only objective in the NES game is to eat everything in sight. And yes, eating keeps him alive.
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* GrandFinale: In the grand finale, the heroes are captured and Perman saves them.
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* GrandFinale: In Possibly the funniest grand finale, finale is the heroes final episode for the 1965-67 series. Q-Taro and Shōta is held hostage by a gang leader. When all hope is lost, they are captured suddenly rescued by Manga/{{Perman}}. They ask who he is and Perman saves them.replies that he's the star of the show. Q-Taro angrily informs him that his show starts next week; Perman arrived one week early. And yes, a week after the final ''Q-Taro'' ran, ''Perman'' did take over the time-slot.
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: The ramen man first appeared in this series and he is a recurring design in Creator/FujikoFujio works. He is often billed by fans as [[FanNickname "the ramen guy"]] due to his affinity for ramen shown in other works.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: It managed to combine this with DeusExMachina in its GrandFinale. The heroes are captured and all hope seems to be lost when they are suddenly rescued by Perman. They ask who he is, and he declares himself to be the star of the show. Q-Taro then angrily informs Perman that his show starts ''next'' week, and he's arrived a week too early. Sure enough, ''Perman'' debuted the following week in ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'''s former time slot.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Three have been made so far.
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* DIYThemeTune: Q-Taro sings in the theme song.
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* ExtendedThemeTune: The [[https://youtu.be/cIeABtLNnb8 full theme tune]] is three minutes long.
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->''"Q Q Q, Q Q Q Q!"''
->''"Q Q Q, Q Q Q Q!"''
->''"Question, question, do you know my name?"''
->''"Question, question, the name is Q-Taro!"''
-->-- 1985 theme song
''Little Ghost Q-Taro'' (or ''Obake no Q-Tarō'' in Japanese) is a series created in 1964 by Creator/FujikoFujio. The series is about a mischievous ghost named Q-Taro who lives with the Ōhara family. Q-Taro likes to trick people, though he has a fear of dogs. Q-Taro tries to aid his friend Shōta Ōhara, a boy in grade school.
The AnimatedAdaptation was the most famous work by Creator/FujikoFujio before ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' premiered. The first one was made in 1965, the second one was made in 1971, and the third one was made in 1985. The TV series aired in English in the United States under the title ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'', but this dub is now [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes completely lost]]. One volume of the comic was released in English as ''Q the Spook''.
Q-Taro inspired the ghosts in ''VideoGame/PacMan''.
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* AlliterativeTitle: The video game was released in North America as ''Chubby Cherub''.
* {{Crossover}}: It's had a few crossovers with other Creator/FujikoFujio works, most notably ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' and ''Manga/{{Perman}}''.
* CulturalTranslation: The English version of the video game replaces all of the references to ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'' and Japan with original characters that Americans can relate to.
* DubNameChange: One translation changes Q-Taro's name to Q the Spook.
* EatingSolvesEverything: In the LicensedGame, Q-Taro can eat lollipops to allow him to shoot the dogs.
* GratuitousEnglish: The English word "question" is used in the Japanese theme song.
* LicensedGame: Received one on the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem.
* ShoutOut: Saigō is nicknamed Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Q-Taro has a fear of dogs.
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->''"Q Q Q, Q Q Q Q!"''
->''"Q Q Q, Q Q Q Q!"''
->''"Question, question, do you know my name?"''
->''"Question, question, the name is Q-Taro!"''
-->-- 1985 theme song
''Little Ghost Q-Taro'' (or ''Obake no Q-Tarō'' in Japanese) is a series created in 1964 by Creator/FujikoFujio. The series is about a mischievous ghost named Q-Taro who lives with the Ōhara family. Q-Taro likes to trick people, though he has a fear of dogs. Q-Taro tries to aid his friend Shōta Ōhara, a boy in grade school.
The AnimatedAdaptation was the most famous work by Creator/FujikoFujio before ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' premiered. The first one was made in 1965, the second one was made in 1971, and the third one was made in 1985. The TV series aired in English in the United States under the title ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'', but this dub is now [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes completely lost]]. One volume of the comic was released in English as ''Q the Spook''.
Q-Taro inspired the ghosts in ''VideoGame/PacMan''.
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* AlliterativeTitle: The video game was released in North America as ''Chubby Cherub''.
* {{Crossover}}: It's had a few crossovers with other Creator/FujikoFujio works, most notably ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' and ''Manga/{{Perman}}''.
* CulturalTranslation: The English version of the video game replaces all of the references to ''Little Ghost Q-Taro'' and Japan with original characters that Americans can relate to.
* DubNameChange: One translation changes Q-Taro's name to Q the Spook.
* EatingSolvesEverything: In the LicensedGame, Q-Taro can eat lollipops to allow him to shoot the dogs.
* GratuitousEnglish: The English word "question" is used in the Japanese theme song.
* LicensedGame: Received one on the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem.
* ShoutOut: Saigō is nicknamed Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Q-Taro has a fear of dogs.
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