List of Magical Taruruto episodes

This is a list of episodes from the television anime series Magical Taruruto.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	17		September 2, 1990 (1990-09-02)	December 30, 1990 (1990-12-30)
2	51		January 6, 1991 (1991-01-06)	December 29, 1991 (1991-12-29)
3	19		January 5, 1992 (1992-01-05)	May 10, 1992 (1992-05-10)

Episodes

Season 1 (1990)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Animation directed by	Original air date[1]
1	"Me, The Great Magician" (Japanese: オレ、大魔法使い)	Yamauchi Shigeyasu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masahiko Okura	September 2, 1990 (1990-09-02)
At school, the unlucky fifth grader Honmaru Edojo gets into a fight with the bully Jabao Jaba. After getting bruised badly, Honmaru goes to ask his father how to become a better fighter, but he's dozing off. Then, Honmaru screaming "I'm really in trouble!" combined with his father's snoring create a magic spell that summons the small magician Taruruto, who quicky befriends Honmaru while causing all sorts of trouble for him.
2	"Reaching Out to Iyona" (Japanese: 伊代菜にドッキン)	Yukio Kaizawa	Yoshiyuki Suga	Ikuko Itoh	September 9, 1990 (1990-09-09)
Honmaru spends all morning thinking about the pretty girl Iyona Kawai. Using his magic, Taruruto finds out that Honmaru is deeply in love with Iyona and then helps Honmaru convey his feelings through a love letter. When that goes wrong, Taru then gets Iyona to come to Honmaru's house.
3	"Dangerous Transfer Student" (Japanese: あぶない転校生)	Yuji Endo	Yoshiyuki Suga	Choushichi Ikariya	September 16, 1990 (1990-09-16)
The handsome rich boy Tsutomu Harako makes an appearance in a parade celebrating the Harako Conglomerate. He then transfers to Honmaru's school where he immediately approaches Iyona, enraging Honmaru and the other boys. Jabao then challenges Harako to a contest for the right to walk home with Iyona, but Harako, being an all-around athlete, proves to be a fearsome competitor. Taruruto also discovers takoyaki, which becomes his new favorite food.
4	"I Love Mama!" (Japanese: ママ、大好き!)	Yoshihiro Oka	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	September 23, 1990 (1990-09-23)
Taruruto was told by Honmaru not to let anyone in his house find out about him. However, Taru misses his mother and starts clinging to Honmaru's mother Chizuru once she finds out about him.
5	"Preparing for the Test with Magic" (Japanese: 魔法でテスト対策)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Eikichi Takahashi	September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
Taruruto shrinks himself and goes to school with Honmaru. During class that day, Taru uses his magic to play tricks at Honmaru's desk. Honmaru is scolded by his teacher Miss Mari Oaya, who confiscates Taru, thinking he is a doll. The two later sneak into her house to get the answers for the upcoming test.
6	"The Great Quest for Treasure!!" (Japanese: 宝もの大作戦!!)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Yoshiyuki Suga	Eikichi Takahashi	October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
Honmaru and Taruruto go on a treasure hunt after Honmaru's father gives him a map that shows the location of the secret treasure that is said to be worth 5 billion yen (over 6 billion yen and over $39 million dollars) in today's money. However, Harako is on his way to beat them to it while unbeknownst to them, a mysterious figure is guarding the treasure.
7	"I am Ijigawa Rui" (Japanese: 私はイジガワルイ)	Yamauchi Shigeyasu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Setsuko Harada	October 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
Honmaru is in conflict with Iyona's mean-spirited friend Rui Ijigawa, and after one too many pranks and hecklings, Honmaru tries to get back at her by using Taruruto's magic.
8	"Magic Ball Baseball!!" (Japanese: 魔球で野球だ!!)	Yukio Kaizawa	Ken'ichi Kanemaki	Ikuko Itoh	October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21)
A baseball game is being held during class, and Honmaru is eager to show off to Iyona. However, Harako interferes by mixing laxatives into Honmaru and Taruruto's school lunches. Honmaru, who's the pitcher for his team, finds himself in a pinch due to the effects of the laxative, while Taruruto uses his magic for the team to get the upperhand.
9	"Takoyaki of Friendship!" (Japanese: 友情のタコ焼き!)	Yuji Endo	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
Taruruto ate all of the takoyaki Honmaru bought with his recent allowance. After being scolded by Honmaru, Taru goes to buy more in a hurry, but he has no money.
10	"Conscientious Use of Oppoositer" (Japanese: うん逆んにご用心)	Yoshihiro Oka	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hisashi Eguchi	November 11, 1990 (1990-11-11)
Honmaru gets a pounding from Jabao for giving him the wrong answers to his homework. Taruruto then uses a magic item that results in good outcomes when you do bad things. Honmaru gets carried away by the effect and sometime after the magic's ten minutes are up, he plays a mean prank on Iyona thinking it'll benefit him.
11	"Unyielding Boxing" (Japanese: 必勝ボクシング)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masahiko Okura	November 18, 1990 (1990-11-18)
During class, a pen moved by Taruruto's magic flies off and hits Harako, who angrily blames Honmaru for it. Miss Oaya suggests that the two of them settle things with a boxing match. Honmaru accepts the challenge and begins his boxing training with the help of Taruruto.
12	"Honmaru’s KO Punch" (Japanese: 本丸KOパンチ)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Yoshiyuki Suga	Eikichi Takahashi	November 25, 1990 (1990-11-25)
The match between Honmaru and Harako begins. Taruruto helps a struggling Honmaru with some magic items, but Harako unleashes a powerful special move. Furthermore, Taruruto is lured by takoyaki from Harako's butler, leaving Honmaru on his own.
13	"Unruly Birthday Party" (Japanese: 仁義なきお誕生会)	Yamauchi Shigeyasu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Setsuko Harada	December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02)
Honmaru is invited to Iyona's birthday party. He hopes to be alone with her, but all of their other friends have been invited as well and Taruruto begs Honmaru to let him tag along. While they are all playing a game of concentration, Iyona's mother Ina suggests that Iyona should give a kiss to the winner.
14	"Sister Ria Makes an Appearance" (Japanese: りあ姉ちゃん登場)	Yuji Endo	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tetsuya Kumagai	December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09)
One day, Honmaru finds a sexy woman in his room. Thinking that she's Taruruto in disguise, he plays a prank on her, but ends up getting it thrown right back in his face. To his surprise, she is actually Taruruto's older sister, Ria Kinakamo, who has come to take him back to the magic realm.
15	"Cold Outbreak in Honmaru’s Family" (Japanese: 本丸家のカゼ騒動)	Yoshihiro Oka	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
Honmaru forgot to do his homework and thinks about skipping school by lying that he has a cold. Ria grants his wish, but the magic effect wears off after 10 days, and it seems that the person who catches the cold next will suffer twice as much.
16	"Takoyaki Christmas" (Japanese: タコ焼きクリスマス)	Akinori Yabe	Aya Matsui	Hisashi Eguchi	December 23, 1990 (1990-12-23)
Honmaru makes a miniature tree as a present for the gift exchange during the class' Christmas party, but Taruruto accidentally destroys it. Ria reminds Honmaru of the true meaning of Christmas and uses magic to decorate and shrink a fir tree. Honmaru hopes to give the tree to Iyona during the exchange, but it ends up in Jabao's hands instead.
17	"Friends from the Magic Realm" (Japanese: 魔法の国のお友達)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masahiko Okura	December 30, 1990 (1990-12-30)
Honmaru notices the presence of a classmate he's never seen before, Raibaru Taruno. Iyona becomes friendly with Taruno, and says she will go to his house after school. Worried, Honmaru and Taruruto sneak into Taruno's house, where they find Iyona crucified on a cross, and discover that he is actually the dark magician known as Rivar, who's after the affection of Taru's friend Mimora.

Season 2 (1991)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Animation directed by	Original air date
18	"Rivar Strikes Back" (Japanese: ライバーの大逆襲)	Takao Iwai & Yamauchi Shigeyasu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masami Abe	January 6, 1991 (1991-01-06)
Honmaru can't help but look at how flirtatious Mimora is with Taruruto. Rivar is jealous that his beloved Mimora is with Taru, so he uses his magic to transform himself into Taru and try to flirt with Mimora.
19	"Papa’s Punishment!" (Japanese: パパにおしおき!)	Yukio Kaizawa	Ken'ichi Kanemaki	Masami Abe	January 13, 1991 (1991-01-13)
Chizuru is looking forward to her wedding anniversary. Taruruto, who doesn't understand the meaning of marriage, follows Honmaru's father, Shogunnosuke, to ask him. There, he sees Shogunnosuke receiving a present from a woman at a coffee shop, and he and Honmaru start to believe he's being unfaithful to Chizuru.
20	"Skimaru of the Silver-white Slope!" (Japanese: 白銀のスキー丸!)	Yukio Kaizawa	Aya Matsui	Setsuko Harada	January 20, 1991 (1991-01-20)
When Honmaru goes on a school ski trip, he lies and says he's a great skier, even though he's not very good at it. Even through training with Taruruto's magic, he doesn't improve. Then, on the day of the trip, he ends up surprising everyone.
21	"Hot Springs Give Rise to Love Divination" (Japanese: 温泉気分で恋占い)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Aya Matsui	Tetsuya Kumagai	January 27, 1991 (1991-01-27)
Honmaru becomes an instant hero after showing off his newfound skiing skills, but gets nervous when he finds out that Iyona and Ijigawa are going try out a love fortune-telling game. When the girls and Miss Oaya decide to go to Onsen, Harako gets the insidious idea to switch the signs for the mens and women's hot tubs, putting Honmaru in a bind.
22	"Primal Rage Runs Amok" (Japanese: げきれつ号大暴れ)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)
The class decides to keep a squirrel, but everyone except Iyona quickly start neglecting it. The squirrel starts to lose energy, so Honmaru gives it Power-Upple Juice, as per Taruruto's suggestion. The magical drink works too well, causing the squirrel to speak like a human and become large and powerful enough to kidnap Iyona.
23	"Valentine Declaration" (Japanese: バレンタイン宣言)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Aya Matsui	Masami Abe	February 10, 1991 (1991-02-10)
Taruruto uses a magic circle to summon his pet Niruru from the magic realm. Niruru can change into whatever he sees when his tail is being held. Wanting to have a good Valentine's Day for once, Honmaru goes to school to try to turn Niruru into Iyona. Meanwhile, Rivar tries to cast a permanent laughing spell on Taru.
24	"Dreadful Grandpa" (Japanese: 恐怖のじいちゃん)	Yoshihiro Oka	Yoshiyuki Suga	Setsuko Harada	February 17, 1991 (1991-02-17)
After meeting Jabao's surprisingly benevolent grandfather, Honmaru wants to meet his own grandfather. However, he learns that his maternal grandfather Ugunji Jinguji and Shogunnosuke have been on very bad terms with each other because he eloped with Chizuru when they were teenagers.
25	"Dangerous Snowball Fight!?" (Japanese: アブナイ雪合戦!?)	Yukio Kaizawa	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Hiroyuki Kawano	February 24, 1991 (1991-02-24)
It's a cold morning with snow piling up. Honmaru is warmed up by Taruruto's magic item, "Warm-Up Heater-kun", and goes to school in nothing but jogging shorts. He then has a snowball fight with Harako, who's wealth gives him access to all of the latest weapons.
26	"To Battle, Honmaru!" (Japanese: どすこい本丸!)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tetsuya Kumagai	March 3, 1991 (1991-03-03)
Jabao often beat Honmaru in sumo-wrestling when they were small children, and Honmaru gets angry when his classmates brings it up. Miss Oaya sees this and decides hold a sumo match to see who is the strongest sumo wrestler, but of course Harako has to upstage everyone.
27	"Honmaru, Enter the Ring!" (Japanese: 本丸、土俵入り!)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	Kenichi Chikanaga	March 10, 1991 (1991-03-10)
To prepare for the sumo-wrestling tournament, Honmaru goes through some tough training in Canada, including fighting a bear. Meanwhile, Jabao steals school lunches to get in shape and Harako eats a special chankonabe while training. By the day of the match, all of their bodies are perfectly shaped like sumo wrestlers.
28	"A One-in-a-Kind Guy Comes From Osaka" (Japanese: 大阪から来た凄い奴)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Masami Abe	March 17, 1991 (1991-03-17)
There's a new takoyaki chef in town named Matsugoro Naniwa, and he makes super delicious takoyaki. He falls in love with Miss Oaya at first sight and tries to impress her by taking her class, but ends up failing miserably.
29	"Iyona’s Heated Battle" (Japanese: 伊代菜の熱き闘い)	Akinori Yabe	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Hisashi Eguchi	March 24, 1991 (1991-03-24)
Iyona's volleyball team advances to the finals of the regional tournament. Their opponents in the finals are the formidable Higashino Elementary School, the school of the 195cm tall Kusuda sisters. Honmaru helps Iyona by coaching her, and even uses Taruruto's magic to transform into a girl to provide backup, going by the name of "Emoto Marue".
30	"Mimora’s Great Rampage!" (Japanese: ミモラの大破壊!)	Yoshihiro Oka	Yoshiyuki Suga	Setsuko Harada	March 31, 1991 (1991-03-31)
With Mimora hanging around Taruruto more often, Honmaru has been constantly on edge as her crying has had disastrous results. When Mimora was on the verge of crying again, Taru succeeded in making her laugh. However, making her laugh too much turns out to be just as bad...
31	"In Spring, Love is in the Air" (Japanese: 春だから恋の応援)	Yukio Kaizawa	Aya Matsui	Hiroyuki Kawano	April 7, 1991 (1991-04-07)
Mimora becomes jealous when she sees how close Taruruto and Iyona are and decides to support Honmaru's love for Iyona, thinking that if she can get those two together, there will be no one to get in the way of her and Taru's relationship. Note: This is when Honmaru starts the sixth grade.
32	"Come Alive, Giant Monster" (Japanese: 飛び出せ!大怪獣)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Tetsuya Kumagai	April 14, 1991 (1991-04-14)
In class, Honmaru and the others draw their favorite creatures. Then, Harako and Jabao get into a fight over whose drawing is better. To settle the score, Taruruto uses magic to make the creatures that were drawn come to life, but Jabao's monster drawing eats the other drawings and begins to terrorize the school.
33	"The Grand Adventure in a Picture Book" (Japanese: 絵本の中で大冒険)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Aya Matsui	Kenichi Chikanaga	April 21, 1991 (1991-04-21)
After reading Shogunnosuke's picture book, Honmaru makes fun of the protagonist, Doberk. Ria then uses her magic to send Honmaru, who claims to be braver than him, and Taruruto into the book. After meeting Doberk, Honmaru meets a beautiful girl named Nayoi (who looks very similar to Iyona) and accepts a request from her to save her village from the monstrous Eland and the wicked vampire Count Racul.
34	"This Is Your End! Great King Dowahha" (Japanese: - 倒せ!どわっは大王)	Akinori Yabe	Aya Matsui	Katsutoshi Isshi	April 28, 1991 (1991-04-28)
The Great King Dowahha, angry that two of his elite subordinates were defeated, launches an all-out attack on Nayoi's village using the threatening creature Patulous and the reptilian beast Gabeira. The evil king then considers invading the real world as payback.
35	"Takoyakinfection to Conquer the World" (Japanese: たこや菌で世界征服)	Yoshihiro Oka	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Hiroyuki Kawano	May 5, 1991 (1991-05-05)
Taruruto, who wants to eat more of Matsugoro's takoyaki, uses a spell found in Mimora's magic book to create his own. The spell is successful and an endless stream of takoyaki is created, overflowing into the Edojo house and eventually the entire city. Honmaru and Taru are satisfied after eating so much, but after eating two sentient pieces, the two become takoyaki themselves.
36	"I’m a Man, Ijigawa Rui!" (Japanese: 俺は男だ伊知川累)	Yukio Kaizawa	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tatsufumi Tamakawa	May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
Ijigawa uses her girlhood as a weapon to spite Honmaru. Honmaru gets angry and uses the magic gender-changing juice to reverse both of their genders. Now that Honmaru's turned into Emoto Marue, he begins to understand Ijigawa's feelings a little better. It's just too bad that Ijigawa becomes twice as ruthless as a boy.
37	"Midday Dodgeball" (Japanese: 真昼のドッジボール)	Takao Iwai & Hiroyuki Kakudō	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Masayuki Uchiyama	May 19, 1991 (1991-05-19)
Harako challenges Honmaru to a dodgeball match in class. Taruruto helps Honmaru through some major training and preparation for the match, as he will never be able to speak to Iyona again if his team loses.
38	"Honmaru’s Worst and Unluckiest Day Ever" (Japanese: 本丸最凶最悪の日)	Akinori Yabe	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kenichi Chikanaga	May 26, 1991 (1991-05-26)
Honmaru's bad luck is starting to take a toll on him, so Taruruto gives him a small charm that will bring good luck throughout the day. The next day, he accidentally runs off with a charm that gives him even worse luck than before.
39	"Good Honmaru, Bad Honmaru" (Japanese: いい本丸 悪い本丸)	Yoshihiro Oka	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Katsutoshi Isshi	June 2, 1991 (1991-06-02)
One day, Ijigawa makes fun of Honmaru's test results, and she and the others start pointing out all of Honmaru's shortcomings one after another. Taruruto gives Honmaru the magic item, Zenakun, to get back at them by pointing out their flaws.
40	"Zakenja Neyo" (Japanese: ざけんじゃねえよ)	Junji Shimizu	Aya Matsui	Hiroyuki Kawano	June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09)
A girl saves Taruruto from being chased by a stray dog with her amazing kendama skills. Honmaru's heart starts beating a little when he sees the girl's smile. The next day, a new student named Neyo Zakenja transfers to Honmaru's class and turns out to be the girl he an Taru met yesterday. Honmaru then sees that she's not as pleasant as he though she was.
41	"Dishonest Neyo!" (Japanese: 素直じゃねえよ!)	Yukio Kaizawa	Aya Matsui	Tatsufumi Tamakawa	June 16, 1991 (1991-06-16)
Neyo demonstrates her amazing basketball skills during PE class. However, everyone is dissatisfied with her because of her apathetic attitude and because she plays solo without considering teamwork. After that, Ijigawa starts making a fuss about the classroom funds that she collected from the whole class disappearing, leading to everyone blaming Neyo except Honmaru and Iyona.
42	"The Tongue is the Root of Calamities?" (Japanese: 口は災いの元?)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masayuki Uchiyama	June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23)
Honmaru, who said he would run a marathon, gets scolded by Shogunnosuke for breaking his promise. Honmaru asks Taruruto for an item that will make whatever he says come true, but that means exactly everything he says will come true, which doesn't go over well in the long run.
43	"It’s Summer! The Pool is Open" (Japanese: 夏だ!プール開き)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kenichi Chikanaga	June 30, 1991 (1991-06-30)
The day before the pool opens, Honmaru, who's been known for not being able to swim, trains hard with the help of Taruruto and Ria. The next day, the first day of swimming class, the class decides to have a game of tag. Honmaru proceeds to show off his newfound swimming skills, but he accidentally touches Iyona's breasts.
44	"Please, Lighting-sama" (Japanese: かみなり様にお願い)	Yoshihiro Oka	Aya Matsui	Katsutoshi Isshi	July 7, 1991 (1991-07-07)
Honmaru and the others are excited about a popular weekly anime series. Harako, who hasn't seen the show and is snubbed from the conversation, gets angry at being ignored and uses the power of the Harako Conglomerate to cut off the electricity from Honmaru's house. The Edojos live happily for a while, but the day before the anime airs, Honmaru can't take it anymore and is forced to take matters into his own hands.
45	"New Rival Appears!" (Japanese: 新ライバル登場!)	Yukio Kaizawa	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	July 14, 1991 (1991-07-14)
A violent and intimidating transfer student from the next class pays a visit to Honmaru's class and starts trouble with the other students, pummeling Jabao, blackmailing Harako, and coming close to violating Iyona, while declaring to make everyone either his servants or slaves. His name is Nezo Zakenja, and it's revealed that he's Neyo's twin brother.
46	"Must Win Pool Showdown!" (Japanese: 必勝プール対決!)	Junji Shimizu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tatsufumi Tamakawa	July 21, 1991 (1991-07-21)
During a swimming class, Nezo, who's in Class 2, refused to let Honmaru and the rest of Class 1 use the locker room. Miss Oaya came up with an idea to have a contest for the right to use the locker room. Harako, Jabao, Iyona, and Honmaru's team challenged the team made of Nezo and a few other students from Class 2.
47	"Mischievous Seaside School" (Japanese: イタズラ臨海学校)	Akinori Yabe	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Masami Abe	July 28, 1991 (1991-07-28)
Honmaru and the others go to the beach for a seaside school trip. They have a great time arguing over whose swimsuit is the best, and are thrown into a frenzy by Taruruto's pranks. Honmaru also learns to surf under the guidance of Miss Oaya.
48	"Exhausting Test of Courage" (Japanese: ヘトヘト肝だめし)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kenichi Chikanaga	August 4, 1991 (1991-08-04)
During the last day of the seaside school trip, the students compete in long-distance swimming. Honmaru competed against Harako, but was exhausted in the second half of the race. Later that night, Honmaru uses a lucky draw to pair up with Iyona for a creepy courage test and uses Taruruto to plan out a frightful strategy to scare Iyona and make Honmaru look like her hero. Unfortunately for him, it works a bit too well.
49	"Down the River with Kappa" (Japanese: かっぱっぱ川下り)	Yoshihiro Oka	Aya Matsui	Katsutoshi Isshi	August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11)
On the way home from school, Honmaru and Taruruto rescue a weakened kappa found in the river. The kappa, named Kotaro, is lost, so they decide to take him home for a while, and then head back up the river in a submarine. However, Kotaro's home has been demolished and is being turned into a golf course.
50	"Gritty Endurance Contest" (Japanese: ど根性がまん大会)	Yukio Kaizawa	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tetsuya Kumagai	August 18, 1991 (1991-08-18)
Honmaru eats too much shaved ice and gets an upset stomach. So Shogunnosuke forbids him from eating any more of it. Meanwhile, Honmaru learns that the prize for the heat endurance contest is unlimited shaved ice and decides to enter.
51	"Doing Homework With Magic?" (Japanese: 魔法で宿題するる?)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	August 25, 1991 (1991-08-25)
As summer vacation comes to an end, everyone becomes nervous about the remaining homework. Honmaru is in high spirits, believing that Taruruto's magic will do the trick. Everyone else meets up for a study session to finish their homework.
52	"Soccer Duel!" (Japanese: サッカーで勝負!)	Junji Shimizu	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Masayuki Uchiyama	September 1, 1991 (1991-09-01)
During soccer class, Harako remembers the bitter defeats he's faced in his previous matches against Honmaru. Likewise, Honmaru begins to train hard to face him in a fierce soccer match two weeks later.
53	"Birthday All Alone" (Japanese: 一人ぼっちの誕生日)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Aya Matsui	Hisashi Eguchi	September 8, 1991 (1991-09-08)
It's the Zakenja twins' birthday, but Neyo seems lonely. Neyo's classmates send her cards with written messages, but she throws them away. Taruruto then tries to use a magic item to cheer up Neyo, but ends up making her angry instead.
54	"Friends with Yamabiko" (Japanese: やまびこ・友だち)	Yoshihiro Oka	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Ikuko Itoh	September 15, 1991 (1991-09-15)
Honmaru and his friends go mountain climbing and Taruruto is surprised by the echo he hears out in the open. Jabao throws away an empty juice can in the lake. Mountain Echo Taro, a boy who throws the can back at Jabao, gets angry at people who throw trash.
55	"Date on an Autumn Day" (Japanese: 秋の日のデート)	Yukio Kaizawa	Aya Matsui	Katsutoshi Isshi	September 22, 1991 (1991-09-22)
It's officially the autumn season and Honmaru is dying to go on a date with Iyona. Ria puts a pentagram sticker on Honmaru, and says it will grant him one wish. Honmaru goes to the park to wish for a date, and meets Iyona. Taruruto supports him from behind the scenes.
56	"Honmaru, a Tearful Decision!" (Japanese: 本丸、涙の決心!)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tetsuya Kumagai	September 29, 1991 (1991-09-29)
Honmaru walks Iyona and Ijigawa home from cram school, but the group gets harassed by some delinquents. After all three are saved by Nezo, who happened to be passing by, Honmaru grows frustrated and, in order to become stronger and surpass Nezo, retreats to the mountains for a month with Shogunnosuke and begins some intensive training without relying on any magic. Taruruto becomes depressed as he has to be away from his best friend for a while. Meanwhile, Nezo challenges the students of Class 1 to a martial arts tournament, with Harako, Taru, and the absent Honmaru as Class 1's representatives.
57	"Clash! Martial Arts Tournament!!" (Japanese: 激突!武闘会!!)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	October 6, 1991 (1991-10-06)
One month after Honmaru's training began, the martial arts tournament planned by Nezo to control of Nanno Elementary School began. However, Honmaru is still not present. The first match is between Harako and one of Nezo's partners, the stoic Kaze Kumagoro. Harako has a hard time with the wind reflecting his techniques.
58	"Stand up, Honmaru!" (Japanese: 立ちあがれ!本丸)	Junji Shimizu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masayuki Uchiyama	October 13, 1991 (1991-10-13)
Honmaru finally returns home and the final match between him and Nezo begins. Honmaru is able to compete evenly thanks to his training, but Nezo still proves to be the stronger of the boys. Taruruto, who accidentally revealed that he's a magician and lost his match, tries to use magic to help Honmaru, but will be disqualified if he intervenes. Honmaru then becomes enraged when Nezo tells him that he's even weaker than Taru.
59	"Honmaru’s Final Battle!" (Japanese: 本丸、最後の闘い!)	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Yoshiyuki Suga	Yoshitaka Koyama	October 20, 1991 (1991-10-20)
In the homestretch of the battle, Honmaru is corrupted by the evil energy of Nezo's Demonic Sword Wave. He tries to repel it, but Nezo's dark energy is so overwhelming that it even creates a fierce hatred of everyone in Honmaru's heart...
60	"Magical World" (Japanese: まじかるワールド)	Yoshihiro Oka	Aya Matsui	Hisashi Eguchi	October 27, 1991 (1991-10-27)
Honmaru defeated Nezo, but died from overexerting himself, and his soul got sucked into the spirit world. Taruruto hears that Honmaru may come back to life if he takes him to the magic realm, but at the cost of never being able to return to this world.
61	"Operation Resurrection" (Japanese: 生き返り大作戦)	Yukio Kaizawa	Yoshiyuki Suga	Katsutoshi Isshi	November 10, 1991 (1991-11-10)
In the magic realm, Taruruto reunites with his mother. However, he's told he cannot bring Honmaru back to life. Hearing that the hermit of the Horiyama has the power to reverse the death of a person, Honmaru and Taruruto head for the mountains to face some of the other magicians.
62	"Goodbye, Honmaru" (Japanese: さようなら、本丸)	Akinori Yabe	Aya Matsui	Tetsuya Kumagai	November 17, 1991 (1991-11-17)
Honmaru and Taruruto challenge the powerful wizard Mahalapa. They are unable to beat him with magic and challenge him to a game of rock-paper-scissors, but they're still no match for him. Taruruto, realizing that Mahalapa is a pervert, turns Honmaru into Emoto Marue to attract him and put him off his guard.
63	"Overcrowded with Magicians" (Japanese: 魔法使いで超満員)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masayuki Uchiyama	November 24, 1991 (1991-11-24)
Taruruto returns to the magic realm and brings Honmaru back to life, but he has been wiped from his and all of the other Earth beings memories. Honmaru feels like something is missing, and when he sees a child in the city, he and the others remember Taruruto. They all then try to summon him again, but the results bring about some other familiar faces.
64	"Combination! Ijigawa, Mimora" (Japanese: 合体!伊知川ミモラ)	Junji Shimizu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	December 1, 1991 (1991-12-01)
With Mimora summoned by Ijigawa, she is now staying at her house. However, their selfish personalities don't match up and it becomes a big fuss. The next day, Ijigawa sees Honmaru getting along with Iyona and after finding Niruru, she decides to stirs up trouble. She makes Niruru transform into Honmaru, uses him as a method to frame Honmaru for a prank aimed at Iyona, and forces Mimora to comply and help with the prank.
65	"Rivar’s Unrequited Love" (Japanese: ライバーの片想い)	Hiroshi Shidara	Aya Matsui	Yoshitaka Koyama	December 8, 1991 (1991-12-08)
Rivar is living at Miss Oaya's house as she was the one who summoned him. He's annoyed seeing Mimora flirting with Taruruto, and while the teacher sees through him and scolds him, she also tells him to show his masculinity through sports.
66	"Mad Marathon" (Japanese: とんでもマラソン)	Yoshihiro Oka	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Katsutoshi Isshi	December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15)
Honmaru and the others are excited about the marathon. Harako makes several anti-magic countermeasures to prevent Honmaru from getting the upper hand with Taruruto's magic and even tampers with the water being distributed to Honmaru at the halfway point.
67	"Taru’s Takoyaki Shop" (Japanese: タルのたこやき屋)	Yukio Kaizawa	Aya Matsui	Masayuki Uchiyama	December 22, 1991 (1991-12-22)
Taruruto rushes to Matsugoro's takoyaki shop. In his haste after becoming gigantic, he steps on the stand and injures Matsugoro. Then Matsugoro's brother appears to demand payment for his debt, demanding that he pay it back in three days. To help out, Taru decides to make his own takoyaki shop while Matsugoro recovers.
68	"Heated Skating" (Japanese: あつあつスケート)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tetsuya Kumagai	December 29, 1991 (1991-12-29)
During a morning training session, Honmaru encounters Iyona. At that time of his death, Honmaru remembers that she had said, "I love you, Honmaru-kun," but her thoughts are later revealed during a ice-skating session.

Season 3 (1992)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Animation directed by	Original air date
69	"The Best New Year Ever!" (Japanese: 最高だぜお正月!)	Junji Shimizu	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Hiroyuki Kawano	January 5, 1992 (1992-01-05)
On New Year's Eve, Honmaru and Taruruto went to the barber. Taruruto, who was amuzed by the barber, stopped time and cut Honmaru's hair. After enraging Honmaru, he uses magic to make his hair grow back, but it's pointless because the effect wears off in 10 minutes.
70	"Throbbing Tooth Bugs Infection!!" (Japanese: ズキズキ虫歯菌!!)	Hiroshi Shidara	Yoshiyuki Suga	Yoshitaka Koyama	January 12, 1992 (1992-01-12)
Honmaru ended up with cavities despite being warned by his mother about not brushing his teeth. He doesn't want to go to the dentist so he hides it, but a dental check-up was already scheduled at school.
71	"Fresh Otoko" (Japanese: さわやかなオトコ)	Akinori Matsubara & Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masami Abe	January 19, 1992 (1992-01-19)
Honmaru is challenged to a race to the school gates by a beautiful boy, Onna Otoko. Even after losing the race, Otoko remains pleasant and cheerful, but seeing that Otoko is close to Iyona, Honmaru becomes jealous and tries to expose this new rival as a lecher.
72	"Duel with Otoko!" (Japanese: 男闘呼と勝負っ!)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masayuki Uchiyama	January 26, 1992 (1992-01-26)
It turns out that Otoko is actually a girl. When Honmaru loses to Otoko in a dodgeball game during their lunch break, everyone blames him. However, he is saved when Otoko suggests they play together. Honmaru then challenges Otoko to a game in a manly spirit.
73	"Diary of Rivar’s Pure Love" (Japanese: ライバー純情日記)	Tooru Yamada	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Haruya Nakahira	February 2, 1992 (1992-02-02)
Rivar tries to win Mimora's heart with a present. He takes various things from the store without permission and tries to give them to Mimora. However, Miss Oaya finds out and get angry. He then decides to try to be honest and do his best.
74	"Ria’s Love Story" (Japanese: りあの愛の物語)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Ikuko Itoh	February 9, 1992 (1992-02-09)
Honmaru and Taruruto discover Shogunnosuke's manuscript of a picture book called "Ria's Love Story". The story begins with Gosuke-don, a dim-witted but hardworking man, summoning Ria with a magic book found in the village headman's storehouse during a fire. Ria tries to help grant Gosuke's wish to get a wife but accidentally falls under the spell. In the 10 days she remains by his side, Ria helps Gosuke overcome the angry headman's unreasonable demands.
75	"Taruru! Cook-san" (Japanese: たるる!コックさん)	Yoshihiro Oka	Yoshiyuki Suga	Hiroyuki Kawano	February 16, 1992 (1992-02-16)
During a cooking class, Honmaru's classmates are amazed at how delicious the miso soup he makes is. Harako makes a special soup, but it appears that Honmaru's miso soup is more popular. Angered, Harako challenges Honmaru to a cooking contest.
76	"Special Training for Neyo!" (Japanese: 寧代にとっくん!)	Junji Shimizu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Yoshitaka Koyama	February 23, 1992 (1992-02-23)
Honmaru and Taruruto come across Neyo being harassed by delinquents. Neyo is saved by magic but gets angry, believing she didn't need any help. Magic then reveals her true feelings that she wants to become stronger on her own in order to defeat the delinquents who are trying to steal money from children, especially now that Nezo is training in the mountains.
77	"Calling on Hardworking Pixiervants!" (Japanese: 必殺シゴト人参上!)	Hiroshi Shidara	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Masayuki Uchiyama	March 1, 1992 (1992-03-01)
Honmaru is struggling with his home economics homework. The strict Shogunnosuke won't let Chizuru help him. Seeing how lost Honmaru is, Ria puts him to bed and uses magic to summon a worker to help him complete the task. Honmaru declares that the heavy homework will be a piece of cake with the help of the worker.
78	"Good Guy Jabao!?" (Japanese: 善人!?じゃば夫)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	Katsutoshi Isshi	March 8, 1992 (1992-03-08)
The classmates are outraged by Jabao's bullying. Honmaru puts up with it, thinking of Iyona, who hates fighting. Meanwhile, Taruruto feeds Jabao the food that conveys Honmaru and his friends' feelings, making him understand and succeeding in making amends.
79	"Reconciling is Hard!" (Japanese: 仲直りって大変!)	Akinori Yabe	Aya Matsui	Haruya Nakahira	March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15)
Korekiyo Ryoguchiya, who boasts about his rare shell money, Cain, is furious when Honmaru destroys it. What's more, he doesn't forgive him easily. Since that day, Taruruto has been dozing off more often. In his sleep, Taru has been trying to get his hands on Mototori-kun.
80	"Classified Scoop Battle" (Japanese: ㊙スクープ合戦)	Tooru Yamada	Yoshiyuki Suga	Sawako Yamamoto	March 22, 1992 (1992-03-22)
The Ryoguchiya Newspaper created by Korekiyo is extremely popular in at school. In competition with Harako, Harako publishes the Harako Times, ushering in a newspaper boom. Honmaru and Taruruto also use magic to take photos. They publish a newspaper with a scoop and gain temporary popularity, but the photos taken start humiliating the others.
81	"Bon-Bonanza Tanukichi-kun" (Japanese: ぽんぽこタヌ吉くん)	Yoshihiro Oka	Aya Matsui	Hiroyuki Kawano	March 29, 1992 (1992-03-29)
Taruruto gives a depressed Tanuki some Power-Upple juice. The tanuki later shows up at school to repay the favor, but also explains that his mother got sick from car exhaust fumes and his angry father tells him that he caused the accident.
82	"I Love Everyone ❤" (Japanese: みんな愛しちゃう❤)	Junji Shimizu	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masayuki Uchiyama	April 5, 1992 (1992-04-05)
Honmaru is caught by his jealous male friends as he approaches Iyona. He escapes with Taruruto's magic but the group's anger returns once the magic wears off. Harako shoots the arrow Aholeta-kun that he borrowed from Taru at Iyona,
83	"Fateful Volleyball Battle" (Japanese: 宿命のバレー決戦)	Hiroshi Shidara	Aya Matsui	Yoshitaka Koyama	April 12, 1992 (1992-04-12)
The girls' volleyball finals of the prefectural tournament is coming up. Their opponents are Higashino Elementary School, meaning the three Kusuda sisters are returning for a rematch, and they've grown 8 centimeters since. Iyona trains alone, but when Honmaru finds out, he volunteers to coach Iyona and Ijigawa. Like the previous year, he also transforms into Emoto Marue, and Ijigawa temporarily transforms back into a boy during their coaching.
84	"Maddemboldening Samurai! I Choose You!!" (Japanese: 励まし侍!参上!!)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	Takayuki Gorai	April 19, 1992 (1992-04-19)
Honmaru, who got a zero on his recent test, felt everyone's pitying gazes. Taruruto manages to cheer him up with the Encouragement Samurai. Taru then uses it to cheer up Iyona, who lost her tropical fish, and Neyo, who's usually in a bad mood and missing Nezo.
85	"Ijigawa’s Sibling Duty" (Japanese: 伊知川の兄妹仁義)	Akinori Yabe	Yoshiyuki Suga	Masami Abe	April 26, 1992 (1992-04-26)
Ijigawa fights with her younger brother Bui, and her mother tells her to bare with it because she's older. She tells Mimora that she wants an older brother to protect her, and is given a potato that will turn whoever eats it into brother and sister. Ijigawa then feeds Honmaru the potato and makes him her older brother, but she never counted on him being just as much of a pain as Bui.
86	"Special Training with Personal Flovirtue-kun" (Japanese: じんとくんで特訓)	Tooru Yamada	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Sawako Yamamoto	May 3, 1992 (1992-05-03)
Honmaru rebukes Jabao for throwing trash on the street. They get into a fight, but Iyona sees them and misunderstands them. His mother tells him that "good things come from having good character," but Honmaru seems unsure that Jabao has it.
87	"The Most Important Kiss ❤" (Japanese: 一番大事なキッス)	Yoshihiro Oka	Yoshiyuki Suga	Tetsuya Kumagai	May 10, 1992 (1992-05-10)
Since Honmaru and his friends have graduated from 6th grade and went on to middle school, they a cherry blossom viewing party. One of the events includes a talent show, where after seeing Harako's amazing magic trick, Honmaru gets competitive and tries to join in. The main event, however, is the big obstacle course race, and the winner will get a kiss from the person of their dreams.