Patalliro! (パタリロ!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. The comedy manga was serialized in Hana to Yume from 1978 to 1990, before switching to Bessatsu Hana to Yume in 1991, and now currently is serialized on the app Manga Park (マンガPark) since 2020. An anime adaptation,, produced by Toei Animation, originally aired from April 8, 1982, to May 13, 1983, on Fuji TV, and was the first to present shōnen-ai themes on television. The series has also received four stage plays based on various arcs from anime and manga, and a live action film adaptation in 2018. Two spin-off manga, Patalliro Saiyūki! and Patalliro Genji Monogatari!, were originally serialized from 2003-2005 and 2004-2008 respectively. Patalliro Saiyūki! received an anime adaptation produced by Magic Bus which aired on Kids Station from June 5 to November 9, 2005. As of 2019, the manga had over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.

Plot

The story focuses on the comedic adventures of Patalliro himself, and the entire kingdom of Malynera.

Characters

Plasma X

A robot that Patalliro built to mine diamonds on the moon, and another powerful character; one of his abilities is to shoot lasers from his eyes.

Afro-18

A female robot built by Patalliro. She initially dislikes Plasma X, but they later become husband and wife.

Anime

Cast

Music

Episodes

Season 1 (1982)

Season 2 (1982–83)

Film (1983)

Patalliro Saiyuki! (2005)

Legacy

Rock musician Tomoaki Ishizuka took his stage name "Pata" from Patalliro, his nickname in high school as he was said to resemble the series' title character. Yu Yu Hakusho author Yoshihiro Togashi based his character Hiei's design on Patalliro!.