J-Bot Kerota (J-BOT ケロ太) is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy spin-off of the J-Heroes series. Produced by L4 Company and aired on Tokyo MX2.
Plot[]
Taizō Mote is an unpopular boy. He proposed to 93 girls, but each time he was refused. Meanwhile, Taizō's dad, an inventor Dr. Teru, creates a robot companion Kerota. By chance, Taizō and Dr. Teru summon a robot fairy that gives Kerota a soul. Thus begins the funny adventures of Taizō and his new friend Kerota.
Characters[]
- Taizō Mote - the main character, an ordinary unpopular boy.
- Kerota - a friendly robot created by Dr.Teru.
- Dr.Teru - Taizō's dad, an inventor.
- Masuyo Mote - Taizō's mother.
- Kayo Shimoda - Taizō's childhood friend and the only girl who interacts with him.
- Mai Ryūgo - a girl, Kayo's best friend.
- Maruo - a boy, Taizō's friend.
- Dr.Goro - Taizō's grandfather.
- Robot Fairy - a fairy spirit.
- Gko-chan R - a robot girl idol and a member of J-Heroes.
- Kaitō Badman - a masked villain. His real face is a popular idol Takumi Kiryūin, his hobby is to annoy everyone.
- Sasadzukain - a robot - hero of justice who helps everyone (from tokusatsu show Chou Hagane Kigan Sasadzukain).
- Banji Hōdai - a treasure hunter, special guest from Treasure's B (Ninja Reppū side story).
- Kasumi - the ghost of a deceased girl who wants to go on a date.
- Tsuchi (媠郗) - a wish-fulfilling deity of the local shrine.
- Wonder Kawaguchi - a YouTuber who reports on extraordinary phenomena.
- Koapoo - the pet of the Mote family, a koala-poodle hybrid created by Dr.Goro.
- Negatives - aliens who invaded Earth to collect negative energy here.
Cast[]
- J-Bot Kerota (J-BOTケロ太, J-Bot Kerota, voice): Nao Nagasawa (永澤 菜教, Nagasawa Nao)
- Taizō Mote (茂手太蔵, Mote Taizō): Akito Katō (加藤 陽人, Katō Akito)
- Dr. Teru (テル博士, Teru Hakase): Teruaki Ogawa
(小川 輝晃, Ogawa Teruaki) - Robot Spirit (ロボットの精霊, Robotto no Seirei): Yume Tsukioka (月岡 ゆめ, Tsukioka Yume)
- Masuyo Mote (茂手益代, Mote Masuyo): Mika (深華, Mika)
- Kayo Shimoda (下田加代, Shimoda Kayo): Ayaha Morita (森田 彩葉, Morita Ayaha)
- Mai Ryūgo (立古舞, Ryūgo Mai): Misora (美空, Misora)
- Maruo (丸尾, Maruo): Hideki Mikajiri (三ヶ尻 秀喜, Mikajiri Hideki)
- Dr. Goro (ゴロ博士, Goro Hakase): Goro Yamada (山田 ゴロ, Yamada Goro)
- Gko-chan R (Ｇ子ちゃんＲ, Gko-chan R): Yōko (妖子, Yōko)
- Takumi Kiryūin (鬼龍院匠, Kiryūin Takumi)/
Kaitō Badman (怪盗バッドマン, Kaitō Baddoman): Kō Ikeda (池田 航, Ikeda Kō) - Sasadzukain (ササヅカイン, Sasadzukain, voice): Tomokazu Seki
(関 智一, Seki Tomokazu) - Banji Hōdai (宝台蛮児, Hōdai Banji): Kihachiro Uemura (植村 喜八郎, Uemura Kihachirō)
- A happy man (幸せそうな人, shiawase-sō na hito, cameo): Yuuki Kuroda (黒田 勇樹, Kuroda Yūki)
Episodes[]
| Ep.# | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J-bot Kerota is born! ジェボット・ケロ太 誕生！ |
2023/05/13 |
| 2 | Seize a woman's heart! Gko-chan Appears! 女心を掴め！G子ちゃん登場！ |
2023/05/20 |
| 3 | Papa and Mama's youth boogie-woogie! パパとママの青春ブギウギ！ |
2023/05/27 |
| 4 | Troublesome Phantom Thief! Badman Appears! お騒がせ怪盗！バッドマン登場！ |
2023/06/03 |
| 5 | A dog and koala mix! Birth of Koapoo 犬とコアラのミックス！コアプー誕生 |
2023/06/10 |
| 6 | I'll grant that wish その願い叶えてあげる |
2023/06/17 |
| 7 | Taizō is a failure! ? A treasure hunter appears! 太蔵は失敗作！？トレジャーハンター現る！ |
2023/06/24 |
| 8 | Taizō's first date! 太蔵の初デート！ |
2023/07/01 |
| 9 | Invasion! Aliens!! 襲来！宇宙人！！ |
2023/07/08 |
| 10 | Phantom Thief Badman Returns! Battle for the Earth 怪盗バッドマン再び！地球を賭けた戦い |
2023/07/15 |
| 11 | The world is always laughing! いつも世界は笑っている！ |
2023/07/22 |
Songs[]
- Opening theme
- "J-BOT Kerota" (J-BOTケロ太) by Nao Nagasawa & J-BOT Family
- Ending theme
- "My Dench" (ボクのデンチ "Boku no Denchi") by Kentaro Hayami