Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001)

Action · Adventure · Animation

A diminutive pink creature orbiting in space named “Kirby” crash lands into Dream Land. Once getting acquainted with the citizens who live there in Cappy Town, he begins to defend the town from the monsters that King Dedede, the self-proclaimed ruler of Cappy Town, orders from the evil Nightmare Enterprises.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (2,581 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

7.22 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	7.6	58
2	A Blockbuster Battle	7.6	31
3	What! A Duel With Sir Meta Knight?	7.7	28
4	Dark and Stormy Knight	7.6	22
5	Beware: Whispy Woods!	7.3	20
6	Un-Reality TV	8.0	19
7	Revenge! Dynablade	6.3	18
8	Mister Curio's Ancient Pupupu Civilization	7.1	19
9	Lololo and Lalala Melody of Love	6.9	20
10	The Renewal of Police Chief Borun	6.9	16
11	Court Chef Kawasaki	7.4	17
12	Ghost of Dedede Castle	6.9	18
13	Pupu Village's Year-End Fireworks Party	6.9	19
14	Face of the Dream Pillow Monster	6.1	19
15	Birth? Kirby's Little Brother	8.1	17
16	The Fish Who Loved Me	7.2	19
17	The Ring Story of Parm and Memu	7.2	18
18	Sleeping Pink Ball of the Forest	6.3	15
19	Knuckle Joe Arrives!	7.1	16
20	Goodbye, Snowman Chilly	7.5	15
21	Princess Rona's Holiday	7.3	15
22	Decisive Battle on a Solitary Island: An Old Soldier Never Dies!	7.7	13
23	Stray Dynababy	6.2	13
24	Ninja, Benikage Appears!	7.0	13
25	Escargon, in Mother's Eyes	8.2	16
26	Loyalty! Sword and Blade	7.7	13

Season 2 (2002)

6.53 avg 20 episodes 6.1 → 7.4 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Whispy Woods Falls in Love	6.1	12
2	Dedede's Terror Factory	6.3	14
3	Burning Hot! Family Restaurant War	7.2	12
4	Kirby's Mysterious Egg	6.3	11
5	Viva! Welcome to Dede-Vegas	6.9	11
6	A Ridiculous Toothless Story	6.7	11
7	What?! The Universe's Dumping Grounds	5.7	11
8	Ultimate Iron Man: Cook Oosoka	5.8	10
9	The Glorious Pupupu Grand Prix - Part I	6.0	10
10	The Glorious Pupupu Grand Prix - Part II	6.2	10
11	Crush Dedede Wide in the Afternoon!	7.0	10
12	Read it! The Wondrous Million-Seller	5.2	10
13	Forgotten Escargon	7.7	13
14	Monster Hunter Knuckle Joe!	5.8	10
15	Mabel's Big Prediction - Part I	6.3	10
16	Mabel's Big Prediction - Part II	7.2	10
17	The Sheep's Rebellion	5.5	10
21	Come Home, Dear Waddle Dee	6.6	9
23	New Animation: Dedede of the Stars	8.6	23
25	Kirby Takes the Cake	7.4	10

Season 3 (2002)

7.16 avg 7 episodes 7.2 → 6.2 24 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Demonic Chocolate Capsules! - Part I	7.2	9
2	Demonic Chocolate Capsules! - Part II	6.6	9
3	Over-the-Top Knight! Quixano	5.8	8
4	Dedede's Certain Love	8.4	10
9	Sacred Sword! Galaxia	8.5	9
15	The Wandering Pengi	7.4	8
20	A Whale of a Tale	6.2	8

Season 4 (2003)

8.85 avg 17 episodes 9.1 → 9.5 24 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Royal AcaDededemy	9.1	11
2	Launch! Robo-Escargon	9.4	11
3	Bonkers Appears!	8.9	11
4	Robust! Drink Rhapsody	9.3	10
6	Combining Robot Cookinger Z!	7.6	8
7	Teacher Monster 3	7.6	8
8	Mr. Curio's Secret Treasure?	8.2	8
9	Mysterious Ultraviolet Rays!	8.6	8
11	Attack! Selfish Crow Army	8.8	8
12	Escargon's Nudity	8.8	8
13	Geek Anime! Fumu-tan of the Stars	7.8	9
19	Devil Kirby!	9.6	12
20	Crisis of the Warpstar - Part I	8.9	12
21	Crisis of the Warpstar - Part II	9.0	9
22	Launch! Battleship Halberd	9.5	10
23	Destruction! Nightmare's Huge Fortress	9.8	13
24	Fly! Kirby of the Stars	9.5	27

Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001)

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