is a Japanese manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio and later Fujiko F. Fujio, which ran in the children's magazine Kodomo no Hikari from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran on Fuji TV from 27 March 1988 to 9 June 1996. The series was licensed for Spain by LUK Internacional under the title of "Kiteretsu, el primo más listo de Nobita" (English translation: Kiteretsu, Nobita's Smarter Cousin). Plot The series is the plot of a scientific inventor boy genius named Eiichi Kite a.k.a. Kiteretsu, descendant of a great inventor named D. Kiteretsu Saisama, who has built a companion robot named Korosuke. He has friends such as Miyoko Nonohana, a girl in his neighborhood and love interest, Buta Gorira (Kumada Kaoru), a typical neighborhood bully and his friend Tongari, a rich boy, who both often antagonize Korosuke and Kiteretsu (though they are in grade school). It also depicts about Kiteretsu's frequent adventures in time with his friends and Korosuke in the time machine which he built. Characters (a.k.a., ) An 11-year-old 5th grader who lives in Tokyo. He is an excellent genius student, has a strong mechanical and inventive aptitude, but the one thing he is weak at is sports. He can repair normal machines and invent variations of the Daihyakka gadgets. . Kiteretsu's lazy robot assistant who usually ends his sentences with . He usually wears an artificial samurai sword. He is an invention in the encyclopedia. He was made by Kiteretsu himself. . (a.k.a., )) A very intelligent girl who is one of Kiteretsu's best friends, and Kiteretsu's love interest. She is shown to be Kiteretsu's future wife in several time-travel episodes. And she resembles Michiko Sawada from Perman. . (a.k.a., ) One of Kiteretsu's friends who is the son of a green grocer who loves vegetables. He is a typical bully, but is mostly comic relief. . (a.k.a., ) A rich boy and one of Kiteretsu's friends. He is easily frightened, and a best friend of Butagorira, though is quite often bullied by him. . Benzō Karino A friend and mentor of Kiteretsu and his friends, as well as a university student.He owns a car . Michiko Kite (木手美智子 Kite Michiko) Kiteretsu's mother. . Eitarō Kite Kiteretsu's father. . Kumahachi Kumada Butagorira's father.He owns a vegetable shop . Sayuri Kumada Butagorira's mother. . Kōichi Tongari Tongari's