Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack

nihongo|"Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack"|テツワン探偵ロボタック|Tetsuwan Tantei Robotakku|"Iron-Arf Detective Robotack" is a Japanese television series and the final program in Toei Company's Metal Heroes series of programs. It is a partial sequel to "B-Robo Kabutack", as the two groups meet up. The opening theme is nihongo|"If it Forms, it Becomes Robotack"|なせばなるほどロボタック|Naseba Naruhodo Robotakku by Hironobu Kageyama.

Plot

The story begins when the Ruling Elder of Harappa Land sent a few of his robotic people to seek out the sacred treasure of their kingdom: The Landtool. Two such robots, Robotack and Kamerock, arrived to a place called Yumegoka. It was there that Robotack befriended a boy named Kakeru and aided the boy's uncle, Kaoru Sugi, in his Private Investigation business. But on quest for the LandTool is DarkCrow and his lacky Kabados, who were exiled and intend to make money off the LandTool.

Characters

Harappa Robo

The robots in this world are created by human or a robot, and after created, they live like human. The elite robots of Harappa kingdom can transform into nihongo|Special Mode|スペシャルモード|Supesharu Mōdo from nihongo|Normal Mode|ノーマルモード|Nōmaru Mōdo by the nihongo|Magnet Change|ジシャックチェンジ|Jishakku Chenji. They are based on legends or myths, with some ending their sentences with onomatopoeic sound representations of the animals they are modeled after.

hardock P.D. Agency

The nihongo|Shardock P.D. Agency|シャードック探偵事務所|Shādokku Tantei Jumusho
*: Wonder dog-type robot with a dog-type biochip. He came to seek out the Land Tool, arrive to Japan after the United States. It was he stole Sugi's meal when on the verge of straving that he is drafted into Shardock P.D. Agency in compensation for Sugi's meal. His favorite food is a sausage. He ends his sentences with "Bow."

When Kakeru plays the Wonder Flute, Robotack performs the Magnet Change and transforms into Special Mode from Normal Mode, but he could transform by himself after. Super Mode's weapon is the nihongo|RK Bar|ＲＫバー|Āru Kei Bā. His motif is based on the legend of Hanasaka Jiisan and his name is based on Lobo.
** nihongo|Robotack Drill-Wing Special|ロボタック・ドリルウイングスペシャル|Robotakku Doriru-Uingu Supesharu: Special form which exchanged his both arms for Mog-Lucky's arms, and equipped the waist with Tanaka's wings.
*: Wonder turtle-type robot with a turtle-type biochip. He came to Japan from China following Robotack. He lives in the apartment near the Shardock P.D. Agency. He is troubled by courting from Mimeena. Super Mode's weapon is the nihongo|Kamerazooka|カメラズーカ|Kamerazūka. His motif is based on the legend of Urashima Tarō.
** nihongo|Kamerock Masakari Slicer Special|カメロック・マサカリスライサースペシャル|Kamerokku Masakari Suraisā Supesharu: Special form which exchanged his both arms for Darkrow's left arm and Kabados's right arm.

Yumegaoka Police

The nihongo|Yumegaoka Police|夢が丘警察|Yumegaoka Keisatsu
*: Wonder mole-type robot with a mole-type biochip. He is working under Karamatsu for the Yumegaoka police. He had worked for the Prefecture of Police in Paris, adapting a French accent as a result. Since he is mainly a working-type in underground, his sensor causes a system error to an intense light. Super Mode's weapon is the nihongo|Lucky Drill|ラッキードリル|Rakkī Doriru. His name is based on "Lucky" of slang.

Yumegaoka Elementary School

The nihongo|Yumegaoka Elementary School|夢が丘小学校|Yumegaoka Shōgakkō
*: Wonder hawk-type robot with a hawk-type biochip. He had studied to become a teacher without knowledge of the Land Tool missing. He teaches Kakeru and his friends at the Yumegaoka Elementary School. In the Special Mode, Takkard flies at 800km/h, using the nihongo|Hawk Shield|ホークシールド|Hōku Shīrudo to protect himself. His motif is unknown.

Gold Platinum P.D. Agency

The nihongo|Gold Platinum P.D. Agency|ゴールドプラチナ社|Gōrudo Purachina Sha
*: Wonder tiger-type robot with a tiger-type biochip. The president of Gold Platinum. He is the prototype robot created by Dr. Takamine and is Robotack's elder brother robot. He had been knowing that Robotack was his younger brother robot for some time. Because creation of the tiger-type biochip by Dr. Takamine did not go smoothly, he had the cat-type biochip set, but was exchanged for the tiger-type biochip by Dr. Takamine after. He is indignant to Dr. Takamine, and plots the fall of Harappa. He is a Hanshin Tigers fan. He ends his sentences with "Nya." Special Mode's weapon is the nihongo|Inazun-Bar|イナズンバー|Inazunbā. His motif is based on a tiger and a tabby cat and his name may be based on John Travolta.
*: Wonder crow-type robot with a crow-type biochip. The deputy branch manager of Gold Platinum's Yumagaoka Branch. Since he broke the Elder's precious vase, he was exiled from Harappa. He has rival feeling to Camerock. Although he is a crow-type robot, he has a fear of heights. He ends his sentences with "Dacchūno" or "Dacchūni." Special Mode's weapon is the nihongo|KaraSlicer|カラスライサー|Karasuraisā. His motif is based on the folklore about a crow.
*: Wonder hippopotamus-type robot with a hippopotamus-type biochip. Darkrow's follower and exiled from Harappa. He ends his sentences with "Dosu." Special Mode's weapon is the nihongo|Masakarihawk|マサカリホーク|Masakarihōku ax. His motif is based on the legend of Kintarō.

Citizen Robot

*: Wonder bunny-type robot with a rabbit-type biochip. She is the Wonder-type robot, but does not have the Magnet Change function. She supplies robots with the repair service. She has fallen in love with Camerock. She ends her sentences with "Pyon." Her motif is based on the legend of The Tortoise and the Hare.

Harappa

*: A dog-type robot. He is governing Harappa.
*: An elephant and a whale robot. He judges the game for CongraTrophy. His carrier unit changes into the Ranking Arena. His motif is based on Hindu mythology.
*: They are four baby elephant-type robots engaging in Master Ranking.
** nihongo|Preparing Elephant|準備するゾウ|Junbi Suru Zō: He prepares a contest race. While Master Ranking was self-training, he worked as an assistant director of a TV station.
** nihongo|Watching Elephant|監視するゾウ|Kanshi Suru Zō: He watches players. While Master Ranking was self-training, he worked as a pool watcher.
** nihongo|Interfering Elephant|邪魔するゾウ|Jama Suru Zō: He does interfere to players. While Master Ranking was self-training, he worked as a bodyguard of idol's on the recommendation of Reflecting Elephant.
** nihongo|Reflecting Elephant|反省するゾウ|Hansei Suru Zō: He does punishment to players. While Master Ranking was self-training, he served as a father of a church.
*: Wonder dog-type robot with a dog-type biochip. He is the latest model scientist robot of Harappa who is a candidate in the next senior, and he is the designer of Mightburn. Whenever he and Mightburn ate a fully ripened red Wonder Seed, they execute nihongo|Reversal Combine|逆転合体|Gyakuten Gattai into the fastest hero Speedy Wonder. He knew that Robotack and Torabolt is brothers. He ends his sentences with "Wan"(Bow-Wow). Speedy Wonder's weapon is nihongo|Speedy Cannons|スピーディーキャノン|Supīdī Kyanon. His motif is "dog and monkey"
*: Wonder monkey-type robot with a monkey-type biochip who was created by Speedam, though is evil. Whenever he and Speedam ate an unripened green Wonder Seed or a crushed fully ripened Wonder Seed, or dead Wonder Seed, they "Reversal Combine" into the strongest evil robot Mighty Wonder. He shifted to the good robot by the shock of crashing to a temple bell. His favorite food is a banana. He ends his sentences with "Kī"(Monkey noise). Mighty Wonder's weapon is nihongo|Mighty Cannons|マイティーキャノン|Maitī Kyanon. His motif is "dog and monkey".

Human

YST

The nihongo|Yumegaoka Detective Boys|夢が丘少年探偵団|Yumegaoka Shōnen Taitedan
*: Robotack's first human friend and the leader of the YST. He plays the Wonder Flute and supports Robotack. Because his parents reside in London, he is under the care of Sugi. He left Yumegaoka for London.
*: Kakeru's classmate and a mood maker of the YST.
*: Kakeru's classmate and a member of the YST. He had a trauma due to Chinese dumplings.
*: Kakeru's classmate and a member of the YST, though techically the only female memeber.

hardock P.D. Agency

The nihongo|Shardock P.D. Agency|シャードック探偵事務所|Shādokku Tantei Jumusho
*: The president of Shardock P.D. Agency who was a former detective, and Kakeru's uncle, Kakeru's mother's younger brother. Forcing a request upon Kakeru and Robotack, he is working at a part-time job while bent on catching Cherry. He closed down the Shardock P.D. Agency and left Yumegaoka for London.

Yumegaoka Police

The nihongo|Yumegaoka Polise|夢が丘警察|Yumegaoka Keisatsu
*: The detective who was Sugi's senpai and bent on brining Cherry to justice. He can give off an intense light from his shaven head. He took advantage of Mog-Lucky's weakness, having him transferred to the Yumegaoka Police forcibly as his assistant. His favorite food is a takoyaki.

Citizen

*: The poor middle-aged man who lives in the apartment. The wall of his room is sometimes broken through by robots. His favorite foods are instant noodles.

Gold Platinum P.D. Agency

The nihongo|Gold Platinum P.D. Agency|ゴールドプラチナ社|Gōrudo Purachina Sha
*: The executive of Gold Platinum's head office who employed Darkrow and Kabados. Assuming the guise of Phantom Thief Cherry, she steals to save a church and a child care institution.

Harappa

*: The doctor of engineering who is a designer of Robotack and other robots, and Sakurako's father.

Tool

*: A bone-like flute which transforms Robotack into Super Mode or recharges Robotack's battery.
*: The glasses which raise up thinking power and the sense of smell.
*: The arm part which strengthens up arm strength.
*: The countermeasures to Torabolt's Land Tool.
*: A multi-cellphone. It can also release the Reversal Gattai forcibly.
*: The seed for the Reversal Gattai. It grows or dies according to singing ability. The robot which combined by the Reversal Gattai obeys the person who gave the Wonder Seed.
*: When all five Land Tools are collected, it changes into the armor for the robot. The golden Land Tool is the most important item.

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Cast

*Kakeru Yukiyanagi - nihongo|Etsuya Murakami|村上 悦也|Murakami Etsuya
*Misaki Tachibana - nihongo|Mei Kurokawa|黒川 芽以|Kurokawa Mei
*Kaoru Sugi - nihongo|Hiroo Ōtaka|大高 洋夫|Ōtaka Hiroo
*Shigeru Sakaki - nihongo|Yū Yoshida|吉田 由|Yoshida Yū
*Kōta Umeda - nihongo|Yousuke Okano|岡野 洋祐|Okano Yōsuke
*Detective Karamatsu - nihongo|Shoichiro Akaboshi|赤星 昇一郎|Akaboshi Shōichirō
*Sakurako Takamine - nihongo|Hitoe Ōtake|大竹 一重|Ōtake Hitoe
*Saburo Sazanka - nihongo|Ijiri Okada|イジリー 岡田|Ijirī Okada
*Dr. Yuichiro Takamine - nihongo|Yū Numazaki|沼崎 悠|Numazaki Yū

Voice actors

* Robotack - nihongo|Nozomu Sasaki|佐々木 望|Sasaki Nozomu
* Kamerock - nihongo|Hideyuki Hori|堀 秀行|Hori Hideyuki
* Mimeena - nihongo|Yū Asakawa|浅川 悠|Asakawa Yū
* Darkrow - nihongo|Hiroyuki Shibamoto|柴本 浩行|Shibamoto Hiroyuki
* Kabados - nihongo|Takehiro Murozono|室園 丈裕|Murozono Takehiro
* Mog-Lucky - nihongo|Yūko Mita|三田 ゆう子|Mita Yūko
* Takkard - nihongo|Toshio Furukawa|古川 登志夫|Furukawa Toshio
* Torabolt - nihongo|Kappei Yamaguchi|山口 勝平|Yamaguchi Kappei
* Speedam/Speedy Wonder - nihongo|Ryo Horikawa|堀川 りょう|Horikawa Ryō (Played as "堀川 亮")
* Mightburn/Mighty Wonder - nihongo|Naoki Tatsuta|龍田 直樹|Tatsuta Naoki (Played as "竜田 直樹")
* Baby Elephant Robots - nihongo|Hiromi Nishikawa|西川 宏美|Nishikawa Hiromi
* Master Ranking - nihongo|Tamio Ōki|大木 民夫|Ōki Tamio
* Elder - nihongo|Yutaka Ōyama|大山 豊|Ōyama Yutaka

uit actors

* Robotack - nihongo|Naoko Kamio|神尾 直子|Kamio Naoko (1st), nihongo|Fukuko Azuma|東 福子|Azuma Fukuko (2nd)
** Robotack (Special Mode) - nihongo|Hideaki Kusaka|日下 秀昭|Kusaka Hideaki
* Kamerock - nihongo|Takeshi Miyazaki|宮崎 剛|Miyazaki Takeshi
* Mimeena - nihongo|Keiko Hashimoto|橋本 恵子|Hashimoto Keiko
* Darkrow - nihongo|Yasuhiko Imai|今井 靖彦|Imai Yasuhiko
* Kabados - nihongo|Toshihiro Ogura|小倉 敏博|Ogura Toshihiro
* Mog-Lucky"' - nihongo|Takeshi Mizutani|水谷 健|Mizutani Takeshi
* Takkard - nihongo|Kouji Matoba|的場 耕二|Matoba Kōji
* Torabolt - Naoko Kamio
** Torabolt (Special Mode) - nihongo|Toshiyuki Kikuchi|菊地 寿幸|Kikuchi Toshiyuki
* Speedam/Speedy Wonder"' - nihongo|Keizo Yabe|矢部 敬三|Yabe Keizō
* Mightburn/Mighty Wonder"' - nihongo|Yoshimasa Chida|千田 義正|Chida Yoshimasa

ongs

;Opening theme
*nihongo|"If it Forms, it Becomes Robotack"|なせばなるほどロボタック|Naseba Naru Hodo Robotakku
**Lyrics: nihongo|Tamanosuke Ōga|大賀 玉之輔|Ōga Tamanosuke
**Composition & Arrangement: nihongo|Keiju Ishikawa|石川 恵樹|Ishikawa Keiju
**Artist: nihongo|Hironobu Kageyama|影山 ヒロノブ|Kageyama Hironobu;Ending themes
*nihongo|"Robotack Drawing Song"|ロボタック絵かき歌|Robotakku Ekakika
**Lyrics: nihongo|Tamanosuke Ōga with Kēsuke & Yūgi & Moe|大賀 玉之輔 with ケースケ & ユーギ & モエ|Ōga Tamanosuke wizu Kēsuke ando Yūgi ando Moe
**Composition: nihongo|Natsuko Ōtani|大谷 奈津子|Ōtani Natsuko
**Arrangement: nihongo|Youichi Yamazaki|山崎 洋一|Yamazaki Yōichi
**Artist: nihongo|Nozomu Sasaki|佐々木 望|Sasaki Nozomu
**Episodes: 1-31
*nihongo|"Come On!"|いいじゃない|Iijanai
**Lyrics: Tamanosuke Ōga
**Composition & Arrangement: nihongo|Hideki Fujisawa|藤沢 秀樹|Fujisawa Hideki
**Artist: Robotack All Stars
**Episodes: 32-45