Osomatsu-kun (Season 1)

The adventures of con-artist Iyami and his sidekick Chibita as they constantly get foiled by a group of trouble-making sextuplets. The series also focuses on the similarly comical and bizarre members of the town, and the far-out situations they get into.

  • Poster for Sheeh! Sextuplets-zansu

    Sheeh! Sextuplets-zansu 0.0

    Air date: 1988-02-13

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami comes to town.

  • Poster for I've Had it With Fortune Telling-zansu!

    I've Had it With Fortune Telling-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-02-20

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami gets suspicious of fortune telling.

  • Poster for Genius Iyami's Transformation Potion-zansu!

    Genius Iyami's Transformation Potion-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-02-27

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami makes a potion to ruin Dekapan's reputation.

  • Poster for Sheee! I'm a Ballerina!

    Sheee! I'm a Ballerina! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-03-05

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita wants to become a Prima Donna.

  • Poster for Chibita's Love Falls with the Flowers

    Chibita's Love Falls with the Flowers 0.0

    Air date: 1988-03-12

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita unknowingly falls in love with a pig.

  • Poster for Profiting from Death Prayers-zansu!

    Profiting from Death Prayers-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-03-19

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami fakes his death.

  • Poster for Chibita Becomes a Mama!

    Chibita Becomes a Mama! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-03-26

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita takes care of an abandoned baby.

  • Poster for Transformation! Chibita's Amazing Hat

    Transformation! Chibita's Amazing Hat 0.0

    Air date: 1988-04-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami creates a hat that can invert anybody's personality.

  • Poster for Making Easy Money with a Secondhand Store-zansu!

    Making Easy Money with a Secondhand Store-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-04-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita become second-hand dealers.

  • Poster for Shinigami Salesman From Hell!

    Shinigami Salesman From Hell! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-04-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami meets a Shinigami.

  • Poster for Even Behind Bars, Iyami Never Learns!

    Even Behind Bars, Iyami Never Learns! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-04-30

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita get arrested.

  • Poster for The Great Iyami-sensei, the Popular Author!

    The Great Iyami-sensei, the Popular Author! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-05-07

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iymai becomes a famous author when he starts writing lies about his neighbors.

  • Poster for A Castle Moved In Next Door!

    A Castle Moved In Next Door! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-05-14

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita is an Edo lord with a crush on Totoko.

  • Poster for Beat the Aliens!

    Beat the Aliens! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-05-21

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Osomatsu and Choromatsu get kidnapped by aliens.

  • Poster for Getting Your Life Saved is Expensive-zansu!

    Getting Your Life Saved is Expensive-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-05-28

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami saves Osomatsu's life.

  • Poster for Saving? Energy Conservation? Mini-Sextuplets!

    Saving? Energy Conservation? Mini-Sextuplets! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-06-04

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita shrinks the Sextuplets.

  • Poster for Hatabō Musters Up Courage

    Hatabō Musters Up Courage 0.0

    Air date: 1988-06-11

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After getting framed for one of Iyami's tricks, Hatabou tries to stand up for himself.

  • Poster for Chibita the Safecracker!

    Chibita the Safecracker! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-06-25

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita is a former safecracker who's trying to go straight, but a detective, Iyami, keeps hounding him.

  • Poster for Switched Psyches!

    Switched Psyches! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-07-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Dekapan invents a serum that allows people to switch psyches when they bump heads.

  • Poster for Iyami, The Dangerous Watch Dealer!

    Iyami, The Dangerous Watch Dealer! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-07-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita build a bomb.

  • Poster for Friendship! Chibita and the Cat Thief!

    Friendship! Chibita and the Cat Thief! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-07-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita takes care of a cat.

  • Poster for Chibita is a Wandering Gunslinger

    Chibita is a Wandering Gunslinger 0.0

    Air date: 1988-07-30

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: A mysterious gunslinger, Chibita, shows up at the Dekapan Ranch just in time to drive off six bullying brothers.

  • Poster for The Great Detective! Hatabō-da jou!

    The Great Detective! Hatabō-da jou! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-08-06

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: There's a mystery at Iyami's mansion.

  • Poster for Iyami's Body is Full of Germs!

    Iyami's Body is Full of Germs! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-08-13

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Totoko becomes infected with personality-altering becteria from Iyami's body.

  • Poster for The Curse of Oden is Scary-zansu!

    The Curse of Oden is Scary-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-08-27

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita gets framed for stealing oden.

  • Poster for Dad Can Quit Smoking

    Dad Can Quit Smoking 0.0

    Air date: 1988-09-03

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Sextuplets try to help their Dad stop smoking.

  • Poster for The Fairy Tale of Outie Island!

    The Fairy Tale of Outie Island! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-09-10

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Dekapan and Hatabou try to make offerings to a stone god, while everyone else enjoys the good life.

  • Poster for Watch Out for Wild Iyami!

    Watch Out for Wild Iyami! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-09-17

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Sextuplets and Totoko go camping.

  • Poster for It's Do or Die for an Insurance Agent!

    It's Do or Die for an Insurance Agent! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-10-01

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami starts an insurance company.

  • Poster for Ninja Chibita is Here!

    Ninja Chibita is Here! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-10-08

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita seeks vengeance through ninjutsu.

  • Poster for Up to Here with the Spirit of the Flower-zansu!

    Up to Here with the Spirit of the Flower-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-10-15

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita's kindness is rewarded by the spirit of a rose.

  • Poster for Totoko is the Number One Idol-zansu!

    Totoko is the Number One Idol-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-10-22

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When a new girl moves next door to the Sextuplets, Totoko is deposed as the neighborhood's number one idol.

  • Poster for Male Friendship is Hot-zansu!

    Male Friendship is Hot-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-10-29

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita are trapeze artists. Totoko the ringmaster's daughter, comes between them.

  • Poster for Dad is Dad!

    Dad is Dad! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-11-05

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Exhausted and feeling unloved by his six sons, Dad runs away from home and pledges to raise fellow runaway Chibita.

  • Poster for The Tomboy Princess of Dekapan Castle!

    The Tomboy Princess of Dekapan Castle! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-11-12

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Minister Iyami plots to assassinate Princess Totoko so his son, Prince Hatabou, can take over.

  • Poster for It's Tough Being a Champion of Justice-zansu!

    It's Tough Being a Champion of Justice-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-11-19

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita become superheroes.

  • Poster for Chibita's Treasure Island

    Chibita's Treasure Island 0.0

    Air date: 1988-11-26

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita sets out to find lost treasure, but soon gets captured by pirates.

  • Poster for Be Kind to the Elderly-zansu!

    Be Kind to the Elderly-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-12-03

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita pretend to be a poor elderly couple to mooch off of Osomatsu's family.

  • Poster for Take Caution During a Raid-zansu!

    Take Caution During a Raid-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-12-10

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When Hatabou commits seppuku Chibita plots his revenge on Iyami.

  • Poster for Babysitting is Hard Work-zansu!

    Babysitting is Hard Work-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1988-12-17

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Sextuplets are froced to babysit their Dad's Boss' son.

  • Poster for White Christmas of the Skyline

    White Christmas of the Skyline 0.0

    Air date: 1988-12-24

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita is a bellboy working at the Dayon Hotel when he takes in Totoko, a poor girl who's lost her beautiful singing voice.

  • Poster for Iyami's Shifty Business!

    Iyami's Shifty Business! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-01-14

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita swindle Dayon.

  • Poster for Win the Race by Cheating-zansu!

    Win the Race by Cheating-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-01-21

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Everyone competes in a wacky car race to sweep the wealthy Totoko off her feet.

  • Poster for Iyami's Gibberish Japan-zansu!

    Iyami's Gibberish Japan-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-01-28

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: French director Iyami and his cameraman Chibita travel to Japan to film a documentary on the "real Japan."

  • Poster for Ski Trips Are Tough-zansu!

    Ski Trips Are Tough-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-02-04

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Sextuplets go skiing with their instructor Iyami.

  • Poster for The Hot-Blooded Detective Chibita-zansu!

    The Hot-Blooded Detective Chibita-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-02-11

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Detective Chibita is transferred to a town where oden is prohibited, but is sold in a black market controlled by a shady character.

  • Poster for Wealthy from the Lottery-zansu!

    Wealthy from the Lottery-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-02-18

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami wins the lottery from a ticket he made Chibita purchase a year earlier, but he only has one day left to collect.

  • Poster for The Boys Learn Manners at a Zen Temple!

    The Boys Learn Manners at a Zen Temple! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-02-25

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Sextuplets are sent to a zen temple to be straightened out by Iyami, a monk who's in it for the money.

  • Poster for The Arrogant Police Officer-zansu!

    The Arrogant Police Officer-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-03-04

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami is a police officer who isn't really good at his job.

  • Poster for Dinosaur Egg Omelet-zansu!

    Dinosaur Egg Omelet-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-03-11

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita finds a baby T-Rex that he wants to keep as a pet.

  • Poster for What Happens at the Inn Stays at the Inn-zansu!

    What Happens at the Inn Stays at the Inn-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-03-18

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Osomatsu's family goes on vacation to an inn that they realize is too expensive for them.

  • Poster for An Honest Iyami is Dangerous!

    An Honest Iyami is Dangerous! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-03-25

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Hatabou creates an explosive lie detector for Iyami.

  • Poster for Brown-nosing with Golf-zansu!

    Brown-nosing with Golf-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-04-01

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita has to decide whether Iyami or Osomatsu's Dad will get a promotion.

  • Poster for Iyami-san's Wedding!

    Iyami-san's Wedding! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-04-08

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: A woman falls in love with Iyami, but she doesn't know how poor he is.

  • Poster for Luck Ran Out on the Drive

    Luck Ran Out on the Drive 0.0

    Air date: 1989-04-15

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Dad and the boys run into trouble when they encounter Iyami on the road.

  • Poster for The Super-Rich Chibita-sama-zansu!

    The Super-Rich Chibita-sama-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-04-22

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami tries to change all the restaurants in town to oden shops in order to please the mega-rich Chibita.

  • Poster for That Bastard Pilot, Iyami-zansu!

    That Bastard Pilot, Iyami-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-04-29

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami gets to pilot a rickety plane to Hawaii.

  • Poster for Sheee! A 50,000 Yen a Day Allowance!

    Sheee! A 50,000 Yen a Day Allowance! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-05-06

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Osomatsu gets adopted by Dekapan.

  • Poster for Hatabō is a Champion of Justice-dajou!

    Hatabō is a Champion of Justice-dajou! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-05-13

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Presidential candidate Iyami hires hitman, Hatabou, to take out his rival, Dayon.

  • Poster for The Revenge of Flying Chibita-zansu!

    The Revenge of Flying Chibita-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-05-20

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita get revenge on the Sextuplets with remote-controlled model airplanes.

  • Poster for Which is More Important, Oden or Your First Love?

    Which is More Important, Oden or Your First Love? 0.0

    Air date: 1989-05-27

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita is smitten with Jajako, Hatabou's cousin, but she hates his favorite thing in the world, oden.

  • Poster for Where Did Papa's Bonus Go?

    Where Did Papa's Bonus Go? 0.0

    Air date: 1989-06-03

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When Dad loses his bonus, suspicion quickly falls on Iyami, who's actually turned over a new leaf.

  • Poster for Sextuplets Squared!

    Sextuplets Squared! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-06-17

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami and Chibita duplicate the sextuplets.

  • Poster for Munchkin Monkey Chibita's Big Adventure!

    Munchkin Monkey Chibita's Big Adventure! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-06-24

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The powerful, rambunctious Chibita Songoku is imprisoned under a rock for 500 years before being rescued by an ambitious monk, Iyami.

  • Poster for Totoko, the Selfish Buddha!

    Totoko, the Selfish Buddha! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-07-01

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami tries to steal Totoko Buddha's sutras so he can kickstart his own religion, but they're already held as collateral by moneyleader and Chibita's former master, Hatabou.

  • Poster for Iyami the Teacher's Throbbing Story!

    Iyami the Teacher's Throbbing Story! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-07-15

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Nasty teacher Iyami is tormented by Chibita, the one student who dotes on him.

  • Poster for Life is Tough for Prince Chibita!

    Life is Tough for Prince Chibita! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-07-22

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Stifled by his royal burdens and constant handlers, Prince Chibiru slips the leash and finds action in a local department store as he gives chase to a pickpocket, Iyami.

  • Poster for Iyami's Fishy Beach House!

    Iyami's Fishy Beach House! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-07-29

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Dad and the boys think they're getting a good deal by hanging out at Iyami's Beach House, but the owner and his assistant, Chibita, gouge their guests for everything they're worth.

  • Poster for Using Magic to Become Younger-zansu

    Using Magic to Become Younger-zansu 0.0

    Air date: 1989-08-19

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mom and Dad get to start their lives over again thanks to a magic wish that reverts them to teenagers.

  • Poster for Boxing Hurts-zansu!

    Boxing Hurts-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-08-26

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Oden stand owner Chibita trains to fight the Akatsukadai boxing champion, Iyami.

  • Poster for Mom's a Born Saleswoman?!

    Mom's a Born Saleswoman?! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-09-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: It's a war between the parents when Dad becomes frustrated that Mom is a better salesperson than he is.

  • Poster for Honeybee Chibita's Violin

    Honeybee Chibita's Violin 0.0

    Air date: 1989-09-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Honeybee Chibita is in search of his long-lost mother, but his quest is impeded by a trickster, Iyami Katydid, and the ravenous Dayon Spider.

  • Poster for Totoko, the Riddling Genius!

    Totoko, the Riddling Genius! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-09-16

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Ridde Temple Master Dekapan gives monks Iyami and Chibita the challenge of stumping locals with riddles.

  • Poster for Detective Iyami versus Phantom Thief Dayon!

    Detective Iyami versus Phantom Thief Dayon! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-09-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Inspector Chibita teams up with "great detective" Iyami to capture Phantom Thief Dayon.

  • Poster for Iyami, 40 Years Later-zansu!

    Iyami, 40 Years Later-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-10-14

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: 30 years later, the Sextuplets are middle-aged salarymen scientists slaving away under their boss, Dekapan, and his demanding daughter, Totoko

  • Poster for Deformed in Front of the Camera-zansu!

    Deformed in Front of the Camera-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-10-21

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami tries to sell camera film for his failing company.

  • Poster for Cleany-kun, the Cleaning Robot!

    Cleany-kun, the Cleaning Robot! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-10-28

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Dekapan invents a robot vaccum cleaner that goes out of control and threatens to destroy the country.

  • Poster for God, Make My Wish Come True!

    God, Make My Wish Come True! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-11-04

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: God (Dekapan) grants Chibita the power to make all of his wishes come true.

  • Poster for The Mother in Chibita's Imagination

    The Mother in Chibita's Imagination 0.0

    Air date: 1989-11-11

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Chibita's mother comes back into his life by having him kidnapped away from Dekapan, the poor man who raised him.

  • Poster for Iyami's Hibernation Strategy-zansu

    Iyami's Hibernation Strategy-zansu 0.0

    Air date: 1989-11-18

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With winter on its way, Iyami wants to be jailed for the sake of shelter and warm meals, however all of his attempted crimes turn into good deeds.

  • Poster for Raking It In As a Quack!

    Raking It In As a Quack! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-11-25

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Would-be burglar Iyami is drafted into posing as the director of a hospital, a ruse that works until he's forced to treat a yakuza boss.

  • Poster for I Don't Want Nightmares-zansu!

    I Don't Want Nightmares-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-12-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Iyami is haunted in his dreams by the spirit of a vengeful samurai, Chibita.

  • Poster for Lions Are Scary When Angry-zansu!

    Lions Are Scary When Angry-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-12-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When Iyami's circus goes out of business, he gives the lion to the Osomatsu's family, which doesn't sit well with Chibita, the lion's only friend.

  • Poster for Hatabou in Mito Koumon!

    Hatabou in Mito Koumon! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-12-16

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: In ancient Japan, secret retired vice-shogun Hatabou and his companions go up against crooked magistrate Iyami.

  • Poster for The Aliens Have Come Again!

    The Aliens Have Come Again! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-12-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: To prepare for invading Earth, aliens abduct Iyami and sift through memories of his worst moments.

  • Poster for Iyami's Surefire Election Strategy-zansu!

    Iyami's Surefire Election Strategy-zansu! 0.0

    Air date: 1989-12-30

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: When everyone has finally had it with them, Iyami and Chibita's only escape is a long swim across the Pacific.

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