Magical Taruruto

Magical Taruruto (Japanese: まじかる☆タルるートくん, Hepburn: Majikaru Tarurūto-kun), also known as Magical Taluluto, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 1988 to September 1992, with its chapters collected in 21 tankōbon volumes. The manga was published digitally in North America by Manga Planet in 2020.

An 87-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Toei Animation, was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 1990 to May 1992. Three feature anime films along with several video games based on the anime were released from 1991 to 1992.

By November 2020, the manga had over 12.6 million copies in circulation.

In Tokyo, there lived an outcast fifth grader named Honmaru Edojo who is a naughty youngster and one of the most trodden-upon losers in his class. He is in love with a smart and pretty girl in his class named Iyona Kawai, but is frequently humiliated in front of her thanks to the school's bully, Jabao Jaba, his companion Korekiyo Ryouguchiya and Iyona's mean-spirited friend, Rui Ijigawa. After a bad day at school and since almost everyone in town hates him for who he is, his misery and negative emotions reach its peak and nearly took its toll on him until he accidentally summons the great wizard, Taruruto. Since becoming friends, Taruruto uses his magical powers to help Honmaru deal with all his hardships and other challenges. Later conflicts arise when new students like the narcissistic egotist Tsutomu Harako, and much later the troubled twins, Neyo and Nezo Zakenja all transfer to Honmaru's school, all while the dark wizard Rivar attempts to eradicate Taruruto to divert the attention of fellow young wizard, Mimora, who is madly in love in Taruruto.

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa, Magical Taruruto was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 14, 1988, to September 21, 1992. Shueisha collected its chapters in 21 tankōbon volumes, released from July 15, 1989, to March 9, 1993.

In July 2020, Manga Planet announced that they had licensed the series for an English digital release on its platform, starting on August 7 of that same year. It was added to the Crunchyroll Manga service in January 2026.

An 87-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Asatsu and Toei Animation, was broadcast on ABC, TV Asahi and other stations from September 2, 1990, to May 10, 1992. The opening theme is "Ore Taruruto", composed by Yukihide Takekawa and performed Tarako. The first endings theme is "Kimi to Sekai Seifuku!?" composed by Chiho Kiyooka and performed by Midori Akiyama, while the second is "Taruru Kataburaruru" composed and performed by Tarako.

Three theatrical films based on the anime were released. The first one premiered on March 9, 1991; the second one, Magical Taluluto: Magic Battle of the Friendship (まじかる★タルるートくん 燃えろ!友情の魔法大戦, Magical Taruruto-kun Moero! Yūjō no Mahō Taisen), premiered on July 20 of that same year; and the third one, Magical Taluluto: My Favorite Takoyaki (まじかる★タルるートくん すき・すき▼*タコ焼きっ!, Magical Taruruto-kun Suki Suki Hot Takoyaki) premiered on March 7, 1992.