Kabatotto: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Totto is a cunning bird who sponges on Kaba, the good-natured hippopotamus. Although Totto is a dependent, living in Kaba's big mouth, he always acts lordly and tries to outsmart his simpleminded host. However, their basic friendship and cooperation endures despite their frequent quarrels.

Series details

• Title: Kabatotto
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Children
• Premiere date: 1971-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 69882
• IMDb ID: tt1034915
• TVDB ID: 330264

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1971-01-01; final listed air date 1972-09-30; episode order: 300.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kabatotto on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.