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Kirby: Right Back at Ya! is known as 星のカービィ, or Hoshi no Kābī in Japan, which translates to Kirby of the Stars. The story borrows premises and concepts from the preceding games.

It follows the events after Kirby's space ship crash-lands on Dream Land after a premature warp from detecting monsters in Dedede's castle. Things are far from simple, however, as the monsters are part of Nightmare's agenda for taking over the known universe.

First aired in 2001 in Japan and adapted and aired in English for 4Kids starting on September 14, 2002, it numbers 100 regular episodes plus an 8-minute Wii-Japan-exclusive short. This short was introduced to the 3DS in America in 2012.

Kirby of the Stars Pilot is the prototype pilot project of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. It has never been aired, but was released on a special-issue Kirby DVD along with a popular game magazine to celebrate the release of Kirby Air Ride in Japan.

The material is unvoiced, and characters look less refined than the final release. It is a study of the 2D and 3D elements to be used in the main project.

Episodes

Condensed story browsing table in Japanese episode ordering. For main searchable (text-only) reference table see here.

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J#	E#	4Kids Title	Abstract	Ability	Guest Char	Monster
1	1	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	Kirby crashes into Cappy Town after his spaceship detects monsters in Castle Dedede		None
2	2	A Blockbuster Battle	Tiff helps Kirby to find a home and his place in Cappy Town, but King Dedede wants Kirby gone more than anything
3	3	Kirby's Duel Role	King Dedede uses Meta Knight to reveal Kirby's weakness in sword-dueling, then sends Bugzzy after him.		None
4	4	Dark and Stormy Knight	Kirby faces off against the legendary Kracko		None
5	5	Beware: Whispy Woods!	A misunderstood campfire pits Kirby against Whispy Woods	None		None
6	6	Un-Reality TV	Dedede pulls off a large-scale hoax through Channel DDD to give the impression that Cappy Town is under attack	None	None
7	7	Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure	King Dedede tricks Kirby into messing with Dyna Blade's egg	None		None
8	8	Curio's Curious Discovery	King Dedede tries to fake the proof his "Royal" ancestry with the help of Professor Curio		None
9	9	The Fofa Factor	Lololo and Lalala's origins are revealed
10	10	Hail to the Chief	Tuff and gang help Chief Bookem regain confidence in his police duty	None	None	None
11	11	The Big Taste Test	Chef Shiitake comes to visit, but is he really who he says he is? Kirby ends up on the dinner plate!
12	13	Escargoon Squad	Escargoon gets his payback against Dedede by means of a haunt, but Nightmare Enterprises has other things to say about it.	None	None
13	29	Cappy New Year	Cappy Town welcomes the New Year. Fireworks usually light up the sky but King Dedede has other plans for it
14	14	The Pillow Case	King Dedede decides to give out free pillows, but he is always up to something	None	None
15	12	Kirby's Pet Peeve	Kirby gets an adorable pet, but something just doesn't seem right about it	None		None
16	15	A Fish Called Kine	A tale of Little Mermaid, but only in reverse. Kine gets smitten by Tiff.			None
17	94	The Thing About the Ring	Sir Ebrum loses a precious ring before his anniversary, but it's worth far more than he previously thought	None	None
18	16	Flower Power	Kirby is going to sleep for 100 years, unless Tuff corrects his mistake and finds the cure for it		None
19	17	Here Comes the Son	A vengeful Knuckle Joe comes knocking. Is he friend or foe?
20	18	Dedede's Snow Job	King Dedede can't stand the heat, and turns summer into winter, but things are not always so simple
21	19	A Princess in Dis-Dress	A royal princess comes to visit, Dedede becomes lovestruck, and there is something amiss about the captain of her guard
22	20	Island of the Lost Warrior	Kirby meets a stranded Kit Cosmos, veteran of a war long past
23	21	The Empty Nest Mess	Escargoon mixes up a potent insta-monster mixture, and plots with Dedede to turn Dyna Chick into a monster	None
24	22	Ninja Binge	Professor Curio unearths an ancient ninja scroll, but Benikage steals it from him
25	23	Like Mother, Like Snail / Escargoon Rules	Escargoon's mother comes to visit. Escargoon gets different treatment for a change
26	24	Hour of the WolfWrath	Sword Knight and Blade Knight's origins revealed		None
27	25	The Flower Plot	Whispy Woods falls in love, but Nightmare Enterprises has other plans for his Lovely
28	26	Labor Daze	Dedede puts everyone to work with free perks and merchandise, but what are they working on?		None
29	27	The Hot Shot Chef / A Spice Odyssey	Kawasaki and Monsieur Goan take spiciness to the extreme, but Goan has more malevolent intent behind his offering of soothing sorbet		None
30	28	Hatch Me if You Can	Kirby becomes parent for a day, but the "real" parent has something else to say about it
31	30	Abusement Park	Dedede opens an amusement park, with extra kick to the rides		None
32	95	A Dental Dilemma	Toothaches galore, and a dentist monster. Sweets and tooth decay are the enemies		None
33	34	Junk Jam	Customer Service gets back at King Dedede's mountainous debt by making Cappy Town an equally mountainous mound of rubbish
34	33	A Recipe for Disaster	Chef Shiitake returns, with a score to settle with Chef Kawasaki
35	31	The Kirby Derby - Part I	Dedede sponsors a Grand Prix in Cappy Town	None	None
36	32	The Kirby Derby - Part II	↑		None
37	35	Watermelon Felon	Tiff tries to prove Kirby innocent after Dedede tricks him into eating the Cappies' watermelons	None	None	None
38	44	A Novel Approach	Cappy Town gets hooked by a novel. Dedede can't get a copy, so invites the author herself to read it to him, but from Nightmare Enterprises?
39	36	Escar-Gone	A monster makes just about everyone forget who Escargoon is	None	None
40	37	Monster Management	Knuckle Joe returns with a double-double-cross.
41	38	Prediction Predicament - Part I	Dedede is haunted by visions, and seeks out Mabel the fortune-teller for answers		None
42	39	Prediction Predicament - Part II	Mabel's prediction came true, but much earlier than anyone thought possible	None	None	None
43	40	Sheepwrecked	Sheep revolt against Cappy Town			None
44	41	War of the Woods	King Dedede wants to cut down Acore to build his golf course			None
45	52	Scare Tactics - Part I	Residents of Cappy Town make puppets of spooks to scare one another, but there's one for them that nobody made	None	None
46	53	Scare Tactics - Part II	A haunted mansion is probably not the best place to seek shelter from the rain, especially not one rigged by Nightmare Enterprises		None
47	42	Pink-Collar Blues	Dedede finds a replacement for Waddle Dees, but this new servant has other loyalties		None
48	43	Tourist Trap	Dedede turns Cappy Town into a resort for disruptive tourists
49	47	Cartoon Buffoon	Dedede makes a cartoon to pay off his debts to Nightmare Enterprises	None	None	None
50	48	Don't Bank on It	Dedede manages to makes all of Cappy Town fall all over each other to give their money to him	None	None
51	49	Kirby Takes the Cake	Cappy Town prepares a surprise party for Kirby		None
52	45	Snack Attack - Part I	Cappy Town goes crazy over action figures, and Dedede gets some of his own from Nightmare Enterprises	None
53	46	Snack Attack - Part II	There was more "action" to action figures previously, and Kirby has to face-off against them in an arena		None
54	54	One Crazy Knight	Sir Gallant, a deranged old coot comes to Cappy Town in search of his lost love, fighting for a cause only he believes in
55	55	Sweet & Sour Puss	Dedede becomes overly nice overnight, but there is something else to it		None
56	56	Dedede's Pet Threat	Dedede gets several Scarfies and free chow, but there is another facet to the matter			None
57	57	A Half-Baked Battle	A pied Dedede becomes newest laughingstock and takes it back against Cappy Town, pie style		None
58	58	eNeMeE Elementary	Dedede gets back at the children by making them attend a horrible school run by himself		None
59	59	The Meal Moocher	Dedede gets tired of food, and pays Cappy Town to cook their best for him		None
60	60	Crusade for the Blade	Silica goes after Meta Knight for the sacred Galaxia
61	61	Fitness Fiend	Dedede and Kirby get awfully obese and the workout of their lives		None
62	62	Mabel Turns the Tables	Dedede puts Mabel on Channel DDD and makes the gullible Cappies believe her fortune-telling		None	None
63	63	Something to Sneeze At	King Dedede can't wait to get sick, after hearing what Customer Service had to say	None	None
64	64	The Kirby Quiz	It's the New Year, and Customer Service runs a quiz show about Kirby	None	None	None
65	65	Masher 2.0	Knuckle Joe and Masher 2.0 return, but the latter is worse and much bigger this time
66	66	The Chill Factor	Wandering Pengy besiege and take over Cappy Town after losing their home to global warming		None
67	67	The School Scam	Tiff fights back against three bullies		None
68	68	Delivery Dilemma	Kirby gets the test of his life, having to carry food to Dedede without eating it himself		None
69	69	Trick or Trek	Tiff hosts an eco tour to get everyone to respect nature more, but Dedede and Escargoon get seperated from the group		None	None
70	70	Buccaneer Birdy	Tokkori discovers that his ancestor was a pirate, and searches for treasure
71	71	A Whale of a Tale	Dedede feints his whaler for a cruise ship, but whales are larger than even Dedede thinks	None		None
72	72	Waddle While You Work	Dedede decides to sell his Waddle Dees	None	None	None
73	73	Dedede's Raw Deal	Dedede opens a sushi restaurant		None
74	74	Caterpillar Thriller	Mosugaba comes to Dream Land when the Island Sisters are stolen from him	None		None
75	75	Fossil Fools - Part I	Dedede tries to prove that dinosaurs once existed to the skeptical Cappies	None	None
76	76	Fossil Fools - Part II	The Cappies find themselves trapped in Dedede's dinosaur park, and must run for their lives		None
77	77	Dedede's Monsterpiece	King Dedede gains an appreciation for art and builds an art museum		None
78	78	Right Hand Robot	Escargoon feels he is being overworked, and builds a robot to do the work for him
79	79	Goin' Bonkers	Bonkers visits Cappy Town to find his lifelong hero, who is none other than Kirby, but Dedede has other plans for both of them
80	80	Power Ploy	The Cappies get addicted to an NME energy drink which makes Kirby go haywire		None
81	81	A Trashy Tale	Dedede exposes the Cappies' messy lifestyles on television		None
82	82	Cooking Up Trouble	Dedede makes a cooking class for male Cappies, which is actually a trap		None
83	83	Teacher's Threat	Mr. Chip comes to Dedede Academy to teach all the Cappy kids, as well as King Dedede
84	84	Mumbies Madness	Every night, a Mumbies comes out of a jar to hunt down Kirby		None
85	85	A Sunsational Surprise / A Sunsational Puzzle	The residents of Cappy Town are getting horrible sunburns, so they become nocturnal		None
86	86	A Chow Challenge	Chef Nagoya and Chef Kawasaki compete in a cooking contest
87	87	Waste Management	A flock of crows terrorizes Cappy Town
88	88	Shell-Shocked	Dedede breaks Escargoon's shell to see what's inside, but ends up replacing his snail servant with a monster when a replacement is ordered from Nightmare Enterprises		None
89	89	Tooned Out	King Dedede hires animators to make a cartoon with him as a hero, but they decide to portray Tiff instead, and in a different light than usual, and Tiff gets really angry
90	90	Born to Be Mild - Part I	Fang and his gang of bikers wreak havoc in Cappy Town until the Cappies build their own motorcycles	None
91	91	Born to Be Mild - Part II	Kirby and the legendary biker Steppenwolf must race against Fang
92	92	Hunger Struck	King Dedede deprives Waddle Dees of food trying to save on expense, and the Waddle Dees get back at Cappy Town by making everyone starve as well.		None
93	93	D'Preciation Day	Cappy Town holds appreciation days for each other, but not for Dedede. Dedede vents his anger at Kirby but he goes too far this time
94	96	Cowardly Creature	Phan Phan comes to Cappy Town, but Whippy turns it evil
95	97	Frog Wild	Kirby goes on a rampage when possessed by the Demon Frog		None
96	50 M	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I	Castle Dedede comes under attack by a Destroya from Nightmare Enterprises and Air Riders attack Kirby	None	None
97	51 M	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part II	Kirby's Warp Star gets damaged, and he uses Air Ride Machines instead to take on Air Riders		None
98	98 M	Cappy Town Down	A Destroya comes and levels Cappy Town. Meta Knight reveals the Halberd to the crew and goes after Nightmare's Fortress
99	99 M	Combat Kirby	The Halberd comes under attack after a tip-off by stowaways Dedede and Escargoon
100	100 M	Fright to the Finish / Fight to the Finish	The grand finale. Kirby and Tiff take on Nightmare inside his own fortress
101	101	Kirby 3D	Wii-Japan-exclusive 3D-animated short featuring a new copy ability		None

Episodes


Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	A Blockbuster Battle	Kirby's Duel Role	Dark and Stormy Knight	Beware: Whispy Woods!

Un-Reality TV	Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure	Curio's Curious Discovery	The Fofa Factor	Hail to the Chief

The Big Taste Test	Escargoon Squad	Cappy New Year	The Pillow Case	Kirby's Pet Peeve

A Fish Called Kine	The Thing About the Ring	Flower Power	Here Comes the Son	Dedede's Snow Job

A Princess in Dis-Dress	Island of the Lost Warrior	The Empty Nest Mess	Ninja Binge	Like Mother, Like Snail / Escargoon Rules

Hour of the WolfWrath	The Flower Plot	Labor Daze	The Hot Shot Chef / A Spice Odyssey	Hatch Me if You Can

Abusement Park	A Dental Dilemma	Junk Jam	A Recipe for Disaster	The Kirby Derby - Part I

The Kirby Derby - Part II	Watermelon Felon	A Novel Approach	Escar-Gone	Monster Management

Prediction Predicament - Part I	Prediction Predicament - Part II	Sheepwrecked	War of the Woods	Scare Tactics - Part I

Scare Tactics - Part II	Pink-Collar Blues	Tourist Trap	Cartoon Buffoon	Don't Bank on It

Kirby Takes the Cake	Snack Attack - Part I	Snack Attack - Part II	One Crazy Knight	Sweet & Sour Puss

Dedede's Pet Threat	A Half-Baked Battle	eNeMeE Elementary	The Meal Moocher	Crusade for the Blade

Fitness Fiend	Mabel Turns the Tables	Something to Sneeze At	The Kirby Quiz	Masher 2.0 (Anime episode)

The Chill Factor	The School Scam	Delivery Dilemma	Trick or Trek	Buccaneer Birdy

A Whale of a Tale	Waddle While You Work	Dedede's Raw Deal	Caterpillar Thriller	Fossil Fools - Part I

Fossil Fools - Part II	Dedede's Monsterpiece	Right Hand Robot	Goin' Bonkers	Power Ploy

A Trashy Tale	Cooking Up Trouble	Teacher's Threat	Mumbies Madness	A Sunsational Surprise / A Sunsational Puzzle

A Chow Challenge	Waste Management	Shell-Shocked	Tooned Out	Born to Be Mild - Part I

Born to Be Mild - Part II	Hunger Struck	D'Preciation Day	Cowardly Creature	Frog Wild

Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part II	Cappy Town Down	Combat Kirby	Fright to the Finish

Returning Characters

Many characters return in the animated series, but most play different roles than they did in the games.

New Characters

	Tiff is Kirby's most steadfast ally. Only she can summon the Warp Star for she cares about him the most. She is the smartest individual in Cappy Town.		Tuff is Tiff's polar opposite; his act-first, think-later personality sometimes gets Kirby into trouble, although he sticks through it with Kirby regardless.
	Pragmatic, hard-wearing, and having the occasional soft spot, Escargoon is Dedede's comical sidekick, assistant, and personal punching bag.		N.M.E. Sales Guy is Nightmare's No. 2. Delightfully manipulative, he rips-off Dedede by selling him Monsters to get rid of Kirby.

Cappy Town is the main setting in the anime, and Cappies return with a major role in the anime ironically without their distinctive spotted cap. Not all inhabitants of Cappy Town are Cappies.