Horton No Suddardu: The Anime

Horton No Suddardu: The Anime

Based on the 1998 manga series by Kenchi Torizawa which still runs to this day with over 800 chapters, Horton No Suddardu is part of a separate Suddard universe, non canon to the film series. Set in a version of Horton as a suburb of Tokyo and first airing in 2001, it is still running to this day with over 400 episodes. Here is a breakdown of the story arcs.

The Film arc (Episodes 1-20)

This arc is an anime adaption of the first three Suddard films. After this arc, Torizawa took the manga in a more cultural direction which the anime followed.

The Forest of Shattered Dreams arc (Episodes 21-45)

Suddard joins the Lyncho samurai clan and ends up in a war against aliens known as the Namekuro.

The Mecha arc (Episodes 46-63)

Introducing Suddard’s Mecha companion, Ro-Pu, this arc had Suddard battling against evil robots.

The Princess arc (Episodes 64-70)

Suddard falls in love with a princess and duels a band of ninja on a mountain.

Baseball arc (Episodes 71-84)

Suddard takes Horton’s baseball team to the Japanese finals.

Parasitic Worm arc (Episodes 85- 97)

Suddard is taken over by a parasite and must search for a cure, fighting evil doctors on the way.

Game arc (Episodes 98-105)

Suddard and his friend Ro-Pu are lured to an abandoned house where an evil character known as The Salter forces them to play a game in order to survive.

Black Belt arc (Episodes 106-131)

Suddard and his friends Benju Handslami and Bingo Lee enter a fighting tournament in order to save The Imp Lord from The Dragon Master.

Suddard past arc (Episodes 132-142) FILLER

This arc reveals how Suddard was trained and raised by a homeless man. Despite being a filler arc and non-canon, many people see this as the true origin of Suddard.

Wolf Treasure arc (Episodes 143-150)

Suddard and Benju head out to Wolf Hill to search for The Lost Treasure of the Goblins.

Suddard X Scottttt arc (Episodes 151-200)

Despite its length, this is a very important part of the manga. Suddard meets Scott also known as Quentin William Queensly (QWQ), a transfer student and falls in love with him. Suddard sees the error of his ways and brutally murders Scott.

Slug Hunter arc (Episodes 201-215)  FILLER

Suddard becomes a hunter and tracks down the rare golden egg of the sand slug.

Suddard and the Blackened Heart (Episodes 216-288) FILLER

Suddard is knocked unconscious and hallucinates a conversation with a nunchaku wielding grizzly bear in a kimono.

Enter the Sudciety (Episodes 289-300)

Suddard and his friends storm the Sud Society to free their friend Joerehime who has been kidnapped. Suddard reaches stage 4 of his Suddard cry.

Suddard, Goat Hunter (Episodes 301-307) FILLER

Suddard and Ro-Pu become shepherds but soon have to face an army of bandits.

Bandit arc (Episodes 308-313)

Suddard becomes a villain for a while due to a magic spell.

Murder arc (Episodes 314-318)

Suddard solves a murder at a tennis court.

Suddard Moon arc (Episodes 319-322)

Suddard leads the Suddard Guardians as they try to protect the Suddard Crystal.

Sudjery arc (Episodes 323-330)

Suddard uses his surgical skills to save the president and stop a terrorist attack.

Son Joeku arc (Episodes 331-340)

Suddard is revealed to be a monkey alien and Bingo Lee and the other S Fighters have to stop him from destroying Horton.

The Catholic Priest arc (Episodes 341-342) FILLER

Suddard goes undercover as a priest.

Joekyo Ghoooooullll arc (Episodes 343-346) FILLER

Suddard takes on the Ghoooooullll society.

Attack on Horton arc (Episodes 347-355)

Suddard and his team band together to stop the onslaught of giants heading for the city.

Sud Rosso arc (Episodes 356-361)

Sud Rosso or The Red Sud is a character who patrols the ocean fighting villains in a plane. (This Red Sud, unlike in the western series, is not Bing/Bingo Lee).

Return of Scottttt arc (Episodes 362-365) FILLER

Scott returns but Suddard fucks him up and kills him.

Turtle in the Shell arc (Episodes 366-373) FILLER

Suddard takes on the Kame Captain and his Turtle Men.

Cowboy Suddard arc (Episodes 374-375) FILLER

Suddard becomes a bounty hunter.

Suds Gate arc (Episodes 376-380) FILLER

Suddard and his friends discover time travel.

Suddard and the Book arc (Episodes 381-383)

Suddard and his team fight against an evil murderous book.

Ronin arc (Episodes 384-387)

Suddard becomes a ronin and fights to regain his master.

Cocaine arc (Episodes 388-390) FILLER

Suddard tries to get his friend Pat to quit drugs.

Joeccano! arc (Episodes 391-392) FILLER

Suddard finds the Elixer of Life.

Hajime No Suddard arc (393-396)

Suddard becomes a boxer, but he soon quits due to brain damage.

Suddard and Son arc (Episodes 397-400)

Suddard reveals that he has a son named Man Child Suddardu. The two go on a journey together.

Suddard in the Sky arc (Episodes 401-410) FILLER

Suddard learns to fly and we learn more about his past.

The Shadow arc (Episodes 411-415)

Benju Handslami is the only person left that can defeat the Shadow Men.

Jungle arc (Episodes 416-419) FILLER

Suddard and his team end up in a fight against animals when Horton becomes a Jungle over night.

GTS arc (Episodes 420-423)

Suddard becomes a great teacher when he gets a job teaching computer animation in a school for delinquents.

Demon Legends arc (Episodes 424- )

This latest arc features Suddard taking on an evil demon in a cross country drag race.