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Hiromi Tsuru

**Hiromi Tsuru** (*Kanji: 鶴 ひろみ, March 29, 1960 – November 16, 2017*) was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who was represented by Aoni Production.

In the Zayats franchise, she voiced the majority of Leonidas's love interests up until 2017.

## Works

* Cartoon Network series - Mary (2005) / Caroline (2017)

* Zaya & Leo no Bōken-kai (1989) - Lioness (1989)
* Leonidas! Pineapple Island Detective - Himawari Kumada (1991)
* Zayazaya Puzzle Omatsuri - Witch (1995)
* Wonderful Zayats - Tokiyo Nishino (1996)
* Iwai Kousagi Zayats - Mariya Kohara (1999)
* Adventures of Zayats & Friends - Jane (2000)
* Zayats (2007 series) - Josephine
* Leonidas: The Mahjong Master - Hanako Sakamoto (2017, final contribution)
Niji★Niji

**Niji★Niji** (*Hiragana: にじ★にじ*) were a Japanese idol group comprised of seven girls.

Themed around the 7 colors of the rainbow and produced by Yellow Magic Orchestra, the group was active between 1978 and 1980. All of their songs' lyrics were written by Kizashi Ōyama.

## Involvement with Zayats

Niji★Niji performed the theme songs to the 1979 anime film Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Ōkami Gundan no Sekai Seifuku Keikaku: *Usagi (うさぎ, Rabbit)* and *Uchi no Happy End (うちのハッピーエンド, Our Happy Ending)*, both composed by Ryūichi Sakamoto and featuring Sakiyo Maida for frontwoman.

Maida had previously performed the opening theme song to Shin Kousagi Zayats.
Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Kokusai Sports Kyōgi

### Production Company

**Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Kokusai Sports Kyōgi** (*Kanji: 劇場版子兎ザヤツ　国際スポーツ競技*) is a 2017 anime film produced by Studio XYZ.

## Synopsis

Zayats is more excited than ever that his country will finally be a part of the Gentium Games, but what happens when the Wolf Army attempts to sabotage Leonard's chances of winning medals?

## Trivia

* All 22 delegations to have hosted the Olympic Games at least once appear in this movie.
* This movie is the first major appearance of Leonard, Leonidas's previously unnamed middle brother.
Julius Kashner

**Julius Kashner** (*Yatorobic: Юꙝсь Кашнър*) is the incredibly wealthy owner of the *Coniglio Loans* loan agency, with $904 billion lops at his balance, and father to Mirana.

## Relationships

### **Zayats**

Currently, Julius holds some respect for Zayats, and tries really hard not to make fun of his "humble condition", mainly thanks to him being his daughter's boyfriend.

This respect grew further after Zayats saved Mirana from the Wolf Army, which ultimately led to him putting an end to his loan business and freeing most of his clients from debt.

### **Mirana**

Mirana is Julius' daughter, and as such they share a very deep connection to one another, and ever since he got divorced from Helen when their daughter was 3, Julius always wants nothing more than the best for his daughter.

### **Lucia**

Lucia and Julius' relationship was never neccessarily good.

She was one of the clients who he had left deep in debt, and in spite of her refusing to pay him back, he had his workers confiscate all sorts of furniture she had in her former apartment, which led her to move away to town and take her son with her.

Currently, Julius is trying to get along with Lucia after all those years, however their relationship is still difficult.

### **Leonard**

For the 2017 Gentium Games, Julius served as the Great Land's ambassador, therefore being the manager for the country's competing athletes, including Leonard.

### **Helen**

Helen and Julius' marriage had started out well, but as their wealth went on and on, Julius began to act more superior and more arrogant, and everytime he assumed she had cheated on him, he'd get violent with her.

Helen and Julius ultimately divorced for an unknown reason by the time their daughter was 3 years old, and refused to take both him and their daughter with her.

They meet again as Zayats arranges a family reunion for them. When she first meets him after 9 years, she initially asks "Where's that Erica?" implying the divorce was due to an infidelity.

## Trivia

* Julius was clearly named after his voice actor, Julius Dimne.
Zayats Party

* Yatoroba
* Japan
* USA
* Europe

**Zayats Party** (*Yatorobic: ЗАѢЦ PARTY*), released in Japan as **Minna no Zayazaya Party** (*Kana: みんなのザヤザヤパーティー*) and in Europe as **Bunnsy's Birthday Bash**, is a 1999 party video game produced by Crescent Team and released by Banpresto in celebration of the Zayats franchise's 70th anniversary.

## Minigames

* **Block Game** (*ブロックゲーム*)
A game of Tetris. Called such in the American and European releases.
* **Bombs Away** (*どきどきばくだん*)
A hot potato-style game. Called such in the American and European releases. The player must make sure they don't have the bomb once the 7-second timer runs out.
* **Barrier Block** (*バリヤーブロック*)
A Pong-style game. Called **Ping Pong** in the American and European releases.
* **Maze Escape** (*だっしゅつ*)
The player must guide the character out of a maze before time runs out.
* **Zayats Quiz** (*ザヤザヤクイズ*)
A trivia game where a hound character asks the player a question related to the Zayats franchise, and the player must answer within 30 seconds.
* **Car Rally** (*くるまラリー*)
A top-view racing game.
* **Panel Match** (*パネルマッチ*)
A memory game. Called **Memorama** in the American and European releases.

## Multiplayer

Using the Game Boy Color's link cable, two players can challenge each other to all of the minigames in random order: the one with the most points wins.

## Easter Egg

If Zayats Party is attempted to play on a regular Game Boy, Leonidas will appear and tell the player that the game can only be played on a Game Boy Color device.

If the game is left on Game Boy for a full minute, Leonidas will realize that the game is still running and the scene changes into a stage, where an 8-bit cover of "Рѽур" (Roar), a song that composer Evan Dzamher wrote for the 1991 album Zayats Sing-a-Long, plays in the background. After the performance ends, the game will change into a black screen permanently.

This easter egg is only accessible on the Yatorobic version of the game.
Tomoe

**Tomoe** was Zayats's second main love interest and the first to his current incarnation, making her first appearance at the end of the 1972 movie.

## Appearance

Tomoe was a small lime-colored rabbit.

Tomoe had salmon eyes and wore a yellow skirt, an orange shirt with puffed sleeves and a white collar, black shoes, white wrist-length gloves and a blue bow on her head.

## Relationships

### **Zayats**

Tomoe was the first love interest created for Zayats's current incarnation.

Zayats was head-over-heels in love with her and would often get absurdly romantic with her everytime she was present.

## Removal

Tomoe was removed from the Zayats franchise in 1975, as Edward Shtabel felt like she was tiresome to write.
Ciao! All Roads Lead to Rome

**Ciao! All Roads Lead to Rome** is the fifth episode of the Zayats World Tour special, and season 10 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

In Italy, Zayats and friends finally come face-to-face with Meena.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
* Mirana
* Meena

### Minor Characters

* Keron
* Volk (voice only)

## Trivia

### Cultural References

* The opening song for this episode is "Occidentali's Karma" by Italian singer Francesco Gabbani, which represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
No One Can Know

-Zayats

**No One Can Know** (*Kanji: 誰も知らない魔法*) is the first episode of Zayats: Mahō no Usagi-ashi.

## Plot (WIP)

The episode begins in a school, where after classes end, Zayats, Mano and Lucille must clean the classroom. Lucille is the only one of them committed to cleaning, however, as the other two are bent on slacking off rather than helping their friend with the cleaning. Zayats dismisses the idea, as there already are students in the classroom who actually will to do the job anyway. The two guys grab their bags and head off to the arcade. Lucille ultimately joins them, leaving the mopping to a squirrel toying with an eraser.

At the arcade, Mano and Lucille play a fighting game. Mano plays as a sumo tanuki named Edward Toyota, and Lucille plays as a kung fu cat girl named Chun-Mei. While Mano is button mashing in an attempt to do a special attack, Lucille pulls off a *Hyakushike* (*百死蹴, Hundred Death Kicks*), winning the match. Meanwhile, Zayats is playing a racing game where he finishes third in a beach-themed circuit. Zayats overhears Lucille crying and finds out that she wants a cute doll off a claw machine, but can't grab it, and she's all out of tokens. Mano decides to use his last token to try and get it. He manages to grab the doll from the arm, and tries to take it to the prize-out hole, but it slips off the claw.

Zayats decides to give it a shot himself, but a glowing fluffy stick catches his attention, causing him to forget about the doll and try and grab the stick. He succeeds, and attempts to take it off the pile of plushies, wondering what it could be. While they both expected it to be the trunk of an elephant plush, it turns out to be a rabbit's foot necklace. Both Mano and Zayats are disappointed with the result, as they put the doll aside for naught. Lucille puts the necklace on Zayats and finds it cute, but Zayats himself is too disappointed in the result to care about that.

Zayats then takes the necklace to the prize stand so it could be sold there. However, the panda clerk insists Zayats keeps it, as the rabbit's foot is considered a token of good luck because it reminds its owner to be courageous in adverse situations. Zayats takes a second to think of it, remembering that the foot was glowing when they first saw it. Zayats decides to keep it and the trio heads home.

## Cultural References

* The fighting game is a parody of *Street Fighter 2*.
	+ Edward Toyota is a parody of Edmund Honda.
	+ Chun-Mei is a parody of Chun-Li.
		- Chun-Mei's signature move, Hyakushike, is a parody of Chun-Li's signature move, Hyakuretsukyaku.
* The song playing on the claw machine is Bach's *Air on the G String*.
Ma-Ba

Ma-Ba (マーバ) was a partnership formed by Mattel and Bandai in the mid-1980s to sell Barbie dolls in Japan after a falling-out between Mattel and Takara (Takara only released Hasbro their products).

The name was later used by Bandai to publish several games for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan; why the name was used is unknown. All their games (except Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo!) are either ports of Bandai games (most notably Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon) or Japanese releases of Yatorobic Zayats games.

## Game Catalog

This list only enlists games produced with the Zayats license.

All games produced for Sega Mega Drive.

Games in **bold** are Japanese releases of Yatorobic games.

* Khamlyon Training (1992) - Compilation
* **Zayazaya Sugoroku MD** (1993) - Table (Developed by Neox)
* **Zayats Carnival** (1993) - Compilation (Developed by Vanguard)
* Tobidase! Blue Thunder (1994) - Shoot 'em up (Developed by Team Rabbit)
Frost and Mirana are Lovebirds!

**Frost and Mirana are Lovebirds!** is an episode from Season 9 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

Frost and Mirana are really good friends, but Gori spreads out a rumor that they're something more than that.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Mirana
* Gori
* Frost

### Minor Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Dillis Nightingale
* Vivian
* Sophie
* Dante Fukuro
* Coon
* Milo
* Ursino
* Tauros
* Wendy

## Gallery

American English dub title cardJapanese dub title cardZayats lashes out at Mirana after misinterpreting her and Frost and falling for the rumor.
The Fall of a Friendship

**The Fall of a Friendship** is an episode from Season 6 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

Zayats and Leonidas's hearts are snatched by a beautiful girl, which only makes their friendship fall apart.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Zayats
* Leonidas
* Ivana (debut)

### Minor Characters

* Mano
* Lucille
* Xavier (debut)

## Voice Cast

 Lucille
 Leonidas | Tōro Mishtolet | Kōichi Yamadera
 Ivana
 Xavier
Zayats's Secret

**Zayats's Secret** is an episode from Season 8 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Voice Cast

 Mirana | Lily Toshmar | Aya Hirano
 Lucia Tabaryet | Amy Tabaryet | Tomoko Natsukawa
 Narrator

* It's revealed that Zayats enjoys playing with Trainy the Train toys.

	+ The episode was produced to promote the Thomas and Friends movie, The Great Race.
Namaste! Zayats goes Bollywood

**Namaste! Zayats goes Bollywood** is the tenth episode of the Zayats World Tour special, and season 10 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

In India, the kids discover something new about Meena.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
* Mirana
* Meena

### Minor Characters

* Keron
* Volk

## Trivia

* It's revealed in this episode that Meena is Volk's girlfriend.

### Cultural References

* The opening song for this episode is "Paisa Paisa" by Punjabi singer, songwriter, author and record producer Daler Mehndi.
Lovey-Dovey Dilemma

**Lovey-Dovey Dilemma** is the name given by English-speaking fans to a scrapped episode meant to air for Season 7 of the Cartoon Network series.

The episode was meant to be Mirana's debut, which didn't happen until Valentine's Day 2016.

## Characters

A ? indicates it's unknown if they appear.

* Zayats
* Mano?
* Lucille
* Leonidas?
* Mirana (debut)
* Ivan (debut)
Tsalom Khavmidnyet

**Tsalom Khavmidnyet** (*Yatorobic: Цалѡм Хавмиднꙓт*) is a Yatorobic Voice Actor

## Voiced Characters

Mano from Zayats (Since 2001)Flapjack from The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008-2010)Canada from Hetalia (Since 2009)Lionel Griff from Stanley (2001-2007)Kai from Beyblade (2001-2003)Manny Rivera from El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007-2008)
Frost

**Isaac Harel**, known almost exclusively as **Frost** (*Yatorobic: Фрѽст*) is one of Zayats's classmates.

Frost is Jewish, as evidenced by him often using jewish expressions such as "Oy Vey!" and singing Yiddish folk songs to himself.

## Appearance

Frost is an average-sized, light blue-colored rabbit with blue eyes.

His outfit is an off-white button shirt, navy blue shorts and brown shoes.
Evelyn Dyashtemvlar

Evelyn Dyashtemvlar is a Yatorobic Voice Actress.

## Voiced Characters

Kat from Zayats (Since 2021)Manki also from Zayats (Since 2009)Matilda Wormwood from Matilda (1996), her most famous voicework.Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls (1998) (1998-2005)Lisa Simpson from The Simpsons (Since 2011)Keroro from Sgt. Frog (2004-2011)Sheila from Rocko's Modern Life (1996)Emily from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (Since 2009)Josie from The Koala Brothers (2003-2007)
Nogsaeg Tokki (TV)

This page is about the Korean dub of the Cartoon Network series.

Like many Korean Zayats productions, the dub was produced with no involvement from either Yatoroba World Service or Koeyaku.

## Voice cast

### Other Voices

* Chong Chong-Sun
* Ogum Nam-Kyu
* Kal Mi-Young
* Ryu Yu-Jin
* Chi Jin
* Noe Yeong-Cheol
* Sim Du-Ho
* Ra Seung-Hyeon
* Hwangbo Ji-Soo
* Pan Yoon-Ah
* Hak Young-Ae
* Chong Ah-Joong

## Localization Differences

* Many references to Japanese culture are completely censored and episodes featuring such culture as major plot points are simply left unaired.
* Opening or end credits are replaced with Korean theme songs, which often causes some episodes with credits within the episode to end abruptly.
* As of late 2013, the dub gained notoriety because of the usage of EXO's "Wolf" on scenes featuring the Wolf Army.
Noark

**Noark** (*Yatorobic: Нѽарк*) is a small island country visited by Igor Tabaryet and later Zayats and Mirana, albeit as castaways.

## Overview

Noark has no industrial companies or airport. However, it does have a population of around 14000 people, a government, a language, and a massive marketplace.

Igor's visit to Noark left a big impact in the country, making them a slightly more developed land, amongst the aftermaths of his visit are the building of an actual restaurant, the only such in the entire country.

## History

Noark was first mentioned in "Grandpa and Me", where Lucia says that when Zayats was younger, Igor would tell him stories about his visit to the country.

The country later appears in "Shipwrecked Sweethearts", where Zayats and Mirana get stranded on Noark until being found by a rescue team.

## Trivia

* The country's name is a pun on Noah's Ark, the vessel in the biblical Genesis flood narrative.
Minos

**Minos Yusupov** (*Yatorobic: Mинѡсь Юсѵпов, Russian: Минос Юсупов*) is a recurring antagonist in the Zayats franchise and one of the four original members of the Wolf Army.

## Appearance

Minos is a dark-red furred hare with green eyes and a scar on his right cheek.

Minos's main outfit can easily pass off as a *gakuran*, and it usually has the hammer and sickle symbol plastered on the collar.

A characteristic of Minos's design is his alexandrite, which he wears in a necklace at absolutely all times.

## Relationships

### **Lucille**

In one episode, Minos romances Lucille, who tags along as part of a plan to extract information about the Wolf Army's crimes for her friends.

### **Khamlyon**

Arguably, the member of the Wolf Army with whom Minos holds the closest friendship might as well be Khamlyon. He has helped him at all times ever since his arrival.

Minos tends to act as a "straight man" to the "funny man" that is Khamlyon.

## Trivia

* Minos was the first member of the Wolf Army to appear in a video game, that being the 1983 video game for all 3 levels.
* Minos does not appear in Krolik media due to the negative stereotype he represents.
Adrian Gavlyondo

**Adrian Gavlyondo** (*Yatorobic: Адриꙗнь Гавꙙндо, May 2, 1933 - April 19, 2019*) was a yatorobic voice actor.

## Voiced Characters

Volk from Zayats (1976-2001)The Genie from 1001 Nights (1972)Ed Bighead from Rocko's Modern Life (1993-1996)Popeye the Sailor Man (1966-2000)Hindu from 1001 Nights (1972)Sultan from 1001 Nights (1972)Samos from Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001)Johan from The Smurfs (1981-1989)
Zayats: The Movie (1972)

Original movie poster

**Zayats: The Movie**was the first Zayats feature film ever produced, and the last animated production to be directed by Edward Shtabel himself, as he left Yatoroba Film Company shortly after its premiere.

The film premiered in June 13, 1972 to nearly immediate praise from critics and viewers alike, grossing 9,500,000 Yatorobic Talis (approx. $10687500 USD).

## Synopsis

Zayats and his friends are on an adventure as they see what the ruthless Volk has in store for them! Will they manage to stop the tyrant wolf's evil plan?

## Voice Cast

Original Yatorobic Cast
 Lilian Shtabel
 Marianio Doshtlyabnits
 Ariel Latvirdis
 Marinela Shanpakryet

## NHK Dub

In 2016, NHK acquired the rights to dub 12 famous Yatorobic films (one per month) and air them on their station, among which was Zayats: The Movie.

This particular dub, aired on Children's Day 2016, was panned by Yatorobic and Japanese fans alike for many reasons such as it being too outdated for mainstream Zayats.

Cast
 Lucille
 Leonidas
 Kat
Lion Hanafuda 2: Koi-Koi Daisakusen

**Lion Hanafuda 2: Koi-Koi Daisakusen** (*Kanji: ライオン花札弐～こいこい大作戦～*) is a video board game for PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and Crescent Fullmoon.

The game is a sequel to the original Lion Hanafuda.

## Gameplay

The game adapts the game Koi koi, a popular card game in Japan played with, as the title implies, Hanafuda cards.

The object of the game is to form special card combinations called "yaku" from cards accumulated in a point pile. Players can gain cards in their point piles by matching cards in their hands, or drawn from the draw pile, with cards on the table. Once a yaku has been made, a player can stop to cash in points, or keep going (referred to as "koi-koi", hence the name of the game) to form additional yaku for more points. The point values assigned to individual cards have no effect on the score, but they are helpful to judge their value in forming yaku.

## Characters

* Leonidas
* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille

## こいこい大作戦

### Producer

Various

Lion Hanafuda 2: Koi-Koi Daisakusen's soundtrack features covers of songs off of CAPSULE's first 3 singles, all performed by the late Miyu Matsuki.

### Tracklist

1. **Orgel**
Arrangement by Ryūichi Sakamoto
2. **Machibōke**
Arrangement by Ryōki Matsumoto
3. **Shashin**
Arrangement by Kan Takagi
4. **Hitotsu Futatsu Mittsu**
Arrangement by Susumu Hirasawa
5. **Kowareta Tokei**
Arrangement by Kan Takagi
6. **Koi no Hana**
Arrangement by Sōichi Terada
7. **Tokyo Kissa**
Arrangement by Yasuharu Konishi
8. **Hanabi**
Arrangement by Masayuki Kumahara
9. **Koi wo Shimashita**
Arrangement by Yukihiro Fukutomi
10. **Sakura**
Arrangement by Sōichi Terada

█ The song originates from *Sakura*.
█ The song originates from *Hanabi*.
█ The song originates from *Tokyo Kissa*.
Land of the Four Elements

-Zayats

### Production Company

**Land of the Four Elements** (*Traditional Chinese: 小綠兔　四元素世界*) is a Taiwanese animated movie produced by CHENtertainment and Wang Film Productions. The film was released to honor the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit.

## Synopsis

The story's world is comprised mainly of four lands, each having its townsfolk skilled at one of the Four Classical Elements: Water, Earth, Fire and Air. However, the world's harmony was greatly affected when the Wolf Army attacked. Zayats, a child of the Wind Land who has difficulties controlling his Aerokinetic abilities, gathers around with three individuals from the other three lands. They team up to save the world from the Wolf.
Angelical

**Angelical** (*Japanese: 天使のような, lit. Like an Angel*) is the theme song to the 2009 Otenshi no Tsubasa anime film.

## Concept

The song's arrangement, produced by Yasutaka Nakata, is described by some as "a cross between Perfume's *Baby cruising Love*, *SEVENTH HEAVEN* and CAPSULE's *Electric light Moon light*". The reason for this aesthetic was from Natsuko herself, as she wanted the song's instrumentation to align with the film's storyline, which revolved around angels.

The main singer in this song is Maimai, who voices the **Honorable Mother** character, sings most of the verses and has the clearest chorus vocal in the song, whereas the other three members trade the rest of the lines.
Papa Genki wo Dashite!

### Production Company

**Papa Genki wo Dashite!** (*Kanji: パパ元気を出して！*) is a 2022 anime short directed by Kae Fukunaga and Noritaka Ogawa and produced by Usagi Workshop.

It is the studio's first animation to have two directors.

## Synopsis

Rose has noticed that her dad is feeling blue, so she hatches up a plan to turn that big fat frown upside down.

## Plot

The entirety of the short is set in West City.

The short starts at morning, with Zinovy waking up to his daughter's adorable smile. He pats her on the head and attempts to get out of bed, but his massive weight gets the best of him and he falls off the left side of the bed. As she plays with her toys, Rose begins to sing a cute song, and Zinovy begins to play the piano in an attempt to accompany her cute vocals, but the piano is so out of tune that it ends up ruining the whole thing. Rose realizes Zinovy is far from alright. Rose later goes up to her father asking him to take her to preschool, but notices him without the muscle shirt he had on earlier, examining his shape and letting out a sad sigh. Rose realizes her father has the blues, and she has to do something to cheer him up. As Zinovy struggles to put on his casual green-sleeved orange shirt, Rose finally figures out what to do.

At the Kindergarten, Rose asks her teacher to visit her, to which she agrees, despite Rose giving no explaination. A few hours later, Rose, now back from preschool, asks her father for his phone, to which he agrees. She quickly figures out how to make calls and dials the last contact her father had called, which turns out not to be the best choice on her part: Toshiro. He gives her a rude greeting before asking what she wants. Rose tells him he has to come over, but she hangs up on Toshiro before he can even ask who is calling. Immediately afterwards, she calls her cousin, whose willingness to help his family is more than enough to convince not only him but the remainder of the family, to join in.

Time passes, and Zinovy gets off the apartment to Rose waiting for him. Rose asks her dad to follow her, and he does so. Rose is just outside the apartment home, waiting for her father to arrive. Zinovy finally makes it and is surprised to see everyone: Rose, Zayats, Lucia, Igor, Toshiro and the Kindergarten teacher, all of them holding a large sign celebrating him. Zinovy is overjoyed that there are people who care about him, and everyone gathers together in a big hug. The short ends with Rose winking at the camera.
ZayaTube

**ZayaTube** (*Yatorobic: Заѣ-Тубь*) is the twentieth episode of the tenth season of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

In this compilation-esque episode, the viewers see lots of things the five main characters have uploaded onto the web.

## Plot

### Unboxing

*Written by* Ikvryet Darshtemfkhe
*Storyboarded by* Yvonne Klyavshtendry

Leonidas records an "unboxing" video of his new ball-roll game, and continues doing so even when his brothers and father are watching TV just off-camera.

### Cooking with Lucille

*Written & Storyboarded by* Yvonne Glyadshtenkhe

Mano and Lucille host an educational online cooking show.

### Cutesy Karaoke

*Storyboarded by* Teruyoshi Fukuhara

Mirana and the Cutesy Sunflowers sing their hearts out to a prerecorded backing track.

### Zayats Reacts

*Written by* Edward Ogase
*Storyboarded by* Teruyoshi Fukuhara

Zayats reacts live to a brand new episode of a brand new season of the Meiken Ninja Hetamaru anime.

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
* Mirana

### Minor Characters

* Toshiro
* Leonard
* Zaiden (debut)
* Vivian
* Gori
* Nora
* Torami
* Meiken Ninja Hetamaru
	+ Hetamaru Shiba
	+ Kenichi Arakaze
	+ Jungo Kawamata
	+ Tsuyoshi Kurokoyama
	+ Kasumi Inukawa
	+ Shiroko Nayuki
	+ Jonin
Tonaki Kazuki

**Tonaki Kazuki** (*Kanji: 渡名喜 一樹*), often addressed as **Tonaki-zeki** (*Kanji: 渡名喜関*), is a sumo wrestler that Zinovy befriended during his trip to Japan.

## Appearance

Tonaki is a massive, in both height and size, white-furred dog. His casual wear is a lavender kimono.

## Background

Tonaki's background was detailed in a short manga that Teruhiko Kichikawa posted on his Pixiv shortly after the Tokyo Kazuto anime ended:

Born **Kazuki Yamaguchi** (*Kanji: 山口 一樹*), Tonaki has always been a sucker for sumo. So much so that he was a part of the sumo club in every school he attended, being more interested in sumo than studying.

In junior high, Tonaki had a crush on **Hisako Sakakihara** (*Kanji: 榊原 久子*), the most beautiful girl in his class. One day, Tonaki took time out of club activities to confess his feelings to Sakakihara behind the school building. By the time he got to the spot however, it was all too late: Sakakihara was already confessing her love to another boy, and to make matters worse, the boy accepted her confession, leaving Tonaki heartbroken.

Tonaki has since dedicated his life to sumo wrestling, becoming the professional sumo wrestler he is today.
Wolf Army

**The Wolf Army** (*Yatorobic: Ꙍѡлфь Трѡпъ*) are the main antagonists of the Zayats franchise.

## Official English Description

*The Wolf Army are the #1 most wanted criminal gang in the universe. It is led by Volk and its goal is, amongst other things, to erradicate every last rabbit there is (especially Zayats) and dominate the world, said goals are often foiled either by Zayats and friends or any other character/s.*

## Members

### Main Recruits

Members in **bold** were already introduced when the Wolf Army term was coined in 1945.

* **Volk** (leader)
* Pan (as of 2003)
* **Kat**
* Khamlyon (as of 1961)
* **Minos**
* **Rhinos**
* Okta (as of 1973)
* Meena (as of 2021)

## Trivia

* In Zayats video games, the order the Wolf Army is fought tends to be as follows:

1. Khamlyon
2. Okta
3. Rhinos
4. Minos
5. Kat
6. Pan/Kuromaru
7. Volk
The Great Decathlon

**The Great Decathlon** (*Yatorobic: Грандь Декатлѡн*) is a 1953 Zayats short film produced by Edward Shtabel for the first Moshtho Games.

## Trivia

* This is the first time the Animalia flag is shown.
	+ The reason given to isolate Zayats's country from Yatoroba was to give the franchise a more international flair.
CHENtertainment

Company emblem as of 2020, a stylized 陳.

**CHENtertainment** (*Trad. Chinese: 陳tertainment*), formerly known as **Chen Entertainment** (*Traditional Chinese: 陳娛樂公司*), is a Taiwanese media company known for importing Yatorobic media onto Greater China.

As such, they are the owners of Xiao Lu Tu, the Chinese version of the Zayats franchise.
Sawasdee Kha! Siamese Love Triangle

**Sawasdee Kha! Siamese Love Triangle** is the twelfth episode of the Zayats World Tour special, and season 10 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

In Thailand, Leonidas finds out about Volk's relationship and hijinks ensue.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
* Mirana
* Meena

### Minor Characters

* Keron
* Volk

## Trivia

* This is the very last episode of the Cartoon Network series to be dubbed into Thai.

### Cultural References

* The opening theme song for this episode is "Joob Joob" by Thai pop duo Neko Jump, the opening theme song to the Thai dub of the series.
Xayifekhe Dentquv!

**Xayifekhe Dentquv!** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц ень: Ѯайфехъ Дентҁув!, lit. Zayats in: Watch out for Cavities!*) is a 2010 educational short film funded by the Lyodo government, produced by and aired on Lyodovision.

## Cast

* Andrea Gavlyondo as Zayats.
* Molly Dazhtev as Mano.
* Claire Franav as Lucille.
* Martin Devlay as Leonidas.
* Ulises Zhatvardach as the dentist.
Anton Drederik

**Anton Drederik** (*Yatorobic: Антѡн Дредърик*, August 14, 1947 - November 10, 2017) is a Yatorobic Voice Actor.

## *Voiced Characters*

Pinhead from Hellraiser (1987-2017)Principal Eagle from Zayats (2016-2017)Jigsaw from Saw (2004-2017)Pennywise from It (1990)Megatron from Transformers G1 (1984-1987)Miles Mayhem from M.A.S.K. (1985-1986)Ren Höek from Ren & Stimpy (1991-1996)Kamen Rider Ichigo from the same name show (1971-1973)Kamen Rider Stronger from the same name show (1975)Inserts & Presentation from Rocko's Modern Life (1993-1996)
## Gallery

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Xin Xiao Lu Tu

-Zayats

Poster for Xiao Lu Tu De Xue Xiao Ri Ji

**Xin Xiao Lu Tu** (*Traditional Chinese: 新小綠兔*) is a 2018 Taiwanese animated series produced by CHENtertainment and aired on Taiwan Television.

On May 2nd, 2021, due to the sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in Taiwan in April, Xin Xiao Lu Tu was put on hiatus.

On February 22, 2023, honoring the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit, Xin Xiao Lu Tu started airing a new season subtitled **Xiao Lu Tu De Xue Xiao Ri Ji** (*Traditional Chinese: 小綠兔的學校日記*). This new season introduced a school setting to the series.
Hujambo! Into the Jungle

**Hujambo! Into the Jungle** is the fourteenth episode of the Zayats World Tour special, and season 10 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

Zayats and friends go on an exciting safari in Kenya.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
* Mirana
* Meena

### Minor Characters

* Keron
* Volk
* Kat

## Voice Cast

 Mano
 Lucille
 Kat
 Meena | Lin Yvette

(No voice cast is credited in the Swahili dub of the episode)

## Trivia

* This is the final time Lonzha Maklyarit' voices Kat prior to her retirement from voice acting.

### Cultural References

* The opening song for this episode is "Mwema" by Kenyan gospel singer, songwriter and composer Mercy Masika.
Kuromaru's Love Story

**Kuromaru's Love Story** (*Kanji: 黒丸の恋愛物語*) is the first half of the 12th episode of Shin Kousagi Zayats, and the 23rd episode overall.

## Plot (WIP)

In a Wolf Army meeting, Volk is aware that Kuromaru is missing in action recently. Rhinos first believes that he might have gone off to the beach, before Kat contradicts him by stating that it's not even summer, while stating that Kuromaru instead might have taken up acting in a TV drama of some sorts. The others laugh at her suggestion until Khamlyon barges in, claiming out loud to have seen Kuromaru with a girl in a red and yellow kimono with long, dark hair.

Suspecting Kuromaru might be in a sentimental relationship, Volk sends Khamlyon and Minos off to spy on Kuromaru and see what he might be up to. The two are then hiding behind a tree, looking to find out what Kuromaru's hiding from them. Zayats notices them and both he and Minos ask each other what they're doing in the same location: Zayats is playing under Leonidas's supervision, but when asked, Minos refuses to elaborate, instead asking him to leave them be, as he was blocking his and Khamlyon's view.

After a while, the two finally spot Kuromaru, relaxing in a park bench while waiting for someone. The "someone"'s name is Mai, a beautiful girl with the exact appearance Khamlyon had initially described, with the addition of pink eyes. Kuromaru's intentions are clear from the jump: he is in love and wants to spend the rest of his days with Mai. When Mai kisses Kuromaru goodbye, Khamlyon and Minos confront Kuromaru, who was unaware that he was being watched. Khamlyon narrowly avoids a beating from Kuromaru by promising to not tell anyone about his intentions. Back at the Wolf Zeppelin, Khamlyon makes a story up that Kuromaru had killed someone, making Kuromaru laugh and embarassing Minos.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Kuromaru
* Khamlyon
* Minos
* Mai (debut)

### Minor Characters

* Zayats
* Leonidas
* Volk
* Kat
* Rhinos

## Voice Cast

 Kat
 Rhinos
 Mai
Xiao Lu Tu: Peng Hu Dong Hui

**Xiao Lu Tu: Peng Hu Dong Hui** (*Traditional Chinese: 小綠兔　澎湖動會*) is an unlicensed sports video game released by Chen Entertainment and developed by Gamtec for Sega Mega Drive.

The game features Olympic sports starring Zayats and his friends.

Released in 1996, the game holds the distinction of being the very last officially released Zayats video game for the Mega Drive, despite not being licensed by Sega.

## Sporting events

* 100m Dash
* 110m Hurdles
* Archery
* Hammer Throw
* Long Jump
* Pole Vault
* Swimming
* Taekwondo

## Credits

The *VOICE ACTER* credit changes depending on who you finish the game with.

## See also

Zayats games for Sega Mega Drive

1. Blue Thunder
2. Khamlyon Training
3. Zayats (1992)
4. Zayats Carnival
5. Tobidase! Blue Thunder
6. Zaya & Leo no Challenge
7. ***Xiao Lu Tu: Peng Hu Dong Hui***
Restaurant

-Zayats

**Restaurant** is the third episode of Let's English! Zayats.

## Synopsis

Zayats and Leonidas set up a restaurant, with a complete set of cutlery at their disposal, and their first customer is a very hungry and demanding little one at that! Will the duo manage to satisfy her?

## Plot

   Zayats and Leonidas have set up a **restaurant**, with Zayats as the waiter and Leonidas as the cook. When Zayats asks if they have everything they need, Leonidas heads to the kitchen to pick up the cutlery: a **fork**, a **knife** and a **spoon**.

The bell rings, meaning they have their first customer: a short, demanding little kitty. Leonidas gives Kat a kiddie chair so they can see her better, but she is screaming that she's hungry. Hearing Kat scream for **food**, the pair of friends hurry and get her some of her favorite: fishsticks, but how is she supposed to eat her fishsticks without a **fork**?

   Zayats runs to Kat and fetches her what he thinks is the cutlery she needs, but gets it wrong: he had brought a **knife** when she needed a **fork**! Zayats runs back and forth across the **restaurant**, but he again gets it wrong: now he had brought her a **spoon**! Third time's the charm, and now he finally gets her the **fork** she needed to eat her yummy **food**.

Zayats and Leonidas watch Kat eat her **food** with her **fork**, and finally leaves once she's done eating. The duo is tired, as they can finally relax, but not for long, as the bell rings again: Kat had recommended the **restaurant** to her friends, and now they're all relentlessly begging for **food**! The duo faints as the episode ends.

### Words Learned

* Restaurant
* Fork
* Knife
* Spoon
* Food

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Zayats
* Leonidas
* Kat

### Minor Characters

* Volk
* Pan
* Khamlyon
* Minos
* Rhinos
* Okta
* Meena

## Voice Cast

 Kat
 Okta
 Narrator

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of the Wolf Army in the series.
* The restaurant's design is a simplification of the one Leonidas owned in the 1985 series.
Magical Lucille

**Magical Lucille** (*Japanese: マジカルルシール*) is a 2001 RPG released by Bandai for WonderSwan Color.

Along with an OVA adapting its story, Magical Lucille was Bandai's last entry into the Zayats franchise.

Its characters were designed by Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi and HunterxHunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi.
Espero

**Espero** is a fictional country located in Eastern Europe.

The country itself has only appeared twice: in the 1979 stop-motion christmas special Christmas in Espero and in the 2023 miniseries Kousagi Zayats: Kokusai Sports Kyōgi - Tōki-hen.

## Geography

In the Zayats world, Espero takes up the space of the real world baltic states.

The canonical reason given for this is that on the day of what in the real world was the Baltic Entente, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania combined their forces to form one big baltic country.

## Weather

Espero is often considered "the best place in the world for fun in the snow" thanks to its especially snowy winters.

## Notable residents

* Ludoviko Berniestro: Current president of Espero.

* Demetrio Bonfarto: Archer, competed in the archery event at the 2017 Summer Gentium Games.
* Ferdinand Brabec: Leonidas's old pen pal. Born in Czechoslovakia, Ferdinand and his family moved to Espero in search of a better life.
* Kuni Flava: A mischievous yellow rabbit who looks almost identical to Zayats.

## Trivia

* Espero was created by Marinela Shanpakryet, a well documented Esperantist, as a way to help promulgate the use of Esperanto.
Zayats (LCD handheld)

**Zayats** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц*) is a 1989 LCD handheld game released by Clown Electronics.

## Gameplay

   Zayats must travel through a temple setting collecting diamonds and avoiding fire on platforms and bricks falling down.

Once a minimum of 5 diamonds are collected, Zayats can pull a lever that can be located on the top, center or bottom right part of the level, which sets Volk, who is surrounded by barriers, in a cage, as well as disappearing the barriers around him, unlocking Zayats's way to the Mayan idol located above Volk.

In Game B, the minimum of diamonds required for the lever to appear is doubled to 10, and pulling the lever the first time will only unlock the lower barrier, only the second time will Volk be caged and the way to the idol fully unlocked.

Like most LCD handhelds of the time, this game has an alarm indicator: Leonidas saying "HEY!" when the alarm goes off.
Zayats & Friends Travel the World

**Zayats & Friends Travel the World** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц - Мѡнд Адвѥнтйри, Japanese: 劇場版ザヤツ　世界中にそれ行け！*) is a Japanese-Yatorobic animated film animated in association with Sunrise.

## Overview

### Synopsis

Volk and his army are on their way to dominating the world by attacking 7 different countries, one per member. Zayats and his friends must do whatever it takes to save the world from possible destruction and desolation.

Countries
 Italy
 Soviet Union
 Japan

### New character

The film introduces Kuromaru, a new member to the Wolf Army. The character was created by Madeleine Shnavtselkyit as a way to freshen up the franchise.

### Death of Edward Shtabel

At the end of the film, prior to the credits, the following message pops up:

*For the Father of Zayats,
Mr. Edward Shtabel
1903.07.19 - 1976.10.05
Thank you for all the love and joy that you gave us.*

Edward Shtabel, creator of Zayats and his friends, passed away on the day before the movie was released. Edward and his creations meant a lot to so many yatorobic people growing up, and this film is dedicated to him.

## Cast

Original Yatorobic Cast
 Marianio Doshtlyabnits

## Gallery

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Black Obsidian

**Black Obsidian** is a semi-corrupted member of the Gem Elites. She was a part of Tanzanite's experiments with corruption that went badly wrong. She now works as a personal bodyguard for the Diamonds. As the Diamonds saw her strength and potential, they allowed her to battle in the Gem War, which saw her many victories and shattered gems.

## Personality

Black Obsidian is a brutal, ruthless, and tough Gem who will attack at any time. Black Obsidian shows a lot of hate and resentment towards the Rebellion as they stepped out of line and threatened the Diamonds, who she loves to death. She is never calm and is always ready for a fight. She is carefree of the well-being of other Gems that have nothing to do with the Diamonds.

## Appearance

Black obsidian has grey skin, with the bottom half of her head is a darker shade. She wears a long black sleeved top with the chest area an even darker shade of grey. In the centre, she has a diamond cut-out around her black, smooth circular gemstone. She has a muscular body and stands both taller and wider than Jasper, an indication of her immense strength and durability. She has wild shoulder length coal hair and wears black boots.

## History

Long ago, Black Obsidian was a personal body guard for White Diamond. Her strength and willingness to serve was incredible which brought White Diamond to consider Black Obsidian to join the newly formed Gem Elite team. After months of consideration, Obsidian finally joined. She was honoured to be granted such a privilege. After a while of being a part of the team, she was experiencing some strange changed to her for, she she went to ask Tanzanite for some tests, which Tanzanite accepted, but during the progress, the final test went horribly wrong and caused Black obsidian to be the first ever corrupted gem. Luckily, Tanzanite was able to semi-heal Black Obsidian before it was too late.

## Abilities

Because Black Obsidian is half-corrupted, she cannot perform standard Gem abilities such as bubbling, shape-shifting, or fusion.

### Skillset

* **Mace Proficiency**: TBA
* **Wind up Punch**: TBA
* **Comet Charge**: TBA

## Gemology

Gemstone Information

* TBA
6-tsu no Animal! Hoshokugumi (Animal Pals)

Logo

**Animal Pals** (*Kanji: ６つのアニマル！捕食組) (*Romanji: 6-tsu no Animal! Hoshokugumi) is a short-format anime series premiered in early 2019.

## Plot

Leonidas (Koichi Yamadera) introduces Zayats (Tomoko Kaneda) to his group of highschool friends.

## Characters

All voice actors employed by Across Entertainment except noted.

     **Torahei Mitsubayashi** |     **Tsuyoshi Koyama** | A 47-year old tiger and a retired veteran huntsman, who proudly claims to have been the greatest huntsman the world has ever known.

## Trivia

* This is the first official anime series where Tomoko Kaneda voices Zayats.
Heather North

**Heather May North** (December 13, 1945 – November 29, 2017) was an American television and voice actress, best known for voicing Daphne Blake in the Scooby-Doo franchise.

In the Zayats franchise, she voiced the titular character in the english dubs from 1972 until 1985.

## Works

* To Bake a Cake - Zayats (1949)
* Zayats: The Movie - Zayats (Original 1972 dub)
* Zayats & Friends Travel the World - Zayats (1976)

## Voiced Characters

Zayats from Zayats (1972-1985)Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (1969-????)
Annyeong! Leonidas's True Feelings

**Annyeong! Leonidas's True Feelings** is the fifth episode of the Zayats World Tour special, and season 10 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

In South Korea, Zayats tries to get Leonidas to admit how he feels about Meena.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
* Mirana
* Meena

### Minor Characters

* Keron
* Volk (voice only)
* Okta

## Trivia

* This is the first time in the Cartoon Network series that Okta's voice actor, Darius Zladshtevkhy', is credited under his full name.
* The Korean cast for this episode is completely different from that of Dallyeora Media Corp's dub of the series.

### Cultural References

* The opening song for this episode is "Gee" by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
Alexa Drederik

**Alexa Drederik** (*Yatorobic: Алеѯа Дредърик*) is a Yatorobic Voice Actress.

## Voiced Characters

Frost from Zayats (Since 2016)Popplio from Pokémon (Since 2016)Harvey Beaks from Harvey Beaks (2015-2017)Misha from Chuck's Choice (since 2017)Theresa Fowler from Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012-2015)Aoi Sakuraba from Ai Yori Aoshi (2002-2003), his first ever voicework.Mai from FNAFHS (Since 2016)Cure White from Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004-2005) & Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005-2006)Cure Aqua from Yes Pretty Cure 5 (2007-2008) & Yes Pretty Cure 5 Go Go (2008-2009)Cure Berry from Fresh Pretty Cure (2009-2010)Cure Beat from Suite Pretty Cure (2011-2012)Cure Moonlight from Heartcatch Pretty Cure (2010-2011)Valentine from Skullgirls (2012)Little Miss Whoops from The Mr. Men Show (2008-2009)Numbuh 3 from Codename Kids Next Door (2002-2008)Gallery

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Usagal

**Usagal** (*Kana: ウサギャル*) was a Japanese seiyuu unit created as Zayaland's main performers.

Their records were sold at the park's souvenir shop.

## History

In late 2006, Zayaland's New Year 2007 show began planning with electronic musician and regular collaborator Yasutaka Nakata at the lead of music production, and was originally scheduled to feature Perfume perform Electro World at the show's climax. Unfortunately, the group was unavailable to perform and all plans to promote the group in the show were scrapped.

It was then that Nakata contacted talent agency I'm Enterprise and managed to gather four popular voice actresses who were in the agency at the time: Rie Kugimiya, Chiwa Saitō, Mai Nakahara and Maria Yamamoto. This grouping became known as **Usagal** and everything was settled for the New Year show, where they debuted with the song **Konnen Otsukaresama** (*今年おつかれさま, Good Job This Year*). Initially intended as a one-time thing, attendants liked the act so much that Usagal became an important part of Zayaland.

In their first appearance, the unit only had the four members mentioned above, each having their outfit themed around one of the four main characters in the franchise at the time: Kugimiya as Zayats, Saitō as Mano, Yamamoto as Lucille and Nakahara as Leonidas. Shortly after their debut, however, another popular seiyuu, Yukari Tamura, joined the unit in January. Thus, the unit's theme had to be changed entirely, with each member now being assigned a color. Ultimately, the unit was comprised of five girls: Rie Kugimiya (Kugimy), Chiwa Saitō, Yukari Tamura (Yucalin), Mai Nakahara (Maimai) and Maria Yamamoto.

On August 31, 2008, Maria announced that she'd switch from I'm Enterprise to 81 Produce, and as Usagal's acting facet was represented by I'm Enterprise, this meant Maria would no longer perform within the unit. To comply with this change, corporate suggested switching back to the outfit scheme that Usagal used in their debut, with Yucalin as Lucille instead of Maria. However, this was denied, and thus the unit continued to work under their color scheme until its disbandment on March 2011.

## Discography

All of the group's discography was released under the Contemode label except noted.

### Singles

* *Konnen Otsukaresama* (今年おつかれさま, Good Job This Year) (01.01.2007)
* *Usagi no Valentine* (うさぎのバレンタイン, Rabbit's Valentine) (02.14.2007)
* *Yuenchi e Yukeba* (遊園地へゆけば, If you're going to a Theme Park...) (07.19.2007)
* *ZOMBIE* (10.31.2007)
* *Minna de Party* (みんなでパーティー, Everybody Party!) (09.12.2009, Wave Master/Contemode)
* *Tenshi no yōna* (天使のような, Angelical) (11.05.2009)
* *12 Zokushō Eto/Cowgirl's Jamboree* (十二属相干支, Twelve Zodiacs/カウガールズジャンボリー) (02.03.2011)
* *Sayōnara* (さようなら, Goodbye) (03.25.2011)

### Studio albums

* *Zayaland Ongaku Nikki* (ザヤランド音楽日記, Zayaland Music Diary) (04.15.2008)

### Compilation albums

* *USAGAL Collection* (09.12.2014, unBORDE/Warner Music Japan)