Kaiketsu Zorori — Season 1, Episode 43: The Great Monster Squid Extermination Plan
Animation, Comedy • 24 min • 2 seasons, 149 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
Zorori and the boars take shelter from the cold weather in a fisherman's cabin. There they meet Chinku, a fisherman apprentice who lets them warm up and feeds them oden. Their meal is interrupted when the fishermen return with two other fishermen that were attack. Yo-chan, a giant squid that hangs around the harbor entrance, has recently begun attacking fishing boats. After this latest attack, the fishermen decide to take action. Their employer, Dober, demands that Yo-chan be exterminated in 3 days or the fishermen will lose their boats. Chiku stands up for Yo-chan and says he's always been their friend and he must have a reason for attacking the boats. The fishermen punish Chinku for speaking out of turn by giving him half a serving of oden from now on. If he wants full servings again, he'll have to exterminate Yo-chan himself. Zorori is outraged by this and helps Chinku out. Unfortunately for him, Gaon gets involved and now it's a competition to see who can exterminate Yo-chan first.
About Kaiketsu Zorori
Adapted from the popular storybooks of the same name by Yutaka Hara, Kaiketsu Zorori follows the adventures of a scheming fox named Zorori, who is determined to become the King of Mischief with his very own castle and beautiful bride. Although Zorori is notorious for his pranks and tricks, his conniving plots often backfire and end up helping his targets, and despite appearing to be villainous and immoral, he is actually caring and sentimental. Nevertheless, Zorori has the wits, intelligence, and dexterity to always find a solution out of the most hopeless of situations. Travelling with a pair of twin boar bandits, Ishishi and Noshishi, he continues on his journey to make his deceased mother proud.