Information boxes are often displayed on screen with accompanying narration in the traditional RPG style.
The overall goal of the two main characters, Nike and Kukuri, is to defeat Giri, the ruler of the darkness.
Initially, Nike wants to be a Wizard as he finds the thought of casting a fireball "cool", though his parents convince him to be the Hero.
He had always wished to be a Hero, but due to the lack of any great evil to fight against, he had to give up on his dream.
However, he made his son undergo hard training as a child in hopes that one day a great evil would arise and Nike could fight it.
He received a critical hit in the form of a punch the first time he held the infant Nike.
Voiced by Kenichi Ogata (1994-2000), Katsuyuki Konishi[9] (2017) Oyaji (real name Udberg Eldol), or "Old Man", used to be the mayor of Kitano, also called North Town.
He has 1650 Hit Points in "Pickle of Happiness" that make him nearly immortal and able to sustain extreme levels of abuse that is inflicted upon him all the time.
Voiced by Yukiyo Fujii (2017)[10] He joins the party and meets Nike and Kukuri in North village where he pretends to be of the Priest class.
Zaza joins the party and meets Nike and Kukuri in north village where he pretends to be a wizard.
She appears very powerful but is impeded in her spell casting as seen when her combat Altar was broken by Gochinko's sword style.
This unique form of sword-fighting, which he teaches wearing a rundown small hall, specializes in making the enemy laugh to distract his attention.
Gochinko places flowers on parts of his body and takes strange stances to make the enemy laugh and thus inflicts great damage as he is distracted.
Voiced by Urara Takano (1994), Takahiro Sakurai (2017)[10] He is a small wind spirit who occasionally guides the duo, though he vanishes at the first sign of trouble.
She knew the secret weak point of Kisegi Gold and was imprisoned when she told about a hundred of her friends.
After having been sealed by Guruguru magic for 300 years during the reign of King Uruga III, he returned and unleashed his army of monsters to take over the world.
He is always depicted sitting on a big armchair, completely hidden in a dark cloak with only his red eyes glowing through.
His magic attacks are powerful, but often involve complicated incantations and unusual results, such as gastric distress.
Kisegi is a monster that fights with a club or a spear, has three horns on his head and adds -sss after every sentence.
Chikuri Demon is a teammate with Search Eye and will tell lies to her enemies to cause division until they attack each other.
Search Eye will scan his opponent for weaknesses then produce an illusion to lower his or her guard.
Mandoragora is a monster with a gourd shaped watermelon for a head and tree branches for legs and arms.
Yanban is a red man-like dog with intense eyebrows wearing a grey cloak.
It is located in great numbers in the fairy village mountain and fights with a woodsman axe which it sometimes throws.
After being sealed for 300 years, the demon lord Giri reawakens and sends off his monster minions to wreak havoc in the world.
King Uruga XIII thus, decides to place announcements everywhere in the kingdom in search of a legendary hero who can defeat Giri.
Forced by his parents to go to the castle, Nike first visits the witch's house, where Kukuri joins him.
In the movie,[13] Nike and Kukuri learn about the "Pickle of Happiness", an item which will grant a wish to the one who eats it.
[16] Hiroshi Ikehata directed the anime, with Hisaaki Okui handled the series composition and Naoyuki Asano designed the characters.
[18] TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND also performed the second ending theme "Magical Circle" alongside Shoko Nakagawa.