Rikit

Rikit and Jacaro (Rikitto to Jakaro) is a Japanese anime series that is based on the comic strips written by John Ashu under his pen name, Fujiko J. Fujio and illustrated by Koji Aihara.

Plot
Rikit is a Topanto sent by Jacaro's deceased cousin, Mokono Kamiya, from heaven to take care of his cousin Jacaro, an unlucky miserable 10-year-old boy who always get bad grades and is always made fun of.

Japanese Cast
Wasabi Mizuta: Rikit, Kana, Zotana Mizuno, Snaco Mizuta, Paku, Ruki, Pina, Mayu

Chisa Yokoyama: Jakaro Fujio JR, Hico, Koto, Ruki, Miku, Mokono Kamiya

Kaito Ishikawa: Jakaro Fujio SR, Gio Date, Hakaru-Sensei, Naoki, Hiroshi-Sensei

Hiroshi Kamiya: Susie Tezuka

Arsia Date: Additional Voices

Osamu Hoshi: Additional Voices

UK Cast
John Ashu: Rikit, Jacaro Fujio SR, Snaco Mizuta, Naoki, Hico, Koto

Hetty Baynes: Kana, Jacaro Fujio JR, Paku, Ruki

Will Hislop: Gio Date, Hakaru, Hiroshi

Dwan French: Zotana, Susie, Pina, Miku, Mayu, Mokono Kamiya

Colin Baker: Additional Voices

Riley Jones: Additional Voices

US/Canadian Cast
Vic Mignogna: Rikit, Gio, Naoki, Hico, Koto

Tress MacNeille: Jacaro JR, Kana, Susie, Paku, Ruki, Mokono Kamiya

Mike Myers: Snaco, Hakaru, Hiroshi

Bryn McAuley: Zotana, Mayu, Miku, Pina

Susan Egan: Additional Voices

Jeff Bergman: Additional Voices

Production
During Super Animals's run, John created Rikit as a request by Makoto Tezuka for another comic strip but Ashu didn't know what to created and began thinking about an animal with wings of a bird, oval-shaped fangs and two different tails and ears of a cat and dog. He didn't know what to choose so he decided to put them all together and create Rikit (John also stated that he wished he had a Topanto so he can steal his ideas). The name "Topanto" came from an Instagram account and John named the Topanto Rikit from a common Tatalog word from the Philippines.

Trivia

 * Originally it was supposed to be a series of OVAs but John did not like it so it was made an Anime instead.
 * Despite being a Japanese Anime, Rikit was created by John Ashu in Ireland (just like all of the Fujiko J. Fujio characters that were created by John Ashu).
 * During productions of Rikit and Jacaro, this Anime was actually test screened by Fujiko F. Fujio lawyers, including his family, out of concerns of getting a lawsuit.
 * According to Makoto Tezuka, one of the supervising Directors, Wasabi Mizuku only voiced Rikit because she thought that Rikit and Jacaro is an unrelated spin-off of Doraemon.