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Revision as of 02:08, 24 March 2008
| Rainbow Parakeet | |
 The cover for "Rainbow Parakeet" volume 1 from the Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works edition. | |
| Genre | Mystery |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Rainbow Parakeet | |
| Written by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Published by |  Akita Shoten |
Rainbow Parakeet (七色いんこ, lit Nana-iro Inko) is a manga series created by Osamu Tezuka. The original Rainbow Parakeet manga was written by Tezuka starting in 1981, and is normally seven volumes long when published in book form. It has also been published in French, but no other European language edition yet exists.
Plot
Taking place in modern times, Rainbow Parakeet focuses on Nana-iro Inko (which means Rainbow Parakeet in a literal translation). Rainbow is an actor who is a fantastic mimic. With one glance towards someone, he is able to disguise himself as that person perfectly. To this end, he is hired as a substitute actor that require very difficult performances when the original actor is unable to perform for one reason or another. There is one condition that Rainbow asks of his employers whenever he accepts a job...
...the theater has to overlook his robbing of the richest members of the audience during his performances.
Due to his thieving, the police are hot on his trail while trying to determine how Rainbow was able to steal while in the middle of a performance. Leading the charge against rainbow is Police Inspector Senri and his daughter, Police Detective Mariko Senri. While Mariko is determined to put Rainbow behind bars, she also has deep feelings of love for him.
As the series progresses, many questions are raised. Who is Rainbow Parakeet? What is his purpose for stealing from his own audience? Will Detective Mariko Senri openly express her feelings to Rainbow Parakeet? How will her father, the Police Inspector react to this kind of revelation? The only way to find out is to read Rainbow Parakeet.
Characters
- Rainbow Parakeet: A cunning actor, mimic, and thief who is a master of disguise, able to mimic anyone after only seeing them. He tends to steal from the richest members of his audience during his performance, a feat that leaves the police boggled and confused as to how he does it.
- Police Detective Mariko Senri: A female detective who's the daughter of Police Inspector Senri. While she is passionate about capturing Rainbow Parakeet, she is also in love with him.
- Tamasaburo: A dog who is as good at disguising himself as Rainbow Parakeet is, and soon joins him in his work.
- Police Inspector Geta as "Police Inspector Senri": Mariko's father and the man responsible for leading the investigation and pursuit of Rainbow Parakeet.
- Chochin Odawara:
- Mozuku Tengusa:
- Osamu Tezuka as Himself:
- Clown Tommy:
Appearance in 2003 Astro Boy anime
In a clear break from his traditional role as a hero (or at least a lovable rogue), in the 2003 Astro Boy series he is featured in several episodes as the terrorist Kato. In these appearances his terrorism is committed not because of ideology, but because he regards terrorism as art.
Appearance in Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Rainbow Parakeet appeared in the Game Boy Advance game Astro Boy: Omega Factor where his character has been mixed with British detective Sherlock Homespun who is also a PI master of disguise.
References
- ^ Rainbow Parakeet ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia. Accessed 2007-06-12.