Time Travel Tondekeman

Story

The series starts when Hayato, a soccer enthusiast, and his girlfriend Yumi, an aspiring musician, visit Dr. Leonard's lab and accidentally activate the Tondekeman, a funny talking kettle that transports them many centuries into the past. In Baghdad, Hayato and Yumi reunite but get separated from Tondekeman. They meet Aladdin, Prince Dandarn, and Princess Shalala.

They also meet the cunning Abdullah, who is always ready to kidnap the princess so that his master can marry her. Our heroes travel to different places and times, meeting several historical and literary figures as they follow Abdullah through time to abduct the princess. Hayato and Yumi are stuck in the past until they get Tondekeman from Abdullah's possession.

Characters

Hayato Shindou, voiced by Yūji Mitsuya, is a soccer enthusiast. He is good at soccer and often kicks the ball to escape crisis. He wears a headband, a soccer supporter on his wrist, a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and barefoot sneakers. He used to visit Dr. Leonard a lot because he is strong with machines.

His classmate is Yumi from the same school and they are quite close. In the 9th century, he was taken care of with Yumi by Princess Shalala in the palace. In pre-broadcast material, he was named 'Batto Shindo,' taken from Sinbad. His set age is 14, second year of middle school, but an anime magazine says he is 11 in the 5th grade.

His favorite habit is 'It's fine.' Yumi Arama, voiced by Kumiko Nishihara, is Hayato's girlfriend and an aspiring musician. She can tell which time period she is in by using a portable dictionary at the destination of the dimension hole. There are settings that she used to be in a band in the 20th century, but this is only used in the opening, episode 1, episode 3, and the final episode.

Like Hayato, she is strong with machinery. They often drive a scooter they brought from the 20th century. Pre-broadcast, she was written as 'Miko Himana.' Tondekeman, voiced by Shigeru Chiba, is a kettle-type time machine made of stainless steel. It wears sunglasses and speaks the Kansai dialect.

It is programmed to make the person who holds it the 'master,' and basically only the master's command can be heard. Even if the master changes, it has a good personality and immediately adapts. It can make a 'dimensional hole' by emitting a ray from its mouth; the hole closes in 10 minutes. Originally, time and place were set by dialing the part corresponding to the ear, but most of the time it was verbally instructed.

Since instructions are often rough or absent, Tondekeman often chooses the destination. Its built-in computer is excellent, can talk like a human, and has decrypted information. It was once broken in the 15th episode but was repaired safely by Dr. Edison.

Prince Dandarn, voiced by Akira Kamiya, is the prince of Baghdad and the third son of the Dada family. He is a big funny man who looks spoiled. He is desperate to marry Princess Shalala and courts her, but she treats him less aggressively. He stays at Shalala's palace.

Princess Shalala, voiced by Rei Sakuma, is the princess of Baghdad, the only daughter of King Shabada, the best beauty in Arabia, and a natural funny woman. She is kidnapped by Abdullah every time. Whether she is used to it or lacks a sense of crisis, she seems to enjoy the situation and often specifies the destination of the dimension hole. Aladdin, voiced by Yūko Mita, is a thief boy less than 10 years old, living in Baghdad, appearing in episode 2.

He calls Hayato 'big brother' and later lives in Princess Shalala's palace. He is accompanied by the dragon kid Doramusko, who appeared in episode 8. Abdullah, voiced by Junpei Takiguchi, is a sorcerer at the Horrus Empire, self-proclaimed 'Mr. Abdullah, the best wizard in Baghdad.' He is short, fat, and hairless. His magic comes from a bill of spells attached to his head; when the bill runs out, he can do nothing.

The bill is usually hidden in his turban. He has a magic lamp and a flying carpet. He also carries Tondekeman in his belly. Every time, he kidnaps Princess Shalala and escapes to another era through the dimensional hole, but eventually fails and returns.

He likes lizard tails. Dr. Leonardo, voiced by Shigeru Chiba, is the inventor of Tondekeman. In the final episode, Dr. Leonardo reveals that he is Leonardo da Vinci. Genie of the Lamp, voiced by Shigezou Sasaoka, is a giant that emerges from Abdullah's magic lamp.

He looks like Superman and always has a high laugh. He can fly in the sky. He is not very smart, but when serious, he is very strong. He has many stupid behaviors, such as misunderstanding Poseidon as his father and falling in love with the Statue of Liberty at first sight. He likes lizard tails. He appears as a newspaper reporter in the final episode.