Parents' Guide to

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

By Robin Galguera, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Skip the pink fluff for something more substantial.

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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

Community Reviews

age 6+

Based on 10 parent reviews

age 4+

Reviewer is wrong

The show is pretty good. Great for Kirby fans. The show isn’t that violent and when it is it’s more slapstick in nature. King Dedede does bad things but he is a king and therefore gets away with it mostly. Kirby is a good role model as he doesn’t talk and is simply a nice pink person.
age 4+

Reviewer is wrong

The show is pretty good. Great for Kirby fans. The show isn’t that violent and when it is it’s more slapstick in nature. King Dedede does bad things but he is a king and therefore gets away with it mostly. Kirby is a good role model as he doesn’t talk and is simply a nice pink person.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (10):
Kids say (46):

Casual viewers unfamiliar with the video games are likely to be puzzled by the plot, as well as by the characters and their relationships to one another. And while the show does sometimes make a stab at weaving in some educational content, but it doesn't really work. In one episode, for example, the storyline uses archeology as a way of learning about history. While, on the face of it, such information sounds interesting and potentially educational, in this case it's just a lame attempt to make a program that's really about anime characters who like to fight monsters (and each other) look smarter than it actually is.

Between the program itself and the commercials that interrupt it continually, Kirby feels like one continuous ad campaign peppered with animated violence and plots that make little sense. Kirby's pink ball body is a perfect metaphor for the entire show: pure, empty fluff.

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