Super Pig

Sep 3, 1994

Karin Kokubu rescues a yellow piglet on her way to school. The piglet turns out to be the prince of an alien planet, though, and turns her into the super-pig Buurin- but she'd rather be any other kind of hero.

Sep 10, 1994

Karin's school is having an important soccer match with a rival school, one known for their unfair tricks. Koichi, the star player of her school's team, is going to be the victim of these tricks unless Buurin does something about it.

Sep 17, 1994

Karin and her best friend Masami have a falling-out during tennis practice. Having a hard time making up, Karin decides to use Buurin to repair their relationship.

Sep 24, 1994

A local park is hosting a female pro-wrestling tournament. Among the wrestlers is an amateur, Buutan, who dresses up like Buurin to fight.

Oct 1, 1994

Karin's school's athletic meet is hosting a very special event: a tug-of-war match where all of the first-year students compete with Buurin. Koichi is having trouble organizing the event, though.

Oct 8, 1994

On a history field trip, Karin finds an ancient clay figure that looks a lot like Buurin. It leads her to some ruins that give some insight into Buurin's history.

Oct 15, 1994

A real bank robber interrupts a live show starring Cutey Chao, Karin's favorite heroine. Buurin must stop him quickly.

Oct 22, 1994

Karin has been eating a lot lately, but after a comment from Koichi she decides to go on a diet. She goes too far, though, and gets weaker and weaker- this soon starts affecting Buurin's performance as well.

Oct 29, 1994

The race circuit that Keiko Kuroha's family owns is hosting a solar car race. Karin and some of her friends enter a Buurin-shaped car in the race, driven by Ms. Tateshi. When the weather takes a turn for the worse, the situation becomes tense.

Nov 5, 1994

Shinichiro Kokobu, editor-in-chief of the Akebono Times (and Karin's father), is on the hunt for a big scoop. He has a new target that he's doing some investigative journalism on- Buurin!

Nov 12, 1994

The school's cultural festival includes a 'best couple' contest. Lured in by the promise of a romantic meal for the winning couple, Karin tries to win with Koichi.

Nov 19, 1994

Kashiwagi has been really into the supernatural lately, and things are dialed up a notch when a series of coincidences leads him to believe that he has supernatural powers of his own.

Nov 26, 1994

As Karin prepares for a big test, she finds out that Ton has a test as well. If Buurin doesn't collect 50 pearls by the deadline, Ton won't be able to become king of Buuringo.

Dec 3, 1994

Koichi's making a movie, and he and the others have a perfect pick for the lead actress: Buurin!

Dec 10, 1994

Kaoru, disheartened by littering citizens who won't change their ways, decides to take the task of picking up garbage into her own hands. Buurin ends up helping her.

Dec 17, 1994

Karin is looking forward to giving Koichi a gift at a Christmas party. He says he can't come, though. Karin is suspicious- he says the reason is that he has a date with Buurin!

Dec 24, 1994

Karin comes across an opportunity to see if her future is with Koichi.

Dec 31, 1994

There's a big New Years' party at Karin's place! All seems well, but Ton is shut in Karin's room, missing his home planet.

Jan 7, 1995

Karin and Koichi get to go (with the rest of their class) to a ski camp. Mr. Arashiyama seems nervous and soon enough Karin finds out he wants to profess his love to Ms. Tateshi.

Jan 14, 1995

There's a cool plant in the school (and it's named after Keiko). Trouble arises when the plant grows out of control and Buurin must defeat it.

Jan 21, 1995

Karin faces complicated feelings towards Koichi and wonders who he likes.

Jan 28, 1995

Ton is in love, and not with someone back on his home planet, either.

Feb 4, 1995

It's valentines' day, and. Buurin is helping a local sweets shop to deliver chocolates around town. As orders pile up, she worries she won't even have time to give chocolate to Koichi before the day is over.

Feb 11, 1995

Karin's father waits for a natural phenomenon to occur.

Feb 18, 1995

Karin has to choose a doll for Girl's day. She's conflicted about which to choose, though.

Feb 25, 1995

Buurin and tennis intersect.

Mar 4, 1995

Buurin needs to recharge, but has to rescue a puppy and stays transformed for a bit too long, then faces the consequences.

Mar 11, 1995

Karin's younger brother has a girlfriend, Hitomi. All is fine until Karin finds out Hitomi has a familiar older brother, one who stood against Koichi's soccer team a while back...

Mar 18, 1995

Keiko funds a class trip to Hawaii.

Mar 25, 1995

A rumor concerning Buurin is spreading in Hawaii.

Apr 1, 1995

Nobody seems to want to run for student council president this year... until Keiko Kuroha steps up to the challenge and throws the entire school into election spirit.

Apr 8, 1995

Jimmy Matsumoto has a turbulent history with the annual cherry trees.

Apr 15, 1995

The cold is going through town again, and this time Karin (and by extension, Buurin) gets it. It begins to interfere with Buurin's superheroine activities.

Apr 22, 1995

Koichi's soccer team faces a big game, but there's some conflict between the players. Mr. Arashiyama says that carp streamers could bring them back together, though.

Apr 29, 1995

Two ninjas working for Takuma's family kidnap Karin and take her to Kyoto, where her friends shortly follow. Takuma believes that Karin is in love with him.

May 6, 1995

Karin gets to help out with rice planting, but it seems tough.

May 13, 1995

Koichi has written a love letter to Buurin. Karin, determined to make Koichi fall in love with her as herself instead, tries to prevent Buurin and Koichi from ever meeting again.

May 20, 1995

Jimmy sees Buuringo in the sky and, while trying to investigate, falls into another dimension, creating a series of strange circumstances.

May 27, 1995

Everywhere Buurin appears, one strange mark can be found. Karin and Ton head to Kyoto in order to investigate the connection between the mark and the Mushanokoji family.

Jun 3, 1995

Kashiwagi's grandmother had the chance to become Buurin as well a long time ago.

Jun 10, 1995

Jimmy's investigations reach their end and he has a theory: Karin and Buurin are the same person! Karin must convince him that he's wrong, somehow.

Jun 17, 1995

Just as Jimmy is about to confirm his theory, another Buurin appears! This new Buurin is fast, strong, and smart- no one seems to know who she is, and to prove herself as the one real Buurin, the original and the impostor have a showdown.

Jun 24, 1995

Karin and friends spend a night in the gym basement. Mr. Arashiyama and Karin both have something to hide, so they fake supernatural happenings.

Jul 1, 1995

Keiko Kuroha has found a strange compact. As it turns out, it's the very same compact that Karin uses to transform into Buurin!

Jul 8, 1995

Karin finally gets the chance to (temporarily) transform into Cutey Chao! In a strange twist of fate, though, Buurin is needed, and so she has to transform back.

Jul 15, 1995

Ton and Karin might have to break up their friendship as Karin moves in on her goal of 108 pearls.

Jul 22, 1995

Keiko is having a dinner party at her massive, luxurious mansion. It turns out, though, that her parents only come home once a year.

Jul 29, 1995

An entrance in a basement leads to another world.

Aug 5, 1995

Monsters from Keiko's mansion have broken into the outside world, and they're attacking the school. Karin can't find time to transform into Buurin and fears she'll have to do it in front of the others, locking her into Buurin form forever.

Aug 12, 1995

Karin decides to reveal she's Buurin and transform to save the city, but doing this will mean she can never transform back into Karin.

Aug 19, 1995

Apparently there need to be 7 Buurins to use the 7 talismans... but there's just one. Karin needs the strength of all of her friends to save the world.