| Croket! | |
Cover of the first manga volume
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| コロッケ! (Croquet) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Manavu Kashimoto |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro |
| Demographic | Kodomo (boys) |
| Original run | April 2001 – November 2006 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Naohito Takahashi |
| Studio | OLM |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 7, 2003 – March 27, 2005 |
| Episodes | 104 |
| Manga | |
| Croket! Black Label | |
| Written by | Manavu Kashimoto |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Aniki (2018-2021) CoroCoro Online (2021-present) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2018 – present |
Croket! (コロッケ!, Korokke!, lit. "Croquette!"), also spelled Korokke!, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Manavu Kashimoto. It was published by ShogakukaninCoroCoro Comic from April 2001 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes. It received the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.[1]
Croket! was adapted into an anime television series by OLM, broadcast from April 7, 2003, to March 27, 2005, and had a total of 8 video games.
The world of Croket! is one inhabited by both humans and exotic creatures such as anthropomorphic animals and where individuals called Bankers travel around the world to collect magical coins called Kinkas with their Kinka Banks. Kinkas are said to activate the appearance of the Bank Wizard, who will grant the wish of any Banker who collects enough Kinkas. The story mainly revolves around Croket, a young and scrappy Banker with incredible strength whose wish is to revive his father, a legendary Banker named Burger, who was said to be killed by a villain Croket knows as the "Black Gown Man."
Shortly after his journey, a tournament called the Banker Survival Quest is told to be held in the small but dangerous Macadamia Island, and the winner earns enough Kinkas to fill the largest Kinka Bank. Setting his eyes on the island, Croket battles against rivals both friendly and malevolent, though there very well may be a dangerous threat in the tournament that haunts fellow competitors and Croket's past.
All Croket! video games were published by Konami and none of them was released outside Japan.
| Title | System | Developer | Release date | Japanese |
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| Croket! Yume no Banker Survival! | Game Boy Advance | October 17, 2002 | コロッケ！ 夢のバンカーサバイバル | |
| Croket! Kindan no Kinka Box | PlayStation | March 20, 2003 | コロッケ！ 禁断の禁貨ボックス！ | |
| Croket! 2: Yami no Bank to Ban Joou | Game Boy Advance | July 17, 2003 | コロッケ！2闇のバンクとバン女王 | |
| Croket! 3: Granyuu Oukoku no Nazo | Game Boy Advance | December 11, 2003 | コロッケ！3グラニュー王国の謎 | |
| Korokke! Ban-Ō no Kiki o Sukue | PlayStation 2, GameCube | July 8, 2004 | コロッケ！ バン王の危機を救え | |
| Croket! 4: Bank no Mori no Mamorigami | Game Boy Advance | July 22, 2004 | コロッケ！4バンクの森の守護神 | |
| Croket! Great Jikuu no Boukensha | Game Boy Advance | Jupiter[2] | December 9, 2004 | コロッケ！Great 時空の冒険者 |
| Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi | Nintendo DS | Jupiter[2] | December 15, 2005 | コロッケ！DS天空の勇者た |
