is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenji Morita (). The series stars an elementary school boy named , the son of a genius scientist who has little success with anything he tries, and a robot created by his father named , which is good with housekeeping. It was serialized in the Kodansha magazine Weekly Shà Ânen Magazine from 1964 to 1967. A tokusatsu adaptation by Toei Company aired on Nippon Television from March 7, 1966, to February 27, 1967, for 52 episodes; young actor Pepe Hozumi played the title character. An anime adaptation by Studio Pierrot ran on Fuji Television from November 1991 to September 1992 for The 47 episodes.