The Kutabatas

The Kutabatas is an American comic strip created by Mala Miles. A spin-off of Miles' Agent DX, it launched in December 1995.

Mitsuru Kutabata
The main character.

Toko Kutabata
Mitsuru's wife.

Yusuke Kutabata
Mitsuru's younger brother.

Leon Kutabata
Mitsuru's youngest sibling, born in a story arc in March 2009.

Spirit Kutabata
Mitsuru's father.

Chisa Kutabata
Spirit's wife.

Sumire Kutabata
Mitsuru's youngest sister and Spirit and Chisa's daughter.

Racky
The family's pet dog.

Shiffy
The family's pet cat.

Tee-Tee
The family's pet bird.

Other family members

 * Makoto Kutabata - Spirit's brother.
 * Kyoko Kutabata - Spirit's sister.
 * Komaru Kutabata - Makoto's older sister.
 * Ibuki Kutabata - Spirit's mother.
 * Sayaka Kutabata - Spirit's cousin.
 * Futaba Kutabata - Makoto and Kyoko's daughter.
 * Yukari Kutabata - Spirit's grandmother.
 * Tatsumi Kutabata - Yukari's son.
 * Yukiko Kutabata - Yukari's daughter.
 * Hiyoko Kutabata - Spirit's aunt.
 * Mahiru Kutabata - Spirit's great aunt.
 * Tamaki Kutabata - Spirit's uncle.
 * Peko Kutabata - Tamaki's sister.

Other characters

 * Emilia - Chisa's friend and frequent babysitter who appeared in the first years of the strip.
 * Freya - Mitsuru's girlfriend.
 * Cody - Mitsuru's best friend.
 * Georgie Schreiber - Mitsuru's Jewish friend.
 * Jason Schreiber - Georgie's father.
 * Boo Lippmann - Mitsuru's Arabian friend.
 * Chris Lippmann - Boo's father.
 * Maria Lippmann - Boo's mother.
 * Kenny van Hecke - Mitsuru's Catholic friend.
 * Mark van Hecke - Kenny's father.
 * Penny Thienvanich - Mitsuru's conservative friend.
 * Mark Thienvanich - Penny's father.
 * Zephyr Feinstein - Mitsuru's Hungarian friend.
 * Matt Feinstein - Zephyr's brother.
 * Dan Feinstein - Zephyr and Matt's father.
 * Blake Chaudhri - Penny's and Zephyr's cousin.
 * Asif Chaudhri - Blake's mother.
 * Isidro Gilabert - Mitsuru's friend from Spain.
 * Nora Gilabert - Isidro's sister.
 * Sheele Gilabert - Isidro's mother.
 * Sakura Gilabert - Isidro's aunt.

Merchandise
Merchandise such as books, video games, plush toys, clothing, key chains, and calendars were created off the financial success of the series.

Television series
An animated series adaptation aired on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2005.

Another animated series adaptation premiered on BBToons in 2020.

Video games
Characters from the series has been featured in various video games, most prominently in the Bear Bones All-Stars series.

Spin-offs
A spin-off focusing on Komaru was published from 2006 to 2011.

Another spin-off focusing on Leon began in 2021.