The Kutabatas (TV series)

The Kutabatas is an animated series developed by Mala Miles and based on his comic strip of the same name. The series ran between 1999 and 2005 on Nickelodeon.

Plot
Mitsuru Kutabata, his wife Toko, and his brother Yusuke, now retired from the Society of Megalomaniac Agents, attempt to get their lives straight with their father, Spirit, Chisa, Spirit's wife, and their daughter, Sumire, along with their extensive family members and friends.

Cast

 * Tom Kenny as Mitsuru / Yusuke
 * Jeannie Elias as Toko
 * Maurice LaMarche as Spirit
 * Tress MacNeille as Chisa
 * Maggie Roswell as Kyoko
 * April Winchell as Ibuki
 * Tara Strong as Sumire
 * E.G. Daily as Freya
 * Grey Griffin as Futaba
 * Alanna Ubach as Komaru
 * Michael Bell as Makoto
 * Cam Clarke as Tamaki
 * Charlie Schlatter as Tatsumi
 * Jennifer Hale as Hiyoko
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Mahiru
 * Anndi McAfee as Peko
 * Julie Nathanson as Yukiko
 * Lauren Tom as Sayaka
 * Jess Harnell as Georgie
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Isidro
 * Sean Marquette as Boo
 * Jason Marsden as Kenny
 * Charlie Adler as Zephyr
 * Candi Milo as Sheele
 * Ellen Gerstell as Yukari
 * Lara Jill Miller as Emilia
 * Cheryl Chase as Penny
 * Janice Kawaye as Nora
 * Audrey Wasilewski as Sakura
 * Billy West as Blake / Cody
 * Jeff Bennett as Dan
 * Mala Miles as Matt
 * Frank Welker as Racky / Shiffy / Tee-Tee

Additional voices

 * Pamela Adlon
 * Steve Mackall
 * Max Casella
 * Neil Ross
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey
 * Harry Shearer
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Steve Blum
 * Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
 * Erica Luttrell
 * Mona Marshall
 * Aria Curzon
 * Wendee Lee
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Khary Payton
 * Rachael Lillis
 * Dorothy Fahn
 * Veronica Taylor
 * Catherine Disher
 * Pamelyn Ferdin
 * Andrea Baker
 * Brian Cummings
 * Laraine Newman
 * Philece Sampler
 * Rebecca Forstadt
 * Julie Maddalena
 * Richard Epcar
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Dan Castellaneta
 * Lacey Chabert

Development
In 1998, Mala Miles confirmed that he was adapting The Kutabatas for television networks. Although he sent pitches to various network, all of them turned it down except for Nickelodeon.

Broadcast
The show aired in reruns on "Nick on CBS" for two years from March 29, 2003, to November 15, 2003. The show aired on Nicktoonsters in the United Kingdom.

Home media releases
In 2013, Nickelodeon released all four seasons as manufacture-on-demand (MOD) DVDs through Amazon's CreateSpace service.

Reboot series
In March 2019, Mala Miles confirmed a reboot of the series was in production for BBToons.