PaRappa the Rapper S1E1 — The Initial P

8.5

PaRappa the Rapper•Season 1•Episode 1

The Initial P

8.5/10 · 19 votesApr 14, 200123 min

Ranked #24 of 30 in Season 1•−0.9 vs season avg

PaRappa attempts to reconcile two different promises he made with two different friends. First, he tells his buddy PJ and PJ's friend Matt that he'll play basketball with them on this particular day, but also tells Katy and Sunny that he'll go with them to

Directed byTakayuki Hamana, Kazuya Tsurumaki

Written byYoshio Urasawa

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Cast16

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

PaRappa (voice)

Masami Kikuchi

Masami Kikuchi

PJ Berri (voice)

Mika Kanai

Mika Kanai

Sunny Funny (voice)

R

Rina Nakayama

Katy Kat (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Matt Major (voice)

Akiko Kobayashi

Akiko Kobayashi

Paula Fox (voice)

Ryou Naitou

Ryou Naitou

Gaster (voice)

Akio Suyama

Akio Suyama

Groober (voice)

Masashi Ebara

Masashi Ebara

Boxy Boy (voice)

Kunihiko Yasui

Kunihiko Yasui

Papa PaRappa (voice)

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"Mikko"

Pinto (voice)

R

Ryu Watabe

Chop Chop Master Onion (voice)

Crew12

Yoshio Urasawa

Yoshio Urasawa

Writer

M

Masataka Ogura

Key Animation

K

Kenji Adachi

Key Animation

Takayuki Goto

Takayuki Goto

Animation Director

M

Mitsunobu Nakamura

Key Animation

Takayuki Hamana

Takayuki Hamana

Director

M

Miyako Yatsu

Key Animation

K

Kyoko Taketani

Key Animation

H

Hiroyo Izumi

Key Animation

H

Hiroaki Sakurai

Storyboard Artist

F

Fumi Morita

Key Animation

M

Minoru Ueta

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Initial P" is episode 1 of PaRappa the Rapper season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 19 votes, ranking #24 of 30 episodes this season (season average 9.4). Directed by Takayuki Hamana, Kazuya Tsurumaki and written by Yoshio Urasawa, it aired on April 14, 2001.

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