Kaiketsu Zorro

Kaiketsu Zorro
Promotional poster for the television series Kaiketsu Zorro
快傑ゾロ (Extraordinary Zorro)
Genre	Historical, Adventure
Anime television series
Directed by	Katsumi Minoguchi
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio	Ashi Productions Mondo TV
Original network	NHK
Original run	April 5, 1996 – March 28, 1997
Episodes	52

Kaiketsu Zorro (Japanese: 快傑ゾロ, Hepburn: Kaiketsu Zoro^?, lit. "Extraordinary Zorro") is an Italian/Japanese anime, based on the western character Zorro. Fifty-two episodes were produced, however only 46 were broadcast in Japan. The series became very popular in European countries, including Portugal and Spain, the colonial power of the area in the story.

Don Diego de la Vega returns from his study trip to discover his homeland is under the army's dictatorship. Diego, refusing to watch idly, disguises himself as Zorro to protect the weak and oppressed. Diego is not a coward but he is unable to win the affections of his sweetheart, Lolita Prideaux but at the same time he run after girls which is not in her favour. Diego serenades Lolita as Zorro and fights the evils of his homeland, hoping to capture her heart.

Diego is accompanied by Bernardo, the sidekick boy wearing a similar costume, called "Little Zorro".

The series use two pieces of theme music. The Japanese Opening theme is "ZORRO", and the Japanese ending theme is "Chikai" (誓い; "Oath"). Both songs are sung by the Japanese vocalist Masaaki Endoh, and are used for the 51 episodes which aired in Japan.