TV-Series
Description
Maneko Kariage presides over the vast Kariage Concern corporation after her husband vanishes. She wields considerable authority within her family, commanding her daughter Liz, son-in-law Hachiro, and grandson Evilus Kariage. Her leadership thrives on strategic maneuvering and deploying wealth to fulfill ambitions, notably the hunt for an immortality elixir rumored to exist in the legendary utopia, Paratopia.
She launches a space expedition ostensibly at her grandson Evilus's request, driven by his desire to wed Jun Yagami. Yet Maneko simultaneously pursues her own clandestine goal: tracking down Paratopia to seize its life-extending properties. This dual agenda fuels her actions.
Crash-landing on the planet Kirakira with her family, Maneko encounters the aggressive Robot Tribe. Mistaking the newcomers for deities, the tribe begins worshipping them, granting Maneko a chance to exploit this perceived divine status. She commands the Robot Tribe, led by Darth Bello, to capture Jun Yagami and locate Paratopia, sparking conflict with the planet's peaceful Senobi tribe. Her directives include aggressive tactics against the Senobi, such as constructing a colossal robotic statue in her image to enforce dominance—a plan that ultimately fails.
Her relentless pursuit of Paratopia, fueled by personal greed and a craving for eternal youth, mirrors her established pattern of exploiting situations for gain. This quest remains a constant through her endeavors on Kirakira. Despite her manipulative nature, a discernible familial bond with Evilus motivates her initial participation in the space journey.
The narrative later reveals that Darth Bello, leader of the Robot Tribe serving her, is actually her long-missing husband, Zenjiro Kariage, resolving his identity subplot near the series conclusion. Following financial ruin for the Kariage family—marked by bankruptcy proceedings and the auctioning of their possessions during an Earth trip—Maneko and her family return to Kirakira. The resolution of tribal conflicts and the Paratopia quest culminates in restored planetary peace, concluding her primary story arc.
She launches a space expedition ostensibly at her grandson Evilus's request, driven by his desire to wed Jun Yagami. Yet Maneko simultaneously pursues her own clandestine goal: tracking down Paratopia to seize its life-extending properties. This dual agenda fuels her actions.
Crash-landing on the planet Kirakira with her family, Maneko encounters the aggressive Robot Tribe. Mistaking the newcomers for deities, the tribe begins worshipping them, granting Maneko a chance to exploit this perceived divine status. She commands the Robot Tribe, led by Darth Bello, to capture Jun Yagami and locate Paratopia, sparking conflict with the planet's peaceful Senobi tribe. Her directives include aggressive tactics against the Senobi, such as constructing a colossal robotic statue in her image to enforce dominance—a plan that ultimately fails.
Her relentless pursuit of Paratopia, fueled by personal greed and a craving for eternal youth, mirrors her established pattern of exploiting situations for gain. This quest remains a constant through her endeavors on Kirakira. Despite her manipulative nature, a discernible familial bond with Evilus motivates her initial participation in the space journey.
The narrative later reveals that Darth Bello, leader of the Robot Tribe serving her, is actually her long-missing husband, Zenjiro Kariage, resolving his identity subplot near the series conclusion. Following financial ruin for the Kariage family—marked by bankruptcy proceedings and the auctioning of their possessions during an Earth trip—Maneko and her family return to Kirakira. The resolution of tribal conflicts and the Paratopia quest culminates in restored planetary peace, concluding her primary story arc.