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Fooler, Dr.

Also known as フーラー博士 (Fūrā hakase)

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Distinguishing Features

Dr. Fooler is recognizable by his short, squat frame and round, mainly bald head with just a tuft of hair.

Status: Secondary Star (★★)

Dr. Fooler is another of Tezuka’s mad scientists. Childish, both in his appearance and in his behaviour, he is nosy and pushy and often worms his way into business he should not be part of, or pushes forward ill-conceived scientific projects against the better judgment of wiser scientists.

Notable Roles

He appears frequently in Astro Boy (1952-68), though generally not as a villain but rather as the accidental cause of great calamities.  However, he is probably best known for his recurring roles as Dr. Kani in Black Jack (1973-83) and as Dracula‘s hemmorhoid-plagued, vampire-hunting arch-nemisis, Professor Hellsing in the comedy Don Dracula (1979).

Manga Appearances

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1958

Astro Boy (“Mad Machine”) as “Dr. Foola”
Astro Boy (“Count Bat”) as “Dr. Foola”


1963

Roppu


1966

Flying Ben as “a member of the monkey boss attack squad”


1974

Black Jack (“Teratoid Cystoma”) as “Dr. Kani”
Black Jack (“Thieving Dog”) as “the bodyguard of the ambassador from Kainan Republic”
Black Jack (“Pinoko Lives”) as “Dr. Kani”


1975

Astro Boy (“Astro Boy II”) as “a scientist at the Ministery of Science”


1976

Black Jack (“Unexploded Bomb”) as “the man bringing the invitation to Itachihara”


1977

The Three-Eyed One (“Godal”) as “the cook”
Black Jack (“Recollections of a Spinster”) as “Dr. Kani”


1978

Futureman Kaos


1979

Don Dracula (“Well, I’m Dracula”) as “Professor Hellsing”
Don Dracula (“Dracula Meets the Fish-Men”) as “Professor Hellsing”
Don Dracula (“Dracula, By All Means”) as “Professor Hellsing”
Don Dracula (“Another Dracula”) as “Professor Hellsing”
Don Dracula (“Dracula Train”) as “Professor Hellsing”


1980

Astro Boy (“The Robot Disposer”) as “Dr. Fooler”
Astro Boy (“Crazy Duck”) as “Dr. Fooler”
Astro Boy (“Showdown on Mt. Fuji”) as “Dr. Fooler”

1981

The Rainbow Parakeet (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?“) as “the theatre critic”


1982

Rainbow Parakeet (“End”) as “the doctor”


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