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Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!

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Details
Volume #	5
Published	August 15th, 2015
Original story?
Chapters	10
Pages	207^[1]
Main character(s)	Kirby King Dedede Waddle Dee Meta Knight Kizario Walky
ISBN	978-4046315144^[1]

Volume order
← Kirby: Meta Knight and the Puppet Princess	Kirby's Labyrinth Rescue! →

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A big race that will be broadcasted on TV across the whole universe is to be held in Dream Land! Hearing that the winner receives whatever they like, Kirby and his friends are brimming with motivation! But, the sponsor Kizario is somewhat shady...?

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— Unofficial translation of the description of Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!

Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!^[2] is the fifth volume of the Kirby novel series, published exclusively in Japan on August 15th, 2015.^[3] In this novel,_

Characters

Characters of "Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!"
Main characters
Kirby	King Dedede	Waddle Dee	Meta Knight	Kizario	Walky
Supporting & minor characters
Axe Knight	Burning Leo	Cappy	Capsule J2	Chef Kawasaki	Javelin Knight
Kurron	Mace Knight	Mr. Frosty	Peperon	Poppy Bros. Jr.	Trident Knight
For characters lacking illustrations, see this page

Plot synopsis

Chapter 1: The TV Program Arrives!

Kizario introduces himself to Walky and Cappy.

The story begins at an early afternoon in Dream Land, where Cappy and Walky are discussing rumors of a large footprint being found near a forest, with growling noises heard near it. Right when they finish up, they notice a giant spaceship landing nearby, and the two head over to investigate. The spaceship lands, and a plump man walks out of it. Cappy and Walky notice him, and ask the man who he is. He introduces himself as Kizario, the famous producer of Comet TV. Walky recognizes Comet TV and gets excited, but Cappy is still skeptical, and asks why Kizario came. He tells them that he plans to film a TV production in Dream Land. This makes Walky even more excited, and he asks if he can be in it. Kizario allows Walky to be in it, and asks him to tell everyone in Dream Land about the production. Walky excitedly runs off to tell everyone while Cappy follows, still unsure about trusting Kizario.

The next day, Kizario is invited to Castle Dedede. King Dedede greets him, and they both sit down to discuss the program. Dedede immediately wants the program to be about him, and suggests ideas of what his program could be, such as an action, romance, or drama show. Kizario turns down his ideas, and says that he plans to make a different kind of show. Just then, Kirby barges into the hall, and is excited about the program. He suggests making a gourmet show led by him, and acts out how he would do it. Everyone tries to quiet him down, but Kirby does not listen, and keeps going on about the food he'd present in the show. King Dedede yells loudly at Kirby to finally shut him up, which makes Kirby mad. He scolds the pink ball at first, but then reconsiders. Dedede realizes that he could make a gourmet-action-romance-drama show starring him. Kizario cuts both of them off, and Kirby notices him for the first time. Kizario introduces himself to Kirby, who immediately gets very excited to meet the show's producer. Kizario calls Walky into the room, and he reveals that the TV program will be a race, with all kinds of challenges along the way. Kirby and King Dedede are disappointed at first, but they immediately become interested when Kizario mentions that there will be an eating contest. After he mentions that there will be a special prize for the winner, the two start arguing about what food it should be, and how much. Kizario stops the two to tell them he can make whatever they want, and then he leaves.

After Kizario and Walky leave, Waddle Dee, who had been there the whole time, is unsure about trusting Kizario. He asks Kirby and King Dedede about it, who just laugh it off and think Kizario is perfectly trustworthy. Dedede commands Waddle Dee to be in the race too, which surprises him. Waddle Dee assures them that he is not very confident, and is just not cut out for a race. Kirby ignores this, and tells him that they'll be training together the next day, much to Waddle Dee's dismay.

Chapter 2: Walky's Favor

Walky asks Meta Knight to be in the show.

At the Battleship Halberd, Captain Vul tells Meta Knight that they are receiving a transmission from Walky. Walky is then displayed on a big screen inside the Halberd, and tells him about the race. Meta Knight shows no interest as Walky goes on about his role in the program as a commentator. Walky then adds they need a way to publicize the program, so he asks Meta Knight if he can appear in the show. Walky tells him that someone so popular and well-known across the galaxy like Meta Knight would be sure to draw lots of attention to the program. Meta Knight still has no interest, and refuses to be in the show. Just before he can cut off the communication, the Meta-Knights chime in. They all want Meta Knight to be the co-commentator of the race. Captain Vul brings up that the four Meta-Knights are asking this because they also want to participate in the race. They admit to this, and beg Meta Knight to let them participate too. This makes Meta Knight reluctantly accepts the invitation, which makes Walky immensely happy.

The next day, Meta Knight walks to Castle Dedede. On the way, he notices Kirby and Waddle Dee training for the race. He asks what they're doing, and Kirby happily tells him that they are working out. Kirby is effortlessly having an easy time, while Waddle Dee is all tired out. When Meta Knight continues walking toward the castle, he notices a mysterious man dressed in all black, standing in the shade of a tree. When he goes after it, the shady figure disappears in a puff of smoke, which makes Meta Knight feel really suspicious.

Meta Knight arrives at Castle Dedede. He notices King Dedede negotiating with a flashy man he had never seen before. Kizario introduces himself, and asks Meta Knight if he wants to participate in the race. Meta Knight says that he'll only be commentating, which surprises Kizario, because he never needed a commentator. King Dedede ignores this, and gloats about how well-known Meta Knight is, and how Meta Knight's presence will make the show popular. Kizario thinks this will interfere with a plan of his, but he quickly tries to hide this. Meta Knight changes the subject, and asks how many staff members there will be. Kizario says he is the only one at the moment, but assures that there will be lots of staff members when the show starts. When Meta Knight asks about the shady man he saw, Kizario gets all nervous, and claims that he knows nothing about it. Kizario quickly says his goodbyes and nervously leaves in a rush.

As King Dedede wonders about the shady man, Meta Knight asks him if Kizario is a real TV producer. Dedede assures him that he is, but there is no evidence. This makes Meta Knight even more suspicious of Kizario. Meanwhile, Kizario is running away from Castle Dedede, scared about the shady man. He remarks that he wants to find "that thing" before the shady man does, and that Meta Knight might interfere with his plan.

Chapter 3: Race Start!!

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Chapter 4: Gourmet Challenge!

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Chapter 5: Everyone's Song

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Chapter 6: A Completely Black Man

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Chapter 7: The Thing in the Forest is......?

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Chapter 8: Kizario and the Monster

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Chapter 9: The Reason for His Arrival

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Chapter 10: The Winner of the Race

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Gallery

Illustrations
Cappy and Walky notice something nearby.
Kirby is very excited to meet Kizario.
Kirby and King Dedede get into an argument about food.
The Meta-Knights want to be in the race.
King Dedede gloats about how popular the show will be if Meta Knight appears in it.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	星ほしのカービィプププランドで大だいレース！の巻まき hoshi no kābyi pupupu rando de dai rēsu! no maki	Kirby of the Stars: The Big Race in Dream Land!