It's Kirby Time: The Gift of a Star
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| “ | It's time again for the yearly Christmas party in Dream Land, but they've hit a snag with their preparations. That's when Kirby spots a mysterious shooting star and gets an idea! Spend a moment with Kirby and his friends through a heart-warming winter's day with a beautiful snowy backdrop. | ” | — Official English YouTube adaptation description |
It's Kirby Time: The Gift of a Star is the second book of the It's Kirby Time series. It was published by Shogakukan in Japan on December 6th, 2019[1] alongside Sweet Dreams, Kirby. A video adaptation was released on December 16th, 2022, available in several languages.
In this story, Kirby and company are decorating a tree for Christmas, but are missing a star to put on top. Kirby finds a shooting star and tries to bring it back, but fumbles and smashes it to pieces by accident. He and his friends then work to put it back together again, piece-by-piece.
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Plot synopsis[edit]
It is Christmas time in Dream Land, and its residents are decorating the tree. However, they notice that they're missing the star, and King Dedede decides that it will have to do without one. Kirby wonders how he can cheer his friends up when, suddenly, a colorful star falls from the sky into the forest. Kirby searches for it and finds it. Excited to bring it to the rest, he runs home. As he arrives, he fumbles and drops the star, shattering it into tiny pieces. Moved and sorry for Kirby, King Dedede cheers him up by offering to put the star back together. Despite looking different, the star shines brightly, and they celebrate Christmas with the star atop the tree. After the celebration is over, the star returns to the sky.
Author notes[edit]
| Comments by Asami Taniguchi | |
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| Description | Unofficial translation |
| クリスマスのプププランドの物語です (ナイショ話) 打ち合せの時に「星」の色彩をどうするか....という話になって、るるてあ先生におまかせする ことになったのですが..... 完成した原画をみるとそこにはるるてあ先生の手によりいのちがふきこまれた虹色に輝く「星」が………もう、とても感動しました 星のきらめきをぜひみて感じて下さい! |
It's a story of Christmas in Dream Land. (Secret Talk) During the planning meeting, we discussed about the colors of the star... We talked and decided to leave it to Sensei Rurutea... When I looked at the finished complete drawing, and saw the shining rainbow-colored star which had been imbued with life by the hands of Sensei Rurutea... I was deeply moved. Please come feel and see the sparkling star! |
Trivia[edit]
- This is the only book in the It's Kirby Time series that received a video adaptation prior to 2022, a Japanese-language video previously on Shogakukan's CIAO YouTube channel but no longer available (except through a Wayback Machine snapshot). This video version is from January 24, 2020, and features the same music but a different narration from Makiko Ohmoto.
- The Christmas tree features several recurring elements as decorations, such as Invincible Candy, a Maxim Tomato, and Kracko.
- Several Pop Flowers appear throughout the book. While some take on their appearance from Fine Fields, others borrow their design from White Wafers.
- The star bears similarities to the star beads from Kirby's Epic Yarn (and the Crystal Shards when shattered).
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
First page
Author notes
Video[edit]
English video adaptation
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 星の贈りもの Hoshi no okurimono |
Present of the Stars |
| Dutch | De kerstster | The Christmas Star |
| Canadian French | Un cadeau tombé du ciel | A gift fallen from the sky |
| European French | Un Cadeau tombé du ciel | A gift fallen from the sky |
| German | Das Sterngeschenk | The star gift |
| Italian | La stella | The Star |
| Korean | 별이 준 선 물 byeol-i jun seon mul |
A gift from the stars |
| Brazilian Portuguese | O presente de uma estrela | The gift of a star |
| European Portuguese | Um presente caído do céu | A gift fallen from the sky |
| Latin American Spanish | El regalo de una estrella | The gift of a star |
| European Spanish | Un regalo caído del cielo | A gift fallen from the sky |
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