Dash Kappei (ダッシュ勝平) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda and serialized by Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1980.
An anime adaptation produced by Tatsunoko Productions aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1981 to December 26, 1982 for 65 episodes, which became one of Tatsunoko's most successful shows of the 1980s in top viewership ratings, regularly scoring around 15-20%. It became even more successful when it was adapted for the Italian TV market in 1983 under the title Gigi la Trottola where the anime's success also brought the manga to the country. The anime also became a hit in Spain for its two separate Spanish dubs, one in Spanish and the other in Latin America, both titled Chicho Terremoto.
Plot[]
A high school teenager named Kappei Sakamoto is an all-rounder sports player despite his quirks, his height being not even one meter tall, and his weakness for female undergarments; he especially white panties. Attending Seirin High School, he joins the basketball team while quickly becoming one of the most skilled players but more importantly because of the hot-tempered female coach, Kaori Natsu, and the manager, Akane Aki. The story focuses on Kappei's school life in basketball while also trying (and excelling) every sport the school offers while while trying to win Akane's heart, with her talking dog Seiichiro, as his only competition.