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This article is about the manga and anime. For the title character, see Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (character). The title role in the Performing arts is the performance Part that gives the title to the piece as in Aida, Giselle, talk page ! --> Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a character and the Protagonist of the Anime and
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
ボボボーボ・ボーボボ
(Bobobō-bo Bō-bobo)
Genre Comedy, Surreal humour, Action, Parody
Manga
Author Yoshio Sawai
Publisher Flag of Japan Jump Comics
Magazine Flag of Japan Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run February 2001 – November 14, 2005
Volumes 21
Manga: Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Author Yoshio Sawai
Publisher Flag of Japan Jump Comics
Magazine Flag of Japan Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run December 19, 2005 – July 2, 2007
Volumes 7
TV anime
Director Hiroki Shibata
Studio Toei Animation
Network Flag of Japan TV Asahi
Original run Flag of Japan 8 November 2003 – 29 October 2005
Flag of the United States September 30 2005 – October 13 2007
Flag of France June 2, 2007 – December 2007
Episodes 76

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (ボボボーボ・ボーボボ Bobobōbo Bōbobo?) (sometimes known as Bo x 7 or Bo-bobo) is a manga by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha in Japan and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. 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The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened ( also known as EX and, is a Television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This is an episode guide for the Anime series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. This is an episode guide for the Anime series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Yoshio Sawai (澤井啓夫 Sawai Yoshio, born on March 14, 1977 in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture) is a gag Mangaka most is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. sometimes known as Weekly Jump and better known as Shōnen Jump, is one of the longest-running weekly Manga compilations in Japan Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a comedy influenced by Japanese manzai humor that uses puns, double-talk, breaking of the fourth wall, non-sexualized cross-dressing, visual gags, and satirical and pop-culture references, which makes its random humor very specific to Japanese audiences. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Manzai (漫才 is a style of Stand-up comedy in Japan, which usually involves two performers—a straight man ( tsukkomi) and a A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical Gibberish is a generic term in English for talking that sounds like speech, but has no actual meaning The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing commonly associated with another gender within a particular Society. In comedy a visual gag or sight gag is anything which conveys its Humor visually often without words being used at all Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan The manga series lasted from 2001 through 2007, divided into two separate sections with a distinct difference in humor and plotting. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Contents

Plot

In the year 300X, the entire world is under the tyrannical rule of the Maruhage Empire, and their ruler, Tsuru Tsurulina IV. His malicious Hair Hunt troop, which ranges from basic soldiers to block Commanders, and the insidious Heavenly Kings (Big Four), ruthlessly hair hunts innocent bystanders, leaving the people bald and their villages in ruins. Standing against this evil regime is the heroic, but bizarre, rebel, Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo, who fights the Hair Hunt Troop with his powerful Hanage Shinken (Fist of the Nose Hair) as well as the bizarre battle abilities known as Hajike (Wiggin'). Initially joined by the normal teen girl Beauty, the smelly teen warrior Heppokomaru (Gasser) and the similarly bizarre Hajike leader Don Patch (Poppa Rocks), Bo-Bobo is on an exciting, gag-filled quest to deliver his own hairy brand of justice to evildoers everywhere.

The show's comedy is driven by its insanity and bizarre nature. Although fighting a rebellion against evil forces, none of the heroic characters take their job too seriously (nor do they seem to care for each-other), drawing their power from their spontenaity with a special "Hajike" (dub: Wiggin) style to create attacks that either parody what they are up against or have nothing to do with anything going on. Most of these gags are commented on by the more serious characters (particularly Beauty), breaking the fourth wall both as reaction as well as acting as the voice of the reading audience. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play

List of main characters

For other characters see List of characters in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Although many wild and wacky characters exist within the world of Bo-bobo, the story focuses primarily on the nine main heroes who gather together under the most unlikely circumstances to fight against Czar Baldy Bald the IV and the evil forces of the Maruhage Empire. In the Manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Bo-bobo's battles with the Hair Hunters leads to encounters with rivals and villains of all sorts The Maruhage Empire (マルハーゲ帝国 Maruhage Teikoku) is a fictional kingdom established on Earth in the year 300X in the Manga / Anime At the center of this team is Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo himself, master of "Hanage Shinken" (Fist of the Nosehair) and the completely wacky Hajikelist who will do anything and everything for victory. talk page ! --> Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a character and the Protagonist of the Anime and Through his journey to defeat the forces of baldness, he slowly gathers a team of allies and former enemies who become attached to his cause in one way or another:

While these eight are the main warriors of the series, others occasionally assist in fighting against the evil in this world, including:

Fusions and transformations

Main article: List of character fusions in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Due to Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo being both a part and parody of the shōnen manga genre, it takes advantage of various classic traits in the genre and places its own bizarre spin on them. is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high One of these traits is the usage of character transformation, a well-known cliché where a character gets an amazing power-up by unleashing either a dormant power within or a new power taken from elsewhere. A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force The unpredictability of many characters causes them to go through all sorts of weird transformations, either as part of the parody/homage process (like turning into a demonic being or "turning golden") or merely as part of a huge joke (such as turning into a vegetable, a yen or an immense fortress). However, even with the many nonsense or one-shot changes, certain power-ups and transformations are consistently used by the main characters. Some of these more common transformations include:

Similar to the transformations, Bo-bobo and his allies also use various fusion abilities, combining together to form more powerful beings. But once again, these beings are slightly different: no fusions are like the original bases and no two are the same. These beings range in personality from the heroic BoboPatch, the manipulative BoboPatchnosuke (BoboPatchiggler), and the cheerful female Denbo (created from two males) to the impatient PatchBobo, the violently peaceful TenBobo (Mr. Bojiggler), the reckless Kintenbo and the mature Adult Woman. With each being comes new surprises in attacks and in what they unleash, adding to the weirdness of these already weird characters.

Villains

Main article: Villains in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

The villains of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo are a varied group of evil ranging from the serious to some being as crazy or insane as Bo-bobo's group. In the Manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Bo-bobo's battles with the Hair Hunters leads to encounters with rivals and villains of all sorts The initial threat comes from the force of the Maruhage Empire under Tsuru Tsurulina IV, going from minor Hair Hunters and their block leaders to the most powerful warriors who work for their own desires as well as the emperor's. The Maruhage Empire (マルハーゲ帝国 Maruhage Teikoku) is a fictional kingdom established on Earth in the year 300X in the Manga / Anime As Bo-bobo and his rebels take apart the Maruhage forces, new threats start to emerge more powerful than the original enemies, including Hair Hunters from one-hundred years ago and an underground empire lead by former topside warriors. Eventually, the threat turns towards Bo-bobo's home of the Hair Kingdom, where he must settle an old score and free it from a familiar threat. This is an article about the Hair Kingdom, from the Manga / Anime series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo by Yoshio Sawai.

Parodies

The series mocks existing manga and anime conventions, making fun of more than a few fairly specifically. While the series' main concept is a warped version of Weekly Shōnen Jump series Fist of the North Star, series as varied as Doraemon, Sailor Moon (and the whole magical girl genre in general), Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Naruto, Gundam, the Dragon Ball series, Air Gear, Serial Experiments Lain, Inuyasha, Wolf's Rain and many others are used as humor fodder. sometimes known as Weekly Jump and better known as Shōnen Jump, is one of the longest-running weekly Manga compilations in Japan also known as Ken the Great Bear Fist, is a Japanese Manga series that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in the Japanese magazine Weekly is a Japanese Manga series created by Fujiko F Fujio (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto which later became an Anime series and Asian is the title of a Japanese Media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy Anime and Manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities who are forced to fight evil and protect If you came here to express your personal opinion about Pokémon please go somewhere else is a Japanese Manga created by Kazuki Takahashi, which has spawned a franchise including multiple Anime series a trading card game and numerous video is an ongoing Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an Anime adaptation is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios is a Shōnen Manga and Anime by the Mangaka Oh! great. Air Gear is about the life of Itsuki Minami "Ikki", also Serial Experiments Lain is an Anime series directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe, screenplay written full title ( romanized as INUYASHA The result is usually nothing short of sheer nonsense. The series also operates as a mockery of stereotypes in Japanese literature (for instance, the ideal of noble self-sacrifice) and Western popular culture (such as action films). A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group Japanese literature spans a period of almost two millennia Early works were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence While Bo-bobo is ostensibly the hero, his behavior is frequently self-important, childish, arbitrary, and incomprehensible. However, this is also often how he deals with his enemies — by confusing them into submission. At various points the top of Bo-bobo's head pops open, revealing a scene that is either an allegory for the state of Bo-bobo's own mind (e. An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation g. , when his powers fail him, the viewer sees a pair of boy-and-girl cartoon squirrels going through a painful separation), or to unleash weapons. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Bo-bobo even turns into a giant robot (or at least emulates its functions) a number of times. Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " Bo-bobo's afro also opens up to reveal something meant to drive the opponent mad, such as Game Boy Pig or the cat throwing churros (chikuwa, a Japanese dish, in the original version). is a Japanese tube-like Food product made from ingredients like Fish Surimi, salt, sugar, Starch, and egg white

The manga version of Bo-bobo has an easier time getting away with parodying and paying homage to various other manga, past and present, from Weekly Shōnen Jump, the manga anthology book it is published in. sometimes known as Weekly Jump and better known as Shōnen Jump, is one of the longest-running weekly Manga compilations in Japan Other manga authors have assisted in the parodies and paying homage as well. The most famous being a cameo by Yugi Mutou from Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh!, where Bo-bobo summons him from his afro and he summons the Egyptian God Saint Dragon - God of Osiris (Slifer the Sky Dragon in the English version) to take out an enemy (a scene that is re-enacted in the video game Jump Superstars). is the Protagonist of the Manga and Anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!, and is featured in almost every chapter and episode of the series is the creator of the Manga Yu-Gi-Oh!, which led to the Anime versions of it Toei is a Japanese Manga created by Kazuki Takahashi, which has spawned a franchise including multiple Anime series a trading card game and numerous video An afro, sometimes called a "natural" or shortened to "fro", is a Hairstyle in which the Hair extends out from the Head The Egyptian God cards, known in Japan as the, are a series of cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! that serve as a focal point in the series' Manga, the is a 2D Fighting game for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo. About the same time as this, Takahashi returned the favor by sneaking in Tokoro Tennosuke's "Nu handkerchief" in a panel of his manga. The anime could not get away with many of these homages and tributes.

There were also two special chapters of Bo-bobo that parodied chapter 18 of Death Note (Takeshi Obata, the artist for Death Note, drew Bo-bobo chp. is a Manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. is a Japanese Mangaka. He generally works as the artist in collaboration with a writer 153 in the style of that current series) as well as another special chapter based on the fight between Son Goku and Vegeta in Dragon Ball. is a Fictional character from the Dragon Ball universe created by Akira Toriyama as the main Protagonist for the Media franchise is a Fictional character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise created by Akira Toriyama.

Various Japanese Fairy Tales have also been parodied. A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving

Running gags

Throughout the Bo-bobo series, there are several running gags that continue to pop up every now and then. Each character has certain traits that end up with the gag being used, with some of the gags showing up like clockwork (such as Beauty freaking out over many of Bo-bobo's actions or various "toilet jokes" connected with Softon) while others appear at the most random or unexpected times (such as Bo-bobo or Don Patch appearing in drag or Jelly Jiggler using some "Nu"[Lucky hanky in English version]-based artifact connected to his obsession) Generally each of the main characters, as well as several of the more minor characters, has one of these weird unique traits that is shown occasionally, adding to the humor and unexpected nature of this show. One of the strange gags is that Bo-bobo is always using Jelly jigler as a shield when he is attacked. There is also the show's "rock paper scissors fortune telling" featured in some episodes, in which you get different (and wacky) fortunes depending on whether you win, lose, or get a tie.

Release and Distribution

Main article: List of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga chapters
Main article: List of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo episodes

Shueisha published the manga of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and serialized it in Weekly Shōnen Jump. This is a list of the chapters and volumes of the manga series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, created by Yoshio Sawai for the manga anthology book Weekly Shonen Jump This is an episode guide for the Anime series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan sometimes known as Weekly Jump and better known as Shōnen Jump, is one of the longest-running weekly Manga compilations in Japan The original manga story ended in 2005, and in January, 2006 a sequel manga replaced it in Weekly Shōnen Jump, now entitled Shinsetsu Bobobō-bo Bō-bobo (True Theory : Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) which has ended in July, 2007. The anime was directed by Hiroki Shibata, produced by Toei Animation and ran for 76 episodes from November 8, 2003 to October 29, 2005 on TV Asahi. ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened ( also known as EX and, is a Television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan.

In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media and was published in a one shot graphic novel form in October 2005 and is now published monthly in Shonen Jump. Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986 A A recent report by Viz at the New York Anime festival reported that graphic novels would be released sometime in 2008, the first (covering volume 11 yet stated as "Volume 1", will be released in August, 2008. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The anime, licensed by Toei Animation, first aired as a sneak peek on Cartoon Network's Fridays block on September 30, and then aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block Saturdays at 10:00PM(EST). Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Toonami (a Portmanteau of the words Cartoon and Tsunami suggesting a "tidal wave" of Animated cartoons is a registered The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America The show returned to the United States on February 17 2007 at 8:30 PM. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori It has been shown on Jetix UK since April 14 2007 at 7:00PM, and has been seen on Cartoon Network's broadband service Toonami Jetstream since November 5. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Toonami Jetstream is an ad-supported online broadband service and a remake of Toonami 's previous video streaming service Toonami Reactor provided by Cartoon Network Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The anime is dubbed by Phuuz Entertainment Inc., the studio that dubbed the second Lupin the 3rd series, the original 1994 Shin Chan dub, and the Viewtiful Joe anime. Unbound Creative Inc is a company based in Universal City California that develops content for various forms of media including television theaters the internet mobile devices is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the Pen name of " Monkey Punch " is a Japanese Manga and Anime series written by Yoshito Usui. is an Anime series based on the Video game series of the same name. The dub was censored at some points in order to receive a lower TV-rating, allowing it to be broadcast to a younger audience demographic.

Despite its limitations, the American dubs of the anime and manga manage to preserve the spirit of the show; the translators and adaptation writers were forced to rewrite several of the jokes due to the differences between the Japanese and English languages. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States At several points in the dub, the American version makes fun of the fact that it is a translation of a Japanese product (for example, when Bo-bobo is filling out an application card in one episode, he botches it because the application is in Japanese and he cannot read it, instead drawing "little doodles" for answers; in the original Japanese version he messes up the application for a completely different reason, and the "little doodles" are his honest answers written in hiragana). is a Japanese Syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with Katakana and Kanji; the Latin alphabet This style of self-referential humor can also be seen in the American version of Kyatto Ninden Teyande (Samurai Pizza Cats). Samurai Pizza Cats, known as Kyattō Ninden Teyandee (キャッ党 忍伝 てやんでえ in Japan, is an Anime series Additionally, with the exception of the opening credits, all other on-screen Japanese text is intentionally kept in the English dub (most likely as a part of the retaining the show's surreal humor). The series only had 2 volumes on DVD, before Illumitoon fell out of the distribution from a fallout with Westlake, and all further volumes were canceled. Illumitoon Entertainment is a company based in Fort Worth, Texas that has announced plans to " customized quality entertainment to the North American markets

Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

After the end of the initial Bo-bobo series, the series rebooted into a second part known as Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in December, 2005. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Picking up one year after the end of the first part, the Maruhage Empire is reformed by former emperor Tsuru Tsurulina III into the Neo-Maruhage Empire, where the Hair Hunts resume and a new generation of powerful Hair Hunt generals are created. Bo-bobo, powering the abilities of his "Fist of the Nosehair" into its Shinsetsu (True Theory) form, rejoins Beauty and the Hajike allies to take on the renewed Maruhage threat. Many of the rebels from the original series, including Don Patch, Jelly Jiggler, Hatenko, Softon and even General Lee Fishcake return to assist in the new rebellion. Yet in the midst of this, one of their former allies joins the Neo-Maruhage forces, forced to turn to the dark side for his own personal reasons. Yet even with one of their own gone bad, Bo-bobo's team is now joined or assisted by several new allies in their battle to save the world (or drive it crazy!):

Even the world of Shinsetsu is no longer the same as prior: while Bo-bobo's team continues to fight in strange landscapes and amusement parks, the bizarre barren wastelands of the former series is replaced by a bizarre rendition of Japan, from the castles of Nagoya to a school on Mount Fuji to fighting in and around the wards of Tokyo!

Unfortunately, although the series remained as bizarre and unpredictable as ever, Shinsetsu never caught on with the Japanese Jump fans, having moved on to other series and showing Bo-bobo was past its prime, as well as complaining in the move to a more plot-oriented story as opposed to a gag-oriented one. While comedy was still a major factor in Bo-bobo, the series relied less on gags and more on parodies of other series, Jump or otherwise. After a year and a half of publication, the series ended with its final chapter in July, 2007, bringing the series back to its roots and bringing an end to the Bo-bobo story. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Common Bo-bobo terms

References

External links

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