Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
11th tankōbon volume cover
ボボボーボ・ボーボボ
(Bobobōbo Bōbobo)
Genre
Manga
Written byYoshio Sawai
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 20, 2001 – November 14, 2005
Volumes21
Anime television series
Directed byHiroki Shibata
Written byYoshio Urasawa
Music byKōichirō Kameyama
StudioToei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkTV Asahi
English network
Original run November 8, 2003 – October 29, 2005
Episodes76
Manga
Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Written byYoshio Sawai
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 19, 2005 – July 2, 2007
Volumes7

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Japanese: ボボボーボ・ボーボボ, Hepburn: Bobobōbo Bōbobo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2001 to November 2005, with its chapters collected in 21 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel titled Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, serialized from December 2005 to July 2007, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes.

A 76-episode anime television series adaptation by Toei Animation was broadcast on TV Asahi from November 2003 to October 2005. In North America, Viz Media published some volumes of the manga. The anime series aired in the United States on Cartoon Network from 2005 to 2007. By January 2021, the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga had over 7 million copies in circulation.

Plot

In the year 300X, the entire world is under the tyrannical rule of a regime called the Maruhage Empire (Chrome Dome Empire in the English translation of both the manga and anime). Its ruler, Emperor Tsuru Tsurulina IV (Czar Baldy Bald IV), has initiated the Hair Hunt, a crusade where his army, the Hair Hunters, invade settlements, shave bald every person they see, and leave said settlements in ruins. Standing against the Hair Hunt is Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, a bizarre, but powerful rebel who fights the Hair Hunters with the Hanage Shinken (Super Fist of the Nose Hair), a martial art that gives him the power to control his nose hairs like whips. Bo-bobo's group consists of Beauty, a teenage girl he rescued; Heppokomaru (Gasser), a teenage boy who fights with the Onara Shinken (Super Fist of the Back Wind), allowing him to weaponize his own flatulence; and Don Patch (Poppa Rocks), an eccentric creature who leads the Hajike Gang (Wiggin Gang), a group that fights by confusing their enemies into submission. Bo-bobo is on an exciting, gag-filled quest in which he ventures from locale to locale, fighting the forces of the Maruhage Empire and gaining more allies along the way.

Publication

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai, was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 20, 2001,[6][7] to November 14, 2005.[8] Shueisha collected its 230 individual chapters into 21 tankōbon volumes, released from July 4, 2001, to May 2, 2006.[9][10]

A sequel manga titled Shinsetsu Bobobō-bo Bō-bobo (真説ボボボーボ・ボーボボ, Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, True Theory: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 19, 2005, to July 2, 2007.[11][12] Shueisha compiled the sequel's 73 individual chapters into seven tankōbon volumes released from July 4, 2006, to January 1, 2008.[13][14]

In North America, the manga has been licensed by Viz Media and was published in a one-shot graphic novel form on October 5, 2005,[15] including content from the ninth and tenth volumes of the Japanese release.[2][16] It was later published monthly in Shonen Jump from July 2007 to June 2009.[17] At Anime Expo 2008, when asked about why the previous volumes were never published, Viz said it was due to the "content".[18] Viz restarted the manga release in 2008. The first volume (11th volume of the Japanese release) was published on August 5, 2008.[19] A total of five volumes of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo were published until October 5, 2010, before Viz Media ceased the series' publication.[20]

Anime

The anime adaptation of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is directed by Hiroki Shibata,[21] produced by Toei Animation and ran for 76 episodes from November 8, 2003, to October 29, 2005, on TV Asahi.[22] The first opening theme for episodes 1 to 32 is "Wild Challenger" by Jindou, and the second opening theme for episode 33 onwards is "Baka Survivor" (バカサバイバー, Stupid Survivor) by Ulfuls. The first ending theme for episodes 1 to 19 is "Shiawase" (幸せ, Happiness) by Mani Laba, the second ending theme for episodes 20 to 32 is "Kirai Tune" (キライチューン, Hate Tune) by Freenote, and the third ending theme for episode 33 onwards is "H.P.S.J." by mihimaru GT.[23]

In North America, the anime was licensed by the Joy Tashjian Marketing Group, a licensing representative named by Toei Animation.[24] The series first aired as a sneak peek on Cartoon Network's "Summer 2005 Kick-Off Special" in May 2005,[25] and then premiered on September 30 and aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block Saturdays at 10/9c, starting on October 1.[26] New episodes premiered on February 17, 2007.[27][28] The series was seen on Cartoon Network's broadband service Toonami Jetstream from November 5, 2007, until its closure in January 2009.[4] In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on Jetix on April 16, 2007.[29]

The series was originally licensed for home video release in North America by Illumitoon Entertainment in 2006,[30] who released only 2 volumes on bilingual DVD in 2007,[31][32] before their distribution deal with Westlake Entertainment fell through, and all further volumes were canceled.[33] S'more Entertainment later announced on January 16, 2012, that they would release the series with English subtitles and dubbing on DVD on April 10 of the same year.[34][35] This release, however, lacked an English subtitle track, despite a fully translated script being present on a PDF file on disc 4 and indication on the box and pre-release information that there would be a subtitle track on the release.[36] S'more Entertainment released a statement claiming the packaging was wrong, and there never was an intention to subtitle the release, due to costs.[37] In August 2018, Discotek Media announced the licensee of the series and was released on January 28, 2020, as a SD Blu-ray Disc set with all the 76 episodes.[38][39]

Video games

There are seven Japan-exclusive video games based on Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo developed by Hudson Soft. Four video games were launched for the Game Boy Advance,[40][41][42][43] two video games for the PlayStation 2[44][45] and one for the GameCube.[46] Characters from the series have appeared along with characters from other Weekly Shōnen Jump's series in the crossover fighting games Jump Superstars and Jump Ultimate Stars for the Nintendo DS,[47][48] and J-Stars Victory VS for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.[49]

Reception

By January 2021, the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga had over 7 million copies in circulation.[50]

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