Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

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Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Japanese: ボボボーボ・ボーボボ Bobobōbo Bōbobo) is a manga series created by Yoshio Sawai and was published by Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 2001-2005 for twenty-one volumes. Followed by a sequel called True Theory Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Japanese: 真説ボボボーボボーボボ Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) which lasted for 7 volumes from 2005-2007.

Premise

In the year 300X, the entire world is under the tyrannical rule of the Chrome-Dome Empire, and their ruler, Czar Baldy Bald the 4th. His army known as the Hair Hunt troops captures innocent people’s hair, leaving them bald and their homes in ruins. Standing against the regime is a heroic, but bizarre rebel known as Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo. Who fights the Hair Hunt Troops with his powerful Fist of the Nose Hair. His team consists a teenage girl name Beauty, a smelly teenage warrior Gasser, the Hajike leader Don Patch with his former sidekick and Fist of the Key master Hatenko, former Hair Hunt troop leaders Jelly Jiggler, Dengakuman & Torpedo Girl and the calm loner Softon.^[6]

Background

The series is known for having comedy influenced by Japanese manzai humor that uses puns, double-talk, breaking of the fourth wall, visual gags, satirical and pop-culture references. It made it’s first publication from Shueisha via Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2001 until November 2005. Followed by a sequel called True Theory: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Where it takes place a year after the first series left off. Where the Chrome-Dome Empire was reborn as the New Chrome-Dome Empire, under the leadership of the former ruler, Czar Baldy Bald the III. Where the Hair Hunt troops resume and a new generation of powerful generals are created. Bo-bobo later receives a “True Theory” form of his Fist of the Nosehair, Where he is later reunited with his friends from the first series. A anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation from November 8, 2003 to October 29, 2005 in Japan. Followed by a English dub that was produced in fall of 2005, shortly before the anime ended in the same season. The English dub first aired on Cartoon Network’s Toonami block from September 30, 2005 to October 13, 2007.^[1]

Fandom

As of December 2014, its Facebook page has 57 likes,^[3] its subreddit /r/bobobo/ has 19 subscribers,^[2] and searching for it yields 1,317 results on Deviantart.^[5]

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