Unless you’re into anime, you probably think the title of this post is nothing more than gibberish. But that’s not the case; it’s actually the name of an anime series that is currently airing on the Cartoon Network.
Since I live in Japan for half the year, I’ve been able to consume a fairly decent amount of anime in my time. It’s usually stuff that my husband watches, like Dragon Ball Z, Gundam, Naruto, and other popular shows like that. The ones I just listed are all pretty tame and straightforward as far as storylines go, so I was expecting more or less the same thing from Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. How wrong I was!
I just got done watching a couple of episodes and have to say that Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is one of the wildest (and funniest) anime I’ve seen in a long time. The hero of the show is Bo-bobo, a guy who sports a blond afro and fights off enemies with the aid of his powerful, 5-foot long nose hairs. His main target is the evil Baldy Bald IV and his band of “Hair Hunt” soldiers whose agenda is to shave off the hair of unsuspecting citizens (like the pink-maned girl Beauty) to promote their whole “skin is in” philosophy. I told you this one was pretty wild — you really must check out the Official Website!
The DVDs of Bobobo-bo-Bo-bobo are available at Illumitoon.com. Early versions were released with English “Dubtitles” (the English translation of the script) instead of Japanese subtitles, but after listening to customer requests, Illumitoon has decided to release DVDs with Japanese subtitles from here on out. In addition, Illumitoon is willing to accommodate fans who bought the Dubtitle versions by offering a trade-in program to get the subtitled discs. For more info on the trade-in program, click here: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo trade-in.
Overall, I think Bo-bobo seems like an anime series worth watching. If nothing else, it’s hilarious and completely different from everything else out there!
April 13th, 2007 at 11:04 am
I thought this cartoon was hilarious, the funniest anime I’ve seen, plus it’s fun to say!