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Director
Koki Kumagai
Genre
Adventure
Duration
Release date
August 10, 2002
Bonobono(ぼのぼの) is a yonkomamanga series by Mikio Igarashi. From March 1986 to March 1987, the series ran in the Takeshobo manga magazine Tensai Club before the magazine was replaced with Manga Club, where it has been serialized since April 1987. It has also been serialized in Manga Life since April 1986. It has been adapted into an anime television series, as well as two anime films and two video games.
While the series is considered a yonkoma manga, most of the "stories" use eight panels. The series follows the main character, a young sea otter after whom the manga is titled, and his daily adventures with his friends from the nearby forest. Bonobono combines gag comic and philosophical questions, bringing up comparisons to other manga such as Azumanga Daioh, and to films such as Forrest Gump.
In 1988, Bonobono won the Kodansha Manga Award in the General category. An anime film was released in theaters on November 13, 1993, and an anime television series was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 20, 1995 through March 28, 1996. One day after the TV series began, a simulation game was released on the 3DO system. The following June, an adventure game was released on the PlayStation. Several ehon—or "picture books"—have been released since the manga series was first introduced over 20 years ago.
Books
In addition to the original tankōbon releases, the first twenty tankōbon volumes have been rereleased in bunkoban format as 15 volumes. Several stand-alone picture books have been released as well.
For the first film, an ekonte—or storyboard—volume and a set of four film comics have been released.
Tankōbon
Takeshobo released all the volumes of manga listed below.
Volume 1, ISBN 4-88475-317-8, March 1987
Volume 2, ISBN 4-88475-318-6, December 1987
Volume 3, ISBN 4-88475-319-4, September 1988
Volume 4, ISBN 4-88475-320-8, August 1989
Volume 5, ISBN 4-88475-468-9, September 1990
Volume 6, ISBN 4-88475-516-2, June 1991
Volume 7, ISBN 4-88475-555-3, November 1991
Volume 8, ISBN 4-88475-645-2, May 1993
Volume 9, ISBN 4-88475-670-3, October 1993
Volume 10, ISBN 4-88475-761-0, November 1994
Volume 11, ISBN 4-88475-827-7, August 1995
Volume 12, ISBN 4-8124-5001-2, January 1996
Volume 13, ISBN 4-8124-5085-3, September 1996
Volume 14, ISBN 4-8124-5123-X, March 1997
Volume 15, ISBN 4-8124-5166-3, December 1997
Volume 16, ISBN 4-8124-5230-9, September 1998
Volume 17, ISBN 4-8124-5250-3, August 1999
Volume 18, ISBN 4-8124-5330-5, December 1999
Volume 19, ISBN 4-8124-5415-8, August 2000
Volume 20, ISBN 4-8124-5465-4, January 2001
Volume 21, ISBN 4-8124-5666-5, May 2002
Volume 22, ISBN 4-8124-5777-7, February 2003
Volume 23, ISBN 4-8124-5838-2, July 2003
Volume 24, ISBN 4-8124-5904-4, January 2004
Volume 25, ISBN 4-8124-6009-3, July 2005
Volume 26, ISBN 4-8124-6095-6, January 2005
Volume 27, ISBN 4-8124-6273-8, October 2005
Volume 28, ISBN 4-8124-6483-8, July 2006
Volume 29, ISBN 978-4-8124-6574-5, April 2007
Volume 30, ISBN 978-4-8124-6800-5, March 2008
Volume 31, ISBN 978-4-8124-7130-2, July 2009
Volume 32, ISBN 978-4-8124-7146-3, August 2009
Volume 33, ISBN 978-4-8124-7214-9, December 2009
Volume 34, ISBN 978-4-8124-7436-5, August 2010
Volume 35, ISBN 978-4-8124-7631-4, July 2011
Volume 36, ISBN 978-4-8124-7781-6, May 2012
Volume 37, ISBN 978-4-8124-8362-6, July 2013
Volume 38, ISBN 978-4-8124-8517-0, February 2014
Volume 39, ISBN 978-4-8124-8732-7, July 2014
Volume 40, ISBN 978-4-8019-5292-8, June 2015
Volume 41, ISBN 978-4-8019-5482-3, March 2016
Volume 42, ISBN 978-4-8019-5790-9, March 2017
Bunkoban
Takeshobo released all the volumes of manga listed below.
Volume 1, ISBN 4-8124-0938-1, July 2002
Volume 2, ISBN 4-8124-0939-X, July 2002
Volume 3, ISBN 4-8124-0940-3, July 2002
Volume 4, ISBN 4-8124-0941-1, July 2002
Volume 5, ISBN 4-8124-0942-X, July 2002
Volume 6, ISBN 4-8124-1053-3, January 2003
Volume 7, ISBN 4-8124-1054-1, January 2003
Volume 8, ISBN 4-8124-1055-X, January 2003
Volume 9, ISBN 4-8124-1056-8, January 2003
Volume 10, ISBN 4-8124-1057-6, January 2003
Volume 11, ISBN 4-8019-0172-7, January 2015
Volume 12, ISBN 4-8019-0238-3, March 2015
Volume 13, ISBN 4-8019-0306-1, May 2015
Volume 14, ISBN 4-8019-0390-8, July 2015
Volume 15, ISBN 4-8019-0666-4, March 2016
Film comics
These books contain scenes from the first Bonobono film laid out in comic book format. All were released by Takeshobo.
Volume 1, ISBN 4-88475-683-5, December 1993
Volume 2, ISBN 4-88475-684-3, December 1993
Volume 3, ISBN 4-88475-685-1, January 1994
Volume 4, ISBN 4-88475-686-X, January 1994
Storyboards
This book contains the storyboards for the first Bonobono film.
Bonobono no Ekonteshū(ぼのぼの絵コンテ集), ISBN 4-88475-254-6, November 1993, Takeshobo
Picture books
Various Bonobono picture books have been released, including the following. Titles are listed chronologically.
Kawaisō no Koto(かわいそうのこと), ISBN 4-88475-027-6, December 1987, Takeshobo
Shimarisu-kun Daikatsuyaku!! Gō(シマリスくん大活躍!!号), ISBN 4-88475-027-6, December 1987, Takeshobo
Ōkii no Koto Chiisai no Koto(大きいのこと 小さいのこと), ISBN 4-88475-033-0, June 1988, Takeshobo
Megane Yamane-kun no Koto(メガネヤマネくんのこと), ISBN 4-88475-041-1, May 1989, Takeshobo
Kurisumasu no Koto(クリスマスのこと), ISBN 4-8124-0421-5, November 1998, Takeshobo
Minna Omoide na no Darō: Bonobono no Kagashū(みんな思い出なのだろう―ぼのぼの詩画集), ISBN 4-88475-253-8, November 1993, Takeshobo
Bonobono(ぼのぼの), ISBN 4-88475-255-4, December 1993, Takeshobo
Tsuwaio no Koto(ツワイオのこと), ISBN 4-8124-2761-4, July 2006, Takeshobo
1993 film
The first theatrical release, titled Bonobono, opened in theaters on 1993-11-13. The film has since been broadcast on domestic television in Japan, including on broadcast satellite channels such as NHK BS-2. The film has been released on VHS and DVD in Japan, including in a "no cut" edition.
The Bonobono anime television series ran from April 20, 1995 through March 28, 1996 as part of the "Anime Can" (アニメ缶,Anime Kan) series on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm on TV Tokyo. Each episode was 15 minutes long, and was paired with an episode of Bit the Cupid to fill out the 30-minute timeslot. The series has been rebrodacast on several different channels and networks, including Animax and the on-demand internet streaming service GyaO.
The entire TV series was released as two DVD box sets on April 20, 2007.
TV specials
Following the anime television series, nine specials were aired on TV Tokyo. At the beginning of each special, the next special was also introduced, and showed some animation from it. The specials used a lot of animation from the series, and while the content fit the season in which the special was broadcast, the music, scripts, and jokes were changed for each of the specials. The voice actors from the TV series were used for the specials.
Oshōgatsu Da yo: Bonobono no World (January 2, 1997)
Kodomo no Hi Da yo: Bonobono no World (May 5, 1997)
Natsu Yasumi Da yo: Bonobono no World (July 21, 1997)
Taiiku no Hi Da yo: Bonobono no World! (October 10, 1997)
Oshōgatsu Da yo: Bonobono no World! (January 1, 1998)
Kodomo wa Kaze no Ko: Bonobono no World! (February 1, 1998)
Kodomo no Hi Da yo: Bonobono no World (May 5, 1998)
Shokuyoku no Aki Da yo: Bonobono no World! (September 23, 1998)
Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto(ぼのぼの クモモの木のこと) was the second theatrical Bonobono movie, released by Amuse Pictures in theaters in Japan on August 10, 2002. It was done completely in 3D.
A recent anime television adaption started airing on April 2016. A Planetarium special Bono Bono - Uchū kara Kita Tomodachi (Bono Bono - The Friend That Came From Space) will be shown at the Gotanda Cultural Center from September 16 to October 9, 2017.
Staff
Director: Hidenori Yamaguchi
Theme song
Bonobono Suru(bonobonoする)
Lyrics, Vocals: Monobright
Cast
Bonobono: Fukuko Yukimiyama
Shimarisu-kun: Aya Ogata
Araiguma-kun: Shinpei Takano
Sunadorineko-san: Yūki Kurofuji
Games
Two games based on the Bonobono series have been released. The first was Bonogurashi(ぼのぐらし), a simulation game released on 1995-04-21 for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer system by Amuse and Bandai Visual.
The second game was titled Bonogurashi: Kore de Kanpeki Disu(ぼのぐらし〜これで完璧でぃす〜), an adventure game released by Amuse for the PlayStation system on 1996-06-07.
