Fujio Akatsuka Thread - Osomatsu, Bakabon, and more

[Trombonista]

It's about time we had a thread to discuss the works- and adaptations of the works- of Fujio Akatsuka!

As many of you should already know, I'm a huge fan of Osomatsu-san, the sequel to Akatsuka's Osomatsu-kun, but I'm also hooked on the newest Bakabon anime. I'd also like to check out Himitsu no Akko-chan, especially since there's a new web manga for it.

Here's the official Akatsuka site: http://www.koredeiinoda.net/
Here's the English Fujio Productions site: http://www.fujio-pro.co.jp/english/
Official Osomatsu-san site: https://osomatsusan.com/
Official Osomatsu-san Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1AdDRxAENUBABz3PtQfnzw
Official Osomatsu-san Twitter: https://twitter.com/osomatsu_PR
Official Late Night Bakabon site: https://shinya-bakabon.com/

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

There's two Osomatsu-kun anime. There's one from 1966 that was presumed lost, but then was found, and the 1988 anime.

 

[OhGoy]

okay, i've watched my fair share of anime and read my fair share of manga... but i still don't unironically use "kun" and "san" at the end of names and shit

 

[sadstuck]

okay, i've watched my fair share of anime and read my fair share of manga... but i still don't unironically use "kun" and "san" at the end of names and shit

It's literally in the title.

 

[OhGoy]

It's literally in the title.

that's no excuse

 

[A single cheeto]

I loved osomatsu-san. It was so vibrant! I want to watch Bakabon, but first I need to catch up on Saiki Kusou no Sainan.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

First episode of the 1988 Osomatsu-kun:

Tumblr site with translations of the original manga:

https://sunnydayscans.tumblr.com/tagged/osomatsu-kun

 

[Trombonista]

There's two Osomatsu-kun anime. There's one from 1966 that was presumed lost, but then was found, and the 1988 anime.

I've watched a bit of both of them. Oddly, my favorite character in the '88 anime is the cop from Bakabon.

 

[A single cheeto]

I've watched a bit of both of them. Oddly, my favorite character in the '88 anime is the cop from Bakabon.

How is Bakabon btw?

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

How is Bakabon btw?

The new one, I assume, unless you mean the four previous shows that went before it?

 

[A single cheeto]

The new one, I assume, unless you mean the four previous shows that went before it?

The new one would be nice to know about, but the older ones sound interesting too.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

The new one would be nice to know about, but the older ones sound interesting too.

Here's what you need to know about the old Bakabon shows:

The first one, simply Tensai Bakabon, debuted in 1971, and is widely considered the least enjoyable of the lot - it pretty much bowdlerized the screwball humor of the original manga, and only lasted 40 episodes.

The one that came after that in 1975, Ganso Tensai Bakabon (that is, "Original" Tensai Bakabon - guess why they called it that), was much more faithful to the manga in spirit and is considered the definitive incarnation of Bakabon. Both those series were produced by TMS.

Studio Pierrot produced two series in the 90s, Heisei Tensai Bakabon and Rerere no Tensai Bakabon. I don't know much about those, but they followed in what Ganso Tensai Bakabon did.

Now we've got the new one, which I know little about, but it's on Crunchyroll.

 

[Trombonista]

How is Bakabon btw?

The new one is absolutely hilarious. It's a late-night show, so the humor is more adult-oriented. One episode made fun of mobile phone games, and the newest one dealt with making manga and anime.

 

[Trilby]

Glad to see interest in Fujio Akatsuka is on the rise. Someone I know talked about the earlier shows in several blog posts!
OSOMATSU-KUN
MORETSU ATARO
TENSAI BAKABON
TENSAI BAKABON (another article)

One thing about Akatsuka's work that is pretty noticeable is how often the focus of the show shifts from the main character immediately to another character in the show, such as in Tensai Bakabon being about the father and not the son the show is named for.

 

[Trombonista]

Osomatsu-san is getting a movie!

 

[Trombonista]

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Here's what you need to know about the old Bakabon shows:

The first one, simply Tensai Bakabon, debuted in 1971, and is widely considered the least enjoyable of the lot - it pretty much bowdlerized the screwball humor of the original manga, and only lasted 40 episodes.

The one that came after that in 1975, Ganso Tensai Bakabon (that is, "Original" Tensai Bakabon - guess why they called it that), was much more faithful to the manga in spirit and is considered the definitive incarnation of Bakabon. Both those series were produced by TMS.

Studio Pierrot produced two series in the 90s, Heisei Tensai Bakabon and Rerere no Tensai Bakabon. I don't know much about those, but they followed in what Ganso Tensai Bakabon did.

Now we've got the new one, which I know little about, but it's on Crunchyroll.

Speaking of the manga, you can buy a bilingual Japanese-English version of Bakabon on JP Amazon.

 

[Trombonista]

September 14 is Akatsuka's birthday! Avex Pictures released this video:

 

[Trombonista]

New movie trailer:

 

[Trombonista]

So who are your favorite Akatsuka characters? My favorite Osomatsu-san character is Choromatsu, and my favorite Bakabon characters are the Cop with the Connected Eyeballs and Eel-Dog.