Be-bop high school
Be-bop high school | |
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Original title | ビ ー ・ バ ッ プ ・ ハ イ ス ク ー ル |
Manga | |
country | Japan |
author | Kazuhiro Kiuchi |
publishing company | Kodansha |
magazine | Young Magazine |
First publication | 1983 - 2003 |
expenditure | 48 |
Original video animation | |
title | Be-Bop Kaizokuban |
Original title | ビ ー ・ バ ッ プ ・ ハ イ ス ク ー ル / 海賊 版 |
Country of production | Japan |
original language | Japanese |
Year (s) | 1991-1993 |
Studio | Toei animation |
Episodes | 3 |
Original video animation | |
Country of production | Japan |
original language | Japanese |
Year (s) | 1990-1995 |
Studio | Toei animation |
length | 45 minutes |
Episodes | 7th |
Director | Hiroyuki Kakudō, Toshihiko Arisako |
music | Ginjiro Ito |
Be-Bop High School ( Japanese ビ ー ・ バ ッ プ ・ ハ イ ス ク ー ル ) is a manga series by the Japanese manga artist Kazuhiro Kiuchi , which was published in Japan from 1983 to 2003. The series was adapted in the form of six films, two original video animations and another manga , among other things .
content
The plot of the manga and anime revolves around the two high school students Hiroshi Katō and Toru Nakama. The two are always looking for a fight and a change in the dreary everyday school life. They mock the principal and target pretty girls. They are easy to recognize by their lard rolls .
publication
The manga appeared from 1983 to 2003 in the manga magazine Young Magazine published by Kodansha . This also published the chapters in 48 edited volumes.
In 1990 an offshoot was published that was drawn by Memeoka Manhiru . Kodansha published six volumes under the title Be-Bop Kaizokuban .
Adaptations
Real films
From 1985 to 1988 six real films were produced for the series. Another film followed in 1994. In 2004 and 2005, TBS also broadcast a television series based on the manga.
Animes
In the 1990s two OVA series with three and seven episodes were produced, both by Toei Animation . The three episodes of Be-Bop Kaizokuban were released from March 22, 1991 to June 25, 1993.
The first episode of Be-Bop High School was released on January 26, 1990, the last on March 21, 1995. Directed by the 45-minute long episodes were Hiroyuki Kakudō and Toshihiko Arisako. Junichi Hayama was responsible for character design and artistic direction. Ginjiro Ito composed the music.
synchronization
role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
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Hiroshi Kato | Masaya Onosaka |
Toru Nakama | Fumihiko Tachiki |
Ayako Miharayama | Yukari Hishizu |
Video game
In 1988, Data East released a game entitled Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu ( ビ ー バ ッ プ ハ イ ス ク ー ル 高校 生 極 楽 伝 説 , Gokuraku legendary high school Bi-Bappu Hai Sukuru ) for the Nintendo Family Computer.
literature
- Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: The Anime Encyclopedia. Revised & Expanded Edition. Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley 2006, ISBN 1-933330-10-4 , p. 52. (English)
Web links
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)