Bobobo-bo bo-bobo 34

In order to better his position, Don Patch has applied to the Hair Hunters to hunt down Bo-bobo. (yeah right) But with Bo-bobo and a fated rival in the mix, will he get the job?

Ougi 34: Interview Expert

40.
Narrator: Bo-bobo and Don Patch are undergoing an interview for the Hair Hunters.
Pagya: Eh---it is important for Hair Hunters to have abilities in order to defeat Bo-bobo. So then, show us in order you’ll use against Bo-bobo.
Sign: New Examiner: Pagya
Bo-bobo: Eh---to, my special ability is----to say “Ah---“ in front of an electric fan.
Hair Hunters: !!!!
Bo-bobo: I do it three times a week in the summer and two times in the winter. Incidentally, I took runner-up in last year’s convention…
Pagya: THERE’S A CONVENTION!!!?
Bo-bobo: Once every year, the violent people gather by the summer sea.

41.
Pagya: However, I don’t think this ability is useful in defeating Bo-bobo at all…right, head examiner…
Trophy: “57th Annual “Saying Aah in front of an Electric Fan Convention: 1st Place”
Pagya: HE’S THE CHAMPION---!!!!
Hair Hunter: Isn’t it great being runner-up?
Pagya: YOU TOO!!!? In third place.
Pagya: ……

42.
Pagya: Actually I…
HH: 57TH PLACE!!!! REALLY---!!!!
Head Examiner: Moving along, Don Patch-kun, show us your special skill.
Pagya: Sob sob
HH: I’m sorry…don’t cry…
Don Patch: My skill is the guitar.
Head Examiner: Hoo, that’s fine, can I hear a bit?
Don Patch: Fine. (to himself) BOBOMI…I KNOW YOU TOLD ME…
SFX: Twitch, twitch
Don Patch: BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY!
Box: Hokkaido Butter

43.
Don Patch: WATCH ME, BOBOMI.
Don Patch: I’VE CHANGED…
Don Patch: I’ll sing “The Lingering Song”.
Don Patch: LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! WOAH YAAAAY! LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! WOAH YAAAAAY!
Don Patch: BACK—THEN—YOU—WERE—SO KIND AND—SWEET--! MY—CONCERNED THOUGHTS WERE ENTRUSTED WITH YOUR BODY--!
Bo-bobo: UWA! IT’S HIT ME!
Don Patch: THOSE ORDINARY DAYS PASSED RIGHT THROUGH ME! WE DEVOURED THE SWEET EXCITEMENT!
Karasu: That’s tuned butter…

44.
Don Patch: WE STARTED TO LOSE THE SIGNPOSTS AS PEOPLE NOTICED OUR HAPPINESS------! IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE, THE INSECURE DAYS WERE---AROUND US!
Don Patch: LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! WOAH YAAAAAAAAAAY! LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! LINGERING SONG! WOAH YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Sign: Job interview
Don Patch: …that’s it. They flew…my memories…

45.
HH: CLEAN IT UP.
Don Patch: …………
Don Patch: Yes…It didn’t reach him…
Don Patch: !!
Head Examiner: Uuuh…
Head Examiner: …Uuuh……
Don Patch: It reached him!!!?

46.
Head Examiner: Dirt in my eye…
HH: SHUBIBIN!! SHUBIBIN!! SHUBIBIN!! BI------N!!!!
Don Patch: He’s old. Oldie…
Pagya: Well next is Karasu-kun. Tell us your skill.
Karasu: My special skill is…
Karasu: ASSASSINATION.

47.
Hair Hunters: HIIIIIIIIII
Karasu: I’ve come to assassinate you by order of that person. If you don’t want to die, take me to your leaders.
Karasu: !!
Don Patch: Throw away your gun. Otherwise, I’ll throw fire on the butter.
Karasu: S**T
Bo-bobo: HOLD IT!!
Don Patch: !

48.
Bo-bobo: WATCH THIS!!!!
Packages: Yakitori
Don Patch: That’s a lot of cans…He’s furious…
Bo-bobo: Ku ku ku. If you move even a bit, kaboom.

49.
HH: Ku
SFX: Bang
HH: !!
Karasu: Get what you were taking out of the drawer now and put it on the desk.
Book: NINKU, VOL. 1
(Note: “Ninku” is a classic WSJ series that ran in the magazine between 1993-1995, created by Koji Kiriyama)
HH: ……………I’m still halfway through this…I’m worried…that…

50.
SFX: Boom
HH: HE’S DEAD---!!!!
Don Patch: He can’t move. Stupid idiot.
Bo-bobo: KARASU!!!!
Bo-bobo: If that’s how it is, I’ll eat all the cans of yakitori!!!
Don Patch: STUPID…IF YOU DO
Don Patch: IF YOU DO
Bo-bobo: UWAAAAAAA
Don Patch: IF YOU DO
Bo-bobo: UWAAAAAAA

51.
Don Patch: YOU WON’T WANT TO EAT RICE…
Bo-bobo: UOOOOOO…GIVE ME----CARBOHYDRATES----!!!!
Head Examiner: Let me borrow it too.
HH: Hurry, the next page! The next page!!
Don Patch: N! What’s that door?
HH: Ah, I’ve read this part in Jump.
Sign 1: Hair Hunters Executive Room
Sign 2: Please Knock
Don Patch: An important one’s room…
Don Patch: For the moment, I’ll speak to them and do this interview over…Excuse me---

52.
Don Patch: !!
Don Patch: Wh…what is this!!!?
Beauty: What’s wrong!!?
Heppokomaru: Something the matter?
Don Patch: Uwa!! Something horrible---!!!! !

53.
Beauty: HE’S BEEN STABBED BY A DUCKTAIL-!!!!!
(Note: The term used for “his” hairstyle is “Riizento”, which when researched is similar to the classic “swept back hair with pompadour” appearance seen by males in the 1950s. Its notable by many in the US as “the ducktail”, as well as in the Bo-bobo dub, so I’m going to use that term as well)
Narrator: Beauty, by chance, was thrown into an appropriate situation.

(Translator's Note: DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN!!!! And thus begins a new arc that will make things even hairier than usual for Bo-bobo and friends! Somehow rereading this makes me realize the interesting similarities between the last two chapters and the arc that's begun. I dn't know why but I've seen it as I went through it. But hey, we're finally entering a part where the format of the series we all know and love finally seems to start jelling together...I hope you're in anticipation as I am.)