Bobobo-bo bo-bobo 137

They've conquered the gadget arena and the water slide. So what's next for our heroes in the Former Maruhage domain? Three words: BO-BOBO! ON! ICE! (Even better: let's add in giant mechs!)

Ougi 137: The Big Wheels Get Going

93.
(Translator’s Note: Yeah, I know: a month after the anime starts…and there’s another color page. Well basically when an anime starts, Jump usually gives a couple color pages out to advertise it…that and it’s December and the holidays for 2003 were coming up. But of note about this particular issue: some other gag series began in the same issue as this color page…something to do with aliens invading Japan in the 1800s and some weird silver-haired samurai but I think it didn't last that long, maybe about the usual 10 chapters. Oh, and get what started the previous issue: a note book that kills people! How ridiculous is that…but on the other hand, I have more to say about that series when the time comes.

95.
Narrator: Summary of Last Time
Combat Blues: This is my regret…You alone got wet…use this hat…………
Combat Blues: ……All is we…
Beauty: THAT’S NOT WELL!! WHAT IS THAT!?
(Translator’s Note: The entire sequence is connected to a Japanese folk story: in a situation where he needed luck after a sequence of events where he helped others and got nothing in return, an old farmer placed bamboo hats on the heads of six Buddhist jizou statues, ultimately giving his own hat to cover the sixth. In return, the jizou statues gave back to the farmer with happiness and luck for the rest of their days)
Beauty: WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?
Elderly: Take this—take this—
Heppokomaru: THEY’RE WORSHIPING THEM!!!
Bo-bobo: SO LET’S GO TO THE NEXT STAGE…
Tennosuke: OF COURSE
SFX: Clomp clomp
Beauty: A LIMOUSINE!? WHAT’S THAT FOR?
SFX: VROOM
Beauty: ………

96.
Bo-bobo: WE SETTLED ON THE NEXT STAGE AS THE ICE SKATING RING!!
SFX: BO—OM
Bo-bobo, Don Patch & Tennosuke: YA—Y! ICE! ICE----!
SFX: FLAP FLAP
SFX: JI----
Beauty: WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!?
Bo-bobo: No good! I’ve only fished sweetie…
(Translator’s Note: “Sweetie” or “Oroblanco”, is a cross of an acidless pummelo and a white grapefruit, developed at the University of California as a grapefruit alternative and extremely popular in Japan)
Don Patch: Me too……………
Tennosuke: GYAA
SFX: SPLASH
Beauty: SERIOUSLY!? IT’S UNUSUAL THEY AREN’T IN A HURRY.
Voice: WELCOME TO THE “ICE MECHA RING”, BO-BOBO…
Beauty: THE ENEMY’S HERE! AREN’T YOU LISTENING TO THEM!
(Translator’s Note: If you note Don Patch’s TV, you can see something that looks like the first Bo-bobo anime opening on it)

97.
Jeda: I’M GLAD…THOSE SHRIMPS HAVE COME THIS FAR.
SFX: ZUGOGOGOGOGO
Don Patch: EARWAX!?
Dark-Skin: GUYS ON THIS STAGE WHO AREN’T ON THEIR MACHINE ARE TRASH…YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES HERE.
Don Patch: EARWAX!?
Dark-Skin: WE HAVE ALSO PREPARED MACHINES FOR YOU TO USE!
Don Patch: EARWAX!?
Beauty: THEY GOT IT…
Bo-bobo: HUWA~~
Beauty: WA! YOU HAVE TO RIDE AND FIGHT ON THOSE!!
SFX: KACHI—NG
Don Patch: Why?
Beauty: YOU DON’T GET IT!

98.
“Haou-like Thing”: THERE ARE 4 MACHINES…ALL OF THEM HAVE DIFFERENT ABILITIES. CHOOSE AT YOUR DISCRETION…
Tennosuke: THAT’S WHAT I’M DOING!!
SFX: Roll roll
Beauty: HE’S DECIDING BY PENCIL!?
Tennosuke: IT’S DECIDED ON THIS MACHINE.
Body: Insecticide
Shoulder: Summer
Can: Extreme Power
“Haou-like Thing”: WHAT IS THAT ROBOT!? WE NEVER-- PREPARED THAT!!
Bo-bobo: SO THEN I’LL WORK WITH THAT INSPIRATION AND CHOOSE BY GOING THROUGH THE POWER WITHIN THE MACHINES…
SFX: GOOOOOO
Beauty: CLEVER DISCRETION, BO-BOBO!!
Bo-bobo: !!
Bo-bobo: THIS ONE!!!
SFX: PIKA—
Sash: I’ll do it
“Haou-like Thing”: BUT WHAT IS THAT ROBOT!!? IS THAT A ROBOT?

99.
Don Patch: AND I’LL GO WITH THIS.
Box: Mikan
“Haou-like Thing”: NO ACTUALLY ITS FINE BUT…THAT’S ORDINARY CARDBOARD, THERE!!
Don Patch: HERE ARE THE THREE THAT WILL FIGHT!! LET’S START!!
Hagaiou: HMPH…JUST US TWO WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH!!
Caption: Former Q-Block Leader: HAGAIOU
Raparapa: OK, I’ll explain the rules.
Caption: Former N-Block Leader: RAPARAPA
Raparapa: This battle is “ICE MACHINE CRASH”. It’s an anything-goes Machine Battle. Whoever falls from their machine will be forcefully ejected by a deadly penalty game.
Bo-bobo & Tennosuke: APYAPYAPYAPYA
Raparapa: FU…SINCE THEY CAN’T UNDERSTAND HOW TO FIGHT, THEY CAN’T COME AFTER US…HEAD-START ATTACK!

100.
Don Patch: AAH~~~~
SFX: WHIRRRRRRRRRL
Hagaiou & Raparapa: HE’S MOVED IN-----!!!
SFX: RRRR / BAM
SFX: BO—OM
Bo-bobo: HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO DON PATCH----!!
SFX: SLIDE-----
Hagaioh: THE OTHERS ARE COMING TOO------!!
Raparapa: IDIOTS! THEY’RE ACTING LIKE PREY!!
Hagaiou: TAKE THIS: NEO MACHINE GUN!!
SFX: RATATATATATATATATATATATA

101.
Bo-bobo: SO THEN, PING PONG BARRIER!!
SFX: BREAK
SFX: CLOMP CLOMP
Hagaiou & Raparapa: WHAT!!
Raparapa: KU! THEN I’LL STARTWITH HIM
SFX: RRRRRR
Tennosuke: EXCELLENT! I’LL SHOW YOU THE DEADLY TECHNIQUE OF MY MACHINE!!
All Buttons: Radio
Tennosuke: I’VE ONLY GOT RADIO------!!!!
Tennosuke: KU…”LEFT HAND RADIO”!! “RIGHT HAND RADIO”!!
SFX: CLICK YA
Left Hand: HERE’S TODAY’S TRAFFIC REPORT.
Right Hand: HEY, LET’S START MUSIC TIME

102.
Raparapa: IDIOT! FALL!!
SFX: KABA—NG
Tennosuke: I’M FALLING----!!
Don Patch: TENNOSUKE, I’LL SAVE YOU NOW---!!
SFX: GOOOOO
Tennosuke: UWA! AN UNHAPPY ONE IS COMING!!
SFX: SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH
Bo-bobo: YOU’RE USELESSLY GLOOMY----!!!!
SFX: BAM / BOOM
Don Patch: GYAA!!
Raparapa: GUWA!!
Hagaiou: AN OPENING: FROG TONGUE!!! I’VE SEALED YOUR MOVEMENT!!
Bo-bobo: HOW CONVENIENT!
Bo-bobo: ROBOT DISCHARGE ATTACK!!!
SFX: ZAP ZAP ZAP
Hagaiou: GYOEEEEE----!!!

103.
Hagaiou: SOO~~~~
Tennosuke: EH? WHAT IS THAT ROBOT NEAR ME?!!
SFX: CLICK / ZAP ZAP ZAP
Tennosuke: GYAAAAA
Tennosuke: WHAT HAVE I DONE----!? WHY DID I GET THIS ROBOT----!!?
Raparapa: THIS IS BAD! I’M LOW ON ENERGY!
Raparapa: LET’S MOMENTARILY GO TO THE SUPPLY CENTER!
SFX: ERRRR
Hagaiou: KU
Raparapa: HA HA HA, THE ENERGY SUPPLY CENTER IS ONLY HERE IN THE CENTER!!
SFX: DRIP DRIP DRIP
Hagaiou: YOUR MACHINES SHOULDN’T HAVE ANY ENERGY LEFT EITHER!! SO WHAT WILL YOU DO!!?
Bo-bobo: ENERGY SUPPLY
SFX: Munch munch munch munch
Hagaiou: AREN’T THOSE MECHA, YOU TWO!!!

104.
Hagaiou: KU…THEN I’LL SHOW YOU MY TRUE FORM!
SFX: Click
Don Patch: Low Fuel Consumption—
Hagaiou: MACHINE CHANGE
Hagaiou: “SUPER EAGLE” TRANSFORMATION COMPLETE!!
SFX: KACHI—NG / ERR
Beauty: It’s an elephant.
Hagaiou: DEADLY “EAGLE CLAW”!!!
SFX: BAM
Tennosuke: GUBA!!!
Tennosuke: THIS IS BAD…I’LL FALL IN AT THIS RATE!
SFX: BAM
Tennosuke: PLEASE! INSECTICIDE ROBO, LEND ME YOUR STRENGTH!!
SFX: GA
SFX: GRAB
Robot: MOSQUITO-SQUASH SWORD!!!
Tennosuke: OOH!!
“Sword”: And here’s today’s traffic report.
Tennosuke: A RADIO-------!!!

105.
Don Patch: IDIOT! IF YOU HAVE A TRANSFORMATION, I DO TOO!!
Hagaiou: HE’S STILL COMING!
Don Patch: DON PATCH ROBO TRANSFORM----
SFX: RIP
Don Patch: BECOME LIGHTWEIGHT!!! SPEED TIMES 1.2!!!
SFX: GOOOOOOOO
SFX: SQUASH
SFX: Twitch twitch
Tennosuke: What? You have a transformation too?
Tennosuke: FINE! I’LL SHOW YOU: INSECTICIDE ROBO CHANGE—

106.
SFX: KACHI—NG
Robot: KAGAMI MOCHI!!!
(Translator’s Note: I don’t know if I fully explained it prior but “Kagami Mochi” is a special New Years Mochi with the flavor of orange (or with an orange on it))
Tennosuke: WHAT!!!?
Robot: WAIT FOR ME, NEW YEARS—
Tennosuke: AAH! WHERE ARE YOU GOING--!
SFX: SLIDE—
Hagaiou: ……
Hagaiou: HA HA HA, THEY CAN’T WIN!!
Raparapa: WE’VE WON!!
Bo-bobo: NOT YET!! NEXT I’LL SHOW YOU MY ULTIMATE TRANSFORMATION
Bo-bobo: LET’S GO: HANAGE CHANGE!!
SFX: BIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBI
Robot: SCHOOL!!!!
SFX: KACHI—NG
Beauty: THAT’S THE MOST INTELLIGENT OF ALL THE TRANSFORMATIONS UNTIL NOW!!!

107.
SFX: BING BONG BANG BONG
Raparapa: NO, THE CHIME
Hagaiou: CLASS HAS STARTED
Raparapa: THERE’S A MATH TEST IN FIRST PERIOD! HURRY
Hagaiou: OH NO! I FORGOT MY PROTRACTOR………
Bo-bobo: HA HA HA, DU—MMY, DU—MMY
Hagaiou & Raparapa: WE’RE DUMMIES
Raparapa: WE SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN OFF!! IT WAS FROM THE SCHOOL MOOD…THIS IS BAD.
Bo-bobo: Just one more step…………
Hagaiou & Raparapa: YOU------HOW COULD YOUR MAKESHIFT HAND!!
SFX: RRRRR
Bo-bobo: It’s finally come to an end…
Bo-bobo: HANAGE SHINKEN OUGI: MECHA-NOSEHAIR LOCK ON!!!
SFX: SLASH
Hagaiou & Raparapa: GUOOOOOOOOO!!

108.
Raparapa: NOSEHAIRS FROM A ROBO!?
Hagaiou: STUPIDLY UNBELIEVABLE!
Bo-bobo: I HAVE NO USE FOR SHRIMPS. GET OVER HERE, YOU.
SFX: GOGOGOGOGO
Jeda: HOW PITIFUL…YOU CALL ME WITH THAT LEVEL OF ABILITY…
Caption: Former C-Block Leader: JEDA THE WIND GOD
Beauty: While we’re at it, Softon and the others were supposed to come with but, are they safe…
SFX: SLIDE----
Narrator: At that moment, Softon and the other swere…
Torpedo Girl: FLOWERS IN BOTH HANDS-GYORA!
Hatenko: LET ME GO—
Narrator: Captured by a torpedo.

Translator's Note: It's an old time anime/manga tradition: when in doubt, use mecha. And of course, this being Bo-bobo meant the mecha used were more "unique" than usual...but that's what made the fight so much fun! Though somehow I still think Tennosuke really needs to get his mech checked out...or at least upgraded the radio to some ultra-uber sonic cannon...but then it wouldn't be funny but it would still be extremely cool. Meanwhile, I sort of wished that Jeda could have maybe taken part in the mech battle...but he's probably too much of a creep to do such a low thing as robots. Too bad, would have made it more interesting but them's the breaks...unfortunately, he fights next time!


Oh, and about that intro thing: I'm not serious about it. Gintama is one of my favorite WSJ series and one of the best currently in the magazine, case you’re wondering. I was just acting silly since it started the same issue as this Bo-bobo color page so I was just thinking "what would I say about Gintama starting if I was reading Bo-bobo weekly at this point". Death Note is fine too...not the series everyone claims but it has its moments...and yes, when I get to "that chapter", I will be getting to a bit regarding the Bo-bobo/Death Note connection.