Bobobo-bo bo-bobo 171

They are a mysterious force from underground, working in the name of their leader Hydrate to destroy the surface Maruhage Empire...but who cares about them: with Bo-bobo breezing his way through the New Emperor Playoff, he'll never have to take on those guys...right?

Ougi 171: Sudden Development! BIG

101.
Narrator: --Summary--They defeated an idiot.
Narrator: And obtained two gold badges.
Badge Holder: MOLE GECCHU!
Beauty: .........annoying.
Caption: BO-BOBO'S GROUP
SFX: GARA GARA GARA
Tennosuke: SUMMER REALLY IS FOR YUKATA--
(TN: A yukata is an informal robe usually worn during the summer)
Bo-bobo: Of course--
Don Patch's Mask: Summer
Bell: CHIRARIN

102.
SFX: CHIRI--N CHIRI--N CHIRI--N CHIRI--N
Bo-bobo: And that's the reason why we also needed in an effective getup---
SFX: SARA SARA SARA
SFX: PARA
Bo-bobo: Later I want to see fireworks, fireworks....
Beauty: ...
Tennosuke: That will create the perfect feeling of "summer"...
Sign: 2ND STAGE
SFX: ZARA GARA
SFX: BO--OM
Beauty: KYAAA

103.
Heppokomaru: WHAT!? THE STAGE EXPLODED.
Beauty: KYAAA
Bo-bobo: BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS.
Tennosuke: PRETTY.........
Beauty: IT'S ONLY AN EXPLOSION!!!
SFX: SHUUUUUU
SFX: SHUUUUUU
"Demon Boy": A--AH, WE'VE DESTROYED THE STAGE.
Heppokomaru: WHA...THOSE TWO DID THAT?
Don Patch: HEY YOU, HEY! WHAT ARE YOU, THERE!? ARE YOU A YANKEE?
(TN: "Yan" or "Yankee" is a term for a delinquent)
SFX: SMIRK
SFX: PYU
Don Patch: KYA, SCARY!!!
SFX: GRAB
Heppokomaru: NA

104.
Heppokomaru: UWAAA
SFX: GOOOO
Beauty: HE-KUN!!
"Demon Boy": We'll use you for a sturdy stage.
SFX: STAB
SFX: MUKU MUKU MUKU
Heppokomaru: !!
SFX: BO--OM
Heppokomaru: UWAAAAA!!!!

105.
Beauty: HE-KUN!!!
Tennosuke: HE'S HUGE------!!!
Don Patch: IT'S THE GREAT KAIJUU HEPOGOLAS----!!!
Bo-bobo: Eh, something happen...? Ah, he's huge.
Beauty: OH NO! HE-KUN'S BECOME BIG----!!!
Don Patch: TAKE HIM DOWN--
SFX: DODODODO
Heppokomaru: EEH!?
Bo-bobo: ON THE OTHER HAND, I'VE BECOME SMALL.
SFX: SHUN SHUN SHUN
Beauty: How nice.
Don Patch: I'VE GOT IT! HE WAS FILLED UP WITH RICE!! DUE TO THAT, HE BECAME BIG!!
Beauty: WRONG!!
Tennosuke: IT WAS FROM THAT MOMENT WHEN I MADE THAT WISH...
Slip: MAKE HEPPOKOMARU HUGE
Beauty: THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. DID YOU REALLY MAKE THAT WISH WITH AN UNKNOWN MEANING ON TANABATA!?
(TN: "Tanabata" is a Japanese holiday tied to the Chinese star festival Qi Xi. It usually is held in August on the day when the two stars of Vega (also known as Orihime) and Altair (Hikoboshi) meet. The holiday includes a custom where people write wishes on a parchment, place them on bamboo on the day, then burn them after the end of that day.)

106.
Heppokomaru: KU...MY BODY IS BURIED AND I CAN'T MOVE. (Out Loud) YOU---WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?
"Demon Boy": You have been injected with my dark power. You have become the stage here.
Bo-bobo: HEPPOKOMARU IS THE STAGE!? YOU'RE NOT JOKING. HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO MY IMPORTANT ALLY...I'LL DEFEAT YOU!!!
Heppokomaru: UH, OWOWOWOW, HEY...DON'T PLAY ON A PERSON'S FACE!!
"Demon Boy": TAKE THEM, SLIM.
Slim: BUHI--
Heppokomaru: HE'S COMING!!
Bo-bobo: OH NO! WE MUST NOT HURT HEPPOKOMARU, EVACUATE TO THE HAIR!!!
SFX: SKITTLE SKITTLE / KICK (Don Patch's SFX)

107.
Heppokomaru: BO-BOBO-SAN......YOU GUYS......YOU'RE WORRIED FOR ME...
SFX: WRAP WRAP
Bo-bobo: BEGIN THE MISSION.
Don Patch: MINO MINO
Dengaku Man: COUGH COUGH
Heppokomaru: UWAAAAAA, VARIOUS THINGS ARE FALLING DOWN----!!
Bo-bobo: NOW, SHALL WE ACT UP!
Don Patch: OK
Heppokomaru: THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ME AT ALL---!!!
Dengaku Man: DENGAKU EYE-SMASH!!!
SFX: BAM
Heppokomaru: GUO!! (Him!?)

108.
Bo-bobo: ORA---LET'S GO----!!
SFX: DODODODO
Heppokomaru: UWAAAA, MY FACE IS THEIR BATTLEFIEEELD!!
Beauty: BO-BOBO, THINK OF HE-KUN TOO!!
Heppokomaru: BEAUTY IS AS KIND AS USUAL!
SFX: GOOOOOO
Slim: CURRY BREAD!!!!
(TN: Slim's attack, curry bread (or "curry pan" after the Portugese word for bread, "pan"), is a curry wrapped in dough and deep-fried, usually used as a convenience or cheap snack)
SFX: BON
Bo-bobo, Don Patch & Heppokomaru: HIS HAND IS HUGE!!!
SFX: BO--OM
Everyone: UWAAAAAAA!!!

109.
"Demon Boy": Slim raises a giant inside his body. A spell lets the giant emerge from his body.
Slim: BUHI--
Bo-bobo & Don Patch: HE'S RETURNING!!
Bo-bobo & Don Patch: IN THAT CASE
Bottles: TA**SCO
Don Patch: OUGI: BIG VOLCANIC ERUPTION!!!
SFX: BOOO
Bo-bobo: IT'S VIOLENT----!!!
Tennosuke: Ge! It didn't work. It's a strong enemy...
Tennosuke: If that's the case...
SFX: Turn turn
Tennosuke: I can only make a wish to the "Nu Daimyoujin"!!!
(TN: A "myoujin" is a Shinto god)
Heppokomaru: HEY YOU, HOW COULD YOU CREATE A WEIRD BUTSUDAN ON YOUR OWN IN A PERSON'S HEAD--!!!
(TN: Compared to the "myoujin", which is Shinto in beliefs, a "butsudan" is a Buddhist altar built in a cabinet with the worshipping god, usually a Buddha, icongraphy inside for daily worship)

110.
Tennosuke: PLEASE LEND ME YOUR POWER...PLEASE LEND ME YOUR POWER...
Tennosuke: FINE, I'LL LEND YOU POWER. YOU REALLY WILL!? Nothing is impossible with "Nu"! YES--I'M INSPIRED!!!
Slim: CURRY BREAD!!!
SFX: WHAM
Tennosuke: BU
Bo-bobo: S**T, HE TOOK OUT TENNOSUKE. IN THAT CASE
Bo-bobo & Don Patch: HANAGE SHINKEN CHOUOUGI: GREAT TICKLING EARTHQUAKE!!!!
SFX: Tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle Tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle
Heppokomaru: GYAHAHAHAHAHAHA, STOP IT~~~~I'M DYING~~~!!!

111.
Beauty: KYAA!
SFX: SLIP
Heppokomaru: BEAUTY
Heppokomaru: ASCENDING CURRENT ASCENDING CURRENT
SFX: FU--FU--
Bo-bobo: KU...THAT OUGI WAS BAD. WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SHAKE OFF THE ENEMY MADE OUR ALLY IN DANGER
"Demon Boy": KU KU KU, SYMPATHIZING WITH A TEAMMATE.
Heppokomaru: BO-BOBO-SAN, ARE YOU CONSIDERING ME?
Softon: Heppokomaru, stay calm. We'll turn you back to normal soon.
Heppokomaru: That really hurts.
Beauty: STOP IT ALREADY! TURN HE-KUN BACK TO NORMAL!! IF YOU WANT GOLD BADGES, WE'LL GIVE YOU THEM.
"Demon Boy": GOLD BADGES? I ACTUALLY HAVE ENOUGH BUT
Dengaku Man: WHAAAAT----!!!
Don Patch & Tennosuke: HE'S INSANELY STRONG!!!

112.
Voice: IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THESE STRONG GUYS!!!!
"Demon Boy": !!
Bo-bobo: WHA...WHAT WAS THAT VOICE NOW!?
SFX: Turn turn
Tennosuke: WHO IS IT?
Hanpen: I was attracted by the scent of strong ones to here, here.
Hanpen: YOU STRONG ONES.
SFX: BAN
Heppokomaru: WAAAAA, HANPEN IS EMERGING FROM MY NOSE-----!!!

113.
Hanpen: I'm finally here after some problems.
Heppokomaru: I WAS UNAWARE YOU WERE IN A PERSON'S NOSE!!
Bo-bobo: Hanpen's is coming from his nose...you've grown up, Heppokomaru.
Heppokomaru: NO, HE WENT IN THERE ON HIS OWN.
Hanpen: My emerging timing tried two to three times to get out.........it was painful...
Heppokomaru: WE KNOW!!!
"Demon Boy": Take him, Slim
Slim: BUHIHI---
SFX: WHOOSH
SFX: GOOOO
Hanpen: NU
Slim: CURRY BREAD!!!
SFX: WHAM
Hanpen: .........That won't work...youngster.
Slim: !!

114.
Hanpen: I'll go with the next one.
SFX: GRAB
Hanpen: HANPEN LIGHTNING DROP!!!
SFX: BOOM
Slim: BUHIII!!!
SFX: GRAB
Hanpen: YO HANPEN!!!

115.
Bo-bobo: Hanpen...do you want to fight on our side...
Hanpen: You've misunderstood. I just want to fight merely with the strong ones.
Halon Oni: You've greatly handled Slim in one blow. Your reward is what I've shown to many others.
Halon Oni: I AM A WARRIOR WHO HAS COME FROM THE DARKNESS TO ERASE THE LIVES OF ALL HUMANITY. I AM ONE OF THE UNDER-MARUHAGE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS: HALON ONI
SFX: BAN
Caption: HALON ONI
Bo-bobo: WHATEVER YOU ARE IS FINE...TURN HEPPOKOMARU BACK TO NORMAL.
Hanpen: THE BLOOD OF THE CHAMPION IS BOILING.
SFX: BAN
Don Patch: HOLD ON, YOU ALL! THE BABY CAN'T SLEEP WITH ALL OF YOUR NOISE!!
Heppokomaru: GET OUT!!
Caption: TO BE CONTINUED

TN: Hanpen really should have worn that karate gi in his first fight with Bo-bobo instead of breaking it out now...I mean, compared to that weird maiterdee outfit he had back in Former Maruhage, this makes him look much more like a powerful warrior...even if he still has that puffy shirt on underneath. But outside that comment, we finally get the first real attack on the main squad by one of the Under-Maruhage quartet...in probably the weirdest way possible. It was shocking to see Halon Oni easily crush the arena...but probably either more shocking (or just silly) to see Heppokomaru be turned into the battle stage! (then again, this is probably one of the last times he will be useful in this series so at least it's something) But seeing everyone fighting on Heppokomaru was just good crazy fun: running around all over the place causing all sorts of who knows what to the poor kid. (of course it's only going to get weirder) And somehow I finally understand what exactly Slim's power is...yet still find it weird he has a giant living inside of him...but hey, it's Bo-bobo.

BTW: Pay close attention to the next four (yes, I said four) chapters...when we get through this, I will be making a couple comments regarding this in respect to the anime...which is getting rather close to the end of it's material!