Bobobo-bo bo-bobo 177

With the Three Sacks powering up and the Under-Maruhage gaining sacrifices in Maruhage Castle, Bo-bobo has little time left to stop their ambitions...I guess it's time "she" shows up again!

Ougi 177: Picture-Book Paradise

23.
Narrator: --Summary of Last Time—The Three Sacks appear to be powering up.
Caption: Illustration: Don Patch
Beauty: HEY, WHAT IS THAT UNPLEASANT PICTURE!? MY NECK IS TOO LONG!!
Horn Sack: FUFUFU…IT’S OVER…BECAUSE WE INHABITANTS OF DARKNESS WERE PRESENTED OUR OWN YAMIKEN, WE’VE BEEN GIVEN DIVISIONS OF THE POWER OF THE DARK EMPEROR…
Beauty: DARK EMPEROR!!?
Dengaku Man: DARK EMPEROR…
Shirt: Dark
SFX: DREAM DREAM
Dengaku Man: CONTROL!!
SFX: FLING FLING FLING / SHAKE~~
Horn Sack: RISE, “DARK SLATES”!!!
SFX: BABO—OM
Everyone: !!
Tennosuke: AAH, THIS IS THE SAME AS HALON ONI’S. THESE STRANGE SLATES HAVE APPEARED.
Beauty: Then what are you doing?
Horn Sack: NOW INVOKE THE “DARK ASCENSION CEREMONY”-----!!!!
SFX: CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE
Tennosuke: HOT! HOOOT!!

24.
Beauty: THAT’S…THEIR POWERING UP
Sacks: TRANSFORM!!!
Three Sacks: ……Fuu~~~I’ve obtained my dark power………I’ve become this form, now no one can stop me…
Caption: THREE SACKS 2
SFX: SHUUUUUUU / BAN
Beauty: UWA--……HE BECAME WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MASS OMMITTING CERTAIN THINGS……
Heppokomaru: STOP HIM IMMEDIATELY…
Don Patch: GUOOOO—INCREDIBLE APPEARANCE-----!!!
SFX: BIRI BIRI
Bo-bobo: WE CAN’T STAND UP TO HIM!!
Beauty: THAT APPEARANCE!!?

25.
Bo-bobo: HIS HANDS, FACE, LEGS, HIS ENTIRE FORM GIVES A PREMONITION THAT HE CAN FIGHT A LONG WAR AGAINST ALL MANKIND…
Captions: INCREDIBLE / INCREDIBLE / INCREDIBLE
Beauty: HE CAN’T! YOU COULD DEFEAT HIM WITH ONE BLOW
SFX: Wave / POP
Bo-bobo: SO…SOMETHING’S COMING!!
Three Sacks: CONNECTIC TYPE S—308 CHANGE DESTRUCTION A!!!
SFX: ZUKYU—N
Everyone: GUWAAAAAA, SOMETHING INCREDIBLE EMERGED--!!!
Bo-bobo: HE’S CRAZY STRONG!! BO-BOBO
Bo-bobo: GUOOOO, THIS IS THE TRUE POWER OF DARKNESS…THIS DESTRUCTIVE POWER…
SFX: BIRI BIRI
Bo-bobo: I PLACE AROUND HERE ON MY DAMAGE RANKING!!!
SFX: PI—
Caption: Around Here
Ranking List:
Stepped on my toes while dancing – STRONG
Missing only the final episode of a drama
Restructuring speech
TV remote depravation
POWER OF DARKNESS
Kamehameha
Air conditioner breaks in mid-summer – WEAK
Beauty: WHAT GRADE IS THAT!?

26.
Tennosuke: THAT’S SOFT…ON MY RANKINGS, IT’S MERELY JUST KONNYAKU LEVEL
Chart:
Tokoroten – STRONG
Tofu
Jelly
Agar
KONNYAKU
Gummy - Weak
(TN: Of course, Tennosuke’s chart is based on various kinds of soft and wobbly food materials. A brief overview:
-Tokoroten: Gelatenous food created from water and Tengusa agar
-Tofu: Bean curd made from soy
-Jelly: Also known as gelatin, referring to the dessert combining gelatin (created either out of an animals such as cows or pigs or from agar in a vegetarian means) with sugar and other addatives
-Agar: Referred here as “kanten”, this is a seaweed used to create gelatin in Japan and other Asian countries used in everything from gelatinous foods to brewing and making paper
-Konnyaku: Gelatin created from the konjac plant
-Gummy: Refers to the rubbery snack most commonly associated with “gummy bears” or “gummy worms”, created with sugar, glucose, starch and either animal or agar gelatin)
SFX: BAN
Beauty: WELL WHAT IS THAT CASTE SYSTEM!!?
Don Patch: IT’S THIS TO ME
Caption: DREAM
Chart:
Complex
Hanger
Tempura
Baja
Shyness
Arrows: FLY / SKY
Beauty: NOW I DON’T GET THAT AT ALL!!
Bo-bobo, Don Patch & Tennosuke: In brief.
Bo-bobo, Don Patch & Tennosuke: IT REALLY HURTS----!!!
SFX: GOOSH—
Beauty: BIG DAMAGE!!
Three Sacks: THAT’S THE POWER OF DARKNESS--…AND THE POWER OF OMMISION.
Beauty: HE REALIZES HE’S OMMITING!!!
SFX: BO—OM
Everyone: !!
Bo-bobo: What!? There are explosions occuring inside the castle?
Beauty: BO-BOBO…LOOK THERE.

27.
Beauty: THAT CLOCK…THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAS INCREASED!!
Bo-bobo: THOSE ARE FROM THE HAIR HUNTERS!!
SFX: BAN
Softon: WHAT IS BEHIND THOSE EXPLOSIONS IN THE CASTLE?
SFX: BABABABO—OM
Heppokomaru: I DON’T KNOW…WHAT ON EARTH IS IN THAT CASTLE!?
Three Sacks: KUKU…THEY’RE COMPLETING DIRECTLY THE TWELVE SACRIFICES
Beauty: Is he saying something is starting…?
Bo-bobo: THIS IS BAD!! IT’S DANGEROUS TO HAVE THEM GATHER THOSE SACRIFICES!! WE HAVE TO DEFEAT THEM SWIFTLY AND ENTER THE CASTLE!! WITH “BO-BOBO FUSION”!!
Don Patch: HOLD ON--!!!
Dengaku Man: OUT OF MY WAY
SFX: GYUUUU
Bo-bobo: HEY, CALM DOWN! I’LL USE THE FIRST ONE IN!!
Narrator: Inside the Afro
SFX: PLOP
Dengaku Man: I’VE FINALLY WON!!
Minibobo: IT’S DENBO THIS TIME! NOW, HURRY AND GET IN!
Body: MINIBOBO
Dengaku Man: Hold on…I’m preparing now.

28.
Dengaku Man: Finally, I’ll attach sanma…
SFX: PETO
Dengaku Man: SHA—LET’S GO-ORA--!!
SFX: BA
Bo-bobo: HERE IT COOOOMES---!!!
SFX: BOWA
Three Sacks: HA HA HA, WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING, IT WON’T STOP MY DARKNESS!!!
Denbo: THANKS FOR WAITING, EVERYONE! MAGICAL GIRL SUPER DENBO IS HERE!!!!
SFX: BON

29.
Three Sacks: WHAAT!? HE BECAME A WOMAN!!? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!?
Beauty: THEY POWERED UP A BIT
Don Patch & Tennosuke: KE
Denbo: LET’S GO IMMEDIATELY
SFX: TURN
Denbo: HANAGE SHINKEN CHOUZETSU MARUHI OUGI: DENBO’S DREAM PICTURE-BOOK PARADISE!
SFX: BUON
Book Inside:
There, a big, big apple that had fallen was discovered
“I’ll make an apple pie for everyone in the forest”
Three Sacks: WH…WHAT IS THIS OUGI!!?
Denbo: THIS WORLD IS A DREAM WORLD WHERE YOU PLAY AND GAIN SENSATION WITHIN A PICTURE-BOOK I CREATED!! DENBO’S PICTURE-BOOKS BRING PEACE TO EVERYONE’S HEARTS!!!
Don Patch: YA—Y, A PICTURE BOOK—
Tennosuke: WHICH? WHICH?

30.
Denbo: HERE’S THE PICTURE-BOOK WE’RE READING TODAY!
Book: THOUGHTFUL DENBO-CHAN’S HEARTBREAKING TRIP
SFX: BAN
Don Patch & Tennosuke: …………UWA~~~IT’S PERSONALLY ABOUT YOU…AND IT’S GLOOMY~~
Denbo: FORCED PARTICIPANTS IN MY BOOK!
SFX: GACHI—NG
Don Patch, Tennosuke & Three Sacks: Whaat---!! HEY, YOU, LET US GO----!!
Denbo: SO, LET’S READ THIS IMMEDIATELY! OPEN!!
SFX: TURN
Denbo: One morning, Denbo-chan was determined to take a trip.
Caption: 1 CHAPTER 1 NUMBER 1
Picture Denbo: Un.
Denbo: OK, HERE’S THE FIRST BARRIER: DENBO’S MAZE! HELP ME ON MY TRIP GET OUT SAFELY!
SFX: BAN
Captions: START / GOAL
Beauty: WHAT IS THIS MAZE!!? YOU’RE STARTING IN A HUMAN BODY!!!

31.
Denbo: Now, your time limit is two seconds.
Don Patch, Tennosuke & Three Sacks: WHA?
Denbo: 1, 2, Bing—too late.
Don Patch, Tennosuke & Three Sacks: IT’S IMPOSSIBLE!!
Denbo: Children who can’t do it get a penalty game. GO, DEFORMED DENBO!!!
SFX: POP POP
Deformed Denbos: SERIOUS KILLING ATTACK!!!
SFX: WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM
Don Patch & Tennosuke: GYAAAA
Three Sacks: KU…THIS LEVEL OF ATTACK, IT SURPASSES MY DARKNESS POWER…
Deformed Denbo: CHONAN KAN
(TN: Just as before, “Chonan Kan” is a Korean pseudonym for SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, taken from the Korean pronunciation of the kanji in his name)
SFX: BAM
Three Sacks: GUBA!!!
Denbo: Now, let’s continue reading the picture book. Denbo-chan, who somehow got outside, this time became lost in a forest…
Denbo: NOW, HERE’S THE SECOND BARRIER: FOREST MAZE! GUIDE ME TO THE OUTSIDE (GOAL) OF THE FOREST WHILE AVOIDING THE DANGEROUS BEAR PANELS!
Panels:
GOAL NOTE: NANAME COULDN’T DO THIS
TYRANNOSAURUS / BEAR / GOLD SAINT / JAWS / MAN-EATING LION
DEVIL KING LUCIFER / FRIEZA / EVIL SPIRIT / BEAR / EVIL GOD
BEAR / MOTONARI MOURI / BEAR / KING OF THE UNIVERSE / CYCLOPS
AKAKABUTO / BEAR / BEAR / LANDMINE / BEAR
LU BU / PERFECT-FORM CELL / POISONOUS COBRA / CHOUSHUU / GIANT SPIDER
START
(TN: There are quite a few of these options that probably make little sense [well then there’s Frieza and Cell but we’ve been through so many DB references at this point that they really should be known], so here’s a guide to some of the obscure ones:
-Choushuu: The “Choushuu Domain” was a rival domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate headed by the Mori clan in current-day Yamaguchi Prefecture at the southern tip of Honshu. Though harsh, they continued planning and preparing until eventually leading the downfall of the Tokugawa and the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
-Lu Bu: The “Flying General” and one of the most powerful warriors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also a key character in “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”
-Akakabuto: A little strange considering the “bear” theme, Akakabuto is the massive “demon bear” and the main antagonist for the dog warriors of the WSJ series “Ginga ~Nagareboshi Gin~” by Yoshihiro Takahashi
-Motonari Mouri: A daimyo of the Sengoku period, he was a powerful warrior who helped build his clan’s power and prominence in the west Chuugoku region and the founder of the Choushuu Domain mentioned above.
-Gold Saint: In the WSJ series “Saint Seiya” by Masami Kurumada, the Gold Saints were the most powerful of the warriors fighting for their goddess Athena, each one corresponding to one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. The Gold Saints were notable both for being antagonists and eventually allies as the series went on)
Beauty: NO, THERE ARE MORE DANGEROUS GUYS THAN THE BEARS THUNDERING IN THAT FOREST!! YOU RATHER JUST GO THROUGH THE BEARS!!

32.
Don Patch: YES---!!! I’VE CLEARED THROUGH THE MAZE---!!
Tennosuke: GYAA
SFX: PI--/ ZUGAGA
Beauty: YOU’RE NEAR-DEATH----!!!
Three Sacks: GU…IDIOTS…I CAN’T INVOKE MY DARK POWERS AT ALL IN THIS WORLD…IS THE PICTURE-BOOK COMPLETELY CONTROLLING THIS WORLD!?
SFX: SLUMP
Denbo: ………………Thanks to everyone, somehow Denbo-chan snuck out of the forest.
Story Denbo: KYA
SFX: SNATCH
Denbo: This time, the tricky Wan-chan has taken her bentou!
(TN: I know “Wan” is “bark” or “woof” in Japanese but I thought it’s cuter this way)
Denbo: RIGHT, HERE’S THE THIRD BARRIER: “SEARCH FOR WAN-CHAN”! FIND WAN-CHAN!
Story Denbo: Where is he?
Beauty: SO MANY DOGS!!!!

33.
Don Patch: THIS ONE IS LUCK! IT’S THE RIGHT-BOTTOM DOG
Tennosuke: I SAY LEFT-TOP
Three Sacks: S**T…THE MIDDLE!
Denbo: Wrong. The correct Wan-chan was here.
SFX: Flip
Beauty: I KNEW IT----!!!
Denbo: PENALTY GAME IS “GIANT DENBO-CHAN”!!
SFX: SLAM
Don Patch, Tennosuke & Three Sacks: GYAAAAAA
Denbo: YOU’RE ALL TOO DISSAPOINTING…DENBO WANTS TO CRY…
Don Patch & Tennosuke: WE’RE THE ONES WHO’RE CRYING!!
Denbo: Trash…let’s continue the story. Right in front of Denbo-chan, who continued her journey, were mysterious mirrors that reflected differently on the left and right…
Denbo: THIS IS THE FOURTH BARRIER: SEARCH FOR MISTAKES! FIND THE SEVEN MISTAKES BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND CLEAR THEM OFF ME!!
Right Sash: ONE DAY OFFICE HEAD
Left Sash: ONE DAY ONE GOOD
Beauty: WHAT IS THIS APPEARANCE!!? YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO CLEAR THAT!!?

34.
Don Patch: UOOOO—HERE AND HERE AND HERE—
Three Sacks: HERE TOO!
Tennosuke: AND HERE
Beauty: AMAZING TEAMWORK
Don Patch, Tennosuke & Three Sacks: IT’S DONE
SFX: ZUZAZA
Denbo: CHI, well, let’s continue.
Beauty: She’s clicking her tongue!?
Man: WELL DONE, YOU’VE SOLVED THE MIRROR MYSTERY, DENBO.
SFX: ZA
Story Denbo: WHO ARE YOU?
Denbo: Who is this person who has suddenly appeared in front of Denbo…?
Denbo: NOW, THE FINAL PROBLEM: PORTRAIT LOGIC!! Solve this logic problem and you’ll reveal who the mystery person is!
(TN: This is actually supposed to be done by the readers…but I won’t tell you myself)

35.
Three Sacks: THIS IS IT!! THIS IS THE LAST PROBLEM! IF I SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WE’LL RETURN TO THE REAL WORLD
Don Patch: I’VE GOT IT!!
Tennosuke: !!
Three Sacks: HAND IT OVER!
Don Patch: AAN
SFX: GRAB
Three Sacks: WE’LL RETURN TO THE REAL WORLD, THEN I’LL TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB--!!
SFX: DODODODO
Beauty: OH NO!! HE’S FINISHED IT!!
Three Sacks: TOO LATE, THIS IS THE ANSWER----!!!
SFX: BA
Denbo: Th…this answer is…
Man: CONGRATULATIONS, DENBO. YOU’VE REVEALED MY REAL IDENTITY WELL…NOW, YOUR PRIZE IS A NEW POWER…PLEASE TAKE IT.
Denbo: THANK YOU. I’VE CLEARED ALL THE BARRIERS! This picture-book is a story which allows me to obtain a deadly technique…Thanks to you, I have obtained this new deadly technique.

36.
Three Sacks: WHAAAT---YOU’VE WON----!!
SFX: CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE
Denbo: HANAGE SHINKEN SHINCHOUZETSU OUGI: EMERALD HEART!
SFX: KAZA—P
Three Sacks: KUJYAGYABARABII--!!!!

37.
SFX: BUWA
Beauty: THEY’VE RETURNED TO THE REAL WORLD!!
Bo-bobo: RIGHT, HURRY TO THE CASTLE!
SFX: POP
Three Sacks: GAHA…YOU REALLY ARE A POWERFUL ONE…BUT THE REMAINING TWO OF OUR FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS ARE IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE…
SFX: BO—OM BO—OM
Bo-bobo: AH! THE NUMBER OF SACRIFICES HAVE INCREASED!!! HURRY, INSIDE!!
Narrator: In the castle
SFX: SHUUUUU
Crimson: THE RATE OF THEIR POWER IS THIS MUCH?
Crimson: ALL OF YOU ARE TOO WEAK
Hatenko: S**t.
SFX: GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO

TN: You know Bo-bobo: he really doesn't like doing the same trick twice. So of course, when he brought back Denbo again, he really had no choice but to do something different with her outside the singing bit...well that and considering that she is a combination with "Super Bo-bobo", of course she was going to be more powerful. Personally, the picture-book isn't as dynamic and insane as "One Song Museum", but it has a lot of insane and cute charm to it. Though probably the scariest thing about that book (and about that chapter) is how many bizarre references I had to look up all at once: first Tennosuke's "wobbily chart", then Denbo's "Forest Maze" with all those historical and manga references! (I have read of Akakabuto before but I just never read "Ginga ~Nagareboshi Gin~" so it slipped). Oh, and another note...is it just me or is Denbo bustier in "Super" form...guess the new power just went to her chest. Well next time...next time is going to be interesting, so I hope you're here...or else I'm sending an SD-Denbo after you!