Bobobo-bo bo-bobo 204

The first Hair Kingdom tower has fallen and everyone's preparing to follow Bu-bubu to the next! But in a team that should stick together and follow her orders, are factors in the world they're in trying to drive them apart!? (here's a hint: Be-bebe's back home too!)

Ougi 204: BiBuBeBo BiBuBeBo

103.
Narrator: South Rinse Tower
Bu-bubu: This is the Key Switch for the tower.
Don Patch: WELL, WE DEFEATED THOSE GUYS THANKS TO YOUR ACTIVITY! I THANK ALL OF YOU!
Beauty: It’s best for us to switch this OFF.
Don Patch: WELL BEFORE THAT, I HAVE AN IDEA TO THANK DON PATCH. LET’S SING EVERYONE, RIGHT
Don Patch: WE~~ARE THE HERO~~~DON PATCH~~
SFX: GASHAN
Beauty: AAH!!!!
Bo-bobo: Lock released! That clears the South.
SFX: BAN
Don Patch: ALL YOU READERS, EVERYTHING IS A RESULT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ME, DON PA—TCH.
SFX: KA
Shigeki X: BU-BUBU DID THAT? I’VE DECIDED TO GIVE THAT BO-BOBO GUY A “SHIGEKI-LIKE DEATH”

104-105.
(TN: While not really the most huge or noticeable series anymore in Jump in 2005 (considering that Bleach & ES21 both had anime start since then, thus lowering Bo-bobo’s profile even with it’s anime), Bo-bobo still had color pages for some of it’s more noticeable moments. Of course, with this chapter being a major confrontation connected to the “Five Hair Siblings”, a two-page color page appeared on the series behalf…though sadly enough, Bleach got the cover but it was starting an arc)

106.
Bu-bubu: There are three remaining towers…but they’re not unprepared. From here on ahead, I don’t know how many of the 16 Hatsumou Shishi Divisions will attack.
Bo-bobo: So then, from here on ahead, the only way to advance is by “Operation R”…
Beauty: Operation R?
Caption: OPERATION R
Everyone: YOIYA YOIYA YOIYA YOIYA
(TN: “Yoiya” is a word usually yelled out in the midst of a festival during celebration, particularly during moving the local shrine or dancing in a festival dance)
Beauty: WHAT’S THAT!? NO WAY!! THAT’S NOT MERITED!!
Tennosuke: SO THEN WE’LL GO AHEAD WITH “OPERATION C”, WHERE WE ADVANCE BY PRESENTING THEM WITH GIFTS. (Here you go, here you go)
Beauty: WE CAN’T!! THE “C” IN “OPERATION C” IS “CONVENIENCE GIVING”
Don Patch: SO, THIS
Object: PATCH
Beauty: I DON’T GET THE MEANING

107.
Bo-bobo: Right! Well, you’re going.
Don Patch: EH!? WHA?
Tennosuke: SO GO, PATCH BOY
(TN: The comment by Tennosuke, as well as the devise Don Patch is attached to, is a reference to Katsuhiro Otomo’s 2004 anime film “Steamboy”)
Don Patch: UWAAAA, YOU ADULTS--!!
SFX: WHOOOSH
Bu-bubu: Well, let’s go, let’s go.
Bu-bubu: Next we’re going to pass the potential battle order of “West Shampoo Tower” and go to “North Conditioner Tower”.
Beauty: Conditioner Tower……
Bu-bubu: West Shampoo Tower is dangerous for all the powerful warriors gathered there.
Heppokomaru: We’re going to defeat them from the weakest!
Softon: The 1st-6th Division Leaders more at a different level, but what on earth are they?
SFX: GOOOO
Bu-bubu: If that’s about the most powerful one, 1st Division Commander “Shigeki X”, look ahead now.
Softon: Eh?
Bu-bubu: Please look to the right.
Sign: WITH NO SHIGEKI…YOU’RE DULL…THAT YOU IS…ME!!
Everyone: WA!!!

108.
Beauty: Wh…what? What is that unpleasant poster—Is that the 1st Division Commander?
Heppokomaru: I’m…………
Bu-bubu: Shigeki X is the 1st Division Commander and the top idol nationally of the Hair Kingdom.
Beauty: TOP IDOL!!?
Bu-bubu: The CDs he releases all make two million.
Beauty: HE CAN SING!? (That’s)
Bu-bubu: This country is flooded and changed by his posters and ads……………
Bu-bubu: THIS REALLY IS “SHIGEKI X HELL”!!!
Ads:
Top Right: EMBRACE…THE INTENSITY OF YOU WITH SHIGEKI IS MY WOODS.
Top Right-Middle: SAY “GEKISHI” 10 TIMES, YOU’RE SAYING IT RELAXED!!
(TN: “Gekishi”, while merely a weird adjustment of “Shigeki”, could also stand for “play” in Japanese, but I think it actually is supposed to stand for his manipulation)
Top Left-Middle: OGLING IS LUXURIOUS. I WANT TO BE SHIGEKI THEN!! – SHIGEKI X
(TN: Another weird “Shigeki” pun: “Ogling in Japanese is “Shigeshige”, “luxurious” is based from the verb “Shigeru”)
Top Left: YOU’RE NOT LUXURY—SHIGEKI BUG!!...I’M SORRY, THAT’S ME
Bottom Right: GEKISHI SHIGEKI GEKISHI GEKISHI KIKIGE GESHI: THE SPELL OF SHIGEKI
Bottom Middle: THAT MEETING WAS SURELY SHIGEKI! NO, TRAGIC!! JOIN “SHI”, “GE” AND “KI” AND ROCK!!
(TN: The “tragic” part was a slight change, going from “Shigeki” to “Higeki”)
Bottom Left: X: THAT’S SHIGEKI’S CAPACITY!!
Beauty & Heppokomaru: THIS REALLY IS HELL…!! AND FURTHER EACH AND EVERY CATCH COPY IS FULLY AMBIGUOUS, ANNOYING~~~~
Bo-bobo: THESE THINGS MUST ABSOLUTELY BE DESTROYED---!! GO, PATCHROBO!!
SFX: BO—OM
Beauty: AS USUAL HE’S RELENTLESS ON NEW HAIR KINGDOM---!!!
Tennosuke: You two—you do that without knowing well the denial of your bad habit. Doesn’t Shigeki X sing really nice songs?
Song: SHIGEKI GEKIGEKI~~
Beauty: YOU BOUGHT THE CD!?

109.
Koshigeki: X-OYABIN, IT’S TERRIBLE
SFX: DASH
Shigeki X: N
Koshigeki: BO-BOBO’S TEAM IS DESTROYING A LARGE QUANTITY OF X-OYABIN’S AD TOWERS. FURTHERMORE THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE “AUSTRALOPITHECUS REVIVAL FESTIVAL”!!!
(TN: “Australopithecus” is known as an ancestor of humans)
Shigeki X: …Those guys really aren’t Shigeki-like at all…don’t complain………
Shigeki X: FINE THEN!! FOR THEIR SHIGEKI, I’VE DECIDED TO GIVE THEM A “SHIGEKI PRIZE” THIS WEEK!!! SHIGEKILY SEND THEM A BOX OF OUR SHIGEKILY KABOCHA GOODS!!!
(TN: Kabocha is a winter squash popular in Japan, based on buttercup squash and usually used in soup or tempura)
Koshigeki: YE…YES, OYABIN!!! (To himself) THERE IT IS—THE SHIGEKI AWARD!!!
5th: ………Give them…an award…
Shigeki X: I can’t lie with Shigeki.

110.
Bu-bubu: We’re now passing through the dangerous sector of the West area.
Tennosuke: SHIGEKI GEKI GEKI X JUMP—
Bo-bobo: ME TOO—
Beauty: WE HAVE A CRISIS!!
SFX: HYUUUU
Voice: ANSATSU SHINKEN OUGI: EXCESS INTEREST IN GRASS!!!
(TN: The attacks for this Shinken are a tad hard for me to translate at this time. But “Ansatsu” is Japanese for “assassination”)
SFX: GASHAN
Bo-bobo: UWA!! WHAT!?
Tennosuke: GYAA
Gokurakuchou: Chi…I’m disappointed you’re not able to avoid this level, Bo-bobo-san. I’LL KILL YOU
Caption: HATSUMOU SHISHI 4TH DIVISION COMMANDER: GOKURAKUCHOU
(TN: “Gokurakuchou” is Japanese for “bird of paradise”, also known as the “paradisaeidae” family of birds. Since his name is in Japanese using kanji, I will keep it as is)
Everyone: !!!
SFX: GRAB
Dengaku Man: I’ve gotten good mushrooms…
SFX: BA
Dengaku Man: OOH!?
Beauty: AAH!! HE RAN OFF WITH DENGAKU MAN!!
Heppokomaru: WH…WHAT WAS THAT GUY NOW!?
Bu-bubu: HE’S THE MASTER OF WEST SHAMPOO TOWER: 4TH DISTRICT LEADER GOKURAKUCHOU!
Beauty: DEN-CHAN

111.
SFX: ZA
Dengaku Man: HAHAHA, YOU IDIOT!! YOU’VE BOUGHT BO-BOBO’S ANGER BY TAKING ME HOSTAGE. SOON BO-BOBO AND THE OTHERS WILL COME TO RESCUE ME!!
Gokurakuchou: REALLY! THAT’S WHAT I WANT. SO COME…RECLAIM YOUR HOSTAGE
SFX: KIRA—N / SHI~~N
Dengaku Man: IT’S BOILING WEATHER!!!! IT’S GRILLING WEATHER!!!!

112.
SFX: BAN
Banner: NO VALUE
Gokurakuchou: His team threw him away……? (That’s wise)
Gokurakuchou: N!
Gokurakuchou: WHA…WHAT ARE THESE!? UNEXPECTEDLY!?
SFX: BAN
Caption: BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBALL POINT PEN (50,000 YEN)
Bo-bobo pens: A MELODY’S COMING OUT. AND HIS HANDS MOVE WHEN YOU PUSH HIS HEAD.
Song: WE PRACTICALLY REMOVE INK~~~
Pen Body: BO-BOBO
SFX: SHAKE SHAKE
Dengaku Man: THERE THEY ARE—BO-BOBO BALL POINT PENS!! THEY’RE “THE DEADLY SIGN” THAT BO-BOBO WILL DEFEAT YOU!!
Gokurakuchou: IS THIS PERSUATION……BO-BOBO!!
Gokurakuchou: Fu…this is a joke present. How suitable.
SFX: SNAP
Back Pens: DON PATCH
SFX: BISSHIRI

113.
Beauty: WHAT DO WE DO…WE CAN’T GO SAVE DEN-CHAN
Bu-bubu: We can’t! It’s obviously a trap. We’re going ahead to North Tower.
Beauty: BUT…WE CAN’T LEAVE HIM
Bo-bobo: Beauty…you’re worrying about Dengaku (therefore)…He’ll really be alright if it’s Dengaku (therefore).
Beauty: BO-BOBO
Bo-bobo: Perhaps the purpose of the enemy is to disperse our fighting force…acting independently is dangerous.
Bo-bobo: Acting independently is very bad…N!
Sign: SHINING MUSHROOM HUNTER II
SFX: BAN
Bo-bobo: WHAT’S THAT!!!?
Bo-bobo: GOTTA SEE----!!
SFX: BOING
Beauty: EEH? YOU’RE LYING BO-BOBO
Don Patch: Leave him alone, Beauty……N!
Sign: SQUIRREL TENNIS
SFX: BAN
Don Patch: WHAT’S THAT!!!?

114.
Don Patch: SQUIRREL TENNIIIS~~~~~!!!
SFX: BOING / WHIRRRRL
Beauty: AAH! DON PATCH TOO!!
Tennosuke: HOTCAKE HOTCAKE
(TN: This is another weird Japanese pun: when Bo-bobo and Don Patch both said “leave him alone”, they used the verbal “hotto suru”. Tennosuke turns it on his ear by making “hotto” part of “hottokeeki” or “hotcake”)
Beauty: ANNOYING!!
Tennosuke: N!
Forehead: Hotcake
SFX: GOOOOO
Tennosuke: THAT’S……
Tennosuke: BEBEBE-BE BE-BEBE!!!
Be-bebe: I want to see you soon, big bro Bi-bibi.
SFX: GOOOOO
Tennosuke: HE’S COME TO THE NEW HAIR KINGDOM!!!!
Tennosuke: Didn’t see, didn’t see.
SFX: Munch munch
Hatenko: YOU SHOULDN’T IGNORE IT!!!
Bu-bubu: SAY IT PROPERLY!!
SFX: WHAM / BOFU
Tennosuke: BUBA!! I’M EXPOSED!!

115.
SFX: HYUUUU
Tennosuke: WH~~~A~~~
Beauty: TENNOSUKE-KUN----!!
Heppokomaru: HEY HEY, AREN’T THEY JUST GOING TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY!!
Torpedo Girl: THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN A SHOWY DISPERSION
Hatenko: Should we chase Be-bebe ahead?
Bu-bubu: YOU’RE WORSE THAN A WATER FLEA
Hatenko: EH!?
Bu-bubu: It’s best that we leave Be-bebe alone. (I don’t like Be-bebe…) But there’s a reason that we must destroy North Tower no matter what happens.
Everyone: !?
Narrator: North Conditioner Tower
SFX: HYUN
Yuuko: THAT STUPID WOMAN’S COMING. THAT’S 6TH COMMANDER, YET WHAT IS IN THERE?...NO ONE HAS SEEN HIM…
Caption: HATSUMOU SHISHI 5TH DIVISION COMMANDER: YUUKO
Caption: HATSUMOU SHISHI 6TH DIVISION COMMANDER: ???
Yuuko: HA!!!

116.
Yuuko: HE…HE’S! THE CHARACTER RECRUITED FROM THE READERS…!! I PREMONICE THAT THERE’S AN AMAZING CHARACTER IN THERE~~~
Sign: BO-BOBO 4TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT
READER-RECRUITED CHARACTER CONTEST
MOST VALUABLE CHARACTER
CURRENTLY BEING SELECTED
(TN: During the 4th anniversary of Bo-bobo, Sawai held a contest regarding a special Bo-bobo chapter (which will be done really soon) involving the readers getting the chance to help program various things in the chapter, including, and most importantly, one of the 6 most powerful Division Leaders of the Hair Kingdom! That’s why it’s still sealed…)
SFX: GOGOGOGOGO
Narrator: On the other hand, Tennosuke, who had fallen into the West Area……………
Tennosuke: OWOW…S**T~~Where am I?
SFX: Turn turn
Sign: TOFU DOJO: WEST AREA HQ
Tennosuke: WHAAT!!! TOFU DOJO!?
SFX: SO--/ POKE
Tofu: TO--!! FU--!! TO--!! FU--!!
(TN: There probably isn’t any Japanese translation for the kanji but the closest I can come up with: “To” = “Winter”, “Fu” = “Black”)
Tennosuke: WHAT’S THAT------!!!!
SFX: GYOHEEEE

117.
Tofu: TO—FU!? (WHO’S THERE)
SFX: TURN
Tennosuke: MUGU…
Lead Cube: FINE, I’VE DECIDED ALL YOU TOFU WILL BE HIYAYAKKO!!
(TN: Hiyayakko is a popular dish of chilled tofu with toppings from anything from green onions with katsuobushi flakes and soy sauce to more ornate toppings such as yuzu rind, okra or even mustard)
Tofu: OSU!!
Lead Cube: THE TOFU CRUMBLES WILL ONLY REMAIN AS MAPO!
(TN: “Mapo”, also known as “Mapodoufu”, is a Szechuan/Sichuan Chinese dish combining crumbled tofu with minced meat in a spicy chili & bean sauce)
Tofu: OSU!!
Tennosuke: There exists a huge tofu organization…this west area is dangerous…
Be-bebe: The New Hair Kingdom…this form and appearance gives me air of that time, even if it’s futuristic. As expected, big bro Bi-bibi…………
Be-bebe: I REMEMBER…WHEN WE FIVE HAIR SIBLINGS GOT ALONG…
SFX: GASHAN
Be-bebe: WE OF THAT TIME…
SFX: GASHAN GASHAN GASHAN GASHAN
Be-bebe: ……THAT’S ANNOYING!!! WHAT IS THAT SOUND!? I CAN’T SOAK IN MY MEMORIES!! WHO IS IT!?
SFX: GASHAN GASHAN

118.
Be-bebe: UWAAAAAM WHAT’S THAAAAAAT!!?
SFX: GASHAN GASHAN GASHAN GASHAN
Bo-bobo: I HAD GONE TO SEE THE MOVIE “SHINING MUSHROOM HUNTER II”, YET I COULD—N’T SEE THE SCREEN WITH THE HEAD OF AN OLD GUY IN THE SEAT IN FRONT!!
Don Patch: I HAD GONE TO DO “SQUIRREL TENNIS”, BUT THERE WERE ON—LY RABBITS!! AND I LO—ST!!

119.
Be-bebe: WHA……!? BO-BOBO, YOU—WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HAIR KINGDOM!! ANSWER
Bo-bobo: KILL BIG BRO. KILL BIG BRO.
SFX: PI PI PI
Be-bebe: WHA!? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING--!!!
Be-bebe: YOU TURN AGAINST YOUR BIG BRO!! FINE THEN…I’LL KILL YOU
SFX: GOOO
Bo-bobo: BIG BRO! YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO MERELY GET OUT OF WEST TOWER--!!
SFX: BO—OM
Be-bebe: GUWAAAAAA (What is he saying!?)
“Fat Man”: Gokurakuchou-sama, Bo-bobo has plunged into West Shampoo Tower.
Gokurakuchou: Call 3rd Division Commander Tofu. I’m getting back at them making fun of me.
SFX: PIKI
Dengaku Man: BO—N (Bo-bobo), DON’T COME--!!!
Forehead: Abducted Princess

TN: You know, the plot of this chapter is simple and typical for a series like this: divide and conquer is evil and shouldn't be done at all, thus allies should stick together...but somehow or another, they don't. A chapter like that really shouldn't be one that should be so classic and amazing since it's just going to be trouble down the road...yet here, Sawai has taken such a typical concept and made it his own! The mere fact that Dengaku Man is abducted and Bo-bobo doesn't care...and then runs off because of some stupid mushroom movie (followed by Don Patch with the squirrel tennis game and Tennosuke with...being kicked off for not reporting Be-bebe's return to Hatenko and Bu-bubu) is just classic humor. Sure it is typical but the way the chapter worked just made it that much funnier. Of course, the surprise is that such a simple concept was surrounded with some of the funniest bits the series has done all at once: Dengaku Man being abducted by Gokurakuchou and still being ignored (or not with those pens), Shigeki X's hype growing and his awarding the "Shigeki Prize" to the invaders (and Yuuko's weird relationship to him just putting up with the weirdo), Bo-bobo and Don Patch chasing Be-bebe and taking their grief out on him...but of course, the big clincher is that Tennosuke has finally reached the root of all his evil: a dojo...FOR TOFU! It's amazing that such a minor joke that's been around since way back in A-Block finally becomes so crucial and important here in the Hair Kingdom! It's obvious Tennosuke is disgusted that tofu would live in society, particularly in the Hair Kingdom...but of course, what he does about it is for another chapter!