Bobobo-bo bo-bobo 215

Bo-bobo's team may have conquered the first level of the Extremely Shigeki Tower, but the second is a nightmare that can only be dreamed up...by tofu. (or a very militant vegetarian) Can the quartet handle this hell of soy products!?

Ougi 215: Squishy Feeling Exposed! Tofu Cube Festival!!

101.
Caption: 3rd Floor
Shadow: BO-BOBO…IF HE KNEW I WAS THE 4TH MEMBER OF THE HATSUMOU SHISHI, HE WOULD BE SHOCKED.
Shadow: RIGHT…BU-BUBU.
Bu-bubu: I CAN SEE ALCOR ABOVE YOU.
(TN: The expression Bu-bubu is speaking of is in regards to the star “Alcor”, a faint star within the constellation of Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper. The star is also known as “Shichousei” in Japanese. In the WSJ series “Hokuto no Ken” (“Fist of the North Star”) by Buronson & Tetsuo Hara, this faint star is seen as an omen of death (such as the Japanese name of the star being read with “shichou” standing for “Deadly Omen”) and is noted to be seen above certain characters who are about to die in a fight)
Shadow: SERIOUSLY!!?
Sail: GREAT SERVICE

102.
Man: A SUMMARY OF LAST TIME
Man: Ah—ah—
SFX: LICK
Beauty: Who are you?
Hatenko: OYABI—N! YOU’VE COME TO RESCUE ME!
SFX: BOUND BOUND BOUND BOUND
Hatenko: YOU’VE INSPIRED ME AS I EXPECTED, OYABI—N
SFX: GRAB / ROLL ROLL ROLL ROLL
Don Patch: HO HO HO
Fan: DON PATCH
Beauty: HATENKO…WHAT WERE YOU DOING UNTIL NOW…
Bo-bobo: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THIS CLEARS THE 1ST FL.
SFX: CLICK / BO—OM
Don Patch & Hatenko: GYAAAA
Beauty: WAAAA, THOSE TWO—
Hatenko: Bo-bobo, thank you. You’ve allowed for the dramatic reunion of me and Oyabin.
SFX: GRAB
Beauty: HE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!
Voice: HA HA HA, IDIOTS, THE PLEASURE OF YOUR REUNION ENDS HERE!!
Tennosuke: …
Beauty: EH!!? UWA!!!

103.
Shigeki X: ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE HELL OF THE 2ND FLOOR ATHLETIC OF EST: CUBE TOFU CUBE PUZZLE!!!! NOW, IT’S BEST TO FALL AWAY IN FRONT OF THE INFINITE TOFU CUBES, WITH 360-DEGREES OF CUBES SERVING US!!!
SFX: BAN
Beauty: WHAT IS THIS 100% SOYBEAN STAGE!!? HAS THIS BECOME A SOFT BATTLE WITH US ONLY FACING TOFU---!!?
SFX: WHAM
Beauty: KYAAAAA, THEY’RE REALLY HARD!!!
Wandering Tofu: WITH MY PURUPURU SHINKEN OUGI: NINJA ART: TOFU SNACK JUTSU, ALL TOFU CUBES, FROM BIG TO SMALL, ARE UNDER MY CONTROL…THEY WILL TAKE YOUR LIVES
SFX: PUYO PUYO PUYO PUYO

104.
Bo-bobo: EXCELLENT!! WE’LL CAPTURE THESE TOFU IMMEDIATELY AND SAVE THE REST OF OUR TEAM!!!
SFX: GOOOO
Tennosuke: WAAAAAA
Don Patch: DELICIOUS~~
Shigeki X: IDIOT!! THE BATTLE HERE IS A TEAMWORK THING
SFX: CLICK
Shigeki X & Goisu: CHOUKYOURYOKU OUGI: SHIGEKI ROCKET!!!
SFX: BO—OM
SFX: WHAM
Shigeki X: BOHA!!!!
SFX: BO—OM
Shigeki X: WHAT—THE—
Beauty: He does resemble Don Patch…
Goisu: CHI
Wandering Tofu: YOU ENEMIES OF SHIGEKI! DIE--!!
SFX: GOOOOO
Beauty: WA! A LOT ARE COMING!!

105.
Bo-bobo: SO THEN THE ONLY WAY WE’LL PASS IS TO BECOME TOFU OURSELVES!! BEAUTY, YOU WEAR THIS TOO
Beauty: EH?
Bo-bobo: HURRY!!
Bo-bobo, Don Patch & Tennosuke: JUST IN TIME: HANAGE SHINKEN CHOUOUGI: TOFU GOBLIN JUTSU!!!
SFX: BAN
Beauty: WHAT’S THIS!? WE’RE JUST WEARING CARDBOARD!!
Bo-bobo, Don Patch & Tennosuke: WHEREVER ANYONE LOOKS, WE’RE PERFECT MOMEN TOFU!!
(TN: “Momen Tofu” is the tofu commonly seen in the US, the cube variety of tofu of medium consistency)
SFX: DODON
Beauty: ………I WON’T SAY A THING EVEN IF WE’RE KILLED…
SFX: TURN TURN TURN TURN TURN TURN
Cubes: ? ? ? ?
Beauty: HUH? EVEN THE TOFU IS MISSING US!! ARE THEY GOING AROUND US!? REALLY
Bo-bobo: HA!!! DON PATCH
Bo-bobo: A BIT OF YOUR SPIKE IS POKING!!
Caption: Here
Don Patch: EH, REALLY!!? DAM……
Wandering Tofu: YOU’RE HERE---!!!
SFX: BO—OM
Don Patch: GYAAAAA
Bo-bobo: KU, THEY DIDN’T MISS THE SPIKE--!!
Beauty: THAT TRIVIAL PROBLEM!!?

106.
Shigeki X: WITH THAT, PUZZLE ON THE WALL!!!
SFX: GASHIN
Don Patch: GYAAAAA
Shigeki X: It’s in! This will squash him flat
SFX: PIKA—
Sign: CLEAR
Bo-bobo: WHAT!? TOFU HAS THE WORD “CLEAR”!?
Beauty: DON PATCH-KUN!!
Wandering Tofu: FUFUFU…LET ME TELL YOU HOW TO AVOID DEATH. THESE FLYING TOFU CUBES ARE DIFFERENT KEYS OF 333 SIZES. IF YOU CAN CORRECTLY SENT ALL THE TOFU CUBES FLYING INTO THE KEYHOLES IN THE WALL, THE PATH TO THE 3RD FLOOR WILL OPEN, BUT DOING SO IS HOW YOU CAN DO IT.
Don Patch: IDIOTS, YOU’VE REVEALED IT!!
SFX: BO—OM
Shigeki X: WHAT!! HE’S ALIVE!?
Don Patch: EVERYTHING’S ACCORDING TO PLAN……WE KNOW THE WAY TO GET TO THE 3RD FLOOR!
SFX: BAN
Beauty: AND YOU’VE BECOME SOMETHING LIKE TOM AND JERRY!!
(TN: No, you’re not seeing things: this is a reference to the classic cat & mouse duo created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and are popular on both sides of the Pacific)
Bo-bobo: THIS IS OUR TRUE GOAL! TAKE THIS: CHOUKYOURYOKU OUGI: PATCH’S 4TH-DIMENSIONAL SPACE THEATER!!!
SFX: SLASH
Shigeki X, Wandering Tofu & Goisu: GUWAAAAAAA, THIS TRULY IS AN ETERNAL INESCAPABLE EXTRA-DIMENSIONAL STORY!!!!

107.
Wandering Tofu: HAA HAA…S**T, WHAT WAS THAT NOW!?
Goisu: DON’T JOKE WITH US
Bo-bobo: Here’s a chair, if it’s good.
Don Patch: I AM
Shigeki X: Ooh, thank you.
SFX: SIT
Goisu: Fuu…
Don Patch: I GOT YOU DUMMIES: HELL BUTT-SPIKE ATTACK!!
SFX: STAB STAB
Shigeki X & Goisu: GYAAAAA, MY BUTT IS SPLITTING----!!!!
Shigeki X: THAT GUY……
SFX: CLUNK
Shigeki X: SHIGEKI ROCKET!!!!
SFX: DON
SFX: WHAM
Shigeki X: GOHA!!!
Wandering Tofu: HOW DARE YOU ALL GO FOR SHIGEKI-DONO NOT ONCE BUT TWICE!! I CAN’T FORGIVE ANYMORE!!
SFX: BO—OM
Beauty: NO, IT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE MOVING TOFU!! YOU’RE THE ONE PULLING THE STRINGS
Wandering Tofu: ARE YOU RIDICULING ME---!!! PURUPURU SHINKEN OUGI: SUPER-SOYBEAN TYPHOON!!!!
SFX: GOOOOOOO / BAM
Don Patch: BUHE!
Beauty: KYAAAAA, THE TOFU IS SLASHING FROM BEHIND---!!!

108.
Beauty: KU…THE TOFU THAT’S FLYING ARE ALL THE KEYS TO GO TO THE 3RD FLOOR…WE CAN’T DESTROY THEM, YET ON TOP OF THAT HE’S CONTROLLING THEM. IT’S ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO INSERT THE TOFU CUBES INTO THE KEYHOLES…IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO!!?
Bo-bobo: LEAVE IT TO ME-CELERY
(TN: Bo-bobo uses the verb “makasu” or “to entrust”, but he adds “rori” to the end of the “se” of “makase”, thus making the “celery” at the end)
SFX: HYU HYU HYU
Tennosuke: WAAA
Beauty: EH, WHAT? THE TOFU IS AVOIDING THAT!
Wandering Tofu: IDIOTS…WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHAT IS THAT!?
Shigeki X & Goisu: AH! THAT’S…
Beauty, Don Patch & Tennosuke: EGG TOFU!!!!
(TN: Egg tofu (known in Japanese as “tamagodoufu”), is a savory-style tofu where whole eggs are mixed in to the soy mixture used to make tofu, with a fuller texture and a golden color and usually used in many fried dishes)
Shigeki X, Wandering Tofu & Goisu: IT’S THE KING OF TOFU: EGG TOFU----!!!!
SFX: KIRARI—N
Shigeki X: THAT POLISHED WESTERN BODY AND LUSTER…A BOLD YELLOW COLOR WHICH INVITES APPETITES! THAT MOST POPULAR FLAVOR FROM CHILDREN TO THE ELDERLY!! IT’S KNOWN TO OBVIOUSLY BE A DIFFERENT CLASS AND ALL OTHER TOFU DWARF WHEN IT’S ON THE ROAD: THAT THING REALLY IS…
Shigeki X: THE BE*Z OF THE TOFU WORLD!!!!
(TN: Obviously a reference to the Mercedes-Benz automobiles)
SFX: SCRUNCH
Beauty: Dummy.

109.
Wandering Tofu: THAT GUY FOUND MY WEAK SPOT!! GUFU
SFX: SLUMP
Goisu: BLOODY VOMIT!?
Bo-bobo: SHIGEKI-SAN, DON’T YOU WANT TO GO FROM HERE TO THE SEA?
SFX: SLAM
Don Patch: BU
Shigeki X: EH, ME!?
Shigeki X: HEY…WHAT IS THIS SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT!! I PREMONICE THAT TONIGHT WILL BE A SHIGEKI-LIKE NIGHT
Don Patch: Meanie, meanie
Beauty: BO-BOBO
Bo-bobo: Beauty…leave all the tofu cubes and the, ahem, bugs to me now.
Shigeki X: AHEM BUGS!?
Bo-bobo: I’LL OPEN THE PATH TO THE 3RD FLOOR IMMEDIATELY!! WAIT FOR ME.
Shigeki X: I’M JUST IN PASSING!!?
Bo-bobo: YAHOO--! WITH THAT’ LET’S GO TO THE SEA AT ONCE--!!
SFX: PYU—N / WHAM
Don Patch: GOFU
Shigeki X: I’VE INSTANTLY LOWERED MY TENSION SHIGEKILY—
Bo-bobo: WE’RE AT THE SEA!!!
SFX: SPLA—SH
Shigeki X: GYAAAA, HOT--!!
Beauty: THEY’VE PLUNGED INTO THE TOFUNABE BELOW!!!
(TN: “Tofunabe” is another of many “nabe” hodgepodge/one-pot dishes, made with tofu, chicken stock, konbu and a variety of vegetables including carrots, mushrooms and bok choy)
Wandering Tofu: HA HA HA, A SUICIDE ATTACK!! ALL OF YOU WILL FALL INTO THE KIMCHINABE TOO. TOFU TOWER DEATH SHOWER!!!
(TN: Another nabe dish, this time with the Korean pickled cabbage dish kimchi, commonly cooked with tofu, sprouts and even meat)
SFX: WHOOSH—
Don Patch & Tennosuke: GYAAAAA, WE JUST FORGIVE THE KIMCHI---!!!

110.
Don Patch: UOOO, SWIM, SWIM--!!!
SFX: DODODO
Beauty: KYAAA
Tennosuke: HA! THESE FRAGMENTS, THEY CAN’T BE…
Wandering Tofu: DID YOU REALIZE, TOKOROTEN?
Wandering Tofu: THESE FRAGMENTS ARE ALL THE TOFU THAT ENDED UP BEING DEFEATED BY YOU IN WEST TOFU DOJO
Tennosuke: !!
Tennosuke: FROM THEN…
SFX: BUON
Beauty: WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WEST!!?
Wandering Tofu: THOSE TOFU! I CAN’T STOP CRYING THINKING OF MY SUBORDINATES’ REGRETS!! SEE!! THESE EYES ARE SHAKING WITH SORROW!!!
SFX: BUWA
Beauty……He has eyes…
Don Patch & Tennosuke: WE CAN’T RELATE--!! WE’RE GOING TO CLIMB UP THIS TOFU WATERFALL! UOOOO~~~~
SFX: SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH
Beauty: Wait—
Seal: KYU—
SFX: BAM
Don Patch & Tennosuke: GOFU!!
Beauty: TAMA-CHAN!!?
(TN: Tama-chan is the name of a certain bearded seal originally spotted in the Tama River near Tokyo in 2002 and wandered around becoming a national celebrity before settling down today in the Arakawa River)
Wandering Tofu: THE PROBLEM IS THE TIME FOR THEM TO FALL INTO THE NABE
Beauty: YOU ARE OLD, ARE YOU!!
(TN: Beauty’s probably commenting on the “old-style dialogue” which Wandering Tofu speaks in)
SFX: SPLASH
Wandering Tofu: !!
Goisu: N!

111.
Goisu: UOO!!? WHAT---!!!?
SFX: DOBOBOBOBO
Goisu: WHAT ARE THOSE!? DOLLS…EVEN SO, THEY’RE SOMEHOW OMINOUS!! IS THIS SOME CURSE!!?
Goisu: S**T, WHAT DOES IT MEAN!? IS SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THE TOFU FIELD!?
SFX: CRUMBLE CRUMBLE CRUMBLE
Goisu: !! IS…IS THIS WHAT IT IS
Goisu: THERE’S A DINOSAUR FOSSIL IN THE TOFU…
Torpedo Girl: WELCOME TO GYORASSIC PARK!!!!
(TN: Outside the obvious bad pun, this is a reference of course to “Jurassic Park”, notable both as a 1990 sci-fi novel by Michael Crichton and the 1993 blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg)
SFX: BAM
Goisu: GUBAA!!!

112.
SFX: SLAP SLAP
Goisu: …………? ?
Narrator: At that time, the one named Bo-bobo and his friend Shigeki X inserted tofu cubes into the tofu holes.
Bo-bobo: THIS TOFU THERE.
SFX: GASHAN GASHAN
Shigeki X: Ah—so busy.
Shigeki X: HOW ON, WHAT IS THIS!? WASN’T THAT SPEECH MISTAKEN!! TOFU TOFU TOFU…WERE YOU LYING ABOUT GOING TO THE SEA!? ARE YOU TEASING ME!? HEY, ANSWER!!!
SFX: KURU / FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP
SFX: BLUSH

113.
SFX: GRAB
Shigeki X: !
Bo-bobo: HMPH!!!!
SFX: CRACK
Shigeki X: AAAAAAAA-----!!!!
Bo-bobo: The sea? What are you saying, we’re in the middle of the battle?
SFX: FLING
Shigeki X: MY SHIGEKI-LIKE CHARM POINT
Shigeki X: I’LL KILL YOU!!!
SFX: STICK STICK
Don Patch: WE DROWNED IN TOFU~~~
SFX: DOBOBOBOBO / SPIT—
Beauty: ARE YOU TWO ALRIGHT!
Wandering Tofu: THEY SNUCK OUT OF THE TOFU WATERFALL…I’LL SETTLE THIS WITH THIS RESERVED ATTACK. PLEASE DO IT, GOISU-DONO
SFX: CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE
Goisu: AAH

114.
Wandering Tofu: KYOURYOKU OUGI: TOFU BAZOOKA!!!
SFX: BO—OM
Wandering Tofu: LET’S DO IT…
SFX: WHIRL
SFX: WHIRRRL
Wandering Tofu: PURUPURU SHINKEN SAIJYOUKYUU OUGI: HUGE WALL * SESAME TOFU!!!!!
(TN: Perhaps one of the few tofu types not made of soybeans, sesame tofu (also known as “Gomadoufu”) is a tofu made of sesame paste, water and kuzu powder and is mostly notable as a vegan meat substitute at Japanese Buddhist monestaries. Also: "Saijyoukyuu" = "Best Grade")
SFX: GOOOOOOO
Beauty: IT’S HUGE!! WE AREN’T ABLE TO AVOID IT!!!
Tennosuke: Calm down, Beauty. I’ve prepared a reserved thing too.
Beauty: EH?
Tennosuke: WATCH
SFX: BA
Tennosuke: BUILT UP FROM IMPROVEMENT TO IMPROVEMENT, MY TRUMP CARD: POLKA-DOT NU HANDKERCHIEF---!!!!
Beauty: DON’T USE THAT---!! YOU WANTED TO DRAG THAT IN---!!!

115.
Tennosuke: IT'S STRENGTH IS NOW 1.5 TIMES THE NU HANDKERCHIEF!! IT'S A BIT MORE GENTLE AND CAN'T BE DESTROYED. FURTHERMORE IT CAN BE STRAIGHTENED EVEN IF IT WRINKLES IN THE LAUNDRY. NOW COME AT ME!!
SFX: FLAP FLAP
Don Patch: I'll loan you my power too.
SFX: GRAB
Tennosuke: Eh?
Don Patch: GO~~!!!!
SFX: WHAM
Tennosuke: BU!
Tennosuke: GYAIYAAAAA, IT'S WEARING OUT, IT'S WEARING OUT----
SFX: ZUGAGAGAGA
Voice: TENNOSUKE~~~
Bo-bobo: HOLD ON, I'LL SAVE YOU NOW----!!!!
SFX: DADADADA
Tennosuke: KYAAAAA, DON'T COOOME---!!! DON'T COME OR THE SITUATION WILL GET WORSE---!!!
Narrator: At that moment on the top floor
Dengaku Man: FIVE ARREMERS ARE COMING TOO---!!! WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME!?
(TN: The "Arremers" are referring to the "Red Arremer", a notable creature from the video game series "Ghosts n' Goblins" (Japanese Name: "Makaimura") by Capcom. The first major enemy faced in the original game, the creatures have become notable as the mascot of the franchise with one of them, Firebrand, even getting his own video game series parallel to "Ghosts 'n Goblins")
Caption: TO BE CONTINUED

TN: Aside from the growing nightmare of Dengaku Man's video game horrors, this is just one of those chapters where it just feels like anyone can handle the problems...unless you're Tennosuke. As if it were bad enough to get crushed by Wandering Tofu on his home turf, having to go through an entire puzzle where tofu cubes are running rampant, all your hard work is streaming right by your eyes and your ultimate weapon...is a slightly upgraded Nu handkerchief (seriously...polka dots!? If it weren't so hilarious you'd think it's just Tennosuke reaching the bottom of the barrel) really shows how nightmarish it has gotten. Meanwhile, Shigeki X isn't getting any smarter...which means his gags remain as crazy as ever (you do have to wonder how he could be the most powerful of Bi-bibi's men if he gets squashed by tofu cubes and goes for a drive with Bo-bobo...but that's the answer for another time). And Torpedo Girl...yeah, she'd never get captured in anything. Considering she's probably one of the most powerful characters in the series, you can understand how the heck she got out of whatever hell she was put in...well that and why she doesn't fight that often. And speaking of fighting...you do have to wonder who that fourth person of Shigeki X's team is and why they're taunting Bu-bubu...