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Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2005)

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Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2005)

Overview

Based on the manga by Yoshio Sawai, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is one of the weirdest, yet funny animes using puns, cross-dressing, and lots of visual gags. Taking place in the year 300X, an evil organization knows as the Bald Empire (Margarita Empire) is planning to take over the world by stealing everyones hair. The Bald Empire, led by Emperor Baldy Bald, will have to go through Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, who is determined to put a stop to them once and for all, if they plan to succeed. But it won't be easy, because Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was trained to "hear the voices of the hair," enabling him to command his own body hair to perform various martial arts stunts to defend himself. Along the way, he will eventually need the help of all the different, yet weird friends he encounters in order to defeat the evil Bald Empire.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral

Viewer Rating
6.3

Overview

Based on the manga by Yoshio Sawai, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is one of the weirdest, yet funny animes using puns, cross-dressing, and lots of visual gags. Taking place in the year 300X, an evil organization knows as the Bald Empire (Margarita Empire) is planning to take over the world by stealing everyones hair. The Bald Empire, led by Emperor Baldy Bald, will have to go through Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, who is determined to put a stop to them once and for all, if they plan to succeed. But it won't be easy, because Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was trained to "hear the voices of the hair," enabling him to command his own body hair to perform various martial arts stunts to defend himself. Along the way, he will eventually need the help of all the different, yet weird friends he encounters in order to defeat the evil Bald Empire.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo receives a neutral rating because its overwhelming focus on surreal comedy, non-sequiturs, and parody actively subverts any potential serious political messaging. The conflict against a hair-shaving empire, while superficially anti-authoritarian, is presented with such absurdity that it lacks any discernible ideological stance or solution.

The movie, an original Japanese anime, features a diverse and highly stylized cast of characters, which is inherent to its unique design rather than a result of explicit DEI-driven casting or role-swapping. Its narrative is an absurdist comedy that does not engage with or critique traditional identities, nor does it center on explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The anime features numerous instances of gender-bending, cross-dressing, and exaggerated same-sex affection, but these elements are consistently employed for absurd comedic effect. They do not explore genuine LGBTQ+ identities or themes, nor do they endorse ridicule or validation, resulting in a neutral, incidental portrayal.

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a surreal comedy anime known for its absurd humor, which includes frequent instances of gender-bending and cross-dressing for comedic effect. However, these elements are consistently presented as temporary gags or visual jokes, rather than exploring themes of gender identity or featuring characters who identify as transsexual. Consequently, the series does not contain identifiable transsexual characters or themes as defined by the rubric.

In Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, female characters such as Rem, Ruby, and Suzy engage in combat against male opponents, primarily the protagonists. However, these female characters are consistently defeated in their physical confrontations, often utilizing unique hair-based abilities or other cartoon powers. There are no clear instances where a female character achieves victory over one or more male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.

The anime adaptation of "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo" maintains the established genders of its characters from the original manga. While the show features comedic gender-bending disguises and transformations, these are temporary in-plot gags and do not constitute a permanent re-gendering of any canonically established character.

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a Japanese anime adaptation of a Japanese manga. The characters are consistently portrayed in a manner typical of Japanese animation, reflecting their original East Asian ethnicity. There are no instances of characters established as one race in the source material being depicted as a different race in the anime.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.1
The Movie Database logo
5.6

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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