| Bonobono | |
 Cover of manga volume 29 | |
| ぼのぼの | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Mikio Igarashi |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | March 1986 – present |
| Volumes | 48 |
| Manga | |
| Bono-chan | |
| Written by | Mikio Igarashi |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| Magazine | Manga Life |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 2016 – April 2020 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Mikio Igarashi |
| Produced by | Atsushi Tashiro |
| Written by | Mikio Igarashi |
| Music by | Gontiti |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Released | November 13, 1993 |
| Runtime | 103 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hitoshi Nanba |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Tetsuo Yasumi |
| Music by | Kazunori Miyake |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 20, 1995 – March 28, 1996 |
| Episodes | 48 |
| Video game | |
| Bonogurashi | |
| Developer | Amuse, Bandai Visual |
| Publisher | Amuse, Bandai Visual |
| Genre | Simulation |
| Platform | 3DO |
| Released | April 21, 1995[1] |
| Video game | |
| Bonogurashi: Kore de Kanpeki Disu | |
| Developer | Amuse |
| Publisher | Amuse |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Platform | Sony PlayStation |
| Released | June 7, 1996[2] |
| Anime film | |
| Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto | |
| Directed by | Kōki Kumagai |
| Produced by | Akihiro Itō |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Gontiti |
| Studio | Amuse Pictures |
| Released | August 10, 2002 |
| Runtime | 61 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hidenori Yamaguchi |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Mitsutaka Hirota |
| Music by | Takatsugu Wakabayashi |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 2, 2016 – present |
| Episodes | 421 |
Bonobono (ぼのぼの) is a Japanese yonkoma manga series written and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. From March 1986 to March 1987, the series ran in the Takeshobo manga magazine Tensai Club before the magazine was replaced with Manga Club, where it had been serialized from April 1987 to April 2020. It had also been serialized in Manga Life from April 1986 to July 2022. In July 2022, the series moved to Manga Life Original after Manga Life folded.[3] It has been adapted into an anime television series,[4] as well as two anime films and two video games.[1][2]
While the series is considered a yonkoma manga, most of the "stories" use eight panels. The series follows the main character, a young sea otter after whom the manga is titled, and his daily adventures with his friends from the nearby forest. Bonobono combines gag comic and philosophical questions, bringing up comparisons to other manga such as Azumanga Daioh,[5] and to films such as Forrest Gump.[6]
In 1988, Bonobono won the Kodansha Manga Award in the General category.[7] An anime film was released in theaters on November 13, 1993, and an anime television series was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 20, 1995 through March 28, 1996. One day after the TV series began, a simulation game was released on the 3DO system.[1] The following June, an adventure game was released on the PlayStation.[2] Several ehon—or "picture books"—have been released since the manga series was first introduced over 30 years ago.
- ^ a b c Kindaichi, Wazahiko, ed. (2000-12-01). "3DO". Kōgien (広技苑) (in Japanese) (2000年秋 ed.). Mainichi Communications. pp. 995–996. ISBN 4-8399-0447-2.
- ^ a b c Kindaichi, Wazahiko, ed. (2000-12-01). "プレイステーション". Kōgien (広技苑) (in Japanese) (2000年秋 ed.). Mainichi Communications. p. 1278. ISBN 4-8399-0447-2.
- ^ @BONOBONO_nokoto (June 10, 2022). "『#ぼのぼの 人生相談』最終回が掲載された、#まんがライフオリジナル 7月号が発売中です！ぜひお楽しみください！詳細はこちら" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ ぼのぼの (1995) (in Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ Bryce, Mio. "'School' in Japanese children's lives as depicted in manga" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ Califf, Jennifer. "Bonobono". Anime Web Turnpike. Archived from the original on 2006-01-18. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.