Be-Bop High School
| Be-Bop High School | |
| Genre | high school dramedy; coming of age |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuhiro Kiuchi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Magazine |
| Original run | 1983 – 2003 |
| Volumes | 48 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Nasu |
| Released | December 14, 1985 |
| Live-action film | |
| ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎哀歌 | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Nasu |
| Released | 1986 |
| Live-action film | |
| ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎行進曲 | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Nasu |
| Released | 1987 |
| Live-action film | |
| ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎狂騒曲 | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Nasu |
| Released | December 12, 1987 |
| Live-action film | |
| ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎音頭 | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Nasu |
| Released | 1988 |
| Live-action film | |
| ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎完結篇 | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Nasu |
| Released | 1988 |
| Game | |
| Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu (video game) | |
| Developer | Data East |
| Publisher | Data East |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Platform | Nintendo Family Computer |
| Released | |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by |
Toshihiko Arisako (episodes 1-2, 6) Hiroyuki Kakudō (episodes 3-5)Junichi Fujise (ep 7) |
| Written by |
Kazuhiro Kiuchi (episodes 1-3) Kazumasa Kiuchi (episodes 1-3) Tatsuhiko Urahata (episodes 4-5) Sara Uemura (episode 6) |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | 1990-01-26 – 1995-03-21 |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Kiuchi |
| Released | February 19, 1994 |
| Television drama | |
| Network | TBS |
| Original run | 2004 – 2005 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Be-Bop High School (ビー・バップ・ハイスクール Bī Bappu Hai Sukūru) is a manga series by Kazuhiro Kiuchi that was published in sequential parts in the magazine Young Magazine from 1983 onwards. It has been adapted into seven live-action films, a video game, and an OVA anime series.
Story
The story revolves around the lives of two rough-and-tumble high school friends, Kato Hiroshi and Nakama Toru, who frequently cause trouble and start fights. In keeping with the spirit of the manga, Toru and Hiroshi style their hair in punch perms and also adopt exaggerated swaggering gaits. The manga also features an assortment of outlandish characters who also sport unusual fashions and hairdos.
Media
Live action films
There are seven live-action films based on the manga.
Video game
Be-Bop High School was adapted into a video game called Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu (ビーバップハイスクール高校生極楽伝説 Gokuraku legendary high school Bi-Bappu Hai Sukuru) that was released in 1988 by Data East for the Nintendo Famicom console. The game is a text-heavy adventure in which the player controls a gang of high school boys. It was released only in Japan. It is a single-player video game with no special system requirements and the input method is the NES game controller.
See also
References
- ↑ "Release date". Gamespot. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
External links
- Be-Bop-Highschool (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Be-Bop-Highschool (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Be-Bop High School Bootleg (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia