Patalliro!
Patalliro! | |
![]() Cover of thetankōbon volume 77, featuring, featuring Patalliro the 8th | |
パタリロ! (Patariro!) | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | 1978 – present |
Volumes | 101 |
Anime television series | |
Boku Patalliro! | |
Directed by | Nobutaka Nishizawa |
Written by | Masaki Tsuji |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | April 8, 1982 – May 13, 1983 |
Episodes | 49 |
Anime film | |
Patalliro! Stardust Keikaku | |
Directed by | Nobutaka Nishizawa |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | July 10, 1983 |
Runtime | 48 minutes |
Manga | |
Patalliro Saiyuki! | |
Written by | |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Hana to Yume |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | 2003 – 2005 |
Volumes | 8 |
Manga | |
Patalliro Genji Monogatari! | |
Written by | |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Hana to Yume |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | 2004 – 2008 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Patalliro Saiyuki! | |
Directed by | |
Studio | Magic Bus |
Original network | Kids Station |
Original run | June 5, 2005 – November 9, 2005 |
Episodes | 26 |
Patalliro! (Japanese: パタリロ!, Hepburn: Patariro!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . The comedy manga was serialized in Hana to Yume from 1978 to 1990, before switching to Bessatsu Hana to Yume in 1991 where it continues. The 1980s Boku Patalliro! (ぼくパタリロ!) anime adaptation by Toei Animation was the first to present shōnen-ai themes on television.[1] As of 2006, the manga had 22 million copies in circulation.[2]
Plot[]
The story focuses on comedy, primarily the wacky adventures of Patalliro himself and the kingdom of Malynera.
Characters[]
- Patalliro du Malyner VIII (パタリロ・ド・マリネール8世)
- The 10-year-old diabetic brainchild king of Malynera. When he becomes frustrated or embarrassed, he grooms himself like a cat.
- Maraich Juschenfe
- 18-year-old former assassin from the Diamond Syndicate. His former lover Count Larken told him not to return until he could kill Bancoran, but ended up reforming and becoming Bancoran's lover. He has a ferocious temper and seethes with jealousy whenever a bishōnen is in Bancoran's vicinity. He beats up Bancoran on a regular basis, regardless of whether or not he cheats, and somehow got pregnant twice, despite being completely male.
- His pregnancy is cut out of the anime. In the manga he first gets pregnant in volume 10, and a second time in volume 46. He is an expert knife user, and his looks and body allow him to easily pass for a woman with only Patalliro and Bancoran being able to see through his disguise.
- Jack Barbarosa Bancoran
- Major Bancoran of the British MI6. Nicknamed "Bishōnen Killer" for his ability to seduce young men with just his eyes. Patalliro questioned Bancoran to discern if he was interested in his mother, but Bancoran stated that he was only attracted to men. Meeting Patalliro has changed his existence; after playing bodyguard to the most annoying person he's ever met, he's now living with Maraich, who tried to kill him, and their son Figaro. Bancoran is known for his blue eyeshadow (purple in Patalliro Saiyuki), his long black hair, and the fact that he never takes off his gloves, even in bed. His name comes from Henri Bencolin.
- Tamanegi
- Patalliro's biseinen bodyguards, forced to hide their beauty under padded uniforms, frosted glasses, masks that cover their mouths, noses, and onion-style wigs.
Anime[]
Cast[]
- Boku Patalliro!
- Patalliro: Fuyumi Shiraishi
- Bancoran: Kazuyuki Sogabe
- Maraich: Toshiko Fujita
- Police Chief: Ichirō Nagai
- Head Guard: Takeshi Aono
- Tamanegi: Akio Nojima, Toshio Furukawa, Tōru Furuya, Yūji Mitsuya, Yoku Shioya, Kaneto Shiozawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Akira Kamiya
- The Tamanegi were portrayed by the members of Slapstick, a voice actor band Sogabe was a member of.
- Etrange: Masako Ikeda
- Sanders: Junpei Takiguchi
- Patalliro 7th: Kazuko Sugiyama
- Patalliro 10th: Minori Matsushima
- Plasma X: Hideyuki Hori
- Afro 18: Eiko Masuyama
- Pulara: Michiko Nomura
- α Random: Junko Hori
- Patalliro! Saiyuki
- Patalliro/Son Goku: Yuki Kaida
- Maraich/Genjo Sanzo: Reiko Takagi
- Bancoran: Takehito Koyasu
- Mi-chan: Ken'yū Horiuchi
- Cho Hokkai:
- Sa Gojo: Rikiya Koyama
- Gautama Buddha: Kazuya Tatekabe
Music[]
- "Patalliro!" (パタリロ!) by Fusako Fujimoto (Patalliro! / Boku Patalliro!)
- "Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari" (紫陽花アイ愛物語, Hydrangea Ai Love Story) by v-u-den (Patalliro Saiyuki)
- "Utsukushisa wa Tsumi" (美しさは罪, Beauty is Crime) by Eri Takeda. (Patalliro 1st ending)
- "Cock Robin Ondo" (クック=ロビン音頭) by Fuyumi Shiraishi & Slapstick. (Boku Patalliro 1st ending)(from "Who killed Cock Robin?")
- "Nanchū Koi wo Yatterū You Know?" (なんちゅう恋をやってるぅ YOU KNOW?) by Berryz Kobo. (Patalliro Saiyuki)
Legacy[]
Rock musician Tomoaki Ishizuka took his stage name "Pata" from Patalliro, his nickname in high school as he was said to resemble the series' title character.[3]
Yu Yu Hakusho author Yoshihiro Togashi based his character Hiei's design on Patalliro!'s Skunky.[4]
References[]
- ^ Gravett, Paul (2004) Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics (Harper Design ISBN 1-85669-391-0) page 90
- ^ "Historic Shoujo Manga Circulation Numbers". Comipress. 2006-05-24. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ^ "Interview: PATA of X JAPAN". JRock Revolution. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro (1994). Yoshihiro Togashi Speaks. ヨシりんでポン![Yoshirin de Pon!] (in Japanese). p. 17.
External links[]
- Official Patalliro! website (in Japanese)
- Patalliro! at Toei Animation (in Japanese)
- Patalliro! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 1978 manga
- 1982 anime television series
- 1983 anime films
- 2003 manga
- 2004 manga
- 2005 anime television series
- 1979 manga
- Comedy anime and manga
- Fuji TV original programming
- Hakusensha franchises
- Hakusensha manga
- Magic Bus (studio)
- Shōjo manga
- Shōnen-ai anime and manga
- Toei Animation television
- Toei Animation films