The stage play adaptation of Yoshio Sawai’s surreal comedy manga series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, titled Cho Hajike Stage Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, finally kicked off at Theater 1010 in Tokyo on October 23. The play is scheduled to perform 13 shows until October 31, and all the tickets have already sold out according to Ticket Pia.
Ahead of the opening, the play’s dress rehearsal was opened to Japanese media, and Enterstage and Oricon News have posted their video reports on YouTube.
Enterstage Video Report
Oricon News Video report
Additionally, Kyodo Medias provided us photos from the first day of the play below.
The main cast members include:
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo played by Sho Kato
Beauty played by Haruka Kudo
Heppokomaru played by Yuta Higuchi
Hatenko played by Shunya Osawa (ORβIT)
Tokoro Tennosuke played by Usagi (Longcoat Daddy)
Softon played by Junya Komatsu
Don Patch played by Takuo Inari (Gekidan Karagumi)
Trailer
Stage Play Key Visual
The original manga series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2001 to November 2005, then was followed by its sequel Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo from December 2005 to July 2007. Toei Animation’s TV anime adaptation aired for 76 episodes from November 2003 to May 2005.Toei Animation’s official English website describes the series as such:
In the year 300X, an emperor rules the world. To prove his authority over the people, the emperor starts a “Hair Hunt”, where he tries to take the hair of all of its citizens. The citizens are left in fear, but one man with a Golden Afro stands up…His name is……”BOBOBO-BO ・ BO-BOBO”!With his fellow partners, he begins his fight against the “Hair Hunt troops” to end the “Hair Hunt” once and for all.
Sources: Enterstage YouTube channel, Oricon news YouTube Channel, Kyodo Medias press release©Yoshio Sawai/SHUEISHA, BoboSute Production Committee
