Time Patrol Bon (Japanese: T・Pぼん, Hepburn: Taimu Patorōru Bon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko Fujio.[a] It was serialized in Ushio Publishing's Monthly Shōnen World and Monthly Comic Tom from 1978 to 1986. An anime television special, animated by Gallop, was broadcast on Nippon Television in October 1989.
| Time Patrol Bon | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| T・Pぼん (Taimu Patorōru Bon) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio[a] |
| Published by |
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| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | August 1978 – July 1986 |
| Volumes |
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| Anime television film | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Written by | Shun'ichi Yukimuro |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Gallop |
| Original network | Nippon TV |
| Released | October 14, 1989 |
| Runtime | 94 minutes |
| Original net animation | |
| T・P BON | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Ando |
| Produced by | Naoki Amano |
| Written by | Yūko Kakihara |
| Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
| Studio | Bones |
| Licensed by | Netflix |
| Released | May 2, 2024 – July 17, 2024 |
| Runtime | 26–31 minutes |
| Episodes | 24 |
An original net animation (ONA) series, animated by Bones and consisting of two seasons of 12 episodes each, premiered on Netflix in May and July 2024, respectively.
Plot
editThe story focuses on Bon Namihira, a teenager who becomes part of a team of time-traveling agents tasked with saving people's lives during major historical events that happen across different eras and locations around the globe.
Characters
edit- Bon Namihira (並平 凡, Namihira Bon)
- Voiced by: Yūji Mitsuya (1989 special),[2] Akihisa Wakayama (2024 ONA)[1] (Japanese); Griffin Burns[3] (English)
- Ream Stream (リーム・ストリーム, Rīmu Sutorīmu)
- Voiced by: Rei Sakuma (1989 special),[2] Atsumi Tanezaki (2024 ONA)[1] (Japanese); Erica Lindbeck[3] (English)
- Yumiko Yasukawa (安川 ユミ子, Yasukawa Yumiko)
- Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka (1989 special),[2] Tomoyo Kurosawa (2024 ONA)[4] (Japanese); Tara Sands[3] (English)
- Tetsuo Shiraishi (白石 鉄男, Shiraishi Tetsuo)
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (2024 ONA)[4] (Japanese); Ben Diskin[3] (English)
- Yanagisawa (柳沢)
- Voiced by: Setsuo Itō (2024 ONA)[4] (Japanese); David Errigo Jr.[3] (English)
- Buyoyon (ブヨヨン)
- Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (2024 ONA)[4] (Japanese); David Errigo Jr.[3] (English)
- Yoko Shiraki (白木 陽子, Shiraki Yōko)
- Voiced by: Saho Shirasu (2024 ONA)[4] (Japanese); Erin Yvette[3] (English)
- Gayler (ゲイラ, Geira)
- Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (2024 ONA)[4] (Japanese); Michael Yurchak[3] (English)
Media
editManga
editWritten and illustrated by Fujiko Fujio,[a] Time Patrol Bon was serialized in Ushio Publishing's Monthly Shōnen World (first part) and Monthly Comic Tom (second and third part); the first part was serialized from the August 1978 to the September 1979 issues; the second from the May 1980 to the June 1983 issues; and the third from the June 1984 to the July 1986 issues.[5] Ushio Publishing released five tankōbon volumes from September 1979 to August 1985.[6][7] The manga was re-published by Chūōkōron-sha in five volumes from November 1988 to January 1991,[8][9] and three volumes in June 1995.[10][11] Ushio Publishing re-published the series in three volumes from September to November 2008.[12][13] It was re-published again by Shogakukan in three volumes from September 2011 to March 2012.[14][15]
Anime
edit1989 special
editAn anime television special, animated by Gallop, was broadcast on Nippon TV on October 14, 1989.[2]
2024 ONA
editIn October 2023, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an original net animation (ONA) series.[16][1] It is animated by Bones and was streamed for two seasons on Netflix, with the first premiering on May 2, 2024, and the second premiering on July 17 of the same year.[4] The opening theme, "Bon Bon Bon", is performed by Ryan Brahms,[17] while the ending theme, "Tears in the Sky", is performed by Lena Leon.[18]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original release date | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "I Won't Be Erased!" (Japanese: 消されてたまるか) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 2 | "T・P Apprentice" (Japanese: 見ならいT・P) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 3 | "The Secret of the Pyramid" (Japanese: ピラミッドの秘密) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 4 | "An Ancient Man Crosses the Pacific" (Japanese: 古代人太平洋を行く) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Witch Hunt" (Japanese: 魔女狩り) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 6 | "The Mountain of the Roaring White Dragon" (Japanese: 白竜のほえる山) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 7 | "The Dark Labyrinth" (Japanese: 暗黒の大迷宮) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 8 | "The Beautiful Girl on the Battlefield" (Japanese: 戦場の美少女) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 9 | "Riding a Dinosaur on Vacation" (Japanese: バカンスは恐竜に乗って) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 10 | "Gunfight on the O.K. Corral" (Japanese: OK牧場の近所の決闘) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 11 | "The Marathon Battle" (Japanese: マラトン大会戦) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 12 | "Hyperspace Castaway" (Japanese: 超空間の漂流者) | May 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "The Random Murders" (Japanese: 通り魔殺人事件) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 2 | "The Sacrifice to Chacmool" (Japanese: チャク・モールのいけにえ) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 3 | "The Heike Fugitive" (Japanese: 平家の落人) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 4 | "The Sumerian Boy" (Japanese: シュメールの少年) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 5 | "The First American" (Japanese: 最初のアメリカ人) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 6 | "The T・P Agent's Crime" (Japanese: Ｔ・Ｐ隊員の犯罪) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 7 | "The Beast Delb" (Japanese: 魔獣デルブ) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 8 | "The Day Troy Fell" (Japanese: トロイが亡びた日) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 9 | "The Grim Reaper's Horde" (Japanese: 死神の大軍) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 10 | "The Wrath of the Gods" (Japanese: 神の怒り) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 11 | "The Ruins Submerged in Rain" (Japanese: 雨に沈む遺跡) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 12 | "Time Patrol Bon" (Japanese: タイムパトロールぼん) | July 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Loo, Egan (October 4, 2023). "Doraemon Co-Creator Fujio F. Fujiko's Time Patrol Bon Manga Gets BONES Anime on Netflix". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d 藤子・F・不二雄のT・Pぼん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "T・P BON (2024 TV Show)". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2024). "T・P BON Anime Reveals More Cast, July 17 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ T・Pぼん（全3巻） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ T・Pぼん 1 [潮出版社]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ T・Pぼん 5 [潮出版社]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ T・Pぼん 1 [中公コミックス / 藤子不二雄ランド]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ T・Pぼん 5 [中公コミックス / 藤子不二雄ランド]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ T・Pぼん 1 [中公文庫コミック版]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ T・Pぼん 5 [中公文庫コミック版]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Special Ban T P Bon 1 (Kibo Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Special Ban T P Bon 3 (Kibo Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ 藤子・Ｆ・不二雄大全集 Ｔ・Ｐぼん / １. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ 藤子・Ｆ・不二雄大全集 Ｔ・Ｐぼん / ３. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ 藤子・F・不二雄「T・Pぼん」2024年アニメ化 制作はボンズ、凡役は若山晃久. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Beveridge, Chris (May 13, 2024). "Netflix Streams The 'Time Patrol Bon' Anime Opening Sequence". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Beveridge, Chris (May 22, 2024). "Netflix Streams The 'Time Patrol Bon' Anime Ending Sequence". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
External links
edit- Time Patrol Bon on Netflix
- Time Patrol Bon (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia