Tensai Bakabon (天才バカボン Genius Bakabon?) is a manga and anime series created by Fujio Akatsuka which began publication on April 9, 1967 in Weekly Shonen Magazine. It is about the misadventures of a dim-witted boy (Bakabon) and his insane father, the latter of whom eventually becomes the central character. Tensai Bakabon's style and themes are sometimes compared to the animated American sitcom, The Simpsons.
Cast
Bakabon's Papa (バカボンのパパ Bakabon no Papa?) (Seiyuu: Masashi Amenomori (1st~2nd series); Kousei Tomita (3rd series, Pachinko); Hisahiro Ogura (4th series))
Bakabon's troublemaker father who eventually steals the show and becomes the central character. more to come
Bakabon (バカボン?) (Seiyuu: Keiko Yamamoto (1st series~2nd series, Pachinko); Megumi Hayashibara (3rd series); Yoshiko Kamei (4th series))
A young boy who enjoys causing mischief, especially with his Papa. On the inside, though, he is a kind boy and works a part-time job as a shoeshine in order to buy his mother a birthday present. He is known for wearing pants underneath his kimono. At the beginning of the series he attends Boumou Eggplant Elementary School (坊毛茄子小学校 Boumou Nasubi Shougakkou?), but by the fourth anime it has been renamed Bakada Elementary School (バカ田小学校 Bakada Shougakkou?).
Hajime-chan (ハジメちゃん?) (Seiyuu: Takako Sasuga (1st series~2nd series, Pachinko); Chika Sakamoto (3rd series); Yukiji (4th series))
Bakabon's younger sister. She is a child prodigy, understanding words almost immediately after her birth and being capable of explaining the Pythagorean theorem and Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Her name means "beginning".
Bakabon's Mama (バカボンのママ Bakabon no Mama?) (Seiyuu: Eiko Masuyama (1st series~4th series, Pachinko))
Bakabon's mother and a graduate of Kuroyuri Women's University (黒百合女子大学 Kuroyuri Joshi Daigaku?) (a parody of Shirayuri Women's University). Despite how much trouble and mischief Papa and Bakabon cause, she is a good wife and mother. She is the only family member to have the same seiyuu throughout the entire series.
Old Man Rerere (レレレのおじさん Rerere no Oji-san?) (Seiyuu: Ryūji Saikachi (1st series~2nd series); Shigeru Chiba (3rd series~4th series, Pachinko))
The Bakabon family's nutty neighbor. Almost always seen with a broom.
Honkan-san (本官さん?) (Seiyuu: Isamu Tanonaka (1st series); Kaneta Kimotsuki (2nd series); Shigeru Chiba (3rd series~4th series, Pachinko))
The local beat cop, usually referred to as Omawari-san (お巡りさん Mr. Policeman?). He is just as dumb and nutty as Papa.
Unagi-Inu (ウナギイヌ Eel-dog?) (Seiyuu: Michihiro Ikemizu (2nd series); Aruno Tahara (3rd series); Kouzou Shioya (4th series))
An unusual animal from the neighborhood who is a cross between an eel and a dog.
Dog of the Night (夜のいぬ Yoru no Inu?)
A goofy dog who shows up during scene changes.
Honda-sensei (凡田先生?) (Seiyuu: Kouichi Kitamura)
Bakabon's headmaster. Only appears in the first anime.
Nakamura-kun (中村くん?) (Seiyuu: Kaneta Kimotsuki)
Bakabon's ill-tempered classmate. Only appears in the first anime.
