Be-Bop High School


Be-Bop High School is a manga series by Kazuhiro Kiuchi that was published in sequential parts in the magazine Young Magazine from 1983 to 2003. 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, Hiroshi Kato and Toru Nakama, 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.
  1. Be-Bop High School
  2. Be-Bop High School: Yotaro Lamentation
  3. Be-Bop High School: Yotaro March
  4. Be-Bop High School: Koko Yotaro Kyoso-Kyoku
  5. Be-Bop High School: Koko Yotaro Ondo
  6. Be-Bop High School: Koko Yotaro Kenketsu-Hen
  7. Be-Bop High School

    Video game

Be-Bop High School was adapted into a video game called Be-Bop High School: Kōkōsei Gokuraku Densetsu 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.

OVA

Toei Animation released 7 OVAS based on the manga from 1990 to 1998. They also released 3 OVAS based on the parody manga "BE-BOP-KAIZOKUBAN"
  1. BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL
  2. BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL 2
  3. BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL 3
  4. BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL 4
  5. BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL 5
  6. BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL 6
  7. BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL 7
  8. BE-BOP-KAIZOKUBAN
  9. BE-BOP-KAIZOKUBAN 2
  10. BE-BOP-KAIZOKUBAN 3

    TV drama