ボボボーボ・ボーボボ

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Bo Bobo is a man with the incredible power of hearing the voices of hair and using his own to fight. He uses his power to fight off the Margarita Empire and all of Emperor Tsuru Tsuruiina's minions who are stealing the hair off of anyone they find to power up their emperor. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ボボボーボ・ボーボボ (japanese)
Romaji	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
English	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Chinese	爆裂鼻毛真拳 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Boboboobo Boobobo · Bo-Bobo · Boboboubo Boubobo

Facts

Format	TV series · 76 ep · 25 min · 32h total
Aired	2003-11-08 → 2005-09-30 (Autumn 2003)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Toei Animation
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi
Themes	Surreal Comedy Parody Meta Ensemble Cast Super Power Shounen Dissociative Identities Martial Arts Crossdressing Male Protagonist

Reception

Community score	7.29 / 10
Bayesian score	7.35 / 10
Composite	53.8
On lists	21,283
Favourited	541 (2.5%)
Completion	63.7%
Drop rate	13.2%
In backlog	40.5%
Score spread σ	2.00
MyAnimeList	7.51 / 10

Score distribution

1126271311442075500684171,39481,252996910894

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2003	B	11 of 41
Year	2003	B	31 of 148
Length	Epic-run	D	38 of 70
Studio	Toei Animation	C	76 of 243
Era	Early 2000s	B	135 of 687
Genre	Sci-Fi	B	348 of 1,409
Genre	Adventure	C	502 of 1,534
Season (all years)	Autumn	C	573 of 1,921
Demographic	Shounen	C	582 of 1,219
Genre	Comedy	C	967 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	C	1,118 of 3,025
Format	TV series	C	1,166 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	C	2,032 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Ezra Weisz, Frédéric Souterelle, Vittorio Stagni, Mario von Jascheroff
Series composition	Mario von Jascheroff
Original creator	Yoshio Sawai

Relation	Year	Title
character	2016	Assassination Classroom Second Season

AniList id 1050 · MAL id 1050 · Bangumi 39254 · record updated 2026-08-27