深夜! 天才バカボン
Late night! The Genius Bakabon
🚪 Often abandoned
New adaptation of Tensai Bakabon. The original family comedy manga centers on an idiotic boy and his father.
Names
| Original | 深夜! 天才バカボン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Shinya! Tensai Bakabon |
| English | Late night! The Genius Bakabon |
| Chinese | 深夜！天才傻鵬 (traditional · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2018-07-11 → 2018-09-26 (Summer 2018) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Signpost |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ComedySlice of Life |
| Themes | MetaSatireParodySurreal ComedySeinen |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.72 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.13 / 10 |
| Composite | 42.1 |
| On lists | 1,533 |
| Favourited | 11 (0.7%) |
| Completion | 49.3% |
| Drop rate | 34.2% |
| In backlog | 30.1% |
| Score spread σ | 2.14 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Studio Signpost | — | 15 of 20 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2018 | D | 72 of 90 |
| Year | 2018 | D | 301 of 383 |
| Demographic | Seinen | E | 670 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | E | 1,380 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | E | 1,391 of 1,578 |
| Era | Late 2010s | D | 1,460 of 1,863 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 2,108 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | E | 2,665 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | E | 2,741 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Comedy | E | 2,957 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 5,934 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shigenori Kageyama |
|---|---|
| Original creator | Fujio Akatsuka |
AniList id 101580 · MAL id 37662 · record updated 2026-08-23