Be-Bop High School

Be-Bop High School
Manga
Written by	Kazuhiro Kiuchi
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Young Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1983 – 2003
Volumes	48
Live-action film
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	December 14, 1985
Runtime	90 minutes
Live-action film
Be-Bop High School: Kōkō Yotarō Aika
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	August 9, 1986
Runtime	95 minutes
Live-action film
Be-Bop High School: Kōkō Yotarō Kōshinkyoku
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	March 21, 1987
Runtime	96 minutes
Live-action film
Be-Bop High School: Kōkō Yotarō Kyōsō Kyoku
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	December 12, 1987
Runtime	90 minutes
Live-action film
Be-Bop High School: Kōkō Yotarō Ondo
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	August 6, 1988
Runtime	90 minutes
Live-action film
Be-Bop High School: Kōkō Yotarō Kanketsu-hen
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	December 17, 1988
Runtime	90 minutes
Video game
Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu
Developer	Data East
Publisher	Data East
Genre	Adventure
Platform	Nintendo Family Computer
Released	JP: March 30, 1988;
Original video animation
Directed by	Toshihiko Arisako (episodes 1-2, 6); Hiroyuki Kakudō (episodes 3-5); Junichi Fujise (ep 7)
Written by	Kazuhiro Kiuchi (episodes 1-3); Kazumasa Kiuchi (episodes 1-3); Tatsuhiko Urahata (episodes 4-5); Sara Uemura (episode 6)
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	January 26, 1990 – March 21, 1995
Episodes	7
Live-action film
Directed by	Kazuhiro Kiuchi
Released	February 19, 1994
Television drama
Original network	TBS
Original run	2004 – 2005
Episodes	2

Be-Bop High School (ビー・バップ・ハイスクール, Bī Bappu Hai Sukūru) is a manga series by Kazuhiro Kiuchi that was published in sequential parts in the magazine Young Magazine from 1983 onwards. 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, Kato Hiroshi and Nakama Toru, 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.

Video game

File:Be-Bop High School - Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu Coverart.png

Cover art for the video game.

Be-Bop High School was adapted into a video game called Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu (ビーバップハイスクール高校生極楽伝説, Gokuraku legendary high school Bi-Bappu Hai Sukuru) that was released in Template:Vgy 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

TV drama

References

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External links

Be-Bop-Highschool (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Be-Bop-Highschool (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Be-Bop High School Bootleg (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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