# Bambino!

Bambino! (Japanese: バンビ～ノ!, Hepburn: Banbīno!, lit. 'Baby') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from December 2004 to February 2009, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. A second manga series, titled Bambino! Secondo, was serialized in the same magazine from April 2009 to December 2012, with its chapters collected in 13 volumes. An 11-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Nippon TV from April to June 2007.
In 2008, Bambino! received the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Award for the general category.

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya [ja], Bambino! was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 13, 2004, to February 23, 2009. Shogakukan collected its chapters in 15 tankōbon volumes, released from March 30, 2005, to April 30, 2009.
A direct sequel, Bambino! Secondo (バンビ〜ノ!SECONDO), was serialized in the same magazine from April 6, 2009, to December 17, 2012. Shogakukan collected its chapters in 13 tankōbon volumes, released from August 28, 2009, to January 30, 2013

#### Volumes
##### Bambino!

| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | March 30, 2005 | 978-4-09-187551-8 |
| 2 | July 29, 2005 | 978-4-09-187552-5 |
| 3 | January 30, 2006 | 978-4-09-187553-2 |
| 4 | April 27, 2006 | 978-4-09-180317-7 |
| 5 | July 28, 2006 | 978-4-09-180567-6 |
| 6 | October 30, 2006 | 978-4-09-180779-3 |
| 7 | February 28, 2007 | 978-4-09-181070-0 |
| 8 | April 6, 2007 | 978-4-09-181165-3 |
| 9 | July 30, 2007 | 978-4-09-181340-4 |
| 10 | October 30, 2007 | 978-4-09-181509-5 |
| 11 | February 29, 2008 | 978-4-09-181743-3 |
| 12 | May 30, 2008 | 978-4-09-181892-8 |
| 13 | August 29, 2008 | 978-4-09-182130-0 |
| 14 | December 26, 2008 | 978-4-09-182249-9 |
| 15 | April 30, 2009 | 978-4-09-182478-3 |

##### Bambino! Secondo

| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | August 28, 2009 | 978-4-09-182578-0 |
| 2 | November 30, 2009 | 978-4-09-182764-7 |
| 3 | February 27, 2010 | 978-4-09-183017-3 |
| 4 | June 30, 2010 | 978-4-09-183205-4 |
| 5 | October 29, 2010 | 978-4-09-183488-1 |
| 6 | February 26, 2011 | 978-4-09-183646-5 |
| 7 | June 30, 2011 | 978-4-09-183840-7 |
| 8 | August 30, 2011 | 978-4-09-184034-9 |
| 9 | November 30, 2011 | 978-4-09-184174-2 |
| 10 | March 30, 2012 | 978-4-09-184315-9 |
| 11 | June 29, 2012 | 978-4-09-184520-7 |
| 12 | September 28, 2012 | 978-4-09-184666-2 |
| 13 | January 30, 2013 | 978-4-09-184854-3 |

### Drama

An eleven-episode television drama adaptation, starring Jun Matsumoto as Shogo Ban, was broadcast on Nippon TV from April 18 to June 27, 2007. The opening song is "We Can Make It!" by Arashi.

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "To work is not easy" "Shigototte amakunai" (Japanese: 仕事って甘くない) | April 18, 2007 (2007-04-18) |
| 2 | "I won't lose" "Makete tamaruka" (Japanese: 負けてたまるか) | April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25) |
| 3 | "Tears... the last day" "Namida... saigo no ichinichi" (Japanese: 涙…最後の一日) | May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02) |
| 4 | "In Hakata... to the future" "Hakata hen... mirai e" (Japanese: 博多編…未来へ) | May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09) |
| 5 | "What "work" means" "Hataraku to iukoto" (Japanese: 働くということ) | May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) |
| 6 | "What is love?" "Ai tte nandarou" (Japanese: 愛って何だろう) | May 23, 2007 (2007-05-23) |
| 7 | "Pasta showdown for love" "Koi no pasuta taiketsu" (Japanese: 恋のパスタ対決) | May 30, 2007 (2007-05-30) |
| 8 | "Magic of desserts" "Dezāto no mahou" (Japanese: デザートの魔法) | June 6, 2007 (2007-06-06) |
| 9 | "Doors to the chef!!" "Ryōrinin e no tobira!!" (Japanese: 料理人への扉!!) | June 13, 2007 (2007-06-13) |
| 10 | "I can cook!" "Ryōri ga tsukureru!" (Japanese: 料理が作れる!) | June 20, 2007 (2007-06-20) |
| 11 | "Teary farewell... good bye Baccanale" "Namida no wakare... sayonara Bakkanāre" (Japanese: 涙の別れ…さよならバッカナーレ) | June 27, 2007 (2007-06-27) |

#### Soundtrack CD

The music of the drama series was composed by Yugo Kanno. A soundtrack CD was released by VAP on May 20, 2007.

## Reception

The Bambino! manga received the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Award for the general category in 2008, along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's Kurosagi.
At the 53rd Television Drama Academy Awards [ja] in 2007, the Bambino! television drama series was awarded four prizes. They were: Best Actor (Jun Matsumoto), Supporting Actor (Kitamura Kazuki), Best Director and Special Award.