List of chapters in The Genius Bakabon

This is a listing of chapters for the various serializations of The Genius Bakabon, with any alternate titles or other details noted where applicable.

Certain chapters may be arranged out of order in certain editions, making some placements of characters' debuts confusing unless the original serialization order is referred to.

## Weekly Shonen Magazine

*The initial breakout run of Bakabon, including many stories that would become classics and material for adaptation. A small sense of continuity and progression is present at the start, but such expectations should not necessarily be adhered to with the title's evolution and love for subverting conventionality.*

*While all these stories can be said to be represented in reprints, some panels (such as in "A Fool Should Be Made in Japan") may be removed for shortening the story and later printings can have entirely redrawn sequences with larger panels, due to the loss of the original manuscripts as well as wanting to change the pacing of such sequences; this can be seen in the Takeshobo edition where the active assistants at the time traced and redrew such material.*

### 1967

1. **"We are Bakabon"** (わしらはバカボンだ, #15)
2. **"A Fool + A Fool= ?"** (バカ＋バカ＝?,#16)
3. **"Baka-chan Piggyback"** ( バカちゃんおんぶ, #17)
4. **"Bakasing Boxing"** ( バカシングのボクシング, #18)
5. **"Please Be Born Early!"** ( モシモシ早く生まれておいでね!, #19)
6. **"What's this Face, What's this Face?"** (どんな顔こんな顔, #20)- Debut of Bakabon's baby brother Hajime.
7. **"The Baby is Hajime-chan"** ( 赤ちゃんはハジメちゃんなのだ, #21)
8. **"Hajime-chan Speaks"** ( しゃべりハジメなのだ, #22)- Hajime starts to speak in the series.
9. ( 天才児のカンソウのイモ, #23)- Hajime's early genius nature unfolds more.
10. **"Genius of the Borosho Circus"** ( ボロショイサーカスの天才児, #24)
11. **"The Best Papa in Japan"** ( パパはめでたい日本一, #25)
12. **"Shobu with Shogi"** ( ショーギでショーブだ, #26)
13. ( 川でトリをつるのだ, #27)
14. **"Bakabon's Good Research on Robots"** ( バカボンのロボットいい研究ね, #28)
15. ( スルメの国の旅ガラス, #29)
16. **"Bakabon has Facial Hair!"** ( バカボンにヒゲがはえるか!, #30)
17. ( カニボスと海のショーバイ, #31)
18. ( バカかガカかそれが問題だ, #32)- A prototype, non-street sweeping Rerere-esque character can be seen in this chapter.
19. **"A Fool Should Be Made in Japan"** ( バカは日本製がいいのだ, #33)- First appearance of Non-chan.
20. ( サルマネ菌のウン命だ, #34)
21. ( アッホーアッホーと山へいくのだ, #35)
22. **"Next to and Just Northwest of Waseda"** ( 都の西北ワセダのとなり, #36)- Debut of "Omae" and "Kimi" Bakada classmates and the establishment of Papa's past at Bakada University.
23. ( ネズミがワシをバカにしたのだ, #37)
24. ( なんじ神さまをだますなかれなのだ, #38)
25. ( ハイハイな俳句で電報うってきた, #39)
26. ( タリラリラ～ンのとうがらしなのだ, #40)
27. **"Papa is a Cat, Bakabon is a Cat"** ( パパはいぬでバカボンはネコなのだ, #41)
28. ( ハリとカモイがシキイなのだ!!, #42)- Debut of Tarita, a character that resembles the eventual Rerere to come.
29. **"It's an Extreme Perfume"** ( キョーレツな香水なのだ, #43)- Non returns to set up the events of the plot with her perfume. A prototypical Rerere with a much different face and visible nose is also seen.
30. **"Papa's Son is Here"** ( パパのムスコがやってきたのだ, #44)
31. **"Fujio Bakatsuka and Shonen Bakazine"** ( バカ塚不二夫と少年バカジンなのだ, #45)- The first pastiche of Akatsuka is seen in the series.
32. **"How About a Money Tree"** ( お金のなる木はいかがなのだ, #46)- A prototypical Rerere with a small button nose but otherwise similar face shows up in the plot.
33. **"I am a Midnight Guardman"** ( わしは夜中のガードマンなのだ, #47)
34. ( 免許証なんか知ってたまるか, #48)- Rerere is seen as a sweeper but not in his yukata.
35. ( みんな消えたのだ!ゆうかい事件だ, #49)
36. **"Papa or a Policeman"** ( パパかおまわりかどっちかなのだ, #50)- Rerere is seen in yukata and starting to recite his "Are you Going Out? catchphrase all together.
37. **"What Day Is It"** ( いったいきょうはなんの日なのだ, #51)
38. **"Seiza and Gyoza and Monoboshi Story"** ( セイザにギョーザにモノホシウメボシ, #52)- Debut of Kuma-san the Carpenter.

### 1968

1. **"Kokekoko, a Monthly Salary Bird"** ( コケコッコは月給トリなのだ, #1)- Rerere starts to use "Re re?" in speech, but is otherwise still known as the "Are you Going Out?" Man at this point (as name-dropped in the following chapter).
2. ( ことしもきたのだお正月さん, #2-3 merger number)
3. **"What is the Difference Between Shoji and Calligraphy"** ( しょうじと習字とどうちがうのだ, #4)- Debut of the Dog of Night in scene transitions.
4. **"Hajime-chan Started Walking"** ( 歩きはじめたハジメちゃん, #5)- Hajime learns to walk
5. ( お城とスイカをこうかんしたのだ, #6)
6. **"It's a Death Penalty if You Wear Clothes"** ( 服をきてると死刑なのだ, #7)
7. ( やくそくまもれば死ぬほどひもじい, #8)
8. ( アッホヤッホスキーはたのし, #9)
9. **"Arrest the Alien"** ( 宇宙人をタイホせよ, #10)
10. ( うちの殿におヘソをあげて, #11)
11. **"Papa Became a Policeman"** ( パパは警官になったのだ, #12)
12. (きーめたきめた犯人にきめた, #13)- A prototype to a certain officer with connected eyes shows up, but has a full head of hair.
13. (あたらないからうらない買わない, #14)
14. (あそびにきたのだ土の中, #15)- Debut of Bakada classmate Ogura, a re-use of a certain mole man's design from Osomatsu-kun.
15. (おくさんこわいエントツこわい, #16)
16. (サクラはちるちる人もちる, #17)
17. **"Papa is the Minister of Cleansing"** (パパはそうじ大臣なのだ, #18)
18. **"Three Kings and a Kettle"** (ヤカンをかぶった三カン王, #19)
19. (夜なきそば屋でもうけよう, #20)
20. **"You Can't Give Up Cigarettes if You Die"** (死んだらたばこはすえないのだ, #21)
21. **"Who Stole the Fish"** (だれがとったかおサカナさん, #22)
22. (えんぜつするにはセビロがいるのだ, #23)
23. (テッポーもって記事とりに, #24)
24. **"Tonkatsu Pig-san"** (トンカツブタさん, #25)
25. (おとなはおとなとあそびなさい, #26)
26. (クツミガキはおそろしいのだ, #27)
27. **"This is What I Do"** (わしのいくとこうらなって, #28)
28. "**TENSAI BAKABON"** (#29)
29. **"I'm a Psychic Salesman"** (わしはサイケなセールスマンなのだ, #30)
30. **"Hajime-chan is a Tutor"** (ハジメちゃんは家庭教師, #33)
31. (シッチャカメッチャカの海水浴, #34)
32. (クマさんとギッタンバッタン, #35)
33. **"Let's Smell of Sake!"** (お酒のにおいをよこすのだ!, #36)
34. **"The Kappa King"** (カッパの王さま, #37)
35. (わしとわしは同期の桜なのだ, #38)
36. "**The Genius Butabon"** (天才ブタボン, #39)
37. "**A Cat's Eyes and Papa's Eyes"** (ネコの目パパの目, #40)
38. **"Tarirariran's Tatata"** (ターターターのタリラリラーン, #41)
39. **"Tell Me How to Win a Fight"** (ケンカの勝ちかたおしえてよ, #42)- First appearance of the Police Officer with the Connected Eyes.
40. (モシモシお月さんこんばんはなのだ, #43)
41. (悪寛和尚の金もうけ, #44)
42. **"Let's Have Two Dreams"** (二本だての夢をみよう, #45)
43. **"Let's Fix the Policeman's Habit"** (おまわりさんのクセを直そう, #46)- Although the connected-eye officer is now established, a different officer is used within this plot.
44. **"Papa Writes the Nobel Prize"** (パパはノーベル賞を書くのだ, #47)
45. (木の葉が一枚さびしいのだ, #48)
46. (空頭の大先生なのだ, #49)
47. (パパはヒイキするのだ, #50)- The connected-eye officer is shown with a patrol partner in this setting.
48. **"Papa's Police Notebook"** (パパの警察手帳, #51)
49. **"Get that Bonus"** (ボーナスをつかまえるのだ, #52)

### 1969

1. **"The Year-End Gift is a Demon"** (お歳暮はそうじ鬼なのだ, #1)
2. (とられたスモーをかえしてよ, #2)
3. **"Congratulations on the New Years' Greeting Card"** (おめれとうお年玉作戦, #3)
4. **"I Was Deceived by the Newspaper"** (わしは新聞にだまされた, #4-5 merger number)- Rerere starts chanting his "Re re re no re".
5. (石さん100万円!, #6)
6. **"The Mynah Bird Prince"** (九官鳥王子, #7)
7. **"It's William Tell"** (ウイリアム・テルなのだ, #8)- Originally titled "It's William Tell and the Cannibal", but incurred text edits in reprints to remove such references.
8. **"A Fool Will Not Die"** (バカは死んでもなおらない, #9)- The officer with the connected eyes is depicted near bald, with small sparse hairs, and nothing like the eventual hairstyle seen on the character.

## Separate Edition Shonen Magazine

*A monthly, parallel run of Bakabon stories that can be seen to be the equivalent of Osomatsu-kun's monthly-to-irregular installments in Separate Edition Shonen Sunday.*

1. **"The Apyon Planet is the Heart of the Universe"** (アピヨーン星は宇宙のココロ, August 1967)
2. **"Becoming God with a Time Machine"** (タイムマシンで神サマになるのだ, November 1967)
3. (雪やコンコンサトウやコンコンなのだ, January 1968)- Papa and Bakabon wreck Non's car again, in a different sort of gag.
4. **"It's a Pig Planet"** (ブタの惑星なのだ, April 1968)
5. **"1 Million Yen From Garbage"** (ゴミの中から100万円なのだ, August 1968)- Non is re-used as a rich woman in an updated design.
6. **"Bakada University Memories Diary"** (バカ田大学思い出日記, September 1968)- First appearance of a father figure for Bakabon's Papa, "Papa's Father", who is rather different to the later established character. First appearance of Papa as a child in flashbacks.
7. **"On a Sandy Beach in Summer"** (夏のなごりの砂浜で, November 1968)
8. **"Waiting for Snow from the Sky"** (天のお雪をお待ちするのだ, January 1969)

## Weekly Shonen Sunday

*Bakabon was transferred to this magazine and publisher in an attempt to raise its sales and bring in more interest to help boost the popularity of Extraordinary Ataro, but this did not work for long. Akatsuka would experience controversy over this from the Kodansha side, and eventually apologized to the staff when it came time for him to revive the title for its Weekly Bokura run.*

### 1969

1. (カニさんのおフロなのだ, #35)
2. (イスはクルマなのだ, #36)- The officer is now seen with the characteristic "sprout" hairstyle.
3. (ママのおムコをみつけるのだ, #37)
4. (秋ふかしおイモふかしてへをふかしなのだ, #47)
5. (ゆうかい犯人はオカシなのだ, #49)
6. **"The Classmater is Here"** (クラスメートルがやってきたのだ, #51)

### 1970

1. **"I Want to Be a Great Person"** (えらい人になりたいのだ, #1)
2. **"The Hospital is Interesting"** (入院はおもしろいのだ, #2)
3. **"All About Makeup"** (お化粧ごっこなのだ, #3)
4. **"The Policeman's Love"** (おまわりさんを愛するのだ, #4-5 merger number)
5. (カナヅチでもおよぐのだ, #6)
6. **"Revenge Buried in the Earth"** (復讐は土にうめたのだ, #7)
7. (たいくつはひとごろしなのだ, #8)
8. **"A Big Tongue is Good"** (大きい舌はいいことなのだ, #9)- Appearance of classmate Oshita-kun.
9. **"If I Don't Eat, I'll Die"** (いじきたなくて死にそうなのだ, #10)- Appearance of classmate Ijikatanai-kun.
10. (夜まわりはひるまわりなのだ, #11)- First time the officer is seen enjoying ramen.
11. **"Bakabon's Teacher is Coming"** (バカボンの先生がせめてくるのだ, #13)- Bakabon's drunk teacher (a loose inspiration for Bonda-sensei of 1971) appears.
12. (忘れっぽいのが命をとるのだ, #14)
13. (きれいなブスとりこうなバカなのだ, #15)- Appearances of Ahoko and Nukehiko-san, in flashbacks to Papas's Bakada youth.

## Deluxe Shonen Sunday

*Another monthly-based, parallel run that introduces more Bakada developments and other plots for Papa and family.*

1. (パパは会社でコニャニャチハなのだ, September 1969)
2. (物置みたいな人なのだ, October 1969)
3. **"Tenchimuyonosuke"** (天地無用之介, November 1969)- Appearance of Tenchimuyonosuke.
4. (夕やけ小やけの旅ガラスなのだ, December 1969)
5. **Untitled Western Drama Chapter** (January 1970)
6. (殿様はくるしゅうないのだ, February 1970)
7. **"The Nobel Prize for Animals"** (動物あわせでノーベル賞なのだ, March 1970)
8. (ユカイカイカイキキカイカイクスリ, April 1970)- Appearance of classmate Ono-kun. Also the first appearance of "Keko-tan of Hokkairo" in the Bakabon series, in being a shared character from *Extraordinary* *Ataro*.
9. (ネコババではない拾得したのだ！！, May 1970)- "Keko-tan" has his more familiar design.
10. (いやな雨でもほしくなるのだ, June 1970)

## Weekly Bokura Magazine (1971)

*Bakabon only ran for four issues before the magazine was axed and it was folded back to its original home. These are the stories that applied to this brief run.*

1. (タコさんタコさん勉強するのだ, #20)- Appearance of Bakada classmate Haruyama-kun.
2. **"It's King Gankutsu's Revenge"** (ガンクツ王のふくしゅうなのだ, #21)- Appearance of Papa's childhood classmate Gan-chan.
3. **"BAKA-type Blood Transfusion"** (BAKA型の輸血なのだ, #22)- The earliest prototype to Ryunoshin is shown as a stupid young boy who loses his brain. Damesuke Amano from No-Good Father also appears.
4. (うらなう人の星の王子さまなのだ, #23)

## TV Magazine (Kunio Nagatani and Jin Kawaguchi)

*A parallel series with Akatsuka uninvolved in the equation, due to his busy publishing schedule. Instead, though the work was still credited to him and Fujio Pro, it was only Nagatani and Kawaguchi at the helm for the story and art.*

*Some of these chapters were previously reprinted in Kodansha's "The Original Genius Bakabon" as well as other earlier reprints covering the TV Magazine run. However, many stories remain unreprinted even in the eBookJapan release, which uses volumes 28 and 29 to contain some of these early ones.*

### 1972

1. (January 1972)- *Unreprinted*
2. (February 1972)- *Unreprinted*
3. (March 1972)- *Opens eBook 28*
4. (April 1972)- *Unreprinted*
5. (May 1972)- *Unreprinted*
6. (June 1972)- *Unreprinted*
7. (July 1972)- *Unreprinted*
8. (August 1972)
9. (September 1972)- *Unreprinted*
10. (October 1972)- *Unreprinted*
11. (November 1972)- *Unreprinted*
12. (December 1972)

### 1973

1. (January 1973)
2. (February 1973)
3. (March 1973)
4. (April 1973)
5. (May 1973)
6. (June 1973)
7. (July 1973)
8. (August 1973)
9. (September 1973)
10. (October 1973)
11. (November 1973)
12. (December 1973)

### 1974

1. (January 1974)
2. (February 1974)
3. (March 1974)
4. (April 1974)
5. (May 1974)
6. (June 1974)
7. (July 1974)
8. (August 1974)
9. (September 1974)
10. (October 1974)
11. (November 1974)
12. (December 1974)- *Ends eBook 28*

### 1975

1. (January 1975)- *Opens eBook 29*
2. (February 1975)- *Unreprinted*
3. (March 1975)- *Unreprinted*
4. (April 1975)
5. (May 1975)
6. (June 1975)
7. (July 1975)
8. (August 1975)
9. (August 1975)
10. (September 1975)
11. (October 1975)

## Separate Edition Shonen Magazine, take 2

*A short Kodansha run that contains memorable but darker stories, such as the third one, which will give the series more of a reputation for black comedy and horror.*

1. **"Bakabon is Irrelevant"** (バカボンは関係ないのだ, August 1974)- A story in which any antics of Bakabon and family are diverted to instead focus on the situation of Ichiro Suzuki and his family (in their second appearance).
2. **"It's a Long Habit"** (長いリクツのクセなのだ, September 1974)
3. **"The First Time in 30 Years"** (30年目の初顔あわせなのだ, November 1974)
4. (勝木くんのライバル部なのだ, January 1975)
5. (故郷にかざるニシキヘビなのだ, February 1975)
6. (わしらの政府の転覆なのだ, March 1975)
7. **Henrik Ibsen's "Doll House"** (ヘンリク・イプセンの「人形の家」なのだ, April 1975)
8. (恐怖の結論いそぎ人間なのだ, May 1975)

## Monthly Shonen Magazine, take 1

*The monthly serialization of Bakabon continued in this rebranded magazine, with more furthering of dark humor but also containing a mega-sized special to commemorate the launch of the "Original Genius Bakabon" anime adaptation.*

### 1975

1. (ジンクス人間の恐怖なのだ, June 1975)
2. (顔の見えないお見合いなのだ, July 1975)
3. **"Irao Iratsuka and Shonen Bakazine"** (イラ塚イラ夫と「少年バカジン」なのだ, August 1975)
4. (発作の病気の人助けなのだ, September 1975)
5. (バカ大サギ学部卒業なのだ, October 1975)
6. **"100 Page Special"** (100ページ特集, November 1975)- Only partially represented in reprint editions as an "88 Page Special"; this is several stories in one.
7. (大サンセイの大ハクセイなのだ！！, December 1975)

### 1976

1. (地球をきれいにそうじするのだ！！, January 1976)
2. (不況のあおりのアジャパーなのだ！！, February 1976)
3. (ムダをはぶいて下落合大学なのだ！！, March 1976)
4. **"Like Simple Life"** (ライクシンプルライフなのだ, April 1976)
5. **"The Mysterious Cat Man"** (怪盗ネコ男なのだ, May 1976)
6. (命の恩人大騒動なのだ, June 1976)
7. (凶悪犯を大追跡なのだ, July 1976)
8. (恐怖の無責任先生なのだ, August 1976)
9. **"Dream Man Aladdin-kun"** (夢人間アラジンくん, September 1976)
10. **"It's a UFO Attack"** (UFO大襲来なのだ, October 1976)
11. **"A Policeman with a Pistol"** (拳銃をすてた目ン玉警官なのだ, November 1976)
12. **"Is a Worm the World's Strongest?"** (ミミズは世界最強？, December 1976)- *Uncollected in Takeshobo edition.*

### 1977

*The following chapters of these next years are uncollected in Takeshobo (and thus the DVD-ROM release) but appear in eBooks 26 and 27.*

1. (お正月と子どもの日交換革命なのだ, January 1977)- *Opens eBook 26*
2. (感動シビレ人間の巻, February 1977)
3. (がまんがまんの研究なのだ, March 1977)
4. **"It's a Great Miracle of God"** (神様のすごい奇跡なのだ, April 1977)
5. (恐怖の中立人間なのだ, May 1977)
6. (野球は巨人語学は難解なのだ, June 1977)
7. (ケチケチどケチなのだ, July 1977)
8. **"The Primitive Age is Hard"** (原始時代はつらいのだ, August 1977)
9. (ウソでもいいからウソつくななのだ, September 1977)
10. **"Sports Training Special"** (スポーツ大特訓なのだ, October 1977)
11. (無表情は人の敵なのだ, November 1977)
12. **"Beautiful Hands"** (美しい手なのだ, December 1977)- *Ends eBook 26*

### 1978

1. **"The Story of Persistence!"** (しつこ～い！の巻, January 1978)- *Opens eBook 27*
2. **"The Continuing Story of Persistence!**" (続しつこ～い！の巻, February 1978)
3. "**It's the** **Chanchakachan**" (チャンチャカチャンなのだ, March 1978)
4. **"An Encounter with the Unknown"** (未知との遭遇なのだ, April 1978)
5. **"A Strange Student from Tokyo"** (ヘンな東大生なのだ, May 1978)
6. **"A Fearful Human"** (恐怖の眼力人間なのだ, June 1978)
7. **"The Terror of the Really Ugly Baby"** (恐怖のドブスベビーの巻, July 1978)
8. **"That Funny Home Run King"** (おかしのホームラン王なのだ, August 1978)
9. (目玉の反乱なのだ, September 1978)- *Placed as November 1978 by mistake in eBookJapan*
10. **"The Phoenix is Yakitori!"** (火の鳥が焼き鳥に！なのだ, October 1978)
11. (逆襲テッポウウオなのだ, November 1978)
12. (地球は丸いのハンタイなのだ, December 1978)- *Ends eBook 27*

## "Original Genius Bakabon" (Nagatani and Kawaguchi, TV Magazine)

*This run and the earlier TV Magazine run are contained within eBooks 28 to 31 to keep it separate from Akatsuka's standard stories. The later batches of these chapters can especially be differentiated by Nagatani using larger, wider panels and more super-deformed character designs.*

*These stories tend to make use of Nagatani's character Sonota, as well as having Nagatani himself drop in now and then. The sub-characters of Camera Kid and Norauma are also utilized more, along with Ijiko (The Mean Family) appearing in a few stories. Some chapters were previously collected in the Kodansha "Original Genius Bakabon" along with earlier TV Magazine stories.*

### 1975

1. (November 1975)- *Unreprinted*
2. (December 1975)

### 1976

1. (January 1976)
2. (January 1976)
3. (February 1976)
4. (February 1976)
5. (February 1976)
6. (March 1976)
7. (April 1976)- *Ends eBook 29*
8. (April 1976)- *Opens eBook 30*
9. (May 1976)
10. (June 1976)
11. (July 1976)
12. (July 1976)
13. (July 1976)
14. (July 1976)
15. (August 1976)
16. (August 1976)
17. (September 1976)
18. (October 1976)
19. (November 1976)
20. (December 1976)- *Ends eBook 30*
21. (December 1976)- *Opens eBook 31*
22. (December 1976)
23. (December 1976)
24. (December 1976)

### 1977

1. (January 1977)
2. (January 15, 1977)
3. (February 1977)
4. (March 1977)
5. (April 1977)
6. (May 1977)
7. (June 1977)
8. (July 1977)
9. (August 1977)- *Ends eBook 31*

## Weekly Shonen Magazine, take 3

*This relaunch of Bakabon includes more experimental maneuvers, including Akatsuka shamelessly recycling story plots and layout but with different punchlines. Some stories are also shown in a limited-color process.*

### 1975

1. **"Short Gag Color 3 Stories!!"** (ショート・ギャグ　カラー3本立てなのだ！！, #43)
2. (世にもまれなるサンドバッグ男なのだ, #44)
3. (とってもかわいそうな行商人なのだ, #45)
4. (三角関係の四各関係！？, #46)
5. **"I am the Fool of the Bakada Nudist Club"** (バカ大・ヌーディストクラブの先輩なのだ, #47)
6. (夫婦ゲンカをすけだちするのだ, #48)
7. (子宝にめぐまれない夫婦の話なのだ, #49)
8. **"I Want to Die at the End"** (最後にわらって死にたいのだ, #50)
9. (とっても関心な学生なのだ, #51)
10. **"Large Scale Mathematician"** (スケールの大きい数学者なのだ, #52)

### 1976

1. (命をそまつにしてはいけないのだ, #1)
2. (おたのしみのクリスマスなのだ, #2)
3. (みんなが夢を知っているのだ, #3-4 merger number)
4. **"The Readers are Stupid with Pictures!"** (読者諸君のにがお絵でつくったバカボンなのだ！！, #5-6 merger number)
5. **"Papa and Mama Conversations Made by the Reader"** (読者のつくった「パパとママの会話」なのだ, #7)
6. (「たこやきくん」の歌をつくるのだ, #8)
7. **"I'm Worried About the Stinky Smell"** (くさいにおいが気になるのだ, #9)
8. **"It's a Clean Thief"** (きれいずきのドロボウなのだ, #10)
9. **"It's a Fashionable Thief"** (おしゃれなドロボウなのだ, #11)
10. **"It's a Dull Thief"** (うつり気なドロボウなのだ, #12)
11. **"It's a Thief of Intelligence and Culture"** (知性と教養のドロボウなのだ, #13)
12. **"Visit the Millionaire's House"** (億万長者の家をご訪問なのだ, #14)
13. (カガミの中の自分をとりかえすのだ, #15)
14. (話の通じない通訳なのだ, #16)
15. **"The Master of Fake Bill-Making"** (ニセ札づくりの名人なのだ, #17)
16. **"It's a Shocking Sci-Fi Issue!!"** (衝撃のSF問題作なのだ！！, #18)
17. (ババぬきにかける執念なのだ, #19)
18. (すて子をそだてるのだ, #20)
19. (わが子の色気が気になるのだ, #21)
20. (町からゴミをなくすのだ！！, #22)
21. (バカ大「のぞき部」なのだ, #23)
22. (大文豪のとある1日なのだ, #24)
23. (前回とほとんど同じなのだ, #25)
24. (アレをのみたいのだ, #26)
25. (父の日の宿題なのだ, #27)
26. **"Papa Loves Children"** (パパは子どもおもいなのだ, #28)
27. (恐怖のあつがり人間なのだ, #29)
28. (すいません」のあやまり男, #30)
29. **"I am an Edamame Man"** (枝豆中毒の男なのだ, #31)
30. (わしの大事なアサガオなのだ, #32)
31. (教養を強要するのだ, #33)
32. (別れ話をパパにたのむのだ, #34)
33. (何事にも動じないひとなのだ, #35)
34. (ラブレターでヤブレタ―, #36)
35. **"Summer Vacation Homework"** (夏休みの宿題なのだ, #37)
36. **"A Junior High School Student is an Unmarried Mother"** (中学生の「未婚の母」なのだ, #38)
37. **"A High School Student is an Unmarried Father"** (高校生の「未婚の父」なのだ, #39)
38. **"The Super Genius Tsutomu-kun"** (超天才児ツトムくん, #40)
39. (死ななきゃわからぬ大問題, #41)
40. (恐怖のサービス男なのだ, #42)
41. (ハジメに漢字を習うのだ, #43)
42. (食いしんぼうのドロボウなのだ, #44)
43. **"Visit to a Senior's House, part 1"** (先輩の家を訪問するのだその１, #45)
44. **"Visit to a Senior's House, part 2"** (先輩の家を訪問するのだその２, #46)
45. **"Visit to a Senior's House, part 3"** (先輩の家を訪問するのだその３, #47)
46. **"Visit to a Senior's House, part 4"** (先輩の家を訪問するのだその４, #48)
47. **"Visit to a Senior's House, part 5"** (先輩の家を訪問するのだその5, #49)

### 1978

1. (なきメロ歌手なのだ, #16)- *Uncollected in Takeshobo/DVD-ROM collection. Appears in eBook 27.*

## Comic BomBom (October 1987-December 1989)

*Kicked off the relaunch for the 1980s as part of Kodansha's "Akatsuka strategy". It was ultimately the most successful, and continued on as Bakabon received its third animated adaptation (but the first through Studio Pierrot through the deal they had with Kodansha, Fuji TV, and Yomiko).*

#### 1987

1. (October 15, 1987)- *Opens eBook 32*
2. (November 15, 1987)
3. (December 15, 1987)

#### 1988

1. (January 15, 1988)
2. (February 15, 1988)
3. (March 15, 1988)
4. (April 15, 1988)
5. (May 15, 1988)
6. (June 15, 1988)
7. (July 15, 1988)- *Ends eBook 32*
8. (August 15, 1988)- *First BomBom chapter in eBook 33*
9. (September 15, 1988)
10. (October 15, 1988)
11. (November 15, 1988)
12. (December 15, 1988)

#### 1989

1. (January 15, 1989)
2. (February 15, 1989)
3. (March 1, 1989)
4. (April 15, 1989)
5. (May 15, 1989)- *Last BomBom chapter in eBook 33*
6. (June 15, 1989)- *Opens eBook 34*
7. (August 15, 1989)
8. (September 15, 1989)
9. (October 15, 1989)
10. (November 15, 1989)
11. (December 15, 1989)- *Last BomBom chapter in eBook 34*

### "Heisei Genius Bakabon" (December 1989 extra issue-October 1991)

*A re-titled continuation to run alongside Pierrot's Heisei Genius Bakabon. Even after it wrapped, the run continued on for a year more before changing magazines to Deluxe BomBom.*

#### 1989

1. (December 1989)- *First "Heisei" chapter in eBook 34*

#### 1990

1. (January 15, 1990)- *First BomBom chapter in eBook 35*
2. (February 15, 1990)
3. (March 15, 1990)
4. (April 15, 1990)
5. (May 15, 1990)- *Last BomBom chapter in eBook 35*
6. (June 15, 1990)- *First BomBom chapter in eBook 36*
7. (July 1990)
8. (August 1990)
9. (September 1990)
10. (October 1990)
11. (November 1990)- *Last BomBom chapter in eBook 36*
12. (December 1990)- *Opens eBook 37*

#### 1991

1. (January 1991)
2. (February 1991)
3. (March 1991)
4. (April 1991)
5. (June 1991)
6. (July 1991)
7. (August 1991)
8. (September 1991)
9. (October 1991)- *Ends eBook 37*

## TV Magazine

*A parallel run to BomBom, containing some shorter comics. It wrapped shortly after the Heisei Genius Bakabon anime ended broadcasting.*

### 1987

1. **"Chestnuts are Scary"**(クリはこわいのだ, November 1987)- *First TV Magazine chapter collected in eBook 32*
2. **"The Genius Painter"** (天才画家, December 1987)

### 1988

1. (大むかしからきた少年, January 1988)
2. (スーパーじいさん登場, February 1988)
3. (ウナギイヌのおんがえし, March 1988)
4. **"The Secret of Rerere"** (レレレのおじさんのひみつ, April 1988)
5. (名犬九公にお礼をするのだ, May 1988)
6. (金魚のガールフレンドなのだ, June 1988)
7. (わしはとのさまなのだ, July 1988)- *Last TV Magazine chapter in eBook 32*
8. (めいろのいえはこりごりなのだ, August 1988)- *Opens eBook 33*
9. (雪だるまくんののぞみをかなえるのだ, September 1988)
10. (ノラウマはえらいのだ, October 1988)
11. (ウナギイヌのママをつかまえたなのだ, November 1988)
12. (へびをペットにするのだ, December 1988)

### 1989

1. (お金のゆめはふしぎなのだ, January 1989)
2. (雪のあしあとにはんこをおすのだ, February 1989)
3. (らくがきのはんにんをさがすのだ, March 1989)
4. (みんなの星を集めるのだ, April 1989)
5. (どっちもこっちも、パパなのだ, May 1989)
6. (おきるとねちゃう友だちなのだ, June 1989)- *Ends eBook 33*
7. (かえらないおでかけをするのだ, July 1989)- *First TV Magazine chapter in eBook vol.34*
8. (夏に安いストーブを買うのだ, August 1989)
9. (へんなものばかり釣れるのだ, September 1989)
10. (大ふんかプレゼントをつくるのだ, October 1989)
11. (ママの約束ははんたいなのだ, November 1989)
12. (声はするけど姿は見えないのだ, December 1989)

### 1990

1. (馬をペットにするのだ, January 1990)- *Ends eBook 34*
2. (みんなとトランプをするのだ, March 1990)- *First TV Magazine chapter in eBook vol.35*
3. (花より雪だるまなのだ, April 1990)
4. (わしは人魚なのだ, May 1990)- *Last TV Magazine chapter in eBook vol.35*
5. (じょうぶな歯がほしいのだ, June 1990)- *Opens eBook vol.36*
6. (雪男さんは超能力者なのだ, July 1990)
7. (テルちゃんに顔をかいてあげるのだ, August 1990)
8. (ゴロちゃんがおちてきたのだ, September 1990)
9. (うその日記をほんとうにするのだ, October 1990)
10. (イカ天バンドになった水泳部員, November 1990)- *Last TV Magazine chapter collected in eBook vol.36*
11. (スポーツの秋は食欲の秋なのだ, December 1990)- *First TV Magazine chapter collected in eBook vol.37*

### 1991

1. (秋と枯れ葉とウナギイヌなのだ, January 1991)- *Last TV Magazine chapter collected in eBook vol.37*

## Monthly Shonen Magazine, take 2

*A limited, less successful run in yet another Kodansha magazine through the 1980s. It is a lot more brutal than the other serializations, and contains more blatant copyright issues with guest character appearances and parodies.*

*As a result, this* *run does not appear in the eBookJapan edition or many other later collections. However, some chapters can be seen in the Kodansha version of "THE BEST" collection, and many others are in "Unreprinted Treasures".*

1. **Untitled** (January 1988)- *Unreprinted*
2. **A Salaryman is Vulgar** (サラリーマンは下品がいいのだ, February 1988)- *Reprinted in "THE BEST".*
3. (地獄耳は温泉好きなのだ, March 1988)- *Reprinted in "Unreprinted Treasures"*
4. (水知らずの人は水人間なのだ, April 1988)- *In "Unreprinted Treasures"*
5. (わしの顔がヤンキーなのだ, May 1988)- *In "THE BEST"*
6. (キケンが危ない町なのだ, June 1988)- *In "Unreprinted Treasures"*
7. **The Genius AKIRA** (天才AKIRA, July 1988)- *In "THE BEST"*
8. **The Genius Alcohol** (天才アルコール, August 1988)- *In "THE BEST"*
9. **Untitled** (September 1988)- *Unreprinted*
10. (赤塚不二夫兄のバカボンなのだ, October 1988)- *In "Unreprinted Treasures"*
11. (ハエの伝書バトなのだ, November 1988)- *"Unreprinted Treasures"*
12. **The Genius Absurdity** (天才不条理, December 1988)- *"Unreprinted Treasures"*
13. (コウモンのインローがステータスシンボル, January 1989)- *"Unreprinted Treasures"*
14. **Untitled** (February 1989)- *Unreprinted*

## Monthly Hero Magazine

*Yet another 1980s Kodansha serialization, launching several months after the unsuccessful Monthly Shonen Magazine version. The stories are arranged into vertical columns of panels.*

*Most chapters were released in the BomBom KC Comics tankobon prior to any eBook version, but two remained unseen until such later reprints.*

1. **"Hiking with a Camera"** (カメラでクマったハイキングなのだ, October 1989)- *First Hero Magazine chapter collected in eBook volume 34*
2. **"Boxer, and a Fat Papa"** (ボクサァ、ふとったパパなのだ, November 1989)
3. (ゲンコツ病は無敵なのだ, December 1989)- *Last Hero Magazine chapter collected in eBook volume 34*
4. (あつい冬は、さむい夏なのだ, January 1990)- *Opens eBook volume 35*
5. (ヒーロー君は超でたがりなのだ, February 1990)
6. (悪口はあやまりのはじまりなのだ, March 1990)
7. (モグラシティは楽しいのだ, April 1990)
8. (わるい顔は、よい人なのだ, May 1990)
9. (宇宙人にあいたいのだ, May 1990)
10. (名犬なのだ、アハハーン, June 1990)
11. (ピーマン頭を探検するのだ, June 1990)- *Ends eBook volume 35*
12. (きょうからボクがパパなのだ, July 1990)- *First Hero Magazine chapter collected in eBook volume 36*
13. (こんなバカな夢をみたのだ, August 1990)
14. (カッパのおサラでカッパッパなのだ, September 1990)
15. (ノミの夫婦のひっこしなのだ, October 1990)
16. (パパの電波でマンガを書くのだ, November 1990)- *Uncollected in "Latest Version" but appears in "THE BEST" and eBookJapan.*
17. (まったくしらないしりあいなのだ, December 1990)- *Ends eBook volume 36.*
18. (びっくりトイレ大集合なのだ, January 1991)- *Uncollected in "Latest Version" but appears in "THE BEST". Last Hero Magazine chapter collected in eBooks, in volume 37.*

## Deluxe BomBom (June 1990, November 1991-December 1992)

*A continuation of the previous Comic BomBom run,* *and the final stretch for the Genius Bakabon series. Akatsuka's assistants have even more free reign with guest designs, including a cameo of Minematsu and Iwasaki's hero Unkoman.*

### 1990

1. (June 30, 1990)- *Collected in eBook 35, though the date (perhaps referring to the magazine's sale date) is given as May 31st.*

### 1991

1. (November 1991)- *Unreprinted*
2. (December 1991)- *Opens eBook 38*

### 1992

1. (January 1992)
2. (February 1992)
3. (March 1992)
4. (April 1992)
5. (May 1992)
6. (June 1992)
7. (July 1992)
8. (August 1992)
9. (September 1992)
10. (October 1992)
11. (November 1992)
12. (December 1992)- *Ends eBook 38*