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Patalliro!
Cover of tankōbon volume 77, featuring Patalliro the 8th in his iconic pose.
パタリロ!
(Patariro!)
GenreComedy, fantasy
Manga
Written byMineo Maya
Published byHakusensha
Magazine
DemographicShōjo
Original run1978 – present
Volumes104[1]
Anime television series
Boku Patalliro!
Directed byNobutaka Nishizawa
Written byMasaki Tsuji
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFuji TV
Original run April 8, 1982 – May 13, 1983
Episodes49 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Patalliro! Stardust Keikaku
Directed byNobutaka Nishizawa
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedJuly 10, 1983
Runtime48 minutes
Manga
Patalliro Saiyuki!
Written byMineo Maya
Published byHakusensha
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original run2003 – 2005
Volumes8
Manga
Patalliro Genji Monogatari!
Written byMineo Maya
Published byHakusensha
MagazineThe Hana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original run2004 – 2008
Volumes4
Anime television series
Patalliro Saiyuki!
Directed byKenichi Maejima
StudioMagic Bus
Original networkKids Station
Original run June 5, 2005 – November 9, 2005
Episodes27 (List of episodes)

Patalliro! (Japanese: パタリロ!, Hepburn: Patariro!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. The comedy manga was serialized in Hana to Yume from 1978 to 1990, before switching to Bessatsu Hana to Yume in 1991, and now currently is serialized on the app Manga Park (マンガPark) since 2020.[2]

An anime adaptation, Boku Patalliro! (ぼくパタリロ!), produced by Toei Animation, originally aired from April 8, 1982, to May 13, 1983, on Fuji TV, and was the first to present shōnen-ai themes on television.[3]

The series has also received four stage plays based on various arcs from anime and manga,[4][5][6][7] and a live action film adaptation in 2018.[8]

Two spin-off manga, Patalliro Saiyūki! and Patalliro Genji Monogatari!, were originally serialized from 2003-2005 and 2004-2008 respectively. Patalliro Saiyūki! received an anime adaptation produced by Magic Bus which aired on Kids Station from June 5 to November 9, 2005.

As of 2019, the manga has had over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.[9]

Plot

The story focuses on the comedic adventures of Patalliro himself and the entire kingdom of Malynera.

Characters

Patalliro du Malyner VIII (パタリロ・ド・マリネール8世)
The 10-year-old diabetic prodigy king of Malynera. When he becomes frustrated or embarrassed, he grooms himself like a cat.
Jack Barbarosa Bancoran
Major Bancoran of the British MI6. Nicknamed "Bishōnen Killer" for his ability to seduce young men with just his eyes. Patalliro questioned Bancoran to discern if he was interested in his mother, but Bancoran stated that he was only attracted to men. Meeting Patalliro has changed his existence; after playing bodyguard to the most annoying person he's ever met, he's now living with Maraich, who tried to kill him, and their son Figaro. Bancoran is known for his blue eyeshadow (purple in Patalliro Saiyuki), his long black hair, and the fact that he never takes off his gloves, even in bed. His name comes from Henri Bencolin.
Maraich
18-year-old former assassin from the Diamond Syndicate. His former lover Count Larken told him not to return until he could kill Bancoran, but ended up reforming and becoming Bancoran's lover. He has a ferocious temper and seethes with jealousy whenever a bishōnen is in Bancoran's vicinity. He beats up Bancoran on a regular basis, regardless of whether or not he cheats, and somehow got pregnant twice, despite being biologically male.
His pregnancy is cut out of the anime. In the manga he first gets pregnant in volume 10, and a second time in volume 46. His first pregnancy miscarries, but the second time he gives birth to a son named Figaro Bancoran. He is an expert knife user, and his looks and body allow him to easily pass for a woman with only Patalliro and Bancoran being able to see through his disguise.
He has no official full name as the last name "Juschenfe" has never been used for him specifically, only various family members of his. He has only ever been referred to as "Maraich" within the series.

Plasma X

A robot that Patalliro built to mine diamonds on the moon, and another powerful character; one of his skills is the ability to shoot lasers from his eyes.

Afro-18

A female robot built by Patalliro. She initially dislikes Plasma X, but they later become husband and wife.

Tamanegi
Patalliro biseinen bodyguards, forced to hide their beauty under padded uniforms, frosted glasses, masks that cover their mouths, noses, and onion-style wigs.

Anime

Cast

Boku Patalliro!
Patalliro! Saiyuki

Music

Episodes

Season 1 (1982)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byAnimation directed byArt directed byOriginal air dateProd.
code [10]
11"The Bishounen Killer"Nobutaka NishizawaMasaki TsujiYoshinori KanemoriIsamu TsuchidaApril 8, 1982 (1982-04-08)101
22"A Flower Falls on a Misty Night"Yoshikatsu KasaiMasaki TsujiAkito DobashiIsamu TsuchidaApril 15, 1982 (1982-04-15)102
33"A Rose Blooms Upon a Grave"Takashi HisaokaMasaki TsujiJiro TsunoIsamu TsuchidaApril 22, 1982 (1982-04-22)103
44"Look Out, Patalliro"Yugo SerikawaAkiyoshi SakaiMasami AbeIsamu TsuchidaApril 29, 1982 (1982-04-29)104
55"Maraich, the Angel of Death"Yoshikatsu KasaiTomoko KonparuMakoto ItoNobuto SakamotoMay 13, 1982 (1982-05-13)105
66"Etrange's Grief"Hiroshi ShidaraTomoko KonparuYoshinori KanemoriIsamu TsuchidaMay 20, 1982 (1982-05-20)106
77"Kung Fu"Takashi HisaokaAkiyoshi SakaiNobumichi KawamuraNobuto SakamotoMay 27, 1982 (1982-05-27)107
88"From Patalliro with Love"Yugo SerikawaMasaki TsujiJirou TsunoIsamu TsuchidaJune 3, 1982 (1982-06-03)108
99"A Cherry Blossom Storm"Yoshikatsu KasaiAkiyoshi SakaiMasami AbeNobuto SakamotoJune 17, 1982 (1982-06-17)109
1010"Snow in Malynera"Nobutaka NishizawaTomoko KonparuYoshinori KanemoriIsamu TsuchidaJune 24, 1982 (1982-06-24)110
1111"Maraich Maraich"Takashi HisaokaMasaki TsujiMakoto ItoIsamu TsuchidaJuly 8, 1982 (1982-07-08)111
1212"A Vampire in Malynera"Yugo SerikawaAkiyoshi SakaiNobumichi KawamuraNobuto SakamotoJuly 22, 1982 (1982-07-22)112
1313"Invasion of America"Hiroshi ShidaraAkiyoshi SakaiJirou TsunoNobuto SakamotoJuly 29, 1982 (1982-07-29)113
1414"Patalliro the 7th and 8th"Yoshikatsu KasaiTomoko KonparuYoshinori KanemoriIsamu TsuchidaAugust 12, 1982 (1982-08-12)114
1515"Prince Maraich"Yugo SerikawaAkiyoshi SakaiMasami AbeNobuto SakamotoAugust 26, 1982 (1982-08-26)115
1616"Legendary Diamond"Takashi HisaokaTomoko KonparuNobumichi KawamuraIsamu TsuchidaSeptember 2, 1982 (1982-09-02)116
1717"Target: Scarlet Mermaid"Hiroshi ShidaraMasaki TsujiEmi HoshinoNobuto SakamotoSeptember 9, 1982 (1982-09-09)117
1818"Twinkle Twinkle, Tamanegi!"Yoshikatsu KasaiAkiyoshi SakaiYoshinori KanemoriIsamu TsuchidaSeptember 16, 1982 (1982-09-16)118
1919"Journey to the Moon"Takashi HisaokaAkiyoshi SakaiMasami AbeNobuto SakamotoSeptember 23, 1982 (1982-09-23)119
2020"Bancoran Is Dead!"Hiroshi ShidaraAkiyoshi SakaiNobumichi KawamuraNobuto SakamotoSeptember 30, 1982 (1982-09-30)120

Season 2 (1982–83)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byAnimation directed byArt directed byOriginal air dateProd.
code [10]
211"Super-Robot Plasma X"Yoshikatsu KasaiMasaki TsujiMakoto ItoIsamu TsuchidaOctober 9, 1982 (1982-10-09)201
222"Plasma's Love"Nobutaka NishizawaTomoko KonparuYoshinori KanemoriNobuto SakamotoOctober 16, 1982 (1982-10-16)202
233"License to Kill"Takashi HisaokaMasaki TsujiMasami AbeIsamu TsuchidaOctober 23, 1982 (1982-10-23)203
244"Fly Away Jack"Yoshikatsu KasaiMasaki TsujiMasami SudaNobuto SakamotoOctober 30, 1982 (1982-10-30)204
255"Papa Plasma"Yasuo YamayoshiTomoko KonparuNobumichi KawamuraNobuto SakamotoNovember 6, 1982 (1982-11-06)205
266"Patalliro 8th and 10th"Hiroshi ShidaraAkiyoshi SakaiYoshinori KanemoriNobuto SakamotoNovember 13, 1982 (1982-11-13)206
277"24-Hour Escape"Yoshikatsu KasaiMasaki TsujiMakoto ItoNobuto SakamotoNovember 20, 1982 (1982-11-20)207
288"The Story of the Loyalty Tree"Nobutaka NishizawaTomoko KonparuMasami SudaIsamu TsuchidaNovember 27, 1982 (1982-11-27)208
299"The Assassin's Return"Yoshikatsu Kasai & Takashi HisaokaAkiyoshi SakaiMasami AbeNobuto SakamotoDecember 4, 1982 (1982-12-04)209
3010"Beloved Purara"Hiroshi ShidaraAkiyoshi SakaiJiro TsunoNobuto SakamotoDecember 11, 1982 (1982-12-11)210
3111"Gelman Castle"Yasuo YamayoshiTomoko KonparuNobumichi KawamuraIsamu TsuchidaDecember 18, 1982 (1982-12-18)211
3212"Nyanko is Nyanko"Yoshikatsu KasaiAkiyoshi SakaiHiroshi WagatsumaNobuto SakamotoDecember 25, 1982 (1982-12-25)212
3313"I'll Be Waiting"Yugo SerikawaAkiyoshi SakaiYoshinori KanemoriNobuto SakamotoJanuary 8, 1983 (1983-01-08)213
3414"Still Purara"Hiroshi ShidaraTomoko KonparuMakoto ItoIsamu TsuchidaJanuary 15, 1983 (1983-01-15)214
3515"When the Snow Stopped"Takashi HisaokaMasaki TsujiKuni TomitaNobuto SakamotoJanuary 22, 1983 (1983-01-22)215
3616"Patalliro's Strangeness"Yugo SerikawaAkiyoshi SakaiJirou TsunoIsamu TsuchidaJanuary 29, 1983 (1983-01-29)216
3717"Sunflower of Versailles"Yasuo YamayoshiTomoko KonparuNobumichi KawamuraNobuto SakamotoFebruary 5, 1983 (1983-02-05)217
3818"I Love Maraich"Nobutaka NishizawaTomomi TsutsuiYoshinori KanemoriNobuto SakamotoFebruary 12, 1983 (1983-02-12)218
3919"That Man Bancoran"Yoshikatsu KasaiAkiyoshi SakaiHiroshi WagatsumaIsamu TsuchidaFebruary 19, 1983 (1983-02-19)219
4020"Purara's Brother"Takashi HisaokaTomoko KonparuMasami AbeNobuto SakamotoFebruary 26, 1983 (1983-02-26)220
4121"Maraich's Season"Hiroshi ShidaraTomomi TsutsuiYoshinori KanemoriIsamu TsuchidaMarch 5, 1983 (1983-03-05)221
4222"Patalliro's Great Gathering"Yasuo YamayoshiAkiyoshi SakaiNobumichi KawamuraIsamu TsuchidaMarch 12, 1983 (1983-03-12)222
4323"True Love for Bancoran"Yugo SerikawaTomoko KonparuJirou TsunoNobuto SakamotoMarch 19, 1983 (1983-03-19)223
4424"Phantom"Yoshikatsu KasaiAkiyoshi SakaiMakoto ItoIsamu TsuchidaMarch 26, 1983 (1983-03-26)224
4525"Ahh... New School Term Amid the Flowers"Nobutaka NishizawaAkiyoshi SakaiYoshinori KanemoriNobuto SakamotoApril 8, 1983 (1983-04-08)225
4626"Purara's First Love"Yoshikatsu KasaiTomomi TsutsuiShinnosuke KonIsamu TsuchidaApril 15, 1983 (1983-04-15)226
4727"Farewell Afro"Yugo SerikawaTomomi TsutsuiMasami Suda & Masami AbeNobuto SakamotoApril 22, 1983 (1983-04-22)227
4828"Foggy London Airport"Yasuo YamayoshiTomomi TsutsuiNobumichi KawamuraIsamu TsuchidaMay 6, 1983 (1983-05-06)228
4929Yoshikatsu KasaiMakoto ItoMay 13, 1983 (1983-05-13)229

Film (1983)

TitleDirected byWritten byAnimation directed byArt directed byOriginal release date
Patalliro! Stardust KeikakuNobutaka NishizawaYasuo TanamiKinichirou SuzukiIsamu TsuchidaJuly 10, 1983 (1983-07-10)

Patalliro Saiyuki! (2005)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byAnimation directed byStoryboarded byOriginal air date
1"Goku Appears! A Journey for the Scriptures"Shūji MiyaharaMitsuyo SuenagaKatsutoshi KobayashiKenichi MaejimaJune 7, 2005 (2005-06-07)
2June 14, 2005 (2005-06-14)
3June 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
4"A New Companion! The Journey Begins With Chaos"Kunitoshi OkajimaMitsuyo SuenagaTsutomu MurakamiKunitoshi OkajimaJune 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)
5July 5, 2005 (2005-07-05)
6July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12)
7"A Raid! The Golden and Silver Demon"Akira ShimizuKoji UedaKiyoshi MatsushitaKenichi MaejimaJuly 19, 2005 (2005-07-19)
8July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)
9August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)
10"Demon's World Banquet, Sanzou's Great Rescue Operation"Shūji Miyahara & Shūichi IizumiKoji UedaKatsutoshi KobayashiKenichi MaejimaAugust 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)
11August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)
12August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)
13"Glossy Manshan Boy's Competition is Full of Danger"Kiyoshi FukumotoMitsuyo SuenagaHideo MaruKenichi MaejimaAugust 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)
14September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
15September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)
16"Ruthless Fireworks Red Rays of Lightning Attacks"Akira ShimizuKoji UedaKiyoshi MatsushitaDan OdawaraSeptember 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)
17September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
18October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)
19"Heavenly Panic! Angel of Love Calls a Storm"Shūichi IizumiKoji UedaKatsutoshi KobayashiYasuo IwamotoOctober 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)
20October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
21October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
22"Burning Death Battle! Battle of Flamingo Mountain"Kiyoshi FukumotoMitsuyo SuenagaYoshito MikiDan OdawaraNovember 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)
23November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
24November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)
25"Shenjun Furnace Explosion! Is It? Countdown to Miraculus"Akira ShimizuMitsuyo SuenagaShinichi SuzukiKenichi MaejimaNovember 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)
26November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
27"Sanzou's Wedding!? Sasori's Poison is a Sweet Trap"Akira ShimizuMitsuyo SuenagaShinichi SuzukiKenichi MaejimaNovember 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)

Legacy

Rock musician Tomoaki Ishizuka took his stage name "Pata" from Patalliro, his nickname in high school as he was said to resemble the series' title character.[11]

Yu Yu Hakusho author Yoshihiro Togashi based his character Hiei's design on Patalliro!.[12]

References

  1. ^ 魔夜峰央 の検索結果 [Search results for Mineo Maya]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "パタリロ！". マンガPark (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. ^ Gravett, Paul (2004) Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics (Harper Design ISBN 1-85669-391-0) page 90
  4. ^ "魔夜峰央のマンガ「パタリロ！」が舞台化！脚本に池田鉄洋、演出は小林顕作". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  5. ^ "「パタリロ！」第2弾詳細決定！加藤諒ら続投、ロビー少尉役に三津谷亮". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. ^ "舞台「パタリロ！」シーズン2始動、バンコラン＆マライヒは宇野結也・後藤大（コメントあり）". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. ^ "祝いだ！祭りだ！原作連載45周年記念、舞台「パタリロ！」第4弾上演決定（コメントあり）". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  8. ^ "魔夜峰央「パタリロ！」映画化！加藤諒、青木玄徳、佐奈宏紀の舞台キャストで". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  9. ^ 1978年の連載開始から40年以上も愛され続け、シリーズ累計発行部数が2500万部を超える魔夜峰央原作の超人気漫画『パタリロ！』。. Oricon (in Japanese). July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Patalliro! Season 1". Radio Times. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "Interview: PATA of X JAPAN". JRock Revolution. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12.
  12. ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro (1994). Yoshihiro Togashi Speaks. ヨシりんでポン！[Yoshirin de Pon!] (in Japanese). p. 17.

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