Be-Bop High School

Be-Bop High School
Genre	high school dramedy; coming of age
Manga
Written by	Kazuhiro Kiuchi
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Young Magazine
Original run	1983 – 2003
Volumes	48
Live-action film
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	December 14, 1985
Live-action film
ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎哀歌
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	1986
Live-action film
ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎行進曲
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	1987
Live-action film
ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎狂騒曲
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	December 12, 1987
Live-action film
ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎音頭
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	1988
Live-action film
ビー・バップ・ハイスクール 高校与太郎完結篇
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Released	1988
Game
Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu (video game)
Developer	Data East
Publisher	Data East
Genre	Adventure
Platform	Nintendo Family Computer
Released
Original video animation
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	1990 – 1998
Episodes	7
Live-action film
Directed by	Kazuhiro Kiuchi
Released	February 19, 1994
Television drama
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

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 1988 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.

See also

• List of Famicom games
• Cromartie High School
• Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!

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