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Patalliro!
Cover oftankōbon volume 77, featuring Patalliro the 8th in his iconic pose.
パタリロ! (Patariro!)
Genre	Comedy,fantasy
Manga
Written by	Mineo Maya
Published by	Hakusensha
Magazine	Hana to Yume (1978–1989) Hana to Yume Planet Zōkan (1989–1997) Bessatsu Hana to Yume (1997–2006) Melody (2006–2015) Hana LaLa Online (2015–2017) Manga Park (2017–present)
Original run	1978 – present
Volumes	104[1]
Anime television series
Boku Patalliro!
Directed by	Nobutaka Nishizawa
Written by	Masaki Tsuji
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Original run	April 8, 1982 – May 13, 1983
Episodes	49(List of episodes)
Anime film
Patalliro! Stardust Keikaku
Directed by	Nobutaka Nishizawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	July 10, 1983
Runtime	48 minutes
Manga
Patalliro Saiyuki!
Written by	Mineo Maya
Published by	Hakusensha
Magazine	Hana to Yume
Original run	2003 –2005
Volumes	8
Manga
Patalliro Genji Monogatari!
Written by	Mineo Maya
Published by	Hakusensha
Magazine	The Hana to Yume
Original run	2004 –2008
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Patalliro Saiyuki!
Directed by	Kenichi Maejima
Studio	Magic Bus
Original network	Kids Station
Original run	June 5, 2005 – November 9, 2005
Episodes	27(List of episodes)

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

An anime adaptation,Boku Patalliro! (ぼくパタリロ!), produced byToei Animation, originally aired from April 8, 1982, to May 13, 1983, onFuji TV, and was the first to presentshōnen-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! andPatalliro Genji Monogatari!, were originally serialized from 2003–2005 and 2004–2008 respectively.Patalliro Saiyūki! received an anime adaptation produced byMagic Bus which aired onKids Station from June 5 to November 9, 2005.

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

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

Patalliro du Malyner VIII (パタリロ・ド・マリネール8世)

The 10-year-olddiabetic 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 fromHenri Bencolin.

Maraich

An 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 abishōnen is in Bancoran's vicinity. He beats up Bancoran on a regular basis, regardless of whether or not he cheats, and somehow gotpregnant twice, despite being biologically male. 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.

In the manga, he is first 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. His pregnancy is cut out of the anime.

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" in the series.

Tamanegi

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

Plasma X

A robot that Patalliro built to mine diamonds on the moon, and another powerful character; one of his abilities is 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.

Boku Patalliro!

• Patalliro:Fuyumi Shiraishi
• Bancoran:Kazuyuki Sogabe
• Maraich:Toshiko Fujita
• Police Chief:Ichirō Nagai
• Head Guard:Takeshi Aono
• Tamanegi:Akio Nojima,Toshio Furukawa,Tōru Furuya,Yūji Mitsuya,Yoku Shioya,Kaneto Shiozawa,Kazuhiko Inoue,Akira Kamiya
  • The Tamanegi were portrayed by the members ofSlapstick, avoice actor band Sogabe was a member of.
• Etrange:Masako Ikeda
• Sanders:Junpei Takiguchi
• Patalliro 7th:Kazuko Sugiyama
• Patalliro 10th:Minori Matsushima
• Plasma X:Hideyuki Hori
• Afro 18:Eiko Masuyama
• Pulara:Michiko Nomura
• α Random:Junko Hori

Patalliro! Saiyuki

• Patalliro/Son Goku:Yuki Kaida
• Maraich/Genjo Sanzo:Reiko Takagi
• Bancoran:Takehito Koyasu
• Mi-chan:Ken'yū Horiuchi
• Cho Hakkai: Yoshirō Matsumoto
• Sa Gojo:Rikiya Koyama
• Gautama Buddha:Kazuya Tatekabe

• "Patalliro!" (パタリロ!) by Fusako Fujimoto (Patalliro! / Boku Patalliro!)
• "Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari" (紫陽花アイ愛物語,Hydrangea Ai Love Story) byv-u-den (Patalliro Saiyuki)
• "Utsukushisa wa Tsumi" (美しさは罪,Beauty is Crime) by Eri Takeda. (Patalliro 1st ending)
• "Cock Robin Ondo" (クック=ロビン音頭) by Fuyumi Shiraishi & Slapstick. (Boku Patalliro 1st ending)(from"Who killed Cock Robin?")
• "Nanchū Koi wo Yatterū You Know?" (なんちゅう恋をやってるぅ YOU KNOW?) byBerryz Kobo. (Patalliro Saiyuki)

Rock musicianTomoaki 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 authorYoshihiro Togashi based his characterHiei's design onPatalliro!.^[12]

• OfficialPatalliro! site - 2008 archive(in Japanese)
• Patalliro! at Toei Animation(in Japanese)
• Patalliro! (manga) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia

• Manga series
• 1978 manga
• 1982 anime television series debuts
• 1983 anime films
• 2003 manga
• 2004 manga
• 2005 anime television series debuts
• 1979 manga
• 1983 films
• Comedy anime and manga
• Fuji Television original programming
• Hakusensha franchises
• Hakusensha manga
• Magic Bus (studio)
• Shōjo manga
• Shōnen-ai anime and manga
• Toei Animation television
• Toei Animation films
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