| Time Patrol Bon | |
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| T・Pぼん (Taimu Patorōru Bon) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Fujiko Fujio[a] |
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| Original run | August 1978 –July 1986 |
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| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Written by | Shun'ichi Yukimuro |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Studio | Gallop |
| Original network | Nippon TV |
| Released | October 14, 1989 (1989-10-14) |
| Runtime | 94 minutes |
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| T・P BON | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Ando |
| Produced by | Naoki Amano |
| Written by | Yūko Kakihara |
| Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
| Studio | Bones |
| Licensed by | Netflix |
| Released | May 2, 2024 – July 17, 2024 |
| Runtime | 26–31 minutes |
| Episodes | 24 |
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Time Patrol Bon (Japanese:T・Pぼん,Hepburn:Taimu Patorōru Bon) is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byFujiko F. Fujio [ja].[a] It was serialized inUshio Publishing [ja]'sMonthly Shōnen World andMonthly Comic Tom from 1978 to 1986. Ananime television special, animated byGallop, was broadcast onNippon Television in October 1989.
Anoriginal net animation (ONA) series, animated byBones and consisting of two seasons of 12 episodes each, premiered onNetflix in May and July 2024, respectively.
The story focuses on Bon Namihira, a teenager who becomes part of a team of time-traveling agents tasked with saving people's lives during major historical events that happen across different eras and locations around the globe.
Written and illustrated byFujiko Fujio,[a]Time Patrol Bon was serialized inUshio Publishing [ja]'sMonthly Shōnen World (first part) andMonthly Comic Tom (second and third part); the first part was serialized from the August 1978 to the September 1979 issues; the second from the May 1980 to the June 1983 issues; and the third from the June 1984 to the July 1986 issues.[5] Ushio Publishing released fivetankōbon volumes from September 1979 to August 1985.[6][7] The manga was re-published byChūōkōron-sha in five volumes from November 1988 to January 1991,[8][9] and three volumes in June 1995.[10][11] Ushio Publishing re-published the series in three volumes from September to November 2008.[12][13] It was re-published again byShogakukan in three volumes from September 2011 to March 2012.[14][15]
Ananime television special, animated byGallop, was broadcast onNippon TV on October 14, 1989.[2]
In October 2023, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into anoriginal net animation (ONA) series.[16][1] It is animated byBones and was streamed for two seasons onNetflix, with the first premiering on May 2, 2024, and the second premiering on July 17 of the same year.[4] The opening theme, "Bon Bon Bon", is performed byRyan Brahms,[17] while the ending theme, "Tears in the Sky", is performed by Lena Leon.[18]
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| 1 | "I Won't Be Erased!" (Japanese:消されてたまるか) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "T・P Apprentice" (Japanese:見ならいT・P) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 3 | "The Secret of the Pyramid" (Japanese:ピラミッドの秘密) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "An Ancient Man Crosses the Pacific" (Japanese:古代人太平洋を行く) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Witch Hunt" (Japanese:魔女狩り) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 6 | "The Mountain of the Roaring White Dragon" (Japanese:白竜のほえる山) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 7 | "The Dark Labyrinth" (Japanese:暗黒の大迷宮) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 8 | "The Beautiful Girl on the Battlefield" (Japanese:戦場の美少女) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 9 | "Riding a Dinosaur on Vacation" (Japanese:バカンスは恐竜に乗って) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 10 | "Gunfight on the O.K. Corral" (Japanese:OK牧場の近所の決闘) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 11 | "The Marathon Battle" (Japanese:マラトン大会戦) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| 12 | "Hyperspace Castaway" (Japanese:超空間の漂流者) | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | ||||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "The Random Murders" (Japanese:通り魔殺人事件) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "The Sacrifice to Chacmool" (Japanese:チャク・モールのいけにえ) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 3 | "The Heike Fugitive" (Japanese:平家の落人) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "The Sumerian Boy" (Japanese:シュメールの少年) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 5 | "The First American" (Japanese:最初のアメリカ人) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 6 | "The T・P Agent's Crime" (Japanese:Ｔ・Ｐ隊員の犯罪) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 7 | "The Beast Delb" (Japanese:魔獣デルブ) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 8 | "The Day Troy Fell" (Japanese:トロイが亡びた日) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 9 | "The Grim Reaper's Horde" (Japanese:死神の大軍) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 10 | "The Wrath of the Gods" (Japanese:神の怒り) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 11 | "The Ruins Submerged in Rain" (Japanese:雨に沈む遺跡) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
| 12 | "Time Patrol Bon" (Japanese:タイムパトロールぼん) | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) | ||||||||||
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