Patalliro!

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Japanese manga series

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::summary Japanese manga series ::

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Field	Value
name	Patalliro!
image	Patalliro77.jpg
caption	Cover of tankōbon volume 77, featuring Patalliro the 8th in his iconic pose.
ja_kanji	パタリロ!
ja_romaji	Patariro!
genre	Comedy, fantasy
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Patalliro! 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.

An anime adaptation, Boku Patalliro!, 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.

The series has also received four stage plays based on various arcs from anime and manga, and a live action film adaptation in 2018.

Two spin-off manga, Patalliro Saiyūki! and Patalliro Genji Monogatari!, were originally serialized from 2003 to 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 had over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.

Plot

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

Characters

;Patalliro du Malyner VIII :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 :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 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. 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's biseinen 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.

Anime

Cast

;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 of Slapstick, a voice 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

Music

"Patalliro!" by Fusako Fujimoto (Patalliro! / Boku Patalliro!)
"Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari" by v-u-den (Patalliro Saiyuki)
"Utsukushisa wa Tsumi" by Eri Takeda. (Patalliro 1st ending)
"Cock Robin Ondo" by Fuyumi Shiraishi & Slapstick. (Boku Patalliro 1st ending)(from "Who killed Cock Robin?")
"Nanchū Koi wo Yatterū You Know?" by Berryz Kobo. (Patalliro Saiyuki)

Episodes

Season 1 (1982)

Season 2 (1982–83)

Film (1983)

''Patalliro Saiyuki!'' (2005)

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.

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

References

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"パタリロ！".
[[Paul Gravett. Gravett, Paul]] (2004) ''[[Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics]]'' (Harper Design {{ISBN. 1-85669-391-0) page 90
"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". Natasha, Inc..
"「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". Natasha, Inc..
"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）". Natasha, Inc..
"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）". Natasha, Inc..
"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". Natasha, Inc..
link. (July 2, 2019)
"Patalliro! Season 1".
"Interview: PATA of X JAPAN". JRock Revolution.
Togashi, Yoshihiro. (1994). "Yoshihiro Togashi Speaks".

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