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Bomberman Jetters | |
ボンバーマンジェッターズ (Bonbāman Jettāzu) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Tomofumi Matsubara |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
Demographic | Children |
Original run | May 2002 – March 2003 |
Manga | |
Let's Go!! Bomberman Jetters | |
Written by | Takeshi Tamai |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
Demographic | Children |
Original run | September 2002 – March 2003 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Katsuyuki Kodera |
Written by | Atsushi Maekawa |
Music by | Kazunori Maruyama |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | October 2, 2002 – September 24, 2003 |
Episodes | 52 |
Video game | |
Bomberman Jetters: The Legendary Bomberman | |
Developer | Amble |
Publisher | Hudson Soft |
Genre | Action RPG |
Platform | Game Boy Advance |
Released | October 24, 2002 |
Video game | |
Developer | Hudson Soft |
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Genre | Action |
Platform | PlayStation 2, GameCube |
Released | |
Video game | |
Bomberman Jetters Mobile | |
Developer | Hudson Soft |
Publisher | Hudson Soft |
Genre | Platform |
Platform | Mobile Phone |
Released | April 10, 2003 |
Video game | |
Bomberman Jetters Game Collection | |
Developer | Hudson Soft |
Publisher | Hudson Soft |
Genre | Minigame Compilation |
Platform | Game Boy Advance |
Released | October 16, 2003 |
Bomberman Jetters (ボンバーマンジェッターズ, Bonbāman Jettāzu) is a 2002 Japanese anime television series produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Deen. It has also spawned two manga series and three video games, one of which was also localized and given an English dub. It is based on the popular Bomberman video game series created by Hudson Soft.
The Jetters are a highly trained intergalactic police force for keeping unique items safe from the Hige-Hige bandits. Mighty, an expert Bomberman and the leader of the Jetters, disappears while on a mission. Dr. Ein accepts Mighty's younger brother, White Bomber, into the Jetters because they need a Bomberman for the team. White Bomber is clumsy and childish, but idolizes his older brother. White Bomber and the rest of the Jetters have many adventures, foiling Doctor Mechado and Mujoe's plans to steal one-of-a-kind objects, facing off against the Hige-Hige Bandits, and returning antiques to their rightful owners.
Early episodes of Bomberman Jetters started out with the "monster of the week" formula, where Dr. Mechado and Mujoe would send in one of their "Super Combined" Bombermen one at a time to attack the Jetters.
Eventually the format shifted from light-hearted comedy "monster of the week" to a more dramatic, darker action story dealing with the themes of death, betrayal, and revenge, but still retaining some of the lighter aspect. Plots include characters going through trials with character development such as Shout learning the truth about her mother, how Bagular first met Mujoe, and White Bomber dealing with learning the truth of what happened to his older brother Mighty.
A manga series was created by Tomofumi Matsubara, which was published by Shogakukan and began serialization by CoroCoro Comic in May 2002. Another manga series, titled Let's Go!! Bomberman Jetters (それいけ!!ボンバーマンジェッターズ, Sore Ike!! Bonbāman Jettāzu), was created by Takeshi Tamai and it was published and serialized by the same company and magazine. It began serialization in September 2002, and both manga series' ended in March 2003.
A 52-episode anime series was produced by Nihon Ad Systems (NAS) and TV Tokyo, animated by Studio Deen, and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2, 2002, to September 24, 2003. The anime was intended to be localized for other countries, but these plans were quietly cancelled for unknown reasons.
A video game, titled Bomberman Jetters: The Legendary Bomberman (ボンバーマンジェッターズ〜伝説のボンバーマン〜, Bonbāman Jettāzu: Densetsu no Bonbāman), was created by Hudson Soft and released on October 24, 2002, for the Game Boy Advance.
Another video game, simply titled Bomberman Jetters, was created by Hudson Soft and released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube in Japan on December 19, 2002. Majesco Entertainment released the GameCube version in North America on March 10, 2004.
A third video game, titled Bomberman Jetters Game Collection (ボンバーマンジェッターズゲームコレクション, Bonbāman Jettāzu Gēmu Korekushon), was created by the same company for the same platform, but was released on October 16, 2003.
A mobile game, titled Bomberman Jetters Mobile, was created for same platform and was released on April 10, 2003.
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1 | "The Idol Bomberman" Transliteration: "Akogare no Bonbāman" (Japanese: 憧れのボンバーマン) | October 2, 2002 | |
Mighty returns to Planet Bomber to guard the Cosmo Diamond, reuniting with Shirobon upon arrival. Mujoe leads his army to steal the diamond with the help of his heat cannon, and Shirobon attempts to help his brother despite the danger. | |||
2 | "The Five Jetters" Transliteration: "Gonin Me no Jettāzu" (Japanese: 5人目のジェッターズ) | October 9, 2002 | |
Shirobon joins the Jetters for their first assignment of protecting a unique dinosaur egg from the High-Hige. | |||
3 | "Tremendous Foe! Bombermen Unite!" Transliteration: "Kyōteki! Gattai Bonbāman!" (Japanese: 強敵!合體ボンバーマン!) | October 16, 2002 | |
The Jetters receive a mission to protect a golden cat statue from the High-Hige. Trouble ensues when Dr. Mechado unveils their gang's big weapon, The Combined Bomberman Making Machine, which can turn any creature fired at into a living Bomberman. When he uses it to create their first foe, Bat Bomber, and manages to steal the statue, Shirobon does battle with him to get it back. | |||
4 | "White Bomber Proceeds Without Permission!" Transliteration: "Shirobon Mudan Hasshin!" (Japanese: シロボン無斷發進!) | October 23, 2002 | |
Tired of being Bongo's test subject, Gangu decides to leave the Jetters, only to be accidentally thrown into a garbage truck and taken to Totemoku Planet. While Shirobon and Bongo take off on their own to rescue him, Mechado loses his universally-unique perfume, which is sent to the same planet and orders the High-Hige bandits to retrieve it. | |||
5 | "Underground GO! GO! GO!" Transliteration: "Chitei Gō! Gō! Gō!" (Japanese: 地底GO!GO!GO!) | October 30, 2002 | |
Shirobon blows up Shout's ramen shop trying to help with cooking and accidentally burns out their special space coal. When Shout learns they can mine for more coal on Planet Kurodaiya, she takes the Jetters out to do some mining. A worker of the mines happens to have the only unique pick axe of the universe, and becomes the target of the High-Hige. When the two teams collide, Shirobon must go up against their second created foe, Top Bomber, and protect the pick axe. | |||
6 | "Man of Mystery, Max" Transliteration: "Naze no Otoko, Makkusu" (Japanese: 謎の男、MAX) | November 6, 2002 | |
In an attempt to redeem their pride, Mujoe forces a sheriff to call the Jetters to Planet Western to challenge Shirobon to a duel, only for a mysterious man named Max to appear, who displays a rather familiar gesture that leaves Shirobon and Birdy in shock. | |||
7 | "Chase down the Higehige Gang!" Transliteration: "Hige Hige Dan wo Oikakero!" (Japanese: ヒゲヒゲ團を追いかけろ!) | November 13, 2002 | |
Jetters and Hige-Hige bandits go to Planet Kouraku for a break. Shirobon discovers an underground race of mouse-like people. Meanwhile, Hige-Hige soldiers were having a break in the caves. When Chūko sneaks into a basket owned by Hige-Hige soldiers, the natives and the Jetters pursue the kidnappers. | |||
8 | "The Blue Rose of Memory" Transliteration: "Omoide no Aoi Bara" (Japanese: 思い出の青いバラ) | November 20, 2002 | |
The Jetters set out to protect an ice rose found only in an ice comet from the Hige-Hige. | |||
9 | "Aim for the Treasure Island!" Transliteration: "Takarajima wo Mezase!" (Japanese: 寶島を目指せ!) | November 27, 2002 | |
The Jetters and Hige-Hige search for a unique sailor-suited fish head figurehead in Planet Resort. | |||
10 | "The Dusk of Bomber Star" Transliteration: "Yūyake no Bomustā" (Japanese: 夕燒(ゆうや)けのボムスター) | December 4, 2002 | |
When Shirobon's ship crash lands, Shirobon meets Misty, a thief who is also looking for unique items. | |||
11 | "Mother at 3000 Light-years" Transliteration: "Mama wo Tazune Sanzen Kōnen" (Japanese: ママをたずねて三千光年) | December 11, 2002 | |
When an escape pod containing a Charabom crash lands on Planet Jetters, Jetters takes a trip to a planet full of Charaboms to search for the Charabom's parent. When the Jetters arrive at the planet, Shout decides to have Jetters join Ajoe's army to look for a unique item. The Jetters were arrested by Pteragodon police, but Ajoe's army rescued the Jetters from prison. | |||
12 | "Protect Charabom!" Transliteration: "Kyarabon wo Mamore!" (Japanese: キャラボンを守れ!) | December 18, 2002 | |
Ajoe met Mujoe when the heroes were running from the local authorities. Pteragodon police pursued them, but the soldiers brought out barbecue meat from the pots on their heads to distract the pursuers. When the police Charaboms finally caught up, they targeted Mujoe instead. Mujoe was disguised as Hiroshi's mother and lured Hiroshi away, but was unable to move far away from Jetters. When Jetters finally reunite Hiroshi and Mama Elephan, Jetters realized Shirobon had been carrying the unique item, a kettle capable of preserving heat for a million years, all along. Shirobon returned the item to Mama Elephan. After leaving planet Charabom, Shout told Shirobon that Hiroshi was a girl. | |||
13 | "The Defeat of White Bomber" Transliteration: "Shirobon no Haiboku" (Japanese: シロボンの敗北) | December 25, 2002 | |
President Bagura fires Mujoe from Hige-Hige for failing him one too many times. To gain back his trust, he uses the Combined Bomberman Making Machine to create the Bomber Shitennou, and calls the Jetters to challenge Shriobon, whose string of successes (including having earned a second Bomb Star in Episode 10) have made him egotistic. | |||
14 | "The Glory of the Higehige Gang" Transliteration: "Eikō no Hige Hige Dan" (Japanese: 榮光のヒゲヒゲ團) | December 30, 2002 | |
Mujoe shows a documentary film about the daily lives of Hige-Hige camp, through the perspective of Hige-Hige unit No. 156. | |||
15 | "Goodbye Jetters" Transliteration: "Sara ba Jetāzu" (Japanese: さらばジェターズ) | January 8, 2003 | |
Devastated by his defeat to Flame Bomber, Shirobon becomes too depressed to work, leading to Dr. Ein firing him from the Jetters. Without a Bomberman, the team fail to stand against the Hige-Hige and their newly added Bomber Shitennou. Back at Planet Bomber, Shirobon tries to think, and Momo introduces him to a training tower so that he may rediscover what it means to a be a Bomberman. | |||
16 | "White Bomber Returns" Transliteration: "Kaette Kita Shirobon" (Japanese: 歸ってきたシロボン) | January 15, 2003 | |
Shirobon enters the training tower, and passes through the stages with ease, until he faces Momo at the finals. After realizing nothing has changed even after earning his second Bomb Star, Shirobon finally realizes he still has a long path ahead of him. He returns to the Jetters to aid them and challenge Flame Bomber to a rematch. | |||
17 | "Mermaid Bomber of Allure!" Transliteration: "Miwaku no Māmeido Bonbā!" (Japanese: 魅惑のマーメイドボンバー!) | January 22, 2003 | |
Bongo and Gangu retire from the Jetters, thinking they are useless and that Shirobon carries the team. Meanwhile, during a mission to take back a universally unique pair of binoculars from the Hige-Hige, Shirobon battles Mermaid Bomber of the Shitennou. | |||
18 | "Sunrise Bomb of Friendship" Transliteration: "Yūjō no Sanraizu Bomu" (Japanese: 友情のサンライズボム) | January 29, 2003 | |
After losing to Mermaid Bomber, Shirobon must make a new bomb that can oppose water. Finally realizing he needs their help, Bongo and Gangu decide to help him develop the technique and assist the Jetters in accomplishing the mission. | |||
19 | "Max and White Bomber" Transliteration: "Makkusu to Shirobon" (Japanese: MAXとシロボン) | February 5, 2003 | |
The Jetters set off on a mission to protect unique spicy honey from being stolen. Max, however, has been chosen by President Bagura to steal for the Hige-Hige. When he uses another familiar technique, Shirobon angrily suspects that Max may be his brother Mighty. | |||
20 | "Plow! Grand Bomber!" Transliteration: "Tagaya Seguran Bonbā!" (Japanese: 耕せグランボンバー!) | February 12, 2003 | |
With the Shitennou down to only two members left and Mujoe too sick to carry out theft, Grand Bomber sets off on his own to defeat the Jetters during a rice planting tour, but ends up wanting to plant rice with Shirobon instead. | |||
21 | "Duel At the Ancient Hot Spring Village!" Transliteration: "Kodai Onsen Kyō no Kettō!" (Japanese: 古代溫泉鄉の決鬥!) | February 19, 2003 | |
Grand Bomber, having bonded with Shirobon, wants to join the Jetters. While the team discovers ancient hot springs, Mujoe and Thunder Bomber drop in to convince Grand otherwise, and becomes torn between sides when Shirobon refuses to fight him. | |||
22 | "Mighty's Longest Day" Transliteration: "Maiti no Ichiban Nagai Hi" (Japanese: マイティの一番長い日) | February 26, 2003 | |
During a mission, Max and Shirobon clash again, with Shirobon still suspicious Max could be his brother. After Birdy manages to drive him away, he has a long talk with Shirobon about what really happened during and after the Cosmo Diamond incident in an attempt to convince him Max is not Mighty. | |||
23 | "Shout's Tears" Transliteration: "Shauto no Namida" (Japanese: シャウトの淚) | March 5, 2003 | |
Birdy, Mujoe, and a mysterious figure meet up in secrecy and learn that Mighty is officially dead. Shout sneaks behind and learns as well, with Birdy figuring her stalking and tells her not to tell Shirobon. When she becomes depressed, the Jetters do what they can to lift her spirits. But when Shirobon keeps talking about his brother, Shout snaps and reveals the hard truth. | |||
24 | "Lightning Thunder Bomber!" Transliteration: "Dendeki Sandā Bombā!" (Japanese: 電擊サンダーボンバー!) | March 12, 2003 | |
After Shout reveals the truth to the team, a furious Shirobon runs off. Still unconvinced and believing Max to be Mighty, he goes undercover as a Hige-Hige bandit in Max's command unit and confronts him. Thunder Bomber also gets involved, and the confrontation turns deadly until Birdy saves Shirobon. | |||
25 | "The Truth Revealed" Transliteration: "Akasareta Shinjitsu" (Japanese: 明かされた真実) | March 19, 2003 | |
Birdy talks with Shirobon about Mighty's final mission, and Shirobon must accept the truth that he's passed away. Meanwhile, Max suggests destroying the Jetters HQ, which is against President Bagura's wishes. He proceeds anyway, taking a whole army of Hige-Hige bandits. | |||
26 | "We, the Jetters!" Transliteration: "Boku ra Jettāzu!" (Japanese: ボクらジェッターズ!) | March 26, 2003 | |
With Max having broken rank and out to destroy the Jetters and their planet, Shirobon and the team must overcome Mighty's death and band together to defeat Max once and for all. | |||
27 | "The Convenient Functions of Gangu!" Transliteration: "Kinō Benri Gangu!" (Japanese: 機能便利ガング!) | April 2, 2003 | |
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28 | "Louie's Departure" Transliteration: "Rūi to Ohanashi" (Japanese: ルーイとおはなし) | April 9, 2003 | |
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29 | "Melody of the Large Planet" Transliteration: "Ōki na Hoshi no Merodi" (Japanese: 大きな星のメロディ) | April 16, 2003 | |
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30 | "Curry and Prince" Transliteration: "Karē to Oūji-sama" (Japanese: カレーと王子様) | April 23, 2003 | |
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31 | "Misty's Big Campaign" Transliteration: "Misuti Dai Sakusen" (Japanese: ミスティ大作戦) | April 30, 2003 | |
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32 | "The Admirable White Bomber" Transliteration: "Akogare Shirobon" (Japanese: 憧れのシロボン) | May 7, 2003 | |
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33 | "Aim the Bomb!" Transliteration: "Ain de Bon!" (Japanese: アインでボン!) | May 14, 2003 | |
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34 | "Intense Fighting! B-1 Grand Prix!!" Transliteration: "Gekitō! Bī-Wan Guran Puri!!" (Japanese: 激闘! B-1グランプリ!!) | May 21, 2003 | |
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35 | "B-1 Competition! The Burning Shirobon!" Transliteration: "Bī-Wan Shōbu! Moeyo Shirobon!" (Japanese: B-1勝負! 燃えよシロボン!) | May 28, 2003 | |
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36 | "Close Encounter! Jetters 24 Hours" Transliteration: "Mitchaku! Jettāzu Nijūyon-ji" (Japanese: 密着! ジェッターズ24時) | June 4, 2003 | |
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37 | "Reviving Max" Transliteration: "Yomigaeru Makkusu" (Japanese: 蘇るマックス) | June 11, 2003 | |
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38 | "Protecting the Great Invention" Transliteration: "Dai Hatsumei wo Mamori Kire!" (Japanese: 大発明を守りきれ!) | June 18, 2003 | |
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39 | "Suspicious Health Check" Transliteration: "Giwaku no Kenkōshinda" (Japanese: 疑惑の健康診断) | June 25, 2003 | |
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40 | "Coup d'etat Outbreak!" Transliteration: "Kūdetā Boppatsu!" (Japanese: クーデター勃発!) | July 2, 2003 | |
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41 | "New Life! Hige Hige Group of Darkness!" Transliteration: "Shinsei! Yami no Higehige-dan" (Japanese: 新生!闇のヒゲヒゲ団) | July 9, 2003 | |
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42 | "Mujoe, Man's Salty Ramen" Transliteration: "Mujō, Otoko no Shio Rāmen" (Japanese: ムジョー、男の塩ラーメン) | July 16, 2003 | |
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43 | "Assault! Schnurrbart!" Transliteration: "Totsunyū! Shunurubaruto" (Japanese: 突入! シュヌルバルト) | July 23, 2003 | |
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44 | "Search for the Bomb Star!" Transliteration: "Bomusutā o sagase!" (Japanese: ボムスターを探せ!) | July 30, 2003 | |
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45 | "Zero and Shirobon" Transliteration: "Zero to Shirobon" (Japanese: ゼロとシロボン) | August 6, 2003 | |
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46 | "The Secret of the Bomb Crystal" Transliteration: "Bomu Kurisutaru no Himitsu" (Japanese: ボムクリスタルの秘密) | August 13, 1003 | |
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47 | "The Fearful Doctor Mechado" Transliteration: "Sore wa Sore wa Okoroshī Mekādo" (Japanese: それはそれは恐ろしいメカード) | August 20, 2003 | |
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48 | "Clash!? Jetter Star!" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu!? Jettā Sei!" (Japanese: 激突!? ジェッター星!) | August 27, 2003 | |
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49 | "Schnurrbart Recaptured!" Transliteration: "Shunurubaruto Dakkan!" (Japanese: シュヌルバルト奪還!) | September 3, 2003 | |
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50 | "Unite! DarkForce Bombers!" Transliteration: "Gattai! DākuFōsu Bonbā!" (Japanese: 合体! ダークフォースボンバー!) | September 10, 2003 | |
Mechado uses the Combined Bomberman Machine on himself and the Proto-Maxes to create Dark Force Bomber, an angel-like bomber that uses a lazer-like bomb that shoots in all directions. | |||
51 | "The Last Day of Bomber Star!" Transliteration: "Bonbā-boshi Saigo no hi!" (Japanese: ボンバー星最後の日!) | September 17, 2003 | |
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52 | "Advance! Jetters" Transliteration: "Susume! Jettāzu" (Japanese: 進め! ジェッターズ) | September 24, 2003 | |
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