Bonobono Celebrates 40 Years of Serialization

Somen Halder May 16, 2026 0
Bonobono Celebrates 40 Years of Serialization

The site "40 Years with Bonobono" commemorating the 40th anniversary of the serialization of Mikio Igarashi's "Bonobono" and the 10th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast will be officially opened tomorrow, May 17th, in conjunction with "Bonobono Day". In addition, it has been revealed that all 500 episodes, which cover 10 years of anime broadcasting, will be distributed for free on FOD, TVer, and YouTube starting at midnight on May 17th, 10 episodes a week for 50 weeks.

The Inspiration Behind the New Arc

“Bonobono” anniversary project commemorative logo

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Behind the Scenes

``40 years with Bonobono.'' includes the ``Chronology of ``Bonobono'', which has been serialized for 40 years,'' which can be enjoyed with Igarashi's illustrations, and the ``10-year progress of the anime ``Bonobono'', which is packed with 10 years of anime. As the name suggests, ``10 Years of Anime 'Bonobono' Sugoroku'' also includes gimmicks that can be enjoyed as Sugoroku.

In addition, congratulatory messages from more than 100 people who have worked on "Bonobono" so far, including cast and staff involved in movies, TV animation, and games, theme song artists, film directors, manga artists, entertainers, past editors and assistants of "Bonobono", and family members will also be released.

Upcoming Release

In addition, the latest 50th volume of "Bonobono" will be released on July 16th. Volume 50 contains various episodes, mainly the Kassar match where everyone in the forest joins forces to take on the challenge.

The anime specialty channel Animax will broadcast an original program "'Bonobono' Zanmai 6 Jikan ~40th Anniversary of Serialization x Anime 10th Anniversary Special~" from 11:00 to 17:00 on May 17th. In addition to selected anime episodes, ``unknown behind-the-scenes'' will be delivered. The navigator is Bonobono, played by Fukuko Yukimiyama.

// FAQs

May 17th marks the 40th anniversary of the serialization of Bonobono and the 10th anniversary of the anime broadcast.

All 500 episodes of the anime will be distributed for free on FOD, TVer, and YouTube, starting at midnight on May 17th, 10 episodes a week for 50 weeks.

The anime specialty channel Animax will broadcast an original program, and there will be a special exhibition of Bonobono original drawings in Seoul, South Korea.
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