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Late Night! The Genius Bakabon
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Late Night! The Genius Bakabon

2018-07-11 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 4.8

Animation · Comedy

Tensai Bakabon has been off the airwaves for almost 20 years! What's a Papa to do in dire times like the late 2010s? How about break every rule in the anime books, throw in celebrity guests, and take a nonsensical peek into the little things in modern life like otome games, blind dates, and the possibility that a series from the Showa era could make it to now! Is this really how it should be?!

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Production companies
Pierrot Plus
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Arata FurutaArata FurutaPapa (voice)
Miyu IrinoMiyu IrinoBakabon (voice)
Noriko HidakaNoriko HidakaMama (voice)
Ai NonakaAi NonakaHajime (voice)
Toshiyuki MorikawaToshiyuki MorikawaHonkan (voice)
Akira IshidaAkira IshidaRerere no Oji-san (voice)
Takahiro SakuraiTakahiro SakuraiUnagi-Inu (voice)

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