Time Patrol Bon

Time Patrol Bon
	First tankōbon volume cover
T・Pぼん; (Taimu Patorōru Bon)
Genre	Adventure; Science fiction;
Manga
Written by	Fujiko Fujio
Published by	Ushio Publishing [ja] (former); Chūōkōron-sha (former); Shogakukan;
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen World; Monthly Comic Tom;
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	August 1978 – July 1986
Volumes	5 (first edition); 3 (later editions);
Anime television film
Directed by	Kunihiko Yuyama
Written by	Shun'ichi Yukimuro
Music by	Hiroshi Tsutsui
Studio	Gallop
Original network	Nippon TV
Released	October 14, 1989
Runtime	94 minutes
Original net animation
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

Time Patrol Bon (Japanese: T・Pぼん, Hepburn: Taimu Patorōru Bon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko Fujio.^[a] It was serialized in Ushio Publishing [ja]'s Monthly Shōnen World and Monthly Comic Tom from 1978 to 1986. An anime television special, animated by Gallop, was broadcast on Nippon Television in October 1989.

An original net animation (ONA) series, animated by Bones and consisting of two seasons of 12 episodes each, premiered on Netflix in May and July 2024, respectively.

Plot

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.

Characters

Bon Namihira (並平凡, Namihira Bon): Voiced by: Yūji Mitsuya (1989 special),^[2] Akihisa Wakayama (2024 ONA)^[1] (Japanese); Griffin Burns^[3] (English)
Ream Stream (リーム・ストリーム, Rīmu Sutorīmu): Voiced by: Rei Sakuma (1989 special),^[2] Atsumi Tanezaki (2024 ONA)^[1] (Japanese); Erica Lindbeck^[3] (English)
Yumiko Yasukawa (安川ユミ子, Yasukawa Yumiko): Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka (1989 special),^[2] Tomoyo Kurosawa (2024 ONA)^[4] (Japanese); Tara Sands^[3] (English)
Tetsuo Shiraishi (白石鉄男, Shiraishi Tetsuo): Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (2024 ONA)^[4] (Japanese); Ben Diskin^[3] (English)
Yanagisawa (柳沢): Voiced by: Setsuo Itō (2024 ONA)^[4] (Japanese); David Errigo Jr.^[3] (English)
Buyoyon (ブヨヨン): Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (2024 ONA)^[4] (Japanese); David Errigo Jr.^[3] (English)
Yoko Shiraki (白木陽子, Shiraki Yōko): Voiced by: Saho Shirasu (2024 ONA)^[4] (Japanese); Erin Yvette^[3] (English)
Gayler (ゲイラ, Geira): Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (2024 ONA)^[4] (Japanese); Michael Yurchak^[3] (English)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Fujiko Fujio,^[a] Time Patrol Bon was serialized in Ushio Publishing [ja]'s Monthly Shōnen World (first part) and Monthly 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 five tankōbon volumes from September 1979 to August 1985.^[6]^[7] The manga was re-published by Chūōkōron-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 by Shogakukan in three volumes from September 2011 to March 2012.^[14]^[15]

Anime

1989 special

An anime television special, animated by Gallop, was broadcast on Nippon TV on October 14, 1989.^[2]

2024 ONA

In October 2023, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an original net animation (ONA) series.^[16]^[1] It is animated by Bones and was streamed for two seasons on Netflix, 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 by Ryan Brahms,^[17] while the ending theme, "Tears in the Sky", is performed by Lena Leon.^[18]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
Season 1
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)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Hiroshi Fujimoto alone. Fujimoto used the pen name "Fujiko F. Fujio" from 1989 onwards.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Loo, Egan (October 4, 2023). "Doraemon Co-Creator Fujio F. Fujiko's Time Patrol Bon Manga Gets BONES Anime on Netflix". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 藤子・F・不二雄のT・Pぼん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "T・P BON (2024 TV Show)". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2024). "T・P BON Anime Reveals More Cast, July 17 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ T・Pぼん（全3巻） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ T・Pぼん 1 [潮出版社]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ T・Pぼん 5 [潮出版社]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ T・Pぼん 1 [中公コミックス / 藤子不二雄ランド]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ T・Pぼん 5 [中公コミックス / 藤子不二雄ランド]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ T・Pぼん 1 [中公文庫コミック版]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ T・Pぼん 5 [中公文庫コミック版]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Special Ban T P Bon 1 (Kibo Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Special Ban T P Bon 3 (Kibo Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ 藤子・Ｆ・不二雄大全集Ｔ・Ｐぼん / １. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ 藤子・Ｆ・不二雄大全集Ｔ・Ｐぼん / ３. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ 藤子・F・不二雄「T・Pぼん」2024年アニメ化制作はボンズ、凡役は若山晃久. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ Beveridge, Chris (May 13, 2024). "Netflix Streams The 'Time Patrol Bon' Anime Opening Sequence". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ Beveridge, Chris (May 22, 2024). "Netflix Streams The 'Time Patrol Bon' Anime Ending Sequence". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

External links

Time Patrol Bon on Netflix
Time Patrol Bon (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[fujiko-2] Hiroshi Fujimoto alone. Fujimoto used the pen name "Fujiko F. Fujio" from 1989 onwards.

[ANN-ONA1-1] Loo, Egan (October 4, 2023). "Doraemon Co-Creator Fujio F. Fujiko's Time Patrol Bon Manga Gets BONES Anime on Netflix". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[MediaArts1989SP-3] 藤子・F・不二雄のT・Pぼん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[BTVA-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "T・P BON (2024 TV Show)". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[ANN-2024-03-23-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2024). "T・P BON Anime Reveals More Cast, July 17 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[6] T・Pぼん（全3巻） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[7] T・Pぼん 1 [潮出版社]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[8] T・Pぼん 5 [潮出版社]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[9] T・Pぼん 1 [中公コミックス / 藤子不二雄ランド]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[10] T・Pぼん 5 [中公コミックス / 藤子不二雄ランド]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[11] T・Pぼん 1 [中公文庫コミック版]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[12] T・Pぼん 5 [中公文庫コミック版]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[13] "Special Ban T P Bon 1 (Kibo Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[14] "Special Ban T P Bon 3 (Kibo Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[15] 藤子・Ｆ・不二雄大全集Ｔ・Ｐぼん / １. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[16] 藤子・Ｆ・不二雄大全集Ｔ・Ｐぼん / ３. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[17] 藤子・F・不二雄「T・Pぼん」2024年アニメ化制作はボンズ、凡役は若山晃久. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[18] Beveridge, Chris (May 13, 2024). "Netflix Streams The 'Time Patrol Bon' Anime Opening Sequence". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[19] Beveridge, Chris (May 22, 2024). "Netflix Streams The 'Time Patrol Bon' Anime Ending Sequence". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

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v t e Fujiko Fujio's major works
Collaboration	Obake no Q-Tarō Perman
Fujimoto (Fujiko F. Fujio)	Perman 21 Emon Mojacko Doraemon Kiteretsu Daihyakka Esper Mami Time Patrol Bon Chimpui Pokonyan!
Abiko (Fujiko Fujio A)	Ninja Hattori-kun Kaibutsu-kun The Laughing Salesman Parasol Henbē Ultra B

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OVAs	Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986) Maps: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi (1987) To-y (1987) One-pound Gospel (1988) The Three Musketeers Anime: Aramis' Adventure (1989) Akazukin Chacha (1995–1996) Eyeshield 21: Christmas Bowl e no Michi (2005)
Films and specials	Time Patrol Bon (1989) Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture (1997) Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo The Movie (1999) Ojarumaru: A Happy Blue Back (2000) Ojarumaru the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira (2000) Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo The Movie 2: UFO Shūrai! Tornado Daisakusen!! (2003) Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004) Ojarumaru: Peril at the Full Moon Road -A 'Rare' Adventure of Our Prince- (2007) Kawa no Hikari (2009) Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010) Ojarumaru Special: My Galaxy is Calling ~The 2 Wishing Stars~ (2012) Ojarumaru Special: Hinata in the Forgotten Forest (2015) Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016) Jintai no Survival! (2020) Shinkai no Survival! (2021)
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