Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu
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is a manga series by Kazuhiro Kiuchi
that was published in sequential parts in the magazine Young Magazine
from 1983 onwards. It has been adapted into seven live-action films, a video game and an OVA anime series.
and also adopt exaggerated swaggering gait
s. The manga also features an assortment of outlandish characters who also sport unusual fashions and hairdos.
Be-Bop High School was adapted into a video game called that was released in by Data East
for the Nintendo
Famicom
console. The game is a text-heavy adventure in which the player controls a gang of high school boys. It was released only in Japan. It is a single-player video game with no special system requirements and the input method is the NES game controller.
Kazuhiro Kiuchi
is a Japanese manga artist and film director. As a manga writer, he is best known for the series Be-Bop High School, which won the 1988 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen and was adapted as series of live-action movies and as a 9-episode anime OVA series. He was director of one segment of Killers.-...
that was published in sequential parts in the magazine Young Magazine
Young Magazine
is a Japanese manga magazine published weekly by Kodansha. The magazine was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at adult males . It is also known as Young or YM. It goes on sale Monday every week...
from 1983 onwards. It has been adapted into seven live-action films, a video game and an OVA anime series.
Story
The story revolves around the lives of two rough-and-tumble high school friends, Kato Hiroshi and Nakama Toru, who frequently cause trouble and start fights. In keeping with the spirit of the manga, Toru and Hiroshi style their hair in a slicked back pompadoursPompadour (hairstyle)
Pompadour is a tall style of men's haircut which takes its name from Madame de Pompadour.There are Latin variants of the hair style more associated with European and Argentine tango fashion trends and occasionally with late 20th century musical genres such as rockabilly and country.The pompadour...
and also adopt exaggerated swaggering gait
Gait
Gait is the pattern of movement of the limbs of animals, including humans, during locomotion over a solid substrate. Most animals use a variety of gaits, selecting gait based on speed, terrain, the need to maneuver, and energetic efficiency...
s. The manga also features an assortment of outlandish characters who also sport unusual fashions and hairdos.
Video game
Data East
also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, when it declared bankruptcy...
for the Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Famicom
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
console. The game is a text-heavy adventure in which the player controls a gang of high school boys. It was released only in Japan. It is a single-player video game with no special system requirements and the input method is the NES game controller.