Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Japanese: ボボボーボ・ボーボボ Hepburn: Bobobōbo Bōbobo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha, and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a comedy influenced by Japanese manzai humor that uses puns, double-talk, breaking of the fourth wall, non-sexualized cross-dressing, visual gags, and satirical and pop-culture references. The manga series lasted from 2001 through 2007, divided into two separate sections with a distinct difference in humor and plotting.