Media

Because every dang thing here is in Japanese and mostly untranslated, the best I can offer for now is basic notes and observations. If you're qualified to translate stuff and want to help (I'm willing to commission!), give me a shout!

BB-Daman Bakugaiden / Bビーダマン爆外伝

A tie-in to the Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden toy franchise, and partial adaptation of the B-Daman Bakugaiden manga, following the adventures of Shirobom and company in their battle against the Dark B-Da and everyday exploits. Ran on TV Asoya from February 1998 to January 1999.

BB-Daman Bakugaiden V / Bビーダマン爆外伝V

Sequel series to Bakugaiden, repurposing the characters as members of the B-DaCop space police. Ran on TV Asoya from February 1999 to January 2000.

Bomber Boy / ボンバーボーイ超冒険

[if anyone has info or scans of the Bessatsu issues, get in touch!]

A manga by Eiichi Saito (斉藤栄一) that ran for three stories in 1990:
● Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special (別冊コロコロコミックスペシャル) June 1990, subtitled "Super Adventure (超冒険) ^[src].
● Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special August 1990, subtitled Explosive Walkthrough (爆裂必勝法).
● CoroCoro Comic 1990 New Year Special (コロコロコミック1990新年増刊号) ^[src], prefixed Explosion Kid (爆裂キッド).

^{(src: Mandarake)}

Super Bomberman / スーパーボンバーマン

[if anybody has any issues of this, it'd be a big help!] Authored by Goro Yamada (山田ゴロ) and serialised in the educational children's magazine Ninen no Gakushu (2年の学習, literally "2nd Year of Learning") from 1993 [src] until at least 1999 [src].

(src: takamaizer)

Bomberman Returns / ボンバーマンリターンズ

A serialised manga by Fukuhara-kun (福原君, the pen-name of Kojiki Oji / 古事記王子), serialised in Famicom Kingdom (ファミコン王国 / ファミ王) ^[src] from January 1994 ^[src] and August 1994 ^[src].

An offbeat adventure series starring friendly rivals/unsteady allies Shirobon and Kurobon, the latter of whom speaks in a Kansai dialect, partaking in adventures alongside and against a variety of human characters unique to this series. A few elements appear loosely based on Super Bomberman, including the heroes' feuds and the top hat-wearing, Mechabomber-commanding enemy, Carat (カラット), though a Louie does appear in one strip. Although full of strange characters and amusing antics, it apparently wasn't shy from telling dramatic stories when it needed to.

The series was collected in Bomberman 4-Koma Manga Kingdom volumes 1 and 2.

Famicom Hissho Technique-Kan / ファミリーコンピュータ必勝テクニック完

A regular strip in Monthly Wanpaku Comic (月刊わんぱっくコミック), adapting Famicom games in silly and light-hearted manners by different authors. Stories for Bomberman and Lode Runner were among the earliest stories, both illustrated by Susumu Kobayashi (こばやし将), likely first published in 1985 or '86, and later reprinted in the first collected edition.

Super Bomberman Hudson Official Guide Book
スーパーボンバーマンハドソン公式ガイドブック

The game's prologue is recapped in a slapstick-heavy seven-page comic by Uorya Ohashi (うおーりぉ大橋). See the book's page for more information.

Bomberman '93 / ボンバーマン９３

A one-off manga by Hiroshi Kato (かとうひろし), published in the 1993 Super New Years' Supplement of CoroCoro Comic (コロコロコミック ９３年スーパー新年増刊). ^[src] No other info!

Super Bomberman 2 Hudson Official Guide Book
スーパーボンバーマン2ハドソン公式ガイドブック

The game's prologue is recapped in a slapstick-heavy seven-page comic by Uorya Ohashi (うおーりぉ大橋). See the book's page for more information.

Bomberman Game Book (ボンバーマンゲームブック) series

Panels from Bomberman Game Book #2: Professor Bagura's Ambition

A series of four hardback books published by Futabasha as part of their Comic Game Book series.

Written by Kusunoki Saito [?] (斎藤 楠卜) and illustrated by Masahiro Fujii (藤井 昌浩), these are game books that read like traditional manga pages, but present choices that can lead Bomberman and allies down different story paths (pointing you to the numbered page to skip to next) - or to a Game over! The image on the left shows one such choice: will Bomberman and Louie read the hentai mag? Restraining their libido progresses the story, while reading it will reveal it's an explosive booby trap that kills them instantly. Game over!
Similar to activity books, there are puzzle pages that require the reader to solve a problem before they can continue, sometimes with a variety of different paths. These are often variants of maze games, but come in other flavours.

Four Game Books were released. (other Bomberman game books exist, but are not manga)

Club Nintendo

Panels from Sag niemals Holerö (image from Retrodox)

A German Nintendo subscription magazine with unique comics starring a smorgasbord of Nintendo characters. Bomberman appeared in three of the comics from 1995 to 1999:
Warios Weihnachtsmärchen: A pastiche of A Christmas Carol. Bomberman is Wario's overworked bomb salesman, but is fired for daring to ask for a Christmas break.
Sag niemals Holerö: An alien disguising itself as a spoof of German folk singer Heino is transforming the populace into food with an enchanted song; Super Mario, Diddy Kong Racing's T.T. and Bomberman team up to defeat the menace.
Freeze Frame: The video game world is being frozen over by King K.Rool, villain of Donkey Kong Country, and Bomberman is among the heroes who set out to foil his scheme.

See the Super Mario Wiki for more information and links to other resources.

Bomberman Hero / ボンバーマン　ヒーロー

[have you any information on this series?]

A one-off manga by Takeshi Tamai (玉井たけし), published in the May 1998 volume of Shogaku Ninensei (小学二年生) ^[src]. Possibly part of the Owarai Bakudan Super Bomberman series? No other information!

DiGi-mation 2: Bon! / Bomberman (凡! / ボンバーマン)

One of Hudson's first live-action dramas, released on Christmas 1990. Advertised in PC-Engine games around that time, including Bomberman, natch.

Hudson Legend '96 / ハドソン伝説'96

A promotional video given out at Hudson Caravan sites. The live-action sequences feature a basic story where Shirobon, Kurobon, Honey and Kotetsu interact with characters from the Momotaro Densetsu series for the purposes of promoting upcoming Hudson games and merchandise.
Products highlighted include: Saturn Bomberman, Super Bomberman 4, Baku Bomberman, the SBOM Multi Tap and Joycard for SEGA Saturn, and the HuBee Official Speed Checker (for measuring the speed of marbles shot by Bomberman B-Daman toys).
The video ends on the "Hudson CM Caravan", featuring a sampling of live-action commercials for Hudson games, including Super Bomberman 3, 4 and Saturn Bomberman.
View it on YouTube!

Totally Bomberman!! Bomberman Hero Introduction Volume
まるごと!!ボンバーマン ボンバーマンヒーロー紹介編

A rental-only tips and tricks video for Bomberman Hero. It's over an hour long, though, so does that mean there's something interesting on it?

GameCenter CX DVD Box 4 / ゲームセンターCX DVD-BOX4

Japanese comic Shinya Arino plays terrible old games you've probably never heard of. This box set features an exclusive episode never broadcast on televison, of Bomberman on the Famicom.