Super Bomberman
Title (Japanese)
スーパーボンバーマン / Super Bomberman
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A 4-koma gag strip by Atsushi Musashino (むさしのあつし), published in Monthly CoroCoro Comic (月刊コロコロコミック) from March 1993 to September 2002, before moving to the bi-monthly Bessatsu/Supplementary CoroCoro Comic (別冊コロコロコミック) for its final run from October 2002 until October 2005.
A gag comic through and through, most commonly in 4-koma (four-panel) format, though occasionally breaking the format to tell a story across multiple pages. It focuses on the dumb antics from the various Bombermen; the hot-blooded buffoon Shirobon, the in-it-to-win-it Kurobon, the high-strung gal Akabon, the unlucky schmuck Aobon, and more.
Early strips focused heavily on using elements from the Battle Game for comedic pratfalls, such as power-ups and warpholes, but even then it played fast and loose with its setting, throwing the characters into a variety of predicaments. Common settings depicted them as weary salarymen, private investigators, or in Japanese home life. Most strips end with characters being blown up, maimed, or otherwise performing a grotesque wild-take. | 
きみは何色 What Colour Are You? 4-koma from Super Bomberman Vol. 1 |
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The longest running of all Bomberman manga, and perhaps the most prolific, having been collected in twelve volumes, featured strips in numerous Shogakukan game guides, and even appearing as bonus unlockable galleries in the Bomberman Land games and spinoffs. [src]
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The various collected editions and releases outside of the core CoroCoro Comic magazines.
Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン 第1巻―爆笑4コマゲームギャグスペシャル
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Pages146 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091740413 ISBN-139784091740410 Published15 May 1994 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン 第2巻―爆笑4コマゲームギャグスペシャル
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Pages130 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091740421 ISBN-139784091740427 Published15 December 1994 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン 第3巻―爆笑4コマゲームギャグスペシャル
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Pages130 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-10409174043X ISBN-139784091740434 Published15 May 1995 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン 第4巻―爆笑4コマゲームギャグスペシャル
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Pages130 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091740448 ISBN-139784091740441 Published15 December 1995 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン 第5巻―爆笑4コマゲームギャグスペシャル
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Pages134 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091740456 ISBN-13978-4091740458 Published15 May 1996 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン 第6巻―爆笑4コマゲームギャグスペシャル
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Pages134 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091740456 ISBN-13978-4091740458 Published15 September 1996 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン４コマ 1
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Pages174 PublisherShogakukan (小学館, Japan)
ISBN-104091740413 ISBN-139784091740410 (Japan)
Published25 January 1997 (Japan)
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン４コマ 2
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Pages174 PublisherShogakukan (小学館, Japan)
ISBN-104091425224 ISBN-139784091425225 (Japan)
Published25 February 1998 (Japan)
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン４コマ 3
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Pages174 PublisherShogakukan (小学館, Japan)
ISBN-104091425232 ISBN-139784091425232 (Japan)
Published25 January 1999 (Japan)
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン４コマ 4
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Pages190 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091425240 ISBN-139784091425249 Published25 October 2001 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン４コマ 5
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Pages190 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091425259 ISBN-139784091425256 Published25 June 2002 (Japan) |
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Title (Japanese)スーパーボンバーマン４コマ 6
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Pages192 PublisherShogakukan (小学館) ISBN-104091425267 ISBN-13978-4091425263 Published25 November 2005 (Japan) |
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Super Bomberman Perfect Book / スーパーボンバーマン完全ブック
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A pack-in booklet with Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic No. 59, dated August 1994.  [anyone know the contents of this one?] |
Super Bomberman Gold Bomber Book
スーパーボンバーマン ゴールドボンバーブック
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A pack-in booklet with Monthly CoroCoro Comic No. 196, dated August 1994. Includes short character profiles, puzzles, passwords for Super Bomberman 3, and information on Hi-Ten Bomberman. |
[front cover] [02] [03] [04] [05] [06] [07] [08-09] [10-11] [12-13] [14-15] [16-17] [18-19] [20] [21] [22-23] [24-25] [26-27] [28-29] [30-31] [32-33] [34-35] [back cover] |
Tobidase! PaniBom Virtual Boy 3D Book
とびだせ!ぱにボン バーチャルボーイ3Dブック
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A pack-in with Monthly CoroCoro Comic No. 209, dated September 1995. A 20-page booklet that's almost entirely in anaglyph red-blue 3D, featuring comics of Super Bomberman and Super Mario-Kun, and 3D splash images for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Mini 4WD, and Kirby's Dream Land. |
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Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Explosive Comic Book
ボンバーマン・ビーダマン爆コミックブック
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A pack-in booklet with Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic No. 79, dated December 1997. Contains over a dozen Super Bomberman 4-koma, episode #8 of B-Daman Bakugaiden III, and a special episode of Super B-Daman. |
Bomberman Battle Book / ボンバーマンバトルブック
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A pack-in booklet with some volume of CoroCoro Comic in 2005? Monthly? Bessatsu? Beats me! Includes an overview of Bomberman on Nintendo DS and a few Super Bomberman 4-koma. [anyone know the contents of this one?] |
Guidebooks
Some of the Shogakukan-published Bomberman guidebooks featured exclusive full-colour Super Bomberman strips.
 Super Bomberman Hudson Official Guide Book |
 Super Bomberman 2 Hudson Official Guide Book |
 Super Bomberman 3 Hudson Official Guide Book |
 Super Bomberman 4 Hudson Official Guide Book |
 Super Bomberman 5 Hudson Official Guide Book |
 Baku Bomberman Official Guide Book |
 Bomberman World Official Guide Book |
 Bomberman Fantasy Race: Official Racer's Guide |
 Bomberman Official Guidebook |
 Bomberman Quest Official Guidebook |
 Bomberman Kart Official Guide Book |
Video games
The Bomberman Land games and its offshoots feature exclusive 4-koma as prizes or unlockables.
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Musa Star / むさ星
Musashino Atsushi's official webpage. Notable pages include:
It's Musashino: An author's bio and a list of most of his published works, including the various Super Bomberman collected editions, guidebooks and video games they appear in.
Diary early-2005: Some reminiscing on the May 31st entry, of doing autograph sessions at a Hi-Ten Bomberman event and wanting to have a go himself. "Let me play!" "These kids would trash you. Don't quit your day job." He also announces his work will be in Bomberman Land 3 and he did promotional comics for Bomberman DS.
Diary late-2005: The series' conclusion is announced on September 1st... and four days later the continuation Keep It Up, Musabon begins. He asks Hudson and Shogakukan to get in touch if he's infringing on their properties, and jokes what he can do when his stand-in is the only established character. "What kind of stories can I tell with a handicap like that? I'm ready, though!!! I did this for 12 years, I can keep it rollin' for 100 more!!!"
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