After announcing a slate of upcoming animated titles, Netflix revealed another interesting new anime that most didn’t expect. This new Netflix anime is based on the Time Patrol Bon manga by one of Doraemon’s creators.
The upcoming anime was revealed on the official Netflix Anime X (formerly Twitter) account and YouTube channel. There, a teaser trailer was released which shows off the eye-catching visuals by anime studio Bones.
Doraemon is a globally popular series, but this upcoming anime is based on the creator’s lesser-known manga from the late 70s to early 80s.
Time Patrol Bon: The Doraemon Creator’s Other Little Known Series
Fujiko Fujio is a manga creator duo consisting of Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. Fujio is credited as the creator of the popular Doraemon manga, but the series’ authorship is a bit more complicated than it seems.
Fujimoto and Abiko have collaborated on various manga, though they also worked on several titles on their own. Confusingly, their solo projects are also credited under Fujiko Fujio.
The Doraemon manga is specifically made by Fujimoto. While Abiko is sometimes also credited as a co-creator, it is reported that Doraemon is solely Fujimoto’s work.
Another work made solely by Fujimoto is Time Patrol Bon, a manga that ran from 1978 to 1985. Fans of Doraemon outside Japan may not be entirely familiar with it given that it did not have a popular anime series.
It did get an anime special back in 1989 by studio Gallop (of Eyeshield 21 and Yu-Gi-Oh! fame), though this did not get widely released outside Japan.
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Netflix Reveals T・P BON Anime by Studio Bones
Now, fans of Doraemon will be treated to a Time Patrol Bon anime (officially titled T・P BON) from Netflix. This will be a two-part anime series that will be streamed exclusively on Netflix next year.
Handling animation duties for the show is Bones, the studio behind popular titles like My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Mob Psycho 100.
Also revealed are its two main voice cast members. Playing the role of Bon Namihira is Akihisa Wakayama, the voice actor of Ryuji Kanzaki in Classroom of the Elite and Mentai in One-Punch Man Season 2.
Joining him is Atsumi Tanezaki as Ream Stream. Tanezaki is a popular VA who is best known for voicing Anya Forger in Spy x Family and Frieren in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
The Time Patrol Bon anime will be released on Netflix in two parts, and the first season will be released sometime in 2024. For now, there’s no word yet on a specific release date.
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Source: Comic Natalie
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