Fujio Akatsuka
Director
Late Night! The Genius Bakabon (2018)
Season 1
Tensai Bakabon has been off the airwaves for almost 20 years! What's a Papa to do in dire times like the late 2010s? How about break every rule in the anime books, throw in celebrity guests, and take a nonsensical peek into the little things in modern life like otome games, blind dates, and the possibility that a series from the Showa era could make it to now! Is this really how it should be?!
Released July 11, 2018
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Seinen, Anime: Slice of Life, Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.anime, imdb.anime-animation, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.reboot, tmdb.eccentric-family, tmdb.media-satire, tmdb.gag-comedy
Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Network: TV Tokyo
S1E1 - We Got Turned Into An Anime Again
Bakabon and his family are back in this new anime after 18 years of being off the air. Are they ready for this new era, or have things changed way too much?
July 11, 2018, midnight
S1E2 - This Is a Pain / I Want Women to Like Me
Eel-Dog tries to wake everyone up for the show to start. / Mr. Policeman takes Bakabon's Papa, Eel-Dog and Rerere to a mixer.
July 18, 2018, midnight
S1E3 - We're Going to Be in a Movie / I Want a Third
Bakabon and his family end up in a movie. / Bakabon's Papa decides that he wants a third child.
July 25, 2018, midnight
S1E4 - Microtransactions! The Genius Bakabon / Anthropomorphize It
Bakabon's Papa is visited by two of his underclassmen. The first one can’t seem to stop paying for microtransactions and the second needs ideas for a new game featuring anthropomorphic characters.
July 31, 2018, midnight
S1E5 - We Test the Limits of Late Night!
Bakabon's Papa and the others find out just how far they can go on late night shows.
Aug. 8, 2018, midnight
S1E6 - Anime is Hard
Bakabon's Papa decides he's going to become a manga artist so he can buy Bakabon a prime-time broadcast slot.
Aug. 15, 2018, midnight
S1E7 - We'll Do a Presentation / I Want to Become a Popular Seiyuu
One of Bakabon's Papa’s kouhais visits again and decides to make presentations about everything.
Aug. 21, 2018, midnight
S1E8 - I Want Some Action / Eel-Dog's Memorial Service
Mr. Policeman makes it clear that he wants to stand out more. / We get a glance at Eel-Dog’s personal life.
Aug. 28, 2018, midnight
S1E9 - Mr. Policeman's Aptitude Test / Real Genius Bakabon
Mr. Policeman gets assessed to see if he’s really fit for this job. / We get to see what a more realistic Bakabon would look like.
Sept. 4, 2018, midnight
S1E10 - Genius Hajime
Hajime makes a time machine and the family visits the future.
Sept. 12, 2018, midnight
S1E11 - Goodbye, Everyone
Bakabon and Hajime travel into the past to try to prevent their father from turning into an idiot.
Sept. 18, 2018, midnight
S1E12 - This is the Actual Final Episode
This is the actual final episode. We promise.
Sept. 25, 2018, midnight
Network: TV Tokyo
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 360 min.
Released: July 11, 2018
Last Air Date: Sept. 25, 2018, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 14+
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