<p>It's really not uncommon for anime which appear in English to have puns "translated" from Japanese.</p>

<p>One example that comes to mind is <em>Persona</em> (ペルソナ <em>Perusona</em>), which, when translated to English, ended up with the pun "Bear-sona!" said by the character Teddie (yes, like teddy bear), whose original Japanese name was Kuma (literally "bear" in Japanese), clearly not having such a pun.</p>

<p>Another rather complex example is <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3474/274">this tongue twister</a>, which is a very complex pun in both Japanese and English, using completely different bodies of text.</p>

<p>The studios which produced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensai_Bakabon" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Tensai Bakabon</em></a> were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Movie_Shinsha" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TMS Entertainment</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Pierrot" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pierrot</a>, both of which are rooted in Japan and produced the anime in Japanese. The original manga was written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujio_Akatsuka" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fujio Akatsuka</a> (a native Japanese) and published in various Japanese <em>shounen</em> magazines by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kodansha</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shogakukan</a>, both Japanese publishers. </p>

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This book- Genius Bakabon has no marking as far I can see of either of those studio. Only written by Fujio Akatsuka, translated by Zufelt and home page kodansha-intl.
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@user2617804 The studios I listed are for the anime version. The manga was written by Fujio Akatsuka (who I think lived his entire life in Japan), and published by Kodansha and Shogakukan (both of which are Japanese).
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<p>The <em>The Genius Bakabon</em> has jokes like (after Bakabon is mistaken for a bear by a nearsighted hunter)</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Don't make that mistake again- I couldn't bear it.<br>
  気をつけてくれないクマっちゃうな～～～と</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And many many other puns, which I doubt work in Japanese. </p>

<p>There is also an entire plotline where if he makes a pun then his boss won't fire him- e.g. After an overly long lunch Bakabon says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Don't wring my neck we'll iron this out. (It's a laundry)<br>
  ま　ま！　せんたく屋さん　しぼらないで　みずにながしっちょだい！</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Plus,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I wish you could forgive me.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And when sprayed by the boss's wife's perfume</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Whoa! you mist!</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Is <em>Bakabon</em> written in English and translated to Japanese?</p>

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The first dialog seems to be a pun of 困っちゃう (*komacchau*, get into a trouble) with *koma* replaced with *kuma* (bear).
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Is "Bakabon" written in English and translated to Japanese?
# Is "Bakabon" written in English and translated to Japanese?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-04-05
The *The Genius Bakabon* has jokes like (after Bakabon is mistaken for a bear by a nearsighted hunter)

> Don't make that mistake again- I couldn't bear it.  
> 気をつけてくれないクマっちゃうな～～～と

And many many other puns, which I doubt work in Japanese.

There is also an entire plotline where if he makes a pun then his boss won't fire him- e.g. After an overly long lunch Bakabon says

> Don't wring my neck we'll iron this out. (It's a laundry)  
> ま　ま！　せんたく屋さん　しぼらないで　みずにながしっちょだい！

Plus,

> I wish you could forgive me.

And when sprayed by the boss's wife's perfume

> Whoa! you mist!

Is *Bakabon* written in English and translated to Japanese?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The first dialog seems to be a pun of 困っちゃう (*komacchau*, get into a trouble) with *koma* replaced with *kuma* (bear).  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-04-06. Score: 4
It's really not uncommon for anime which appear in English to have puns "translated" from Japanese.

One example that comes to mind is *Persona* (ペルソナ *Perusona*), which, when translated to English, ended up with the pun "Bear-sona!" said by the character Teddie (yes, like teddy bear), whose original Japanese name was Kuma (literally "bear" in Japanese), clearly not having such a pun.

Another rather complex example is [this tongue twister](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3474/274), which is a very complex pun in both Japanese and English, using completely different bodies of text.

The studios which produced [*Tensai Bakabon*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensai_Bakabon) were [TMS Entertainment](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Movie_Shinsha) and [Pierrot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Pierrot), both of which are rooted in Japan and produced the anime in Japanese. The original manga was written by [Fujio Akatsuka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujio_Akatsuka) (a native Japanese) and published in various Japanese *shounen* magazines by [Kodansha](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha) and [Shogakukan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan), both Japanese publishers.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2014-04-10): This book- Genius Bakabon has no marking as far I can see of either of those studio. Only written by Fujio Akatsuka, translated by Zufelt and home page kodansha-intl.  
> **username_2** (2014-04-10): @user2617804 The studios I listed are for the anime version. The manga was written by Fujio Akatsuka (who I think lived his entire life in Japan), and published by Kodansha and Shogakukan (both of which are Japanese).  
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