B.B. (manga)

B.B
	Shōnen Sunday featuring B.B.
ビービー; (Bī Bī)
Genre	Action
Manga
Written by	Osamu Ishiwata
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	May 29, 1985 – February 20, 1991
Volumes	31
Original video animation
Directed by	Osamu Dezaki
Written by	Machiko Kondō
Music by	Yuuki Nakajima
Studio	Magic Bus
Released	April 25, 1990 – April 25, 1991
Episodes	3

GenreAction

WrittenbyOsamu Ishiwata

PublishedbyShogakukan

ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics

B.B. (ビービー, Bī Bī) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Ishiwata. The manga ran in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1985 issue 24 to 1991 issue 9.^[1] The title stands for "Burning Blood" and Ishiwata's subsequent serial LOVe was a continuation of this series. In 1989, B.B. won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.^[2]

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v t e Weekly Shōnen Sunday: 1980–1989
1981	Touch Dokkiri Doctor Futari Daka Musashi no Ken
1982	Gu Gu Ganmo
1983	Honō no Tenkōsei
1984	Sprinter
1985	Mai, the Psychic Girl B.B. To-y Kyūkyoku Chōjin R
1987	Rough Mermaid Saga Magic Kaito Ranma ½
1988	Yaiba Kenji Patlabor Heisei-ban Makoto-chan
1989	Spriggan
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v t e Shogakukan Manga Award – Shōnen
1970s	The Poe Clan and They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio (1975) Captain and Play Ball by Akio Chiba and Ganbare Genki by Yū Koyama (1976) Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga series by Leiji Matsumoto (1977) Dame Oyaji by Mitsutoshi Furuya (1978) Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1979)
1980s	Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (1980) Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama (1981) Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi (1982) Musashi no Ken by Motoka Murakami (1983) Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani (1984) Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II by Akira Oze (1985) Silver Fang by Yoshihiro Takahashi (1986) Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari by Hidenori Hara (1987) B.B. by Osamu Ishiwata (1988) Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (1989)
1990s	Mobile Police Patlabor by Masami Yuki (1990) Ushio & Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita (1991) Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Takashi Shiina and Yaiba by Gosho Aoyama (1992) YuYu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi (1993) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue (1994) Major by Takuya Mitsuda (1995) Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda (1996) Ganba! Fly High by Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta (1997) Project ARMS by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa (1998) Monkey Turn by Katsutoshi Kawai and Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata (1999)
2000s	Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama and Cheeky Angel by Hiroyuki Nishimori (2000) Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi (2001) Zatch Bell! by Makoto Raiku (2002) Yakitate!! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi and Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2003) Bleach by Tite Kubo (2004) Wild Life by Masato Fujisaki (2005) Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe (2006) Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2007) Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi (2008) Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara (2009)
2010s	King Golf by Ken Sasaki (2010) Nobunaga Concerto by Ayumi Ishii (2011) Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa (2012) Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Ohtaka (2013) Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare by Motoyuki Tanaka (2014) Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate (2015) Mob Psycho 100 by One (2016) The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu (2017) Dr. Stone by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi (2018) Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san by Aiko Koyama (2019)
2020s	Teasing Master Takagi-san by Sōichirō Yamamoto and Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto (2020) Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda (2021) Call of the Night by Kotoyama and Blue Orchestra by Makoto Akui (2022)
Categories (until 2022) General Shōnen (boys) Shōjo (girls) Children 2023–

v t e Works directed by Osamu Dezaki
Animated series	Ashita no Joe (1970–1971) Hazedon (1972–1973) Jungle Kurobe (1973) Karate Master (1973–1974) Aim for the Ace! (1973–1974) Gamba no Bōken (1975) Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977–1978) Treasure Island (1978–1979) The Rose of Versailles (1980) Ashita no Joe 2 (1980–1981) Space Adventure Cobra (1982–1983) Mighty Orbots (1984) Bionic Six (1987) Dear Brother (1991–1992) In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997) Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997) The Snow Queen (2005–2006) Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008) Genji Monogatari Sennenki (2009)
Animated films	Aim for the Ace! (1979) Ashita no Joe (1980) Nobody's Boy: Remi (1980) The Rose and Women of Versailles (1980) Ashita no Joe 2 (1981) Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982) Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose (1983) The Seven Friends of Gamba (1984) Sweet Sea (1985) Treasure Island (1987) Lupin III: Bye-Bye Liberty Crisis (1989) Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers (1990) Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! (1991) Lupin III: From Russia With Love (1992) Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995) Black Jack: The Movie (1996) Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den (1996) Hamtaro Movie 1: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001) Hamtaro Movie 2: The Captive Princess (2002) Hamtaro Movie 3: Miracle in Aurora Valley (2003) Hamtaro Movie 4: Fairy Tale (2004) Air (2005) Clannad (2007)
OVAs	One-pound Gospel (1988) Kasei Yakyoku (1989) Aim for the Ace! Final Stage (1989–1990) B.B. (1990–1991) Sword for Truth (1990) Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1991–1992) Takarajima Memorial - Yūnagi to Yobareta Otoko (1992) Black Jack (1993–1996) Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998)

v t e Magic Bus
Television series	Wonder Beat Scramble (1986) Kiko-chan's Smile (1996–1997) Burn-Up Excess (1997–1998) Sexy Commando Gaiden (1998) Weiß Kreuz (1998) Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land (2001–2002) Demon Lord Dante (2002) Cinderella Boy (2003) Damekko Dōbutsu (2005) Patalliro Saiyuki! (2005) Play Ball (2005) Play Ball 2nd (2006) Cobra the Animation (2010) Even a Dad Still Wants It... (2019) Yo-kai Watch! (2019) Shoot! Goal to the Future (2022) The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far (2023) The Food Diary of Miss Maid (2026)
OVA/ONAs	Wounded Man (1986–1988) Urusei Yatsura (#3–7, 1987–1989) Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū (1988–1990) Cipher (1989) Riki-Oh (1989–1990) Carol (1990) Burning Blood (1990–1991) Mad Bull 34 (1990–1992) Sword for Truth (1990) Yūkan Club (1991) Boyfriend (1992) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1996–1997, #89, 92, 95, 98, 101, 104, 107, 110) Dragoon (1997) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights (1998, #1–4, 13–14, 20, 24) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth (1999–2000, #1–14, 16–17, 19–23, 27–28) Cobra the Animation (2008–2009)
Films	They Were Eleven (1986) Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter (1988) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings (1992) Big Wars (1993) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993) Inochi no Chikyū: Dioxin no Natsu (2001) Glass no Usagi (2005)
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ビービー (Bī Bī)
B.B
Shōnen Sunday featuring B.B.
Genre	Action
Manga
Written by	Osamu Ishiwata
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	May 29, 1985 – February 20, 1991
Volumes	31
Original video animation
Directed by	Osamu Dezaki
Written by	Machiko Kondō
Music by	Yuuki Nakajima
Studio	Magic Bus
Released	April 25, 1990 – April 25, 1991
Episodes	3