Bonobono
Introduction


 is a Japanese [yonkoma](/wiki/Yonkoma "Yonkoma") [manga](/wiki/Manga "Manga") series written and illustrated by [Mikio Igarashi](/wiki/Mikio_Igarashi "Mikio Igarashi"). From March 1986 to March 1987, the series ran in the [Takeshobo](/wiki/Takeshobo "Takeshobo") manga magazine *Tensai Club* before the magazine was replaced with *Manga Club*, where it had been serialized from April 1987 to April 2020\. It had also been serialized in *[Manga Life](/wiki/Manga_Life "Manga Life")* from April 1986 to July 2022\. In July 2022, the series moved to *Manga Life Original* after Manga Life folded. It has been adapted into an [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") television series, as well as two anime [films](/wiki/Film "Film") and two [video games](/wiki/Video_game "Video game").

While the series is considered a [yonkoma](/wiki/Yonkoma "Yonkoma") manga, most of the "stories" use eight panels. The series follows the main character, a young [sea otter](/wiki/Sea_otter "Sea otter") after whom the manga is titled, and his daily adventures with his friends from the nearby forest. *Bonobono* combines gag comic and philosophical questions, bringing up comparisons to other manga such as *[Azumanga Daioh](/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh "Azumanga Daioh")*, and to films such as *[Forrest Gump](/wiki/Forrest_Gump "Forrest Gump")*.

In 1988, *Bonobono* won the [Kodansha Manga Award](/wiki/Kodansha_Manga_Award "Kodansha Manga Award") in the General category. An anime film was released in theaters on November 13, 1993, and an anime television series was broadcast on [TV Tokyo](/wiki/TV_Tokyo "TV Tokyo") from April 20, 1995 through March 28, 1996\. One day after the TV series began, a [simulation game](/wiki/Simulation_game "Simulation game") was released on the [3DO](/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer "3DO Interactive Multiplayer") system. The following June, an [adventure game](/wiki/Adventure_game "Adventure game") was released on the [PlayStation](/wiki/PlayStation_%28console%29 "PlayStation (console)"). Several *[ehon](/wiki/Ehon "Ehon")*—or "picture books"—have been released since the manga series was first introduced over 30 years ago.


What kind of adventures does the main character have?