The Ducktail Versus Afro Showdown

The Ducktail Versus Afro Showdown (Japanese: リーゼントVSアフロ 永遠の宿敵(ライバル)純情派! Regent vs Afro: The Eternal Rival's Pure-Hearted School!) is the seventeenth episode of the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 13, 2004 and in the United States on February 11, 2006.

The Ducktail Versus Afro Showdown
リーゼントVSアフロ 永遠の宿敵(ライバル)純情派! Regent vs Afro: The Eternal Rival's Pure-Hearted School!
First broadcast
Japan:	March 13, 2004
United States:	February 11, 2006
Themes
Opening:	Wild Challenger
Ending:	Shiawase
Credits
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Storyboard:
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Major Events

• Beauty is turned into a doll, and is held hostage by Gunkan.

• Bo-bobo temporarily recruits Softon and Tennosuke.

Debut

• Fundoshitarou
• Suzu
• Purupu (Cameo)
• OVER (Cameo)
• Halekulani (Cameo)

Characters

• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
• Don Patch
• Beauty
• Heppokomaru
• Gunkan
• Risuo & Risumi
• Flowerman
• Fundoshitarou
• Suzu
• Dollman
• Softon
• Tokoro Tennosuke

Changes from the manga

• In the manga, the Hair Hunter is shown to be impaled by Gunkan's ducktail. In the anime, he is just hanging from it, while sleeping.
• In the manga, Beauty removes the ropes from Don Patch's nostrils causing him to nosebleed. In the anime, she puts the end of the ropes into his nostrils.
• In the manga, the Afro gang member holds a knife.
• Risukichi's smoking is changed to him eating an orange in the anime.
• In the manga, Flowerman is stabbed by arrows while protecting Gunkan. In the anime, he is lying beaten up against the wall.
• In the manga, Don Patch attacks the Flower Lord's minions with his nosebleed. In the anime, he hits them with his nose ropes.
• In the manga, Bo-bobo threatens Heppokomaru with making him lick a bath slipper. In the anime, he threatens him with going back to be the Mysterious Boy.
• Gunkan and Don Patch doing Purukogi is added to the anime.
• Beauty's commenting about Gunkan and Don Patch giving birth is removed in the anime.
• The stake Don Patch holds in the manga is changed to a nail and a hammer in the anime.
• In the manga, Don Patch appears crossified while Gunkan teases Heppokomaru.
• In the manga, Don Patch is shown talking with the baby octopuses.
• In the manga, Don Patch and Bo-bobo sing a song about poop.
• In the manga, Softon is buried to his neck. In the anime, he wears an ice cream costume.
• In the manga, Empty Can is called a masochist after being kicked. In the anime, he gets kicked into a trash can and the narrator states he is a changed man.
• In the manga, the kids poke Softon with a stick.
• In the manga, Bo-bobo dressed as Beauty offers Softon toilet paper. In the anime, he offers him a lollipop.
• The "poop" chant is changed to "Softon" chant in the anime.
• In the manga, Softon shouts "Poop" when joining. In the anime, he shouts "Babylon".

Episodes