Time Bokan: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Time Bokan. Pick one to read it.

• Once per Episodein 675 titlesThe villains do something funny (trying to get free food, avoid paying rent, Kokematsu gets lost in a daydream and then shows a skit of Sukadon's superhuman abilities) while the good guys are doing s…Read →
• "Day of the Week" NameRare · in 34 titlesThe Italian adaptation, called Calendar Men, had a field day with this. Since the series' main theme is time travel, they decided to give everyone names related to days of the week, months and so on.Read →
• Teru-Teru BōzuRare · in 16 titlesOne of the cockpit robots in the villains' mechs is the deru-deru bōzu, a spoof of the classic teru-teru bōzu doll that foresees the result of the fight instead of weather, and does so by throwing a…Read →
• Villain-Based FranchiseRare · in 54 titlesLet's be frank, who remembers the names of the heroes? Everyone loves the Terrible Trio, though.Read →
• Defeat by Modestyin 94 titlesYattodetaman loves using this tactic.Read →
• Canon Discontinuityin 487 titlesThere was a 3-episode OVA in the 90s called Sengoku Bushou Retsuden Bakufu Hissatsuman, made by the same studio behind the Casshan: Robot Hunter OVA.Read →