Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo belongs to Yoshio Sawai, Weekly and Viz's Shonen Jump and Toei Animation. Don't know the US company involved with the anime, but I'm using their dub names. I have no ownership of this, but I sure want merchandise. Sell it to me please! And more manga, please! Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo rocks! All songs mentioned don't belong to me, either.
Have fun spotting the yaoi clichés here.
Biding Time: Initial Internal Thoughts of the Rescue Party and the Yaoi Subject Puts Up A Fight!
Thoughts of Jelly Jiggler's plight caused Don Patch to reevaluate their relationship as he strolled to the rescue with the others. This type of story requires stewing in angst, lots of torture, recovery and discovered Feelings, so a speedy rescue was out of the question.
Were they just friends? Rivals certainly. He was one of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo's childhood friends whereas Don Patch had first met him a short time after Beauty. Still, Don had been with the team longer and was the first one to fuse with Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Didn't that mean something?
Then again, could the ability to fuse together imply a romantic relationship? Don was able to fuse with both Jelly and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo… Did he love them both? Also, there was the fusion with Dengakuman. Did Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo have reciprocated affections with all of them? Or were all or all but one of these fusions based in Deep Friendship that yaoi writers build on? Don reasoned he had the most likely Returned Feelings, being part of two of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo 's fusions- more than any of the others.
But maybe he and Jelly had enough in common to start a relationship, beginning with their Feelings for Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and… and… and… Hey, that's one pick-up line for you! We like the same person, why not hook up with each other? That Cardcaptor Sakura show was really something, wasn't it?
Don sat down for a tea break with the others.
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Gasser couldn't understand why they stopped when one of their friends was in danger.
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Beauty was even more confused, because she was more observant of others' Feelings even from her strange friends. But Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was staring her down. Beauty quickly took the teacup and began drinking.
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Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was worried about Jelly as he leisurely sat and sipped tea in his top-notch tea ceremony form. His arms were crossed, leaving his nosehair to hold onto his teacup as he thought. But other things crossed his mind. The Guy He Loved. Was it Jelly? If not, could Jelly's peril be enough to inspire Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo to love him and forsake Don Patch? So many questions that the author was still debating herself but to all outside viewers, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo knew whom he loved. And if it wasn't Jelly, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was still worried because they were friends and went way back. He resolved either to get Jelly back and tell him he loved him too, has always loved him since they were kids with big, innocent dreams of the future… or use this situation to tell Don he loved him because Jelly's kidnapping was a reminder of this dangerous life of a rebel. Waiting another day might mean that Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is confessing this epic love to a dying beloved, his corpse, his tombstone or takoyaki that's shriveled to the color of Don Patch. But Jelly was in danger, that was for sure. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo stood up, determined. He had to save Jelly.
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Don Patch's eyes wavered. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo looked so forceful. Did that mean he loved Jelly in a way Don could only dream of?
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Gasser was relieved Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was going to resume the search. I mean, what shonen hero takes his time in rescuing a friend?
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Beauty's eyes sparkled. This was the moment her inner yaoi fangirl had anticipated. Either Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was going to profess his undying love to the fiery diva Don Patch or valiantly rush forward to rescue his beloved Jelly.
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Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo refilled everyone's teacups.
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Several times. Don Patch began to help. No rush here.
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Tsar Baldy Bald IV watched sorrowfully as General Tofu beat his intended an inch from death. But it was the only way the magic would work, Jelly's resistance would break and he would have his queen or at least the yaoi equivalent. Bad guys tend to think of these things in medieval, arranged marriage ways, anyway.
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Jelly fought back as hard as he could while dark memories, some real and some fake, began to cloud his mind.
"You scare customers, you stink and you're a psychopath."
"10 yen? That's a good deal," Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo mused.
"But look at him. He's way past the expiration date. No wonder he's so cheap," Don Patch said dismissively.
The grocery store seemed to grow bigger and darker as Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and Don walked away with a gelatin container.
"It never happened that way!" Jelly grinned defiantly as his eyes popped back open.
"It's not working. He's fighting it off, " Baldy Bald frowned at Tofu.
"Not for long," Tofu grinned evilly. The syringe in his hand glinted along with his eyes.
Jelly struggled some more but Tofu grabbed a hold of his arm, jabbing the needle in. Jelly's eyes continued to fight, but soon his eyes fluttered shut and his battered topaz form went limp.
"He won't be able to resist in his sleep," Tofu assured the alarmed tsar.
"Excellent. Soon, my bride-to-be, you will let me win back your heart," Baldy Bald said softly as he caressed Jelly's serene face.
General Tofu turned away, bitterly.
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Somewhat closer than the others, but still somewhere not close to Jelly, Softon rode on in search of him.
TBC