Bomber Bikers of Shonan

湘南爆走族

Catalog score

★ 7.5 / 10· Favourites: 152

Type

OVA

Episodes

12 / 12

Genres

Action, Comedy, Slice of Life

Themes / tags

Motorcycles, Delinquents, Parody, Episodic, Primarily Teen Cast, Shounen, Gangs, Primarily Male Cast, Slapstick, Heterosexual, School, Chibi

Source

Manga

Status

Finished

Release

10 September 1986 — 12 March 1999

Season

Fall 1986

Duration

52 min/ep

Studio

Toei Animation

In Japan, the country that inspired the slogan "Born to be Mild," the blood of young men still runs hot. In the old days they'd go off into the country and hack each other up with swords, but these days, what with school, that isn't very practical. So some of them do something very un-Japanese. They strap on a big bike, roar around annoying people, and pound anyone they consider dishonorable. Now meet Eguchi Yousuke, leader of a high-school Biker gang AND the school's handicrafts club. Which means he divides his time between fistfights and fancy needlework. And if you think he's weird, wait until you meet the rest of his gang... (Source: AniDB)