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Bomberman Jetters

Bomberman Jetters is a 2002 Japanese anime television series produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Deen. It is based on the Bomberman video game series created by Hudson Soft. The series has also spawned two manga adaptations and four video games, one of which was released internationally.

The Jetters are a highly trained intergalactic police force for keeping unique items safe from the Hige-Hige bandits. Mighty, an expert Bomberman and the leader of the Jetters, disappears while on a mission. Dr. Ein accepts Mighty's younger brother, White Bomber, into the Jetters because they need a Bomberman for the team. White Bomber is clumsy and childish, but idolizes his older brother. White Bomber and the rest of the Jetters have many adventures, foiling Doctor Mechado and Mujoe's plans to steal one-of-a-kind objects, facing off against the Hige-Hige Bandits, and returning antiques to their rightful owners.

Early episodes of Bomberman Jetters started out with the "monster of the week" formula, where Dr. Mechado and Mujoe would send in one of their "Super Combined" Bombermen one at a time to attack the Jetters.

Eventually the format shifted from light-hearted comedy "monster of the week" to a more dramatic, darker action story dealing with the themes of death, betrayal, and revenge, but still retaining some of the lighter aspect. Plots include characters going through trials with character development such as Shout learning the truth about her mother, how Bagular first met Mujoe, and White Bomber dealing with learning the truth of what happened to his older brother Mighty.

A gag manga series, Explosion!! Bomberman Jetters, was authored by Tomofumi Matsuhara and began serialization in CoroCoro Comic in September 2002. The manga was later succeeded in April 2003 by a new series, titled Let's Go!! Bomberman Jetters, which was authored by Takeshi Tamai and ran until November 2003.

A 52-episode anime series was produced by Nihon Ad Systems (NAS) and TV Tokyo, animated by Studio Deen, and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2, 2002, to September 24, 2003.

Hudson Soft published four different video games in Japan based on the anime. The first, Bomberman Jetters: The Legendary Bomberman, was released for the Game Boy Advance on October 24, 2002. This was followed by Bomberman Jetters, released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube on December 19, 2002. A mobile game, titled Bomberman Jetters Vol. 1, was released on April 10, 2003. Finally, a second Game Boy Advance game, Bomberman Jetters Game Collection, released on October 16, 2003. The GameCube version of Bomberman Jetters was the only game to be released in English, with Majesco Entertainment publishing it in North America on March 10, 2004.

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