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As a modern anime show, Princess Robot Bubblegum contains several anime stereotypes, such as a futuristic setting in Japan (specifically, Tokyo), a scantily clad, possibly ditzy, leading female with big breasts, big eyes, and pink hair, a perverted old wiseman, a cute monster sidekick, [[wp:mecha|mecha robots]], [[wp:tentacle erotica|tentacle erotica]], bad translations and dubbing, and a convoluted narrative. | As a modern anime show, Princess Robot Bubblegum contains several anime stereotypes, such as a futuristic setting in Japan (specifically, Tokyo), a scantily clad, and possibly ditzy, leading female with big breasts, big eyes, and pink hair, a perverted old wiseman, a cute monster sidekick, [[wp:mecha|mecha robots]], [[wp:tentacle erotica|tentacle erotica]], elaborate transformation sequences, [[wp:Engrish|bad translations and dubbing]], and a convoluted narrative. | ||
The show has been advertised on the radio in GTA IV, where some of its aforementioned traits have been promoted, and has even courted controversy in-game when one [[Weazel News]] report in GTA IV highlights a protest by Asians against the airing of the anime. The series is due to appear in The Ballad of Gay Tony as an actual television program in [[CNT]], one of several additional contents added for the television feature.[[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]] | The show has been advertised on the radio in GTA IV, where some of its aforementioned traits have been promoted, and has even courted controversy in-game when one [[Weazel News]] report in GTA IV highlights a protest by Asians against the airing of the anime. The series is due to appear in The Ballad of Gay Tony as an actual television program in [[CNT]], one of several additional contents added for the television feature.[[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]] | ||
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* '''Princess Robot Bubblegum''': The eponymous lead role of the show. She fights the forces of evil with a power suit which shoots missiles from her chest. | * '''Princess Robot Bubblegum''': The eponymous lead role of the show. She fights the forces of evil with a power suit which shoots missiles from her chest. | ||
* ''' | * '''Lowly Master''': PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after finding her on his doorstep. He claims that she has to train in skimpy clothing for merchandising purposes. | ||
[[File:Lowly_Master.jpg|thumb|Lowly Master]] | [[File:Lowly_Master.jpg|thumb|Lowly Master]] | ||
* '''Sake''': PRB's floating animal sidekick. He is seen in the trailer drinking a malt beverage and promptly vomiting afterwards. His name refers the Japanese alcoholic beverage [[wp:sake|of the same name]]. | * '''Sake''': PRB's floating animal sidekick. He is seen in the trailer drinking a malt beverage and promptly vomiting afterwards. His name refers the Japanese alcoholic beverage [[wp:sake|of the same name]]. | ||
== Trivia == | |||
* Princess Robot Bubblegum seems to be a general parody of the [[wp:Shōjo_manga|shōjo]] subset of anime, which is typically targeted towards young girls. | |||
* Lowly Master's staff/cane tip is jokingly in the shape of a penis tip. | |||
* Lowly Master's staff/cane tip is | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
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Princess Robot Bubblegum (プリンセス ロボット バブルガム) is an anime series featured in Grand Theft Auto IV and in The Ballad of Gay Tony as a proper animated program on the television.
Description
As a modern anime show, Princess Robot Bubblegum contains several anime stereotypes, such as a futuristic setting in Japan (specifically, Tokyo), a scantily clad, and possibly ditzy, leading female with big breasts, big eyes, and pink hair, a perverted old wiseman, a cute monster sidekick, mecha robots, tentacle erotica, elaborate transformation sequences, bad translations and dubbing, and a convoluted narrative.
The show has been advertised on the radio in GTA IV, where some of its aforementioned traits have been promoted, and has even courted controversy in-game when one Weazel News report in GTA IV highlights a protest by Asians against the airing of the anime. The series is due to appear in The Ballad of Gay Tony as an actual television program in CNT, one of several additional contents added for the television feature.
Cast
- Princess Robot Bubblegum: The eponymous lead role of the show. She fights the forces of evil with a power suit which shoots missiles from her chest.
- Lowly Master: PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after finding her on his doorstep. He claims that she has to train in skimpy clothing for merchandising purposes.
- Sake: PRB's floating animal sidekick. He is seen in the trailer drinking a malt beverage and promptly vomiting afterwards. His name refers the Japanese alcoholic beverage of the same name.
Trivia
- Princess Robot Bubblegum seems to be a general parody of the shōjo subset of anime, which is typically targeted towards young girls.
- Lowly Master's staff/cane tip is jokingly in the shape of a penis tip.
