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'''Princess Robot Bubblegum''' (プリンセス ロボット バブルガム) is a fictional anime series featured in the [[ | [[File:Future_Tokyo.jpg|thumb|Futurist Tokyo, the setting of Princess Robot Bubblegum.]] | ||
'''Princess Robot Bubblegum''' (プリンセス ロボット バブルガム) is a fictional anime series featured in the [[GTA IV Era]]. | |||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Princess Robot Bubblegum is a general parody of [[wp:Shōjo_manga|shōjo]] (young female) anime, however it incongruously mixes this with tropes of violent [[wp:Shōnen_manga|shōnen]] (young male) and [[wp:Seinen manga|seinen]] (mature male) programs, science fiction and [[wp:hentai|hentai]] (pornographic anime). Aside from general stereotypes of anime, it references: | Princess Robot Bubblegum is a general parody of [[wp:Shōjo_manga|shōjo]] (young female) anime, however it incongruously mixes this with tropes of violent [[wp:Shōnen_manga|shōnen]] (young male) and [[wp:Seinen manga|seinen]] (mature male) programs, science fiction and [[wp:hentai|hentai]] (pornographic anime). Aside from general stereotypes of anime, it references: | ||
* '''[ | * '''[[wp:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]]''': PRB herself bears a heavy resemblance to Sailor Moon, including her sexual image (Sailor Moon wears a skimpy schoolgirl's outfit, among other controversies) and also share similar superpowered transformation scenes. Other heroines in the series, like PRB, sport unnatural hair colors such as pink, blue and green. | ||
* '''[ | * '''[[wp:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]''': The video game merchandise is an obvious parody of the Final Fantasy games. Sword Boy's androgynous appearance, large sword, and moody demeanor parodies [[wp:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]] protagonist [[wp:Cloud Strife|Cloud Strife]]. | ||
* '''[ | * '''[[wp:Naruto|Naruto]]''': Like PRB, the eponymous protagonist trains to be a Ninja. Like Naruto, PRB is orphaned. | ||
* '''[ | * '''[[wp:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball Z]]''': Master Hentai is somewhat based on Dragon Ball's Master Roshi. In another scene, an elderly woman is mugged by a superpowered blonde male bearing extreme resemblance to one of Dragon Ball's "Saiyan" characters. | ||
* '''[[wp:Pokémon|Pokémon]]''': Sake is partially inspired by Pikachu, who was, at least in the beginning of the series, a "cute, but utterly useless sidekick", heavily exploited for merchandising. PRB's "naturally pink hair" could be a reference to Jessie, an antagonist sporting outrageously large pink hair. Her sidekick, James, is an almost inappropriately effeminate male, much like Sword Boy. | |||
In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], PRB is only mentioned in a radio advertisement, however in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], the program itself appears on [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television]], specifically on [[CNT]]. Within the game universe, it courts controversy, with [[Weazel News]] in GTA IV reporting on a protest by Asian Americans against the airing of the anime. Also, in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], there are many advertisements of PRB throughout [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty]], mostly in [[Dukes]] and [[Bohan]]. [[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]] | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* '''Princess Robot Bubblegum''': The eponymous protagonist. She fights the forces of evil and darkness with a robotic power suit which shoots missiles from its chest. She owns a cell phone which transforms into a vibrator. Her catchphrase is "Too horny to fight crime | * '''Princess Robot Bubblegum''': The eponymous protagonist. She fights the forces of evil and darkness with a robotic power suit which shoots missiles from its chest. She owns a cell phone which transforms into a vibrator. Her catchphrase is "Too horny to fight crime". | ||
* '''Master Hentai''': PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after her ninja parents leave her on his doorstep. He tells PRB that she must train in skimpy clothing for [[Princessrobotbubblegum.com|merchandising purposes]]. It is revealed that Master Hentai is a pedophile, and his cane is shaped like a penis. His name refers to the aforementioned pornographic anime. | * '''Master Hentai''': PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after her ninja parents leave her on his doorstep. He tells PRB that she must train in skimpy clothing for [[Princessrobotbubblegum.com|merchandising purposes]]. It is revealed that Master Hentai is a pedophile, and his cane is shaped like a penis. His name refers to the aforementioned pornographic anime. | ||
[[File:Lowly_Master.jpg|thumb|Master Hentai]] | [[File:Lowly_Master.jpg|thumb|Master Hentai]] | ||
* '''Saki''': PRB's alcoholic and drug abusing floating animal sidekick. He is seen drinking a malt beverage, then promptly vomiting, peeing in the graveyard scene, and overdosing on a speedball. His name refers the [[wp:sake|Japanese alcoholic rice beverage]] of the same name. | * '''Saki''': PRB's alcoholic and drug abusing floating animal sidekick. He is seen drinking a malt beverage, then promptly vomiting, peeing in the graveyard scene, and overdosing on a speedball. His name refers the [[wp:sake|Japanese alcoholic rice beverage]] of the same name. | ||
* '''Sword Boy'''<!--as credited-->: An effeminate blind teenage samurai whom PRB encounters during her quest. As a child, his parents were burned to death in a freak onion volcano accident which left him blind. Sword Boy is seeking the Shogun [[wp:Teppanyaki|Teppanyaki]] for | * '''Sword Boy'''<!--as credited in the EFLC manual-->: An effeminate blind teenage samurai whom PRB encounters during her quest. As a child, his parents were burned to death in a freak onion volcano accident which left him blind. Sword Boy is seeking the Shogun [[wp:Teppanyaki|Teppanyaki]] for revenge. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The title character's voice in GTA IV's PRB commercial is a mock-Asian caricature; in The Ballad of Gay Tony, she has the American accent more typical of dubbed characters. | * The title character's voice in GTA IV's PRB commercial is a mock-Asian caricature; in The Ballad of Gay Tony, she has the American accent more typical of dubbed characters. | ||
* Characters in PRB often [[wp:fourth wall|break the fourth wall]], mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, merchandising, etc. | * Characters in PRB often [[wp:fourth wall|break the fourth wall]], mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, merchandising, etc. | ||
* In a scene of Master Hentai's [[wp:Dojo|dojo]], a banner can be seen hanging on a wall, which is written in Japanese, saying that "忍者は毎日オナニー". The meaning of that is "All Ninjas Should Masturbate Every Day". | |||
* Master Hentai comically refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast%E2%80%93West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry 2Pac and BIG feud], when talking about the forces of Evil and Darkness, "One is east coast and the other is west coast! And if you listen to the tracks, they sound totally different..." | |||
* In a scene of Master Hentai's [ | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||