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== 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). ~~It thus contains many~~ anime ~~tropes~~ and ~~stereotypes~~, ~~including~~:

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:

* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon Sailor Moon]''': Princess herself bears a heavy resemblance to Sailor Moon, including their 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 Princess, sport unnatural hair colors such as pink, blue and green.

* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy Final Fantasy]''': The video game merchandise is an obvious parody of the Final Fantasy games, and the effeminate male sidekick refers to characters seen in the games.

* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball Dragonball Z]''': Master Hentai is somewhat based on Dragonball'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.

* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon Pokemon]''': Sake is partially inspired by Pikachu, who was (at least in the beginning of the series) an "utterly useless sidekick" and heavily exploited for merchandising. Princess's "naturally pink hair" could be a reference to Jessie, an antagonist sporting outrageously large pink hair.

* a futuristic setting

* a scantily clad, busty heroine

* a perverted old man acting as mentor

* an androgynous teenage male supporting character

* a cute but otherwise useless monster sidekick

* characters with improbable hair color

* ninjas

* [[wp:mecha|mecha robots]]

* "[[wp:tentacle erotica|tentacle erotica]]"

* elaborate action and transformation montages

* [[wp:Dub_localization|bad translations]]

* [[wp:~~Engrish~~|bad translations]]

* [[wp:Dub_localization|questionable dubbing]]

<br />In GTA 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|Chinatown Wars]], there are many advertisements of PRB throughout Liberty, mostly in Dukes and Bohan. [[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]]

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