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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 [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television~~]].[[File:Future_Tokyo.jpg|thumb|Futuristic Tokyo, the setting of PRB]]

'''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 [[Grand Theft Auto IV era]]. [[File:Future_Tokyo.jpg|thumb|Futuristic Tokyo, the setting of PRB]]

== 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, [[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]]

Princess Robot Bubblegum generally parodies the [[wp:Shōjo_manga|shōjo]] subset of anime, typically targeted towards young girls; it incongruously mixes this with tropes of violent [[wp:Shōnen_manga|shōnen]] programs (which are targeted toward teenage boys), science fiction and pornographic anime. It thus contains many anime tropes and stereotypes, including its setting (a futuristic Tokyo); its heroine (a scantily clad, busty leading female with big eyes and pink hair); a perverted old man acting as mentor, ninjas, 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.

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]]. Within the game universe, it courts controversy, with a [[Weazel News]] report in GTA IV reporting on a protest by Asian Americans against the airing of the anime. In The Ballad of Gay Tony, PRB appears on [[CNT]] as part of a range of additional television content added in the expansion.[[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]]

==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.

* '''Princess Robot Bubblegum''': The eponymous lead character. She fights the forces of evil with a power suit which shoots missiles from its 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.

* '''Lowly Master''': PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after her ninja parents leave her on his doorstep. He tells her that she must train in skimpy clothing for merchandising purposes.

[[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]].

* '''Saké''': PRB's floating animal sidekick. He is seen in the trailer drinking a malt beverage, then promptly vomiting. 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~~.

* 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 end of Lowly Master's cane is shaped like a penis.

* Lowly Master's ~~staff/~~cane ~~tip~~ is ~~jokingly in the shape of~~ a penis ~~tip~~.

==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 [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television]].[[File:Future_Tokyo.jpg|thumb|Futuristic Tokyo, the setting of PRB]]
+'''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 [[Grand Theft Auto IV era]].  [[File:Future_Tokyo.jpg|thumb|Futuristic Tokyo, the setting of PRB]]
 == 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, [[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]]
+Princess Robot Bubblegum generally parodies the [[wp:Shōjo_manga|shōjo]] subset of anime, typically targeted towards young girls; it incongruously mixes this with tropes of violent [[wp:Shōnen_manga|shōnen]] programs (which are targeted toward teenage boys), science fiction and pornographic anime.  It thus contains many anime tropes and stereotypes, including its setting (a futuristic Tokyo); its heroine (a scantily clad, busty leading female with big eyes and pink hair); a perverted old man acting as mentor, ninjas, 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.
+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]].  Within the game universe, it courts controversy, with a [[Weazel News]] report in GTA IV reporting on a protest by Asian Americans against the airing of the anime. In The Ballad of Gay Tony, PRB appears on [[CNT]] as part of a range of additional television content added in the expansion.[[File:PRB.jpg|thumb|Princess Robot Bubblegum]]
 ==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.
+* '''Princess Robot Bubblegum''': The eponymous lead character. She fights the forces of evil with a power suit which shoots missiles from its 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.
+* '''Lowly Master''': PRB's sensei. He trains PRB after her ninja parents leave her on his doorstep.  He tells her that she must train in skimpy clothing for merchandising purposes.
 [[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]].
+* '''Saké''': PRB's floating animal sidekick.  He is seen in the trailer drinking a malt beverage, then promptly vomiting. 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.
+* 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 end of Lowly Master's cane is shaped like a penis.
-* Lowly Master's staff/cane tip is jokingly in the shape of a penis tip.
 ==External link==