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Princess Robot Bubblegum | 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: | ||
* | * a futuristic setting | ||
* | * a scantily clad, busty heroine | ||
* a perverted old man acting as mentor | * a perverted old man acting as mentor | ||
* an androgynous | * an androgynous teenage male supporting character | ||
* a cute but otherwise useless monster sidekick | * a cute but otherwise useless monster sidekick | ||
* characters with improbable hair color | |||
* ninjas | * ninjas | ||
* [[wp:mecha|mecha robots]] | * [[wp:mecha|mecha robots]] | ||
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[[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 | * '''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 taking his sight. His large sword, outfit, and moody demeanor seem to parody [[wp:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]] protagonist [[wp:Cloud Strife|Cloud Strife]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 01:05, 14 March 2010
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.
Description
Princess Robot Bubblegum is a general parody of shōjo (young female) anime, however it incongruously mixes this with tropes of violent shōnen (young male) and seinen (mature male) programs, science fiction and hentai (pornographic anime). It thus contains many anime tropes and stereotypes, including:
- 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
- mecha robots
- "tentacle erotica"
- elaborate action and transformation montages
- bad translations
- questionable dubbing
In GTA IV, PRB is only mentioned in a radio advertisement, however in The Ballad of Gay Tony, the program itself appears on 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 Chinatown Wars, there are many advertisements of PRB throughout Liberty, mostly in Dukes and Bohan.
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".
- 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 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.
- 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 Japanese alcoholic rice beverage of the same name.
- Sword Boy: 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 Teppanyaki for taking his sight. His large sword, outfit, and moody demeanor seem to parody Final Fantasy VII protagonist Cloud Strife.
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.
- Characters in PRB often break the fourth wall, mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, merchandising, etc.
- The mugger in the fountain scene is a reference to the Super Sayians from Dragon Ball Z.
- The American tourist encounters a used panties vending machine which transforms into a killer robot.
- In a scene of Master Hentai's dojo, you can see a motto 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".