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* 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". | * 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..." | |||
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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 GTA 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). Aside from general stereotypes of anime, it references:
- 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.
- Final Fantasy: The video game merchandise is an obvious parody of the Final Fantasy games, and the effeminate male sidekick refers to Cloud Strife, a central character in the series.
- Naruto: Like Princess, the eponymous protagonist trains to be a Ninja and even enrolls in a school to do so (akin to a high school or a college). He also has one superpower, "Sexy No Jutsu", allowing him to make holographic naked women materialize, which is likely one of the many inspirations of PRB's extremely sexual nature.
- 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.
- Pokémon: 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. Her sidekick, James, is an almost inappropriately effeminate male (cross-dressing more than once in the saga) 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 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, 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 revenge. 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.
- In a scene of Master Hentai's 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 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..."