May 4, 2024
TP Bon is an adaptation of a manga of the same name made by beloved mangaka Fujiko F. Fujio, who also made Doraemon. At first glance, his cartoony and childish style may make think this is very similiar to Doraemon, but this series does get dark at times of how it focused on historical aspects. Every episode Bon, Ream and Puyonyon travel backs in time to save small and insignificant life throughout the history of humanity and each episode they have to find a solution on dealing such issues, Bon can be somewhat annoying times due to him being a member of the team, while
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Ream being the a reliable guidance for heling him during each mission and Puyonyon being the additional member of the team provides comedic to ease the seriousness of heavy historic moment.
The series can be somewhat educational as it does provide information about certain time-period they traveled into, however, there are some moments of the series, such the witch hunt episode displayed the torture of the witch suspect during the 15th Century or a WWII episode where the crews tries save a former kamikaze pilot can be pretty intense for young audience. Despite that, the series does provide uplifting conclusion for each of characters they saved, so it does balance the heavy aspect of the history. If you want a fun story about time travel while saving people, this is a great series to watch. Not to mention there's an official English dub, so it might be a great introduction to Fujio's work first time for a lot of audience.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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