Obocchama (1986)
Synopsis
Based on the children's award winning manga by Kobayashi Yoshinori, serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic.
First Air Date: 1986-01-01
Last Air Date: 2025-10-31
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 52
Top Cast
- Chie Koujiro as Obocchama
Seasons
Season 1 (1986)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1A - We’re All Friend-Rich!
Chama comes to school after a long time and is very angry with Kakino. The reason is that Kakino has not returned the one yen Chama lent him. Why would the son of the Obo family, a very wealthy family, get angry over just one yen? It had something to do with the Obo family's philosophy. This is the story of the birth of a new Chama language, “friend-rich.”
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Ep. 2: Episode 1B - My Tooth Hurts!
Chama gets a cavity. In the Obo family, it is said that for generations, cavities grow huge and become fangs, and then fall out. However, Chama's fang keeps growing bigger and bigger, but cannot be pulled out. After much trial and error, they even mobilize a fighter jet to try to pull out Chama's tooth.
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Ep. 3: Episode 2A - It's an Unforgivingly Harsh Score!
Chama gets a 40 on a test. He thought he would be praised by his father, but Kamemitsu says that he only accepts a score of zero, which has unlimited possibilities. Chama gets sulky and shuts himself inside. Kakino and the others try various ways to get Chama out of the room.
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Ep. 4: Episode 2B - It’s My Baby!
When Chama's body is examined with ultrasound, it is found that he is pregnant. The media comes and everyone is in a panic. To make sure Chama's body is safe, he goes to school in bed. Chama goes into labor in just three days. What in the world was born?
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Ep. 5: Episode 3A - Biting Turtle Squad of Terror
Fukurokouji comes to school on the biting turtles to compete with Chama. However, everyone around him is cold. Angry, Fukurokouji uses the biting turtles to make a surprise attack on the Obo family turtles. In order to fight back, Chama decides to awaken the giant turtle Gameron, who sleeps at the bottom of the Obo family's pond.
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Ep. 6: Episode 3B - I’m Going to Find the Herb of Immortality!
Chama and Kamemitsu mistakenly believe that Jiiya has only three months to live. Chama does his best to make Jiiya enjoy his remaining days, but in the end, in order to save Jiiya's life, they go in search of the herb of immortality.
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Ep. 7: Episode 4A - Late Today, Late Again!
Chama and Kakino are late to school. Mr. Subaruta closes the gate and tells them to stand there for the rest of the day. A fierce battle begins between Chama, who will do whatever it takes to get in, and Subaruta.
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Ep. 8: Episode 4B - We’re Going Inside Daddy’s Body!
A great adventure in the astonishing microworld! In order to treat Daddy who suddenly collapsed, Chama and his friends become small with microbeam and go inside his body!
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Ep. 9: Episode 5A - Playing Karuta in the Mountain
The Obo Family Karuta Tournament is a battle for the kites in the sky!? In the midst of a storm, crows and a UFO also intervene, and a great battle unfolds!
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Ep. 10: Episode 5B - It’s an Underwear with AI (Artificial Intelligence)!
An underwear with artificial intelligence was developed for Chama. It supports Chama's school life, but gradually tries to dominate him. However, the AI underwear is taken aback at Chama's unpredictable counterattacks. Eventually, a friendship develops between the AI underwear and Chama.
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Ep. 11: Episode 6A - Part-Time Work Is Tough
Chama starts a part-time delivery job in order to get some experience in the real world. He rides around town on the Riding Turtle Squad and does his job well. However, Fukurokouji gets in the way…
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Ep. 12: Episode 6B - Terrifying! Test of Courage
Chama and his friends decide to do a test of courage at school at night. The boys who will play the ghosts will dress up as Dracula and Frankenstein and wait for the girls. However, Chama wanting to impress Samayo reveals where everyone is hiding one after another! Fukurokoji being angry and the others plot their revenge?.
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Ep. 13: Episode 7A - The Great March of One Hundred and One Human-Faced Dogs!
There have been several sightings of human-faced dogs. Apparently, a certain restaurant is involved. Chama and the others who ate at the restaurant are turned into human-faced dogs one after another. This was all a conspiracy by Dr. Moo.
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Ep. 14: Episode 7B - The Great March of One Hundred and One Human-Faced Dogs!
©1986 Yoshinori Kobayashi/TV Asahi
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Ep. 15: Episode 8A - Beat the Heat! A True Rich Boy
It was so hot that Chama and his friends were wearing clothes that revealed their skin. They looked so sloppy that Samayo was disgusted, saying that none of them was a “true rich boy.” Immediately, Fukurokouji steals a march on the others and puts on a coat to show off how stylish he is to Samayo. From there, the heat endurance battle between Chama and Fukurokouji begins.
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Ep. 16: Episode 8B - Super Luxurious!? It’s an Ocean House
“Maison de l'Ocean” is a condo built by Kamemitsu for swimming in the ocean. Chama invites Kakino and the others over, and it turns out that the condo contains entire “oceans”!
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Ep. 17: Episode 9A - I’m Joining the Cheering Squad!
Kamemitsu makes Chama join the cheering squad in order to train him to become brave after becoming wimpy from playing house too much. The leader of the cheering squad, Goda Go, begins to give Chama a grueling training, but Chama's power explodes!
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Ep. 18: Episode 9B - I Want to Be a Police Dog!
Chama hears Samayo say, "Gold medals are wonderful," and decides to try to win a gold medal. He happens to see a police dog on TV winning a gold medal for its good deed, and enrolls in a training school to become a police dog. Then, an incident occurs in which Fukurokouji-kun is kidnapped, and Chama, the police dog…
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Ep. 19: Episode 10A - I’m Going to Reveal My Secret
Bored, Chama and his friends come up with the idea of playing a game of revealing their own secrets, and Kakino, Samayo, Fukurokouji, and Binbo confess their secrets. However, they realize that Chama has no secrets, and the entire Obo family puts their heads together to come up with a way to create his secret.
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Ep. 20: Episode 10B - We’re Going to Recreate the Taste of Mommy’s Dish!
After eating nikujaga made by Kakino's mother, Chama says that he wants to eat nikujaga made by his mother too. Hearing this, Kamemitsu gathers scientists from around the world to start the Recreate the Taste of Mother’s Cooking Project in an attempt to recreate Wakiko's nikujaga.
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Ep. 21: Episode 11A - I’m Going to Make Chama Rice!
Chama experiences rice planting in a school class. In order to eat delicious rice balls, he tries to grow “Chama Rice” from the beginning, but…
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Ep. 22: Episode 11B - It’s the School’s 100th Anniversary!
Denenchofu Elementary School celebrates its 100th anniversary and is to hold a grand ceremony. One student representative is chosen to give a speech at the ceremony, and Samayo nominates Kakino. Viewing Kakino as a rival, Fukurokouji, Binbocchama, and Chama also run for student representative. Chama begins a full-scale campaign to win the hotly contested election by any means necessary, but…….
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Ep. 23: Episode 12A - Getting Lost at My House
It's the day of a urine test at school. Chama is having a hard time peeing, but he manages to pee. He calls his pee "golden water" and carries it on a portable shrine to school, but on the way, the golden water becomes a target of a gang of robbers.
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Ep. 24: Episode 12B - I’ve Found a Glimpse of Autumn
Samayo gets in a sentimental mood when autumn comes. Chama pretends to understand the melancholy of autumn in order to attract Samayo’s attention, but he does not understand it at all, making Samayo feel very disappointed in him, so he ends up training in the “room full of autumn” in the Obo’s house.
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Ep. 25: Episode 13A - Jealoussicco Park
Chama becomes worried because people around him are jealous of him for being too rich. Chama is ordered to go train at Jealoussicco Park, an island where people with jealousy live, because if he takes a leadership position in the future, people will become even more jealous. There, he finds Princess Fulfilled, and…
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Ep. 26: Episode 13B - Jealoussicco Park
©1986 Yoshinori Kobayashi/TV Asahi
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Ep. 27: Episode 14A - Infernal Remedial Class
Chama and his friends heard of the story that there is a remedial classroom under the school building of Denenchofu elementary school, which was buried at the time of reconstruction and they were in that remedial classroom imperceptibly. There, a teacher buried alive was waiting for them, and the horrifying remedial class has began.
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Ep. 28: Episode 14B - We will Be a Dekotora Guy!
Chama was impressed by a Dekotora guy who drives a flashy truck. He tries to cheer up Samayo with Chama’s original Dekotora(decorated truck), because she looked depressed. However, he made a blunder and….
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Ep. 29: Episode 15A - Chama vs Mecha Chama
Mistakenly believing that Chama had been cremated along with the late Alain Nelon of the Riding Turtle Squad, Kamemitsu goes crazy. So Jiiya prepares a precisely made Mecha Chama for him. However, Chama was just on Alain Nelon’s farewell trip. When Chama returns to the Obo’s house, Kamemitsu throws away Mecha Chama as garbage, but then, Mecha Chama...
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Ep. 30: Episode 15B - Chama vs Mecha Chama
©1986 Yoshinori Kobayashi/TV Asahi
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Ep. 31: Episode 16A - Chama Becomes the Captain of the Soccer Club!?
Seeing Samayo-chan cheering for Kakino-kun, who has joined the soccer club, Chama decides to start a soccer team and play a match. Realizing that he cannot win by going head-to-head, Chama comes up with a secret plan.
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Ep. 32: Episode 16B - We've Switched Bodies With Each Other!
In an unexpected turn of events, Kamemitsu and Chama’s bodies have been switched. Today, they both have important events to attend, so they cannot take the day off. Therefore, Kamemitsu goes to school and Chama goes to work. Will the two be able to return to their original bodies…?
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Ep. 33: Episode 17A - Chama Train, Off We Go!
Chama is asked to deliver something to his aunt’s house in Meguro. Since the Riding Turtle Squad and the usual cars have the day off from work, he drives a train that can go anywhere by laying its track. Chama meets many people as he travels through the town and…
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Ep. 34: Episode 17B - Zekkou Kamen Gets Angry!
Binbocchama’s younger sister (Mai) is fascinated by the great efforts of the Zekkou Kamen, and in order to become a hero herself, she puts on transforming items that she made by herself and becomes Zekkou Kamen No. 2. She tries to fight against the evils of the world by working together with Zekkou Kamen, but...
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Ep. 35: Episode 18A - The Mystery of Binbocchama’s Clothes!
Binbocchama’s clothes always lack the back half. The reason behind this has to do with his past upbringing in the upper class. The truth about his clothes is revealed for the first time.
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Ep. 36: Episode 18B - Daddy Is a Merciless Person!
Chama, who avoids things he's not good at and focuses only on enjoyable activities, boasts that he can overcome any challenge before a fun event. Today, he's going chestnut picking with his friends. As Chama heads towards the designated meeting spot, Kamemitsu provides various challenges for him.
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Ep. 37: Episode 19A - Isn’t It Good to Join a Committee?
Kakino and all got caught by Chama that they were secretly working for elementary school’s committee activities. Since Chama wouldn’t listen, they decide to let Chama experiences various committees and join the one suits him the best. However, Chama gets fired very soon after experiencing any committee activities.
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Ep. 38: Episode 19B - It’s My Father’s Birthday!
Kamemitsu receives many gifts from all over the world on Kamemitsu’s birthday. However, Kamemitsu won’t be interested in any of them. He also spat that it’s just a hypocrisy at the gifts Chama tried to prepare for him. What kind of gift will he really appreciate?
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Ep. 39: Episode 20A - Ah, Samayo-Chan! It’s Operation Acting Cold!
Chama hears a rumor that being cold to someone you like will actually make their heart burn with passion. From the next day, Chama starts treating Samayo coldly. Samayo is furious at such rude behavior. Will this strategy actually succeed?
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Ep. 40: Episode 20B - Pierre Is in Love!
Pierre of the Riding Turtle Squad falls in love with a female turtle from a pet shop. However, the female turtle had been separated from her lover. To find the female turtle's lover, Chama and his friends drain all the water from a huge lake.
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Ep. 41: Episode 21A - I Want to Play Basketball
Chama gets jealous about Fukurokouji’s company becoming a sponsor for a basketball team. Kamemitsu buys a whole team for Chama and even lets Chama become the coach. However, the team suffers a major defeat because of Chama. Coming up with a cunning plan, Chama sets out to take on the next match.
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Ep. 42: Episode 21B - I’m Captain for a Day!
Chama invites his friends aboard a cruise ship owned by the Obo family to show off being a captain for a day. Chama does everything he wants, like steering the ship without permission and siding with pirates. However, a storm looms ahead of the cruise ship.
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Ep. 43: Episode 22A - Getting Lost at My House
Binbo and his siblings are invited to play at the Obo’s house. Within the vast Obo’s estate, his siblings end up getting lost. Chama and the others search various places, finding each one of them, but before they know it, even Chama himself gets lost….
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Ep. 44: Episode 22B - I’m Going to Rescue Samayo-Chan
Chama and the others are given an assignment on ancient ruins at school, so they decide to travel abroad to see real ancient ruins. Upon arriving, a group of monkeys kidnap Samayo-chan. As Chama and the others search for Samayo-chan, they find themselves stepping into the monkey empire.
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Ep. 45: Episode 23A - Spring Cleaning at the Obo’s House!
Every year, a large number of people gather for the annual cleaning at the Obo’s house. They clean every room within the expansive grounds. The final task of the cleaning is always the Chama Palace, where a huge sitting statue of Chama is housed. Why does such a thing exist in the Obo’s house?
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Ep. 46: Episode 23B - Playing with Bears in the Mountain
Chama and his classmates are going on a one-night, two-day mountain climbing trip as an extracurricular activity. To avoid danger, Jiiya is tasked with supervising Chama and providing emergency assistance, but Chama, upon realizing this, refuses. He insists on challenging the mountain on his own. However, Chama encounters a mother bear and her cub….
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Ep. 47: Episode 24A - The Luxury Showdown is Settled with the ‘Toilet Car’!
Fukurokouji starts boasting to Chama by showing off in the latest AI-equipped car. To compete, Chama straddles a car with a toilet bowl instead of a seat. The Toilet Car moves forward according to how much you strain, leaving everyone around amazed.
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Ep. 48: Episode 24B - Modestly and Virtuously
The Binbo family decides to stop indulging in luxury because of the recession. However, the Binbo family is already living far from a life of luxury. Chama decides to adopt the same mindset. But Binbocchama’s sense of restraint is extreme…
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Ep. 49: Episode 25A - I Will Be a Kendama Master
Binbocchama’s siblings were playing with their handmade Kendama. Taigo is a master of Kendama. Chama had foolishly thought that Kendama was easy to do, but when he tried it, he could not get it at all. There, he goes to see a Kendama master who lives in the Himalayas…
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Ep. 50: Episode 25B - Explosive Laughter! Chama TV
Chama donated a TV to his classroom. Then, Chama decided to produce a program to be broadcast on that TV, but the content of the program was to go into the private lives of various people and…
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Ep. 51: Episode 26A - I’m Going to Spin Ice Skating!
Chama and his friends decide to go to the ice skating rink for some fun. Chama almost trips and starts spinning at high speed on the horn on his head. As a result of the spin, the horn wears away due to friction. With his horn gone, Chama’s personality undergoes a complete change, and he becomes afraid of sharp objects…
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Ep. 52: Episode 26B - It’s the Last Day of Earth!
The Obo Space Observatory is the first to detect a massive meteorite approaching Earth. There is only one way to avoid the collision: The Buttroth Missile. The fate of the Earth rests on Chama’s Buttroth.
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