A young boy who enjoys causing mischief, especially with his Papa. On the inside, though, he is a kind boy and works a part-time job as a shoeshine in order to buy his mother a birthday present. He is known for not wearing pants underneath his kimono. At the beginning of the series he attends Boumou Eggplant Elementary School, but by the fourth anime it has been renamed Bakada Elementary School.  (source: wikipedia)

Tensai Bakabon is the tale of a child prodigy and his "philosophical" father. Bakabon&lsquo;s father has his own philosophy and he leaves no stone unturned in his quest for answers. Despite his ability to trouble Trouble, for some reason, Papa Bakabon is regarded as "The Great Philosopher," and is sought after for advice, which of course ends up in disastrous results. Tensai Bakabon joins his father in his philosophical quests which drives the people in their town crazy. 
(Source: Animation Xpress)

Keiko Yamamoto was a veteran Japanese voice actress from Osaka Prefecture. Many of her roles have been older women, young boys, or tomboyish young girls. 

New adaptation of Tensai Bakabon. 

The original family comedy manga centers on an idiotic boy and his father.

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He joined a theater troupe when he was 4 years old, and two years later made his acting debut in the historical drama Korczak. He remained with the theater troupe until March 2006, when he moved to Junction.

Made his voice acting debut in 1996 on [Taiho Shichauzo](https://anilist.co/anime/1577/). He auditioned and got the role of [Haku](https://anilist.co/character/385/) in the 2001 film [Spirited Away](https://anilist.co/anime/199/). The same year, he voiced the eponymous main character in [PaRappa The Rapper](https://anilist.co/anime/3736/), and the following year he started voicing Sora in the Kingdom Hearts video game series, a character who he still voices to this day.

He released his debut mini-album Soleil on June 26, 2009 and his first single album, Faith, on November 25, 2009. Since May 2010, he and [Hiroshi Kamiya](https://anilist.co/staff/95118/) formed a music duo called [KAmiYU](https://anilist.co/staff/116031/). Their first mini-album "link-up" was released on August 3, 2011.

Announced his marriage with an unspecified woman on September 3, 2021.

__Non-anime voice roles:__
- Sora - *Kingdom Hearts* series (VG)
- Cyno - *Genshin Impact* (VG) 

A comedy about a former genius who has now become very eccentric and senile. His family deals with all the crazy problems he and his old friends cause around the neighborhood.

This story contains a lot of humor and edgy jokes that attract an audience ranging from toddlers to adults. Bakabon and his father turn common sense on its head. After all, common sense, that we take for granted, is frequently nonsensical, but comical. Bakabon's father has his own philosophy and he leaves no stone unturned in his quest for answers. Bakabon joins him in his philosophical quests which drive the people in their town crazy. 
(Source: pierrot.jp)

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Non-anime roles: ~!
Alan Parrish (young) in "Jumanji" (live action movie) (Japanese)  
Chizuru Nanase in "Refrain Love 2" (VG) (Japanese)  
Chizuru Nanase in "Refrain Love" (VG) (Japanese)  
Guido in "Grandia" (VG) (Japanese)   
Pugsley Addams in "The Addams Family Values" (live-action movie) (Japanese)  
Pugsley Addams in "The Addams Family" (live-action movie) (Japanese)
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A comedy about a former genius who has now become very eccentric and senile. His family deals with all the crazy problems he and his old friends cause around the neighborhood. 
(Source: AniDB)

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Bakabon's dad's journey in search of a delicious curry.

Follow the madcap adventures of Japan's most outstanding idiots as they attempt to re-create their world in their own ludicrous image. 
(Source: Amazon).

In this spoof, the orphan Nello and his dog Patrash decide to take revenge instead of going to heaven. Nello and Patrash now orchestrate a shadowy organization, and Bakabon's family decides to confront them to save the world.