The wacky anime and manga series, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, was created by Yoshio Sawai. The series was published by Shueisha in Japan and serialized in that country's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo has also been adapted into an anime. Although many wild and wacky characters exist within the world of Bo-bobo, the story focuses primarily on the nine main heroes who gather together under the most unlikely circumstances to fight against Tsuru Tsurulina the IV and the evil forces of the Maruhage Empire. At the center of this team is Bo-bobo himself, master of "Hanage Shinken" (Fist of the Nosehair) and the completely wacky Hajikelist who will do anything and everything for victory. Through his journey to defeat the forces of baldness, he slowly gathers a team of allies and former enemies who become attached to his cause in one way or another.