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33-398: Similar to its rival magazine CoroCoro Comic , the magazine featured many tie-ins with game and toy manufacturers, but these became fewer and fewer toward the end of the publication period. The first issue of Comic BomBom was published on October 15, 1981, in response to the monthly CoroCoro Comic ( Shogakukan ). 2 months later, the second issue was published and the magazine became

66-444: A huge gunpla boom and had a major impact, including the appearance of Perfect Gundam and other gunpla from this magazine. The magazine also contributed greatly to the development of Mobile Suit Variation, and was said to have value as a Gundam reference material, with Ace Pilot Retsuden being particularly highly rated. Since then, the magazine has had close ties with Gundam . In addition, while many Real Robot anime were created under

99-406: A monthly publication from then on. It featured hobby manga, gag manga , and Mobile Suit Gundam at its core. The first editor-in-chief, Toshio Tanaka, said in an interview with Channel Kitano that he had originally promised George Akiyama that Spatman X would be made into an anime, and even went so far as to sign an anime deal with Asahi Tsushinsha (later ADK Holdings and ADK Emotions), but

132-498: Is a powered toy car generally 1:32 in scale equipped with 4WD . The cars are used for racing, built to run on a U-shaped track. The Mini 4WD originated in Japan in 1982, when toy manufacturer Tamiya introduced Mini 4WD race cars. A Mini 4WD race car is a 1:32 scale kit featuring four-wheel drive powered by an electric motor using a pair of AA batteries . A single electric motor turns both axles. These kits snap and screw together without

165-471: Is made of plastic using a Body-on-frame design. The chassis contains the primary components including the AA batteries, motor, gearing, propeller shaft, drive axles, and wheels. The body is purely decorative although some newer designs incorporate ducting to cool the motor. The body and chassis are made from hard plastics like ABS . Side rollers along the front, center, or rear of the vehicle are used to guide

198-400: Is the speed the motor provides, and the torque its strength. A higher RPM means higher maximum speed, higher torque gives more acceleration and allows the car to better withstand the difficulties of climbing slopes or running through turns. Gears can also be replaced with sets with different ratios. Common ratios include (3.5:1), (3.7:1), (4:1), (4.2:1), (5:1), and "Special" (ratio varies but

231-492: Is usually 6.4:1). The higher the ratio, the better the acceleration rate and torque; the lower the ratio, the better the maximum speed. In a standard car, the left and right wheels are on a fixed axle. Special one-way wheels can be added to allow the left and right wheels to rotate at different speeds acting as a differential , to allow for improved cornering performance. In addition, upgrade parts such as bumper width extensions, stabilizers, and brakes can be added that aid in

264-867: The Mega Man series, which had been published in BomBom for many years, began to tie-in with CoroCoro starting with the Mega Man Battle Network series. In response, BomBom also took the tie-in route in a losing effort, with titles such as Beast Wars: Transformers , Medabots , Robopon , Crush Gear , Daikaijū Monogatari : The Miracle of the Zone , and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children . While some of them had some success, most of them ended with near disastrous results, and even sister publications such as Deluxe BomBom all ceased publication around

297-585: The SD Gundam BB Senshi series, during the latter half of the Musha Shichinin Shuu Hen and the Chijō Saikyō Hen period, Musha Gundam had overtaken its archrival CoroCoro in terms of circulation for three years from 1991. Many readers consider any one of these years to be the golden age of the magazine. The specific years vary from generation to generation, but the golden years include

330-744: The logo was changed from the July issue of the same year, and at the same time, the mascot character "B-Gon" on the spine of the tankōbon compilations was changed to a bomb symbol. However, B-Gon was continued to be used for some of the tankōbon that had been published before the renewal, and for Umi no Tairiku NOA vol. 3, which was bound in the same style as the previous editions. As for additional publications, on September 29, 2006, Abracadabra , which specialized in fantasy, and on October 5, 2006, Gundam Magazine , which specialized in Gundam and had previously been published, were published as BomBom's sister magazines for

363-599: The 2000s, many other companies had ventured into the Mini 4WD market, including Tokyo Marui , Kyosho , Academy , Aoshima Bunka Kyozai , Matchbox , Revell , Hot Wheels , Tonka , Hasbro , Auldey and Bandai . On June 23, 2019, the Tamiya Mini 4WD Asia Challenge was held at the Glorietta shopping mall in Makati , Philippines. Over 200 participants (including 87 foreigners) attended

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396-583: The December issue, which went on sale on November 15, 2007, due to low circulation, and the November issue of BomBom also announced the ceasing of publication. Most of the manga serialized in the December issue, the final issue, reached their conclusion, and Telemanga Heroes , the supplement magazine of TV Magazine , was published on March 15, 2008 to accept some unfinished works such as Deltora Quest , and some artists who had serialized in BomBom also participated in

429-449: The Mini 4WD cars were produced in Japan, the street races have obtain a lot of interest in Italy where racers runs for many years in this kind of competitions as well as in the usual on-track ones. The street racing in Italy employ a regulation based on the official Tamiya race regulation, but there aren't restricted to only Tamiya models and Grade-Up Parts. (For example, the use of battery from

462-406: The aforementioned one-shots. In late June 2007, manga author Jun Ishikawa made a statement on Mixi and in a diary on his website suggesting that the magazine would cease publication. Although this was not official information, it was circulated on news sites and anonymous bulletin boards , causing a great commotion. On July 17, 2007, Kodansha officially announced that the magazine would end with

495-414: The car's performance through corners, banked turns, elevation changes, and jumps. The "Street Mini 4WD" (Japanese: "ストリートミニ四駆") is a racing sport activity that combines modeling with physical running. The athlete, in this sport, runs and drives a Mini 4WD. The model car is driven using "a guide stick". The athletes then run alongside their models, controlling them and making them turn left or right using

528-473: The deal was blocked by Shogakukan and never materialized. Noticing that the Gundam boom was starting to ignite among elementary school students and younger with gunpla , the magazine began to include features that dealt mainly with Gundam toys. In conjunction with the Plamo-Kyoshiro series centering on fighting with plastic models and kitbashing techniques for existing products, the magazine triggered

561-509: The event. To commemorate the event, Tamiya released a 1:32 scale mini 4WD car of the distinctive Jeepney named "Dyipne". According to the Guinness World Records , the world record for Longest Mini 4WD Track was created on November 3, 2019 at 3,191.58 meters at Amagi Dome in Izu, Shizuoka , Japan. It took a Mini 4WD car 12 minutes to circle the entire track. A standard Mini 4WD vehicle

594-570: The first time in 10 years. However, the renewal did not halt the slump in circulation, and the number of copies published dropped by half, from 100,000 to 50,000. Later, it regained some momentum with the success of Deltora Quest , and in 2007 it made a major push for GeGeGe no Kitarō which was followed by the start of the fifth series of the TV anime. The popularity of SD Gundam has declined, and some consider SD Gundam Musha Banchō Fūunroku and SD Gundam Sangokuden to be treated less favorably than

627-486: The golden age was around 2000, when Medabots , Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children , and Cyborg Kuro-chan were all in vogue. Starting with the January 2006 issue, the magazine changed to a larger format, and at the same time, a major overhaul of the magazine and its serialized works was decided. Hobby-related articles were downsized, and the number of authors from other Kodansha magazines increased dramatically. In addition,

660-425: The guide stick. Born in Italy in 1994 and affiliate CSEN (italian National Educational Sports Center) from 2023, Street Mini 4WD is a sport practiced in various countries around the world. The Street Mini 4WD is a physical activity that involves running, coordination of movements and proprioception. Street Mini 4WD athletes have the opportunity to learn technical basic concepts about how model cars work. Although

693-644: The influence of Gundam , Fang of the Sun Dougram and Armored Trooper Votoms were also serialized in manga form, and plastic models also appeared in Plamo-Kyoshiro and in special feature articles. For a manga magazine aimed at young children, it is also notable that these model-related articles were included in the magazine for a long time. During the Nintendo Entertainment System boom, Famicom Fūunji and Famiken Ryū were serialized. During

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726-417: The late 1990s. In the late 1990s, the magazine serialized manga works such as Jing: King of Bandits , Okiraku Ninden Hanzō , and Mega Man X that were popular not only among BomBom' s primary readers but also among older readers, but due to a change in editor (the return of Shinpachirō Ikeda), Jing was transferred to Monthly Magazine Z and all others were cancelled . Ikeda, the editor-in-chief at

759-536: The magazine ceased publication in Dec 2007. CoroCoro Comic Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 492418372 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:30:38 GMT Mini 4WD Mini 4WD ( ミニ四駆 , Mini Yonku )

792-567: The magazine's launch when the media franchising of Mobile Suit Variation was being carried out, the late 1980s to early 1990s, when circulation was said to have been highest due to the SD Gundam boom, and the mid-1990s, when manga with a higher target age range such as Onsen Gappadonba Caparante Densetsu were being produced and when the magazine covered fanatical subjects such as Neon Genesis Evangelion , American comic books ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , X-Men , etc.), and figurines. From

825-463: The magazine, expressed his regret on his blog on the same day that the cessation of the magazine was announced, interweaving several admonishments with criticisms about the editorial department's practices. A few years after the suspension of BomBom , more and more BomBom works started being reprinted by Fukkan.com. Perhaps influenced by this, Kodansha has also been reprinting titles like Cyborg Kuro-chan and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children under

858-459: The magazine. In conjunction with the discontinuation of BomBom , Kodansha announced the launch of a new junior high school boys' manga magazine, Monthly Shōnen Rival , in the spring of 2008, but unlike the concept of BomBom , Rival' s editor-in-chief denied that it was a successor to BomBom . Gen Satō, who had been at loggerheads with the editorial department for various reasons while serializing Bakushō Senshi! SD Gundam and other titles in

891-498: The mid-1990s onward, rival magazine CoroCoro was a major contributor to the Pokémon boom by launching tie-ins from the time of its release, and doubled its circulation in 1996 from the previous year. BomBom was far behind CoroCoro, which continued to have other strong tie-ins, such as Mini 4WD , B-Daman , Hyper Yo-Yo , Beyblade , Duel Masters , and Mushiking: The King of Beetles , in terms of circulation. In addition,

924-646: The need for glue. By the late 1980s, the Mini 4WD hobby was well-established in Japan, and it began taking off in the United States as well. In February 1989, several American and Japanese companies unveiled their versions at the annual toy fair in New York. In late 1989, an average Japanese boy owned eight to 11 Mini 4WD cars. By November 1989, Hasbro introduced their Record Breakers: World of Speed series of cars, imported from Japan. Mattel , Matchbox , and others were also expected to release their own versions. By

957-457: The sticker boom, the magazine competed with CoroCoro's Bikkuriman stickers with Wrestler Gundan stickers and Hiden Ninpōchō stickers, while carrying information on Bikkuriman stickers. The magazine continued to create a boom by serializing features and manga based on popular franchises such as Transformers , SD Gundam , Mega Man , Super Mario , and Godzilla . Many well-received original manga were also produced. Especially in

990-415: The time, said that the change of serialized works was made in order to reduce the fanatical elements that might affect the magazine itself and its target audience. One theory also suggests that it was not the loss of popularity, but rather the inhospitable treatment of the authors that caused the defection. However, as mentioned above, there were successful tie-in manga and other products, and some argue that

1023-463: The title of Revival BomBom Series since 2012. On July 21, 2017, it was reported that the manga that had been published in the magazine will begin to be re-published within Pixiv Comic. In addition to the re-publication, new works such as Kyō no Koneko no Chī and Kutsudaru. were also published. Updates are made every Friday. Note: Series with an asterisk next to them were currently running when

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1056-419: The two series mentioned above. There was also an increase in the number of one-shots , new serials, and works such as Transformers: Cybertron that were cancelled despite the popularity of the anime counterpart. The thickness of the magazine itself was initially thinner than the pre-large format, but gradually became as thick as Monthly Shōnen Gangan and Deluxe BomBom due to changes in the paper quality and

1089-438: The vehicle around a U-shaped track. Because of the modular design, nearly all the components can be swapped and change the performance of the vehicle. This allows the owner to customize the performance of the vehicle to the particular track. Higher specification motors can be used to replace the standard FA-130 type motor. There are three specifications that characterize all motors: RPM , torque , and power-consumption. RPM

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