Tensai Bakabon has been off the airwaves for almost 20 years! What's a Papa to do in dire times like the late 2010s? How about break every rule in the anime books, throw in celebrity guests, and take a nonsensical peek into the little things in modern life like otome games, blind dates, and the possibility that a series from the Showa era could make it to now! Is this really how it should be?!
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 12 episodes
S1 E1We Got Turned Into An Anime Again
Jul 11, 201823 min
Bakabon and his family are back in this new anime after 18 years of being off the air. Are they ready for this new era, or have things changed way too much?
S1 E2This Is a Pain / I Want Women to Like Me
Jul 18, 201823 min
Unagi Inu takes up his doggish duty to wake up the stars of the show. / The Policeman takes Unagi Inu, Papa, and Rerere to a mixer in the hopes he can score a date.
S1 E3We're Going to Be in a Movie / I Want a Third
Jul 25, 201823 min
Bakabon and his family end up in a movie. / Papa decides that he wants a third child, but has completely forgotten how to make one.
S1 E4Microtransactions! The Genius Bakabon / Anthropomorphize It
Jul 31, 201823 min
Papa is visited by two of his underclassmen from Bakada University. The first one can’t seem to stop paying for microtransactions and the second needs ideas for a new otome game featuring anthropomorphic characters.
S1 E5We Test the Limits of Late Night!
Aug 8, 201823 min
Papa and the others push the limits for a late-night anime of their caliber.
S1 E6Anime is Hard
Aug 15, 201823 min
Papa decides he's going to become a manga artist so he can buy Bakabon a prime-time broadcast slot.
Starring
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Late Night! The Genius Bakabon?
- Late Night! The Genius Bakabon is streaming on Crunchyroll. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of Late Night! The Genius Bakabon are there?
- Late Night! The Genius Bakabon has 1 season and 12 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Late Night! The Genius Bakabon?
- Late Night! The Genius Bakabon has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 25, 2018.
- Who stars in Late Night! The Genius Bakabon?
- Late Night! The Genius Bakabon stars Arata Furuta, Miyu Irino, Noriko Hidaka, Ai Nonaka, Toshiyuki Morikawa.
