“Three Hiroshima bikers in the Paradise Butterflies gang aim to dominate all city gangs.”
Bad Boys
BAD BOYS
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Synopsis
Three Hiroshima bikers in the Paradise Butterflies gang aim to dominate all city gangs.
Tsukasa, Yoji, and Eiji are friends and members of the motorcycle gang called the Paradise Butterflies. Riding the streets of Hiroshima, their goal in life is to top all other gangs in their city. (Source: ANN)
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Running avg · Aug 2020 → Oct 2021
- 7 “Just an awesome unknown gem of a series, not to the extent of an FLCL or some masterpiece in the rough, but a very important OVA that tackles a very rarely handled topic of Biker gangs in anime....”
- 8 “As someone who loves the manga, I appreciate what they did with this adaption. The anime has great music, they didn’t change the art style from the manga, and the characters are still the beloved...”
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- Format 5 × 43′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 35m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1993 – Aug 1998
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4446 catalog
Produced by
- Toei Video Producer
- Shounen Gahousha Producer