Professor Babatchi ( ババッチ先生 ) is a gag work by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Shonen and Shojo Newspaper.
Overview[]
A rather filthy and smelly teacher known as Babatchi comes to stay with Kiyoshi and his mother. To Kiyoshi's surprise and confusion, it's quickly revealed that Babatchi relies on being filthy and surrounded by flies for his great knowledge.
Together, they wind up experiencing various unusual antics.
Characters[]
Kiyoshi[]
A young boy who Babatchi has come to stay with. He is disgusted by Babatchi's stench and ways of living in garbage, but there is nothing he can really do about it.
Prof. Babatchi[]
The strange teacher who gets his intelligence from his smart pet fly Einstein. If the fly is not around him, he'll quickly lose memory and knowledge and lose track of what's going on. He panics if danger may come to the insect, and will do what he can to attract him back.
In other instances, Babatchi can summon an entire swarm of flies to help assist him or shapeshift into a shape he may need to use (such as a magic carpet to levitate him).
Einstein[]
Babatchi's talking, super-smart fly. He may wander off at times to go hover around other smelly objects, leaving Babatchi to have to go hunt him down to keep up his intelligent appearance. He may also sometimes communicate with other humans to give them advice, sharing his wisdom.
Mama[]
Kiyoshi's mother, who is just as bewildered by Babatchi and his antics as her son is.
Serialization[]
- Shonen and Shojo Newspaper: April 6, 1980-March 15, 1981
There are 50 chapters.
Reprints[]
- Futabasha: 1 volume in the 100 Tenland Comics imprint
- Shogakukan: Digitized for the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, along with the print-on-demand option from ComicPark