What Will Fujio Akatsuka Do!? ( 赤塚不二夫のどうしてくれる!?) is a gag anthology manga by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Sunday Daily through 1985.
Overview[]
A weekly current event-inspired series spanning across Akatsuka's Star System, with many of his characters taking part in each story and situation. The first few chapters were more heavily centered around the cast from Extraordinary Ataro, though it would soon broaden in its spectrum.
Characters[]
Aside from other characters that show up in chapters' plots, these known stars can be seen taking part in the feature:
Representing "Extraordinary Ataro"[]
- Nyarome
- Ataro
- Dekoppachi
- Boss Kokoro, Kopun A, and Kopun B
- Butamatsu
- "Keko-tan of Hokkairo" (a common character to both Ataro and Bakabon)
- Kemunpas
- Beshi
Representing "Osomatsu-kun"[]
- Iyami
- Chibita
- Hatabou
- Dekapan
- Dayon
- The Sextuplets (only in opening spread)
- The Sextuplets' Mother and Father
Representing "The Genius Bakabon"[]
- Rerere
- Bakabon
- Bakabon's Papa
- Bakabon's Mama
- Hajime (in opening spread)
- The Police Officer with the Connected Eyes
- Kaoru-chan
- Ryunoshin Hattori (also playing the part of a boy named "Ichiro" in some stories)
- Umeboshi Mask (in opening spread)
- Dog of Night (in opening spread)
Representing "Let's La Gon"[]
- Chawanmushi and his wife Spoon
- Beramatcha
- Gen-chan
- Gyujiro Mizushima
- Gon, Father, and Irako (seen only in opening spread)
Representing "Akko-chan's Got a Secret!"[]
- Atsuko "Akko" Kagami
- Moko (in opening spread)
Other series:[]
- Tokio (TOKIO and Kakeru)
- White Snow Boss (Leave it to Chota, though more commonly associated with the Bakabon series)
- Jajako (Jajako-chan)
- Chikako (Ohana-chan, as well as a common star seen in Akko's series and others)
- Kong Father, Kong Son, Tarzan, Wanikichi (Kong Father, all only in opening spread)
- Karappe, Karaten, Dotaro, and Ali the Master of Hell (Karappe of the Wind, opening spread)
- Boss and Bakame (Boy Friday, opening spread)
- Adam and Eve (B.C. Adam, opening spread)
- Death (The Shinigami Death, opening spread)
- Mame-tan (Mame-tan, opening spread)
- Prof. Babatchi (Professor Babatchi, opening spread)
- Dan, Mr. Gesupeta, Taichou and henchmen (Bukkare*Dan, opening spread)
Fujio Akatsuka himself, Kunio Nagatani, and Toshiki Takei are also seen as part of the action and gags early on.
Serialization[]
- Sunday Daily: February 17-December 29, 1985
Reprints[]
- Shogakukan: Digitized as part of the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set. Print-on-demand version available to Japanese residents through ComicPark.