is a

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aired on

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network. The series' title is a of and ''Bang''. The first episode was broadcast on April 3, 2009. It features comics from

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's weekly and monthly

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anthologies (

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, V Jump and Jump Square) and their associated

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and games. It changed to jumpolice in march in 2014.

Characters

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as , the host of the program. * Tetsuya Yanagihara as , one of the also known as * Yoshiyuki Hirai as , one of the Amezari Pirates. He has a Toothbrush moustache. * , the leader and mascot of the Amezari Pirates. He appears as a parrot with a pirate hat. Captain Book is voiced by . *

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as the Narrator. * Mao Ichimichi hosted a segment called Informational Corner which ran from 2010 to 2014 * Hikarigoke (played by Yūsuke Katayama and Kazumasa Kunisawa)

Main corner

Hikarigoke Katayama's Corner

;Rock Lee Exercises! :Katayama practices the

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exercises shown in '' Narutos ''

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'' spin-off. They dance at the opening of this program. There are 3 types of exercises. ;Rock Lee Katayama's Super Training Series! :Katayama trains several trainings posted by viewers. After failing many times, new exercises are started from April 6, 2012.

Zarigani Pirates' Corner

;Zarigani Pirates! The Road for Yu-Gi-oh! Card World Battleship! :This segment began when ''

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'' was featured early in the series. When it was aired, the corner primarily showed Zaripai (who was aiming for the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' World Championship). Due to his poor performance, however, it was ended. After that he produced the elementary school students team named "Zaripai Japan", and it was started again. ;Zarigani Pirate's Paper Comic Corner :Zaripai shows his short comics on the paper at the end of the corner when his crewmates get the paper from the writer. The paper can be downloaded from the homepages on the phones.

Akina's room

:Akina Minami and Zarigani pirates talk with guests. It is parody of

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, so Akina Minami speaks like

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Teach me, writers!

The writers answer the readers' questions. The questions change every month.

Theme songs

*Opening theme: ''

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'' *Closing theme: Rotates depending on the currently featured anime

Vomic

''Vomic'' is a segment where voice actors lend their voices to characters from popular manga series. The word ''Vomic'' is a of ''voice'' and ''comic''. Some clips are published on the official ''Vomic'' website. The series that are featured on the program are rotated monthly.

External links

Official website

Official ''Vomic'' website

References

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