Snack Bar Basue, a comedy manga serialized in Young Jump that was unexpectedly adapted into an anime in January 2024, features numerous parodies. Since it's serialized in Young Jump, there are parodies of other works in the magazine, but there are also other parodies popping up frequently. This time, we've compiled a list of these parodies!
Parody #1: Famitsu Cross Review
This review seems familiar. It originates from a cross review conducted in Famitsu, an entertainment gaming magazine published by KADOKAWA. While some of the positive reviews are biased, the negative reviews are apparently more trustworthy. It's also used in works reviewing different species.
Parody #2: Dungeon Food
The punchline ends with, "I've had enough of XX, sigh." This technique is sometimes used in classic comedy anime, but the most famous example is Marsil from Dungeon Food. Recently, this image has become so well-established that there are many photoshopped images of it.
Parody #3: Transformers
This toy series is developed by Takara Tomy. Originally, it was a business partnership between Hasbro, an American company, and the transforming robots from the "Diaclone" and "Microman" series, which were released as "TRANSFORMERS" with unique design elements. Following its huge success in the US, the series was re-imported to Japan. Its distinctive feature is its ability to transform from robots into animals and vehicles.
Parody #4: Dragon Quest III
One day, a mysterious newcomer arrives at Snack Bar Basue. He looks exactly like the hero from Dragon Quest III, and he mistakes the bar for an employment agency (Luidia's Bar). While this clearly doesn't fit the worldview, the punchline is that the bar itself has actually been transported to that world.
Parody #5: Cooking Papa
The discussion turned to the types of potato chips and how to eat them, and Basue proposed a unique way of eating them. However, the composition and protruding jawline are reminiscent of the cooking manga Cooking Papa, serialized in Morning.
Parody #6: Cobra
When they finish eating a tube of potato chips, they stick it on their arm and play with it. The three of us couldn't agree on how to eat them, but we did agree on this one thing. Or so we thought. Tatsu-nii dressed up as Cobra, Yamada and Akemi as Mega Man, and Mom even dressed up as the Whale Wave Soldier from Rurouni Kenshin. No Whale Wave Soldier.
Parody #7: Terra Formars
Since the storyline wasn't typical of Young Jump, I decided to bring up a more Young Jump-like topic, and that's why I chose Terra Formars, which is currently serialized in Young Jump (on hiatus). In fact, Forbidden Shibukawa, the author of Basue, is working on a Terra Formars spin-off.
Parody #8: General Ou Ki
Being typical of Young Jump, the second parody is of General Ou Ki, a character from the magazine's flagship manga, "Kingdom." While Kingdom is Young Jump's longest-running serialized series, excluding real-life versions, Basue is also a veteran of the magazine.
Parody No. 9: Night King
This is the third parody that's typical of Young Jump. It's based on a manga written by Ryo Kurashina and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue, which ran in Young Jump from 2003 to 2010. The protagonist of the story is a hostess in Kabukicho, and the only thing it has in common with Snack Bar Buse is that it's in the nightlife industry.
Parody #10: Umaru-chan
Mama insists that it's not important to have a typical Young Jump story; what's important is that it's uniquely Basue-esque. However, Akemi and Tatsu-nii were aiming for an anime adaptation, and the illustrations were based on "Himouto! Umaru-chan," a series serialized in Young Jump that was a huge hit at the time, hinting at their intention to make it into an anime. Since then, there's been constant talk about wanting to make it into an anime (but no sign of it happening), but the anime adaptation has been decided.
Parody #11: Kemono Friends
After being given a cold response by Akemi, Morita insists that the nightlife industry has a "sashisuseso" (sensual, sensual, seductive) philosophy, which encourages customers by praising them. He explains, "As expected," "I didn't know that," "Amazing," "Since you're here," and "Oh, I see," but Akemi then starts using the "sashisuseso" as if it were an afterthought. The "amazing" in that phrase has taken on a familiar style.
Parody #12: Assault with a Beer Bottle
This scene depicts a pair of sumo wrestlers, with the junior wrestler acting rudely with a smartphone in hand, so the senior wrestler tries to comfort him with a beer bottle. This is based on the 2017 assault on Takanoiwa by former yokozuna Harumafuji.
Parody #13: Resident Evil 2 Boss
Tatsu, who has been bothered by stiff shoulders lately, asks his mother how she feels about them. She replies that she's long past the stage where she feels stiff shoulders, and that one of her arms has become enlarged. The original is the second form of William Birkin, the boss of Resident Evil 2.
Parody #14: Professors in Educational Manga
A professor who makes a living teaching various secrets to elementary school students through educational manga. I'm sure you've seen this somewhere as a child. Perhaps it was a Gakken educational material?
Parody #15: Adachi Mitsuru Style
This story unfolds as an analogy of winning the match but losing the game. The art style is in the familiar Adachi Mitsuru style of Touch. The protagonist wins the match but doesn't end up with the heroine.
Parody No. 16: Kurapika
When asked what kind of guys she liked in elementary school, Akemi revealed that her favorite type of boy was a special guy who used chains as a weapon. The inspiration for this is Kurapika, one of the main characters from Hunter x Hunter.
Parody No. 17: Amuro Ray
This is one of the most famous scenes from the 1979 robot anime "Mobile Suit Gundam." Despite being a civilian, Amuro finds himself forced to pilot the Gundam, risking his life for his own safety. He ultimately refuses to pilot the Gundam and is punched by the acting director, Bright. His lines at the time are, "You hit me..." "You hit me twice...!!" "Even my father never hit me!!!"
Parody No. 18: It's frustrating, but it makes me feel it...!
This phrase is often used by Crimson Comics, a particularly well-known adult doujin group. It features a distinctive, electric shock-like effect. My favorite character is Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII, who is synonymous with this phrase.
Parody #19: Romancing SaGa
When asked for an autograph, an enka singer with a nasty personality replies, "Do you want an autograph from someone you don't know...?" Akemi comes up with a brilliant idea: if she doesn't want to sign autographs with strangers, she can just ask them to become her fan. The original inspiration for this system is from the Romancing SaGa series released by Square. During battle, a light bulb appears above the player's head, allowing them to learn new moves. Strictly speaking, it dates back to the second game, Romancing SaGa 2.
Parody #20: Sick Pingu
This parody depicts the allergic reaction that part-time worker Koame Amano experiences after eating green peppers. The original story is from the Swiss clay animation "PINGU," a comedy about the Antarctic emperor penguin "Pingu" and his family, which is primarily broadcast on NHK Educational TV. When Pingu gets sick, pink spots appear on his face.
Parody #22: Secret of Mana
This comment is about the legendary holy sword that fell after the hero defeated the guardian of the holy sword. The original is the action RPG "Secret of Mana" series released by Square. Only the first game was positioned as a Final Fantasy Gaiden.
Parody #22: Shinobu Sensui
Akemi while fighting another personality. The original is Shinobu Sensui from Yu Yu Hakusho. Shinobu Sensui has multiple personalities, and seven personalities were created to prevent him from having a mental breakdown whenever he was troubled. He switches between these seven different personalities depending on the situation.
Parody #23: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The story follows the Teenage Mutant Cat Team, a four-man team of mutant cats who make their home in the sewers of Sapporo City, who suddenly arrive at Snack Bar Basue. The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is based on an American comic published in 1984. While the characters in the original were named after Renaissance artists, in Basue they have become Japanese animated film directors.
Parody No. 22: A Down-to-Earth, Realistic Robot
Akemi, wanting to show off her appealing looks, becomes a cool robot. However, when she talks about what looks appealing to men at a bar, she is told that it won't turn out that way, and Akemi responds, "Maybe I'd prefer a more down-to-earth, realistic robot?" The inspiration for this down-to-earth, realistic robot is the robot anime "Armored Trooper Votoms," which aired in 1983 and was produced by Sunrise Japan.
Parody #22: Smash Bros. Damage Notation
This is the damage notation used in the Super Smash Bros. series, a fighting action game released by Nintendo. Basically, no matter how much damage you take, you won't be knocked out. As damage from attacks accumulates, you become more likely to be knocked out. If you're knocked off-screen, you lose a life. Damage is displayed as a percentage.
Parody #27: Scouter
A device used to measure combat power. It originated from the scouter that appeared in the Weekly Shonen Jump manga "Dragon Ball." When the Saiyan warrior Raditz descended to Earth, he used the scouter on a nearby farmer, saying, "My combat power...is only 5...what garbage..."
Parody No. 27: The Red Comet
Char Aznable is a handsome ace pilot who has always stood out as a rival to the protagonist Amuro Ray in the Universal Century series of Mobile Suit Gundam. He's one of the most popular characters in the Gundam series, and yet, in Char's Counterattack, he declares, "Lalah Sune was the woman who could have been my mother! How dare you say that to me, the one who killed her!" His pathetic obsession with the then-17-year-old girl earned him the label of a mama's boy and a lolicon.
Parody No. 22: 12 Little Sisters
Sister Princess began as a reader participation project in 1999. The series features 12 little sisters and has been adapted into various media mixes. Originally, there were nine little sisters, but three more were added later, bringing the total to 12.
Parody No. 23: Boom!!!
This is a famous line from Fukuzo Moguro, a character in the manga "Warau Salesman," originally created by Fujiko Fujio A. The story follows the protagonist's offer to grant the wishes of troubled people in exchange for penalizing them if they break their promises or advice. Most of the time, they end up giving in to their greed and end up being penalized. These are the words of destruction he uses to punish them.
Parody #2: A.T. Field
In response to Kazama's unusually constructive comment that it's not good to build walls in your heart, Morita puts up a barrier. The original inspiration is the A.T. Field that appears in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Officially known as the "Absolute Terror Field," it is a barrier that only angels and Evas can deploy. Its true identity is the "wall in the heart" that every human possesses.
Parody No. 27: Renchan Papa
This work was serialized in "Pachipro 7" from 1994 to 1997. It became a huge hit after being released for free on "Manga Toshokan Z" and "Sukima" around 2020. In stark contrast to the family-like art style of the morning newspaper four-panel comics, this work became famous for its depiction of human evil, with people saying things like "all the characters are trash," "the debt collector guy is the most decent," and "it's like reading Strong Zero."
[Snack Basue] Parody Summary
Here's a compilation of parodies that appear in Snack Basue! Numerous parodies appear, ranging from those in the magazine Young Jump, where the series is serialized, to those in Jump, robot anime, card games, and more. There are many more, but there are probably some that I overlooked because I didn't know the original source. If you're interested, check them out!
