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| Written by | Masahiro Itabashi |
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| Illustrated by | Hiroyuki Tamakoshi |
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| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
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| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Original run | August 7, 1991 – March 14, 2001 |
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| Volumes | 58 |
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- Boys Be... (1991–1996; 32 volumes)
- Boys Be... 2nd Season (1996–2000; 20 volumes)
- Boys Be... L Co-op (2000–2001; 6 volumes)
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| Directed by | Masami Shimoda |
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| Written by | Kenichi Kanemaki |
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| Music by | Be-Factory |
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| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
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| Original network | Wowow |
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| Original run | April 11, 2000 – July 4, 2000 |
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| Episodes | 13 |
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| Written by | Masahiro Itabashi |
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| Illustrated by | Hiroyuki Tamakoshi |
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| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Published | June 23, 2001 |
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| Volumes | 1 |
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| Written by | Masahiro Itabashi |
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| Illustrated by | Hiroyuki Tamakoshi |
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| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
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| Magazine | MiChao! |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Original run | April 24, 2009 – October 9, 2009 |
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| Volumes | 1 |
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| Written by | Masahiro Itabashi |
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| Illustrated by | Hiroyuki Tamakoshi |
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| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
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| Magazine | Magazine Special |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Original run | October 20, 2009 – February 20, 2012 |
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| Volumes | 6 |
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| Written by | Masahiro Itabashi |
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| Illustrated by | Hiroyuki Tamakoshi |
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| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Magazine | Evening |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
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| Original run | August 11, 2012 – June 25, 2013 |
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| Written by | Masahiro Itabashi |
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| Illustrated by | Hiroyuki Tamakoshi |
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| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
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| Imprint | Dragon Comics Age |
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| Magazine | Monthly Dragon Age |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Original run | September 8, 2017 – July 9, 2018 |
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| Volumes | 2 |
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Boys Be... (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anthology manga series written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. Three different manga series were serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine: Boys Be... (1991–1996), Boys Be... 2nd Season (1996–2000), and Boys Be... L Co-op (2000–2001), totaling 58 tankōbon volumes. Four other manga series have been published: Boys Be... Pre-season (2009), Boys Be... Next Season (2009–2012), Boys Be… Adult Season (2012–2013), and Boys Be... Young Adult (2017–2018). In North America, the second manga series was licensed by Tokyopop.
A 13-episode anime television series by Hal Film Maker was broadcast on Wowow in 2000. The anime series was licensed for English release in North America by The Right Stuf International.