Namihira, Bon

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Bon Namihira (並平 凡 Namihira Bon), alternatively as Eukles (エウクレス Eukuresu) in the renewed history, is the main protagonist of the Time Patrol Bon franchise. He, along with Ream Stream, Yumiko Yasukawa, and Buyoyon, made cameo appearances in Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum, Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016, Little Mystic Super-express,Shogakukan, July 17, 2024, Fライフ増刊 T・P本, pp.104-105, ASIN: B0D4SXKF47 The ABC’s of Class-F, In a tight spot of the Lunar Surface Race!?,Official Doraemon Channel, March 9, 2019, 川崎市 藤子・F・不二雄ミュージアムのFシアターに1年半ぶりとなる新作『ドラえもん＆Fキャラオールスターズ「月面レースで大ピンチ!?」』が登場!!, Facebook Doraemon & F Characters All-stars: F Land the Dreamy Town, and Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story.Kairosoft Official X Account, August 28, 2024, 【新作リリース】『ドラえもんのどら焼き屋さん物語』Switch版がダイレクトにリリースされました ==Etymology== Bon's name, being composed of several Japanese words including 並 and 平凡, represents "mediocre", "ordinary", and "average". This is somewhat contrasting to Nobita Nobi's name which represents "potential for growth". Ream Stream expediently named Bon as "Eukles" when he was forced to replace Philippides, and Bon became the new sire of marathon and has secretly became a worldwide famous figure in the consequence, so as the case of Sun Wukong (Monkey King) and Zhu Bajie (by Ream). Bon's family name Namihira is reused from Fujiko's 1978 manga A Day of Namihira Family (並平家の一日 Namihirake no Ichinichi) in which protagonists are also "mediocre" figures like Bon. ==Appearance== In the manga, he was initially subtly shorter than Ream, however they became about the same height in the later chapters of the part 1 of the manga. As the 1989 anime was co-produced along with Kiteretsu Encyclopedia by Gallop, this incarnation of Bon bears Kiteretsu Encyclopedia (and the 1979 anime of Doraemon) - esque design in general. He wears a differently designed formal Time Patrol uniform, which was based on that in the part 3 of the manga. Bon was also voiced by Yuji Mitsuya who also