History Manga / OsomatsuKun

Though the stories tended to be self-contained, the basic premise centers around the mischievous Matsuno brothers-- a group of sextuplets who cause more trouble than they solve around their small hometown. Accompanying them is the gaudy, [[WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs occupation-switching]] Iyami, their collective sweetheart Totoko, their eternal SitcomArchNemesis and local oden fanatic, Chibita, and a host of other colorful townsfolk that come along for the ride.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Depends on the episode, but mostly Iyami is used to this, and pretty justified. You can especially see this in the episode "Earning Money with Death", in which almost nobody gave a donation to him at his fake funeral (a lone exception gave him 500 yen out of pity).

* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The first intro for the 60's series' "Osomatsu-kun no Uta" (Both the OP and ED) is performed by the brothers, Chibita, and Iyami.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Depends on the episode, but mostly Iyami is used to this, and pretty justified, especially in the episode "Earning money with death", where in his fake funeral almost nobody gave a donation to him, only getting 500 yens out of pity at first.
* AdultFear: "The Terrifying Lodger" brings several; the possibility of a customer of yours being a criminal, your child being forced to act as his accomplice, the situation escalating to ''all'' of your loved ones getting involved without you being able to do a thing about it.

* {{Expy}}: Even if only in appearance, Totoko is one of the title character in ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan''. The two girls rarely appeared together, but when they did, their physical resemblance was [[Lampshading {{Lampshaded}}]]. At one point, some fans posited the theory that Totoko and Akko were one and the same, which Akatsuka angrily denied. Not helping was the fact that the original manga versions of both series ran concurrently, as did the 1988-89 anime remakes of both (and on [[Creator/FujiTV the same channel]] no less).

* CharacterOverlap: With the rest of Akatsuka's works, since a majority of them take place in [[{{Egopolis}} Akatsuka Ward]]. Characters from ''Tensai Bakabon'' and ''Moretsu Ataro'' for example would cameo frequently in ''Osomatsu'' stories, and vice versa for the ''Osomatsu'' cast, too. The '88 anime even had the policeman from ''Bakabon'' as a recurring character!

* ThemeTuneCameo: In the 80's series, some of the characters will sing their specific part of the "Osomatsu-kun Ondo" while they're walking down the street. Iyami will sometimes sing the opening of the 1988 series, as will Mom and Dad.
** The 1988 adaptation's episode 32 featured a cameo of "Seichou Osomatsu Bushi" being sung by Choromatsu.

Though the stories tended to be self-contained, the basic premise centers around the mischievous Matsuno brothers-- a group of sextuplets who cause more trouble than they solve around their small hometown. Accompanying them is the gaudy, [[WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs occupation-switching]] Iyami, their collective sweetheart Totoko, their eternal [[TheRival rival]] and local oden fanatic, Chibita, and a host of other colorful townsfolk that come along for the ride.

* NotMeThisTime: One episode of the 1960s show had Matsuzo's bonus going missing. The sextuplets accuse Iyami of stealing it, especially since he was seen buying an expensive stereo set. Chibita had to drag Iyami's banker to their home, who confirmed that he won the money in a contest, and could not have come from Matsuzo's missing bonus. Sure enough, Matsuzo simply dropped his bonus, which was eventually found in the end.

* NotMeThisTime: One episode of the 1960s show had Matsuzo's bonus going missing. The sextuplets accuse Iyami of stealing it, especially since he was seen buying an expensive stereo set. Chibita had to drag Iyami's banker to their home, who confirmed that he won the money in a contest, and could not have come from Matsuzo's missing bonus.

* IdenticalPanelGag: The very first chapter opens up with one of these, where the sextuplets come up to her one by one to ask an unwitting Mom if there are any snacks around the house. It takes until the fourth brother for her to notice that she was speaking to four different people.

* SdrawkcabName: In "The Terrifying Lodger", the person staying at the Matsuno household is named Tougou, which if put in the right order is "Goutou" (robber). He turns out to be a thief. later on in the chapter.

* SdrawkcabName: In "The Terrifying Lodger", the person staying at the Matsuno household is named Tougou, which if put in the right order is "Goutou" (robber). [[CaptainObvious He turns out to be a thief]] later on in the chapter.

In 2018, the 1988 anime’s 30th anniversary brought us an English release thanks to Discotek, and official subbed episodes can be found on their Website/YouTube channel.

In 2018, the 1988 anime’s 30th anniversary brought us an English release thanks to Discotek, and official subbed episodes can be found on their YouTube channel.

** The 1966 version of "Chibita Walks the Tightrope" (episode 34) has Q-taro from ''Obake no Q-taro'' show up amongst the circus audience.

As the years went on, this quirky little story about the Matsunos and their colleagues became sort of a cultural icon in Japan, and remains one of Akatsuka's most beloved works alongside ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan'' and ''Manga/TensaiBakabon''. The series proceeded to have two anime made for it; one by Children's Corner and Studio Zero in 1966, and one done by Creator/StudioPierrot in 1988 that focused instead on the adventures of the wildly popular Iyami and Chibita, while the brothers [[DemotedToExtra took on a more secondary role.]] It also had several reprints in other manga magazines and showed up on a couple of ad campaigns alongside other Akatsuka characters, including an ad campaign called "Osomatsu-kun Grows Up", which detailed what would happen to the sextuplets once they all [[WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue became adults and moved into the working world.]]

''Osomatsu-kun'' (おそ松くん) is a classic 1960s {{Shonen}} gag comedy written by Fujio Akatsuka. The story originally ran from 1962 to 1969 in ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'' but continued well into 1990, amassing an impressive 34 volumes by the end of its run overall.

* TwinSwitch: All of the brothers do this when they figure out that Osomatsu has been hanging out with a girl named Ringo, and take turns impersonating him to talk to her.
* UncattyResemblance: Ringo's dog looks exactly like her father. When the Matsunos get into a skirmish with it, they also tended to confuse one for the other.

* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon: The '66 series.

!!Sheeeh! Here are the ''Osomatsu-kun'' tropes!:

!!What you see is what you get for these ''Osomatsu-kun'' tropes:

!!Tropes applied to ''Osomatsu-kun'' include:

* SelfDeprecation: When one WhatIf sequence explained how the main cast died, it also revealed Akatsuka ended up killing himself after struggling to balance drawing manga with his rampant alcoholism.