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There are two collected versions of Patalliro being published: The tankoubon version (90 volumes at last count), and the condensed bunko version (48 volumes, ongoing). The tankoubon version also has AU stories with the Patalliro characters and unrelated horror and sci-fi short stories. These summaries will just include the Patalliro stories.

Tankoubon List

Bunko List
Vol. 16~30 | Vol. 31~45 | Vol. 46~47
Vol.No.DateTitleTeaser
1The Birth of a King
11978Bishounen KillerPatalliro and Bancoran meet. Bancoran becomes his bodyguard.
2'79A Rose Blooms on His GraveThe IDS sends Junior to kill Patalliro.
3'79Look Out, Patalliro!Silver Fox sends Marion to kill Patalliro.
5'79Patalliro Free-For-AllCount Laken and Maraich are sent to kill Patalliro. Maraich's first appearance.
6'79Patalliro Mortal CombatPatalliro is brainwashed and dangerous from watching too many kung-fu movies. The Chinese mafia tries to smugle diamonds out of Malynera.
7'79From Patalliro with LovePatalliro suspects that a terrorist is conspiring with Maraich to attack an energy summit.
Article: "The Road to Patalliro" by writer Anna Ogino
2Beautiful Men
10'80Maraich, MaraichThe KGB sends a fake Maraich to infiltrate MI-6.
11'80Bancoran Dies!Bancoran fakes his death in order to catch a high-level enemy. Hewitt's first appearance.
14'80StardustThe IDS sends Tarantula and his army of beautiful boys into space with a fiendish plan. Plasma X's first appearance.
17'80Prince MaraichPatalliro visits the school his father went to as a boy and brings Maraich with him. Maraich is mistaken for Patalliro.
20'80Chemistry TroublePatalliro's attempt to solve his cockroach problem turns his baby cousin invisible.
Article: "Patalliro! is Immortal" by singer Tomomi Nishimura
3Time Warp
15'80Patalliro the 7th and 8thPatalliro's first Time Slip. He goes into the past and works with his ancestor to fight off the invading English army, led by Bancoran's ancestor.
18'80Patalliro, Racing Through TimePatalliro Time Slips into the past and Bancoran's childhood.
32'81Patalliro the 8th and 10thIn the 24th century, SmarterOne, a decendent of Bancoran, is ruling the world.
37'81The Tree of LoyaltyOne of the Tamanegi remains behind in Revolution Era France.
45'81Foggy London AirportDamian Knight, Bancoran's first lover, returns.
Article: "To My Dear Patalliro-sama, With Love" by Patalliro's VA, Fuyumi Shiraishi
4Patariro
ss1'79Nekoma Tengoku[Edo Period AU] When the Shinsengumi attacked Ikedaya, Nekoma Tengoku was there.
ss2'79Nekoma Tengoku, Part the Second[Edo Period AU] Nekoma Tengoku uses his cat-speaking abilities to uncover a murderer.
ss3'80Nekoma Tengoku, Part the Third[Edo Period AU] Nekoma Tengoku meets the Black Ships.
ss4'80Nekoma Tengoku, Part the Fourth[Edo Period AU] Nekoma Tengoku fights an army of demons, but the tables are turned.
4'79Ghost Cat[Edo Period AU] A strange cat-demon is attacking the villagers, including Patariro's adoptive father. Bankoran the doctor and Patariro track it down. First Patariro story.
12'79Demons: Hither and Thither[Edo Period AU] Patariro and Bankoran continue their exorcism activities. A trouble-making demon is plaging Patariro's store.
13'79Demons: Of Many Eyes[Edo Period AU] Patariro and Bankoran continue their exorcism activities. People who enter the Miyagiya are being possesed by evil spirits.
46'82The Greater Edo Settlement Papers[Edo Period AU] Further adventures of Patariro and Bankoran, who meet Sakunosuke.
27'80~'81Patalliro ChushinguraThe Patalliro cast reenacts the Tale of the 47 Ronin.
29'81When the Snow StopsThe man who trained Bancoran is murdered at his 70th birthday party, but no one saw the killer.
30'81License to KillMaraich is drugged and captured. Bancoran shows his 00-badge for the first time.
31'81Tamanegi!Tamanegi #21 has doubts about the purpose of his job. Rare serious Patalliro moment.
Article: "Ah! The Patalliro of Our Youth" by writer Masahiro Mori
5Prince of Many Forms
8'79Patalliro The Snow-Blooming FlowerPatalliro's beloved cousin Madeline has disappeared.
9'79Snow Falls in MalyneraPatalliro's friend from university wants to borrow the prized jewel for his new invention.
16'80American KidnappingPatalliro kidnaps an American psychic named Zachary and forces him to help him gamble. He starts out with half of the money from his country's treasury and ends up with $40.
19'80Empire of IllusionsPatalliro gets a diamond that grants wishes, but tends to be fatal for its owner.
21'80Campus TalePatalliro goes to Japan and spends some time as an exchange student. He gets mixed up in trouble with the school bullies.
22'80The Red MermaidA famous ruby in a museum is threatened, and Bancoran is called in to save the day.
23'80A Day in the Life of PatalliroPatalliro's days tend to be more exciting than he realizes. A terrorist makes several attempts on his life. Also, a scary look at possible-future-bishounen!Patalliro.
24'80A Rare, Pure-White Flower BloomsPatalliro's cousin is marrying a nasty man, and he works together with a creepy flowershop owner to expose the groom.
26'80Journey for LoveRashanu sees the criminal who killed a secretary in the Soviet Embassy. Patalliro uses his Memory Machine to help him remember, with disasterous results.
33'81Fly Free, JackPatalliro's attempt to hatch a super duck goes terribly wrong.
Article: "Patalliro Likes Brahms" by Rakugo Storyteller Kobuhei Shinuchi
6Plasma X's Family
28'81X's TragedyPlasma X wants a girlfriend. Patalliro's joke goes wrong, and he tries to redeem himself. Afro's first appearance.
34'81Plasma's LoveAfro looks down on Plasma, and yet can't deal with the attention he gives to his pet dinosaur.
40'81Plasma PapaAn old fellow student of Patalliro's at robot school, Skunky, is out to make himself number one. Purara's first appearance. Plasma and Afro get married.
43'81PuraraPatalliro becomes jealous of Purara and is possessed by an evil spirit (the author). Purara grows up.
47'82Truly PuraraPurara is in a bad mood, so Patalliro arranges for her to go to school. Her loving and good-intentioned father follows her.
53'82a RandomPurara is lonely, and Patalliro makes her a big brother. However, Skunky strikes again.
35'81Run, PatalliroA KGB assassin sacrifices his life to save his little brother.
36'81Maraich's BabyImpossibly, Maraich becomes pregnant. One of Bancoran's scorned lovers gets his revenge. Bancoran first says 'I love you'.
39'81The Captive of German CastleAn old friend of Patalliro's calls on his help to save his sister.
41'81I'll Be WaitingMaraich fights his innate suspicion of Bancoran's devotion.
Article: "The Country of Eternal Spring, Malynera" by actor Arata Furuta
7Yeeees! How're You?
42'81Nyanko Is NyankoA cat becomes the sole benefactor of a rich man, and his children plan their revenge. Nyanko sets out to rescue Mary Jane.
44'81That Man Bancoran IsPatalliro finds out that Bancoran is visiting and paying a school boy.
48'82The Sunflower of VersaillesOne of the Tamanegi runs away to Versailles just before the French Revolution, and almost changes history. He must face the consequences.
49'82My Love MaraichPatalliro is in danger again, but his perfect disguise may be more trouble than it's worth.
50'82Tarot in the RoundZachary is a suspect in a rash of jewelry shop thefts, and he has to prove his innocence to Bancoran.
51'82The PhantomBancoran is tracking down an enemy too powerful to handle, and Zachary volunteers his magician friend to help.
38'81Patalliro DisasterThe Tamanegi wake up one morning to find a changed Patalliro. Who is this sweet, hard-working boy?
Article: "The Fascination of a Strange World" by translator Takenori Nanjo
8The Day Patalliro Cried
57'82Goodbye, AfroAfro falls victim to a deadly mold. Dr. Grant appears.
58'82Sorrowful PuraraDr. Grant makes a new mother for Purara. Mandra's first appearance.
59'82Wandering PuraraPurara runs away.
60'82Purara in DangerPurara is running out of time, but where is the money?
61'82Your Name is PuraraPurara is rescued, but has lost her memory.
62'82Innocent PuraraEveryone suspects that Purara killed Dr. Grant.
64'82At RandomRandom goes away to school, but Pyotr the Great's henchman works there!
65'82Tearful PuraraMandra is fixed, the truth is revealed, but Purara-!
66'82Love is PainfulPatalliro's plan to fix Purara's obsession causes a new problem for Bancoran.
38'81Fly Me to the MoonPatalliro discovers a boy with the ability to heal mortal illnesses.
Article: "Sorry, Bancoran" by playwright and musician KERA
9Bancoran, Look Out!!
54'82Maraich's SeasonSomeone has threatened to steal a precious green diamond, and Bancoran is assigned to keep an eye on it while shaking off the advances of the boy who owns it.
55'82The Great SnareA new group of enemies has appeared, and this time they plan to use Bancoran's many ex-lovers to their advantage. Pyotr the Great's name is first mentioned.
56'82The Rotten AppleThere is a spy in MI-6.
63'82Patalliro Large GatheringA new Tamanegi is acting strange, and Patalliro finds the key in the 23rd century.
ss5'82Bancoran -- With MI-6A snapshot of Bancoran on the job. A plane crashes, and a young man from Bancoran's past is wounded.
67'82November SanatoriumEtrange's illness takes a mysterious turn for the worst.
68'83Maraich's UnfaithfulnessMaraich suspects that Bancoran is cheating and decides to teach him a lesson.
 '83Patalliro! ExtraThe author experiments with 4-panel jokes.
72'83Feelings, Laws, Strange News
(Kibun, Kibun, Kibun)
A KGB agent dies, and his last word was "kibun". There is a plot afoot. A new side of the Chief is revealed.
Article: "An Analysis Report on the Complete Condition of the Patalliro Disease" by TV talent and announcer Dankan
10Men's End-Game
69'83Bancoran vs. BancoranTen-year-old Jack Bancoran was a cheerful boy who couldn't stop laughing. Until the night his beloved uncle killed his best friend. Keene returns to Bancoran's life seventeen years later.
70'83Keene vs. PatalliroPatalliro and Maraich conspire to drug Bancoran so that they can hide him for his own good, with disasterous consequences. First appearance of Bat/Mickey Mouse and Godot.
Article: "Is Patalliro a B Blood-Type?" by musician Kenzo Saeki
11Scattering Roses, Blooming Roses
71'83Scattering Roses, Blooming Roses 1Bancoran and Maraich take the offensive against Keene. Oh, what tangled webs we weave.
'83Scattering Roses, Blooming Roses 2Patalliro's nuclear bomb has set off the volcano and the castle is sinking. Who will kill who?
73'83Dr. Shibaitaroka's DiaryOf all of Patalliro's disguises, the Doctor is special. When he looks like the Doctor, he is the Doctor.
74'83The King's ConspiracyPatalliro's aunt has been caught in a revolution. (And what is Hewitt's dark secret?)
75'83Yotarillo, Enter Stage RightPatalliro's cousin and world-renowned computer expert Yotarillo pays him a visit on his way to England.
Article by musician Yukihide Takekawa: "Coquettish Beautiful-Boy Power"
12Tamanegi Army Deployed
76'83Laken ReturnsOne of Bancoran's agents has been murdered, and Bancoran must get his last report.
77'83Fifty Pieces of GoldPatalliro has a huge pile of gold and the Tamanegi are very suspicious of how he got it.
78'84Master ThiefAn old Malyneran diamond shows up in an English museum, and Patalliro goes to steal it back.
79'84Tamanegi Youth CorpsThe oldest Tamanegi decide it's time to start training their children to be the next generation of Tamanegi.
80'84The Eight Years' WonderA strange boy is attacking all young bishounen in London. What's his secret?
81'84Patalliro's Introduction to Important Family CeremoniesThe Tamanegi find some noticable gaps in Patalliro's education.
82'84MaraichA girl is looking for her father who disappeared in South America many years ago. Ban is exhausted, so Maraich takes the case for him.
93'84A Day in the Life of the PrincessRoman Holiday a la Mineo Maya.
94'84Strayed TamanegiNew Tamanegi are joining, so Patalliro gives them a cautionary tale.
95'84PenpalPatalliro told his penpal that he is 17 and gorgeous. Now she's pulling a surprise visit.
Article: "The Labour Management That Patalliro the 8th Teaches" by Fudoushiki Kumamoto (a salaryman)
13The Great Devil Astaroth
83'84The MostPatalliro dreams that he is his ancestor, and is a servant of the great devil Astaroth.
84'84The Forest of Blank TrustsAstaroth and Beelzebub continue their underhanded war, and Astaroth and Patalliro are trapped in the forest.
85'84Solomon's RingAstaroth searches for an advantage in his fight against Beelzebub.
86'84Magic WarDevils and angels fight for the soul of a recently departed pope.
87'84Behind the Cathode-Ray TubeThe makers of cheap horror thrill shows decide to try for the real thing. Astaroth isn't pleased.
88'84Campus DemonAstaroth is still in hiding in the human world. This time at an all-girls school.
89'84PortraitA two-hundred year old protrait leads to trouble for Astaroth and his servants.
90'84The 6th Travels AlonePatalliro the 6th is seperated from the others and meets a most unexpected old man.
91'84EdelweissPatalliro wakes up just in time to meet Maraich's half-sister.
Article by Demon Kogure, "Did Patalliro! create a 'mini-comic boom'?"
14Supercat to the Rescue!
92'84Extensive InheritanceA man that Bancoran helped many years ago leaves his fortune to him, but there are complications.
96'84Happiness MachineTo get out of work, Patalliro invents the happiness machine, which makes everything appear wonderful to those who've swallowed it.
97'84Mecha-PataPatalliro's next scheme is a robot version of himself, but the plan backfires when the robot gets sent on vacation in his place.
98'84Hewitt's MisfortunePatalliro bargains with Hewitt to test his newest invention for CIA work: a flying suit.
99'85Lord TroublePatalliro sells a diamond by mistake, and tricks Super Cat into stealing it back for him.
10085The Snowman Repays a FavorPatalliro does an unselfish deed, and earns unending gratitude in return.
101'85HappeningPatalliro is cured from Fugu poisoning by an alien medicine. Bancoran takes up bonsai.
102'85Operation ObliterationThe KGB is after Bancoran again, and this time they've kidnapped Hewitt in their search for secrets.
109'85The Reijutsu AffairGhosts are haunting the diamond processing center, and it's up to Tamanegi #44 to save the day.
110'85The Griffin EtchingWhile stuck in rural France by a storm, Patalliro notices an etching by the famous Griffin in his host's home.
Article by radio producer Deep Spectre: "Japanese manga, American Comics"
15Patalliro Kaleidoscope
103'85Season of the White FlowerSomething has crashed to earth in Malynera, and a strange white flower is blooming. World peace is a good thing, right?
104'85HidemaroHidemaro has decided that Maraich is his Big Brother, and he won't be disuaded.
105'85InvitationHidemaro's strange resistance to Bancoran has the MI-6 agent in a slump.
106'85Pata and the Section Chief and the Female DirectorSanders pulls Patalliro into his plot to investigate a private invention company.
107'85Lady JulieDirector Julie was so impressed by Bancoran that she bribes Sanders for his services.
108'85KaleidoscopeMI-6 has been infiltrated again? Bancoran sends for the kaleidoscope so that he can see into his underlings' real hearts, but what does Patalliro see in Bancoran's heart?
111'85Wedding BellSomeone is mugging fashion models for their wedding dresses, and Patalliro notices a pattern.
112'85A Certain ExperimentPatalliro wants to build a robot that can give birth, and a too-clever safe-breaker gives him the chance.
113'85It's Not a JokeThere are some disturbing coincidences between baby Jesus and his historical namesake...
Article by Yuuki Kuroda, "The Story of Imura-kun and the Pleasant Friends"
Bunko List
Vol. 16~30 | Vol. 31~45 | Vol. 46~47