Yoshimasa Ikeda Barumba Short Stories Part 2

The Barumba spinoffs 

Parts in Barumba’s Journey (バールンーバの旅) 

Barumba on the Nile River
Japanese (ナイル川沿いバールンーバ) 
Foreign, non-English versions: Croatian (Barumba na rijeci Nil) 

Barumba visits the Mediterranean
Japanese (地中海を訪れるバールンーバ) 
Foreign, non-English versions: Croatian (Barumba posjećuje Sredozemlje) 

Parts in Barumba the Globetrotter (地球の旅人バールンーバ)

Barumba’s Hijinks  
Japanese (バールンーバの悪ふざけ) 
Foreign, non-English versions: Croatian (Barumbine nesreće) 

Barumba in the Misty Isle of Okinawa 
Japanese (霧深い沖縄の島でバールンーバ) 



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