Bari Bari Densetsu

• Ja Kanji — バリバリ伝説 • Ja Romaji — Baribari Densetsu

• Type — Manga • Author — Shuichi Shigeno • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Weekly Shōnen Magazine • Imprint — Magazine KC • First — March 9, 1983 • Last — July 17, 1991 • Volumes — 38

• Type — OVA • Title — * Bari Bari Densetsu Part I: Tsukuba • Bari Bari Densetsu Part II: Suzuka • Director — * Osamu Uemura (1) • Yō Ikegami (2) • Hisayuki Toriumi (supervision) • Producer — * Sōsaku Miki (1) • Takao Igarashi (2) • Ryōhei Suzuki • Yuji Nunokawa • Writer — * Yūji Watanabe • Mami Watanabe (2) • Music — Ichirō Nitta • Studio — Pierrot • First — May 10, 1986 • Last — December 16, 1986 • Runtime — * 50 minutes (1) • 54 minutes (2) • Episodes — 2

• Publisher — Pony Canyon • Released — August 1985 • Platforms — FM-7

• Developer — Taito • Publisher — Taito • Released — November 29, 1989 • Platforms — TurboGrafx-16 Bari Bari Densetsu is a Japanese motorbike racing-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1983 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 38 tankōbon volumes. Earlier parts of the story focus both on high school life as well as street racing. At first the characters are illegal street racers (Japanese: hashiriya) that race on public roads, particularly on the winding mountain roads known as tōge. Those kind of racers were called "rolling-zoku", a type of bōsōzoku, and were seen as a social problem in Japan. Later parts of the story revolve around professional motorcycle racing events held on road circuits like the All Japan Road Race Championship.

Gun Koma, a high school student with a passion for motorcycles, begins as a street racer riding on mountain roads with his friends and rivals. As he competes in illegal street races, Gun develops his riding skills and becomes determined to become a professional racer. During this time, he also begins a relationship with Ai Itou, and their relationship develops alongside his racing career. Gun's career progresses when he enters official competitions, including endurance races such as the Suzuka 4-Hour Endurance Race, where he must work together with his rival Hideyoshi Hijiri as teammates. As he continues racing, the story shifts to professional circuit racing, following Gun as he competes in the All Japan Road Race Championship and later advances to international competition in the Road Racing World Championship. Over time, Gun competes against stronger rivals, culminating in his participation in the GP500 class world championship as he strives to become world champion.

• Gun Koma • Hideyuki Tanaka • A motorcycle racer, he rides a Honda CB750 as well as a Suzuki GSX-R. • Ai Itou • Yōko Oginome • Gun's girlfriend. • Hideyoshi Hijiri • Ryūsei Nakao • Gun's friendly rival, he rides a Suzuki Katana. • Hiro Okita • Issei Futamata • Gun's best friend, he rides a Kawasaki Z400GP. • Miyuki Ichinose • Keiko Toda • The daughter of the Ichinose Racing Team president, she is in love with Hiro and rides a Honda VT250F. • Tomoyo Hijiri • Akiko Hiramatsu • Hideyoshi's sister, she lost her parents in car accident.

Written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno, Bari Bari Densetsu was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 9, 1983, to July 17, 1991. Kodansha collected its chapters in thirty-eight tankōbon volumes, released from October 14, 1983, to August 6, 1991.

A two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation produced by Pierrot, Part I: Tsukuba and Part II: Suzuka, was released in 1986. The episodes were later re-edited and released in theaters in August 1987 by Nippon Herald (now part of Kadokawa Pictures). A Blu-Ray version was released in Japan on July 21, 2023.

Two video games were released: • Bari Bari Densetsu - FM-7 (1985) • Bari Bari Densetsu - TurboGrafx-16 (1989) Gun Koma also appears as a guest character in Namco's MotoGP (2000) video game, based on the 1999 season.