Intro Bonito is Kero Kero Bonito’s debut mixtape. Despite being a full-length album, the band has only referred to it as a mixtape and considers Bonito Generation to be their first album.
Releases[]
Intro Bonito was self-released on Bandcamp in July 2013 with an accompanying Youtube video for “Homework” and then re-released under Denim Records in August 2014. The mixtape was also reissued in April 2023 through Polyvinyl Records, marking its first ever vinyl release.
Sound[]
Intro Bonito an pico-pop mixtape with cutesy vocals and lyrics and features video games sound effects.
Track listing[]
- Bonito Intro (0:50)
- Intro Bonito (2:45)
- Sick Beat (2:59)
- My Party (2:47)
- Cat vs. Dog (English Version) (0:58)
- Kero Kero Bonito (2:36)
- Babies (Are So Strange) (2:36)
- Bonito Jingle (0:18)
- Homework (2:17)
- Pocket Crocodile (1:55)
- Cat vs. Dog (Japanese Version) (0:58)
- Park Song (2:45)
- Let's Go to the Forest (2:03)
- Small Town (2:46)
- I'd Rather Sleep (1:55)
Total Length: 30:36
Polyvinyl Reissue (28 April 2023) Bonus Tracks
- Bonito Shopping (1:18)
- Fans (Are So Cool) (3:42)
- Flamingo (3:18)
- Build It Up (3:10)
- Chicken (2:26)
- My Party (bo en Remix) (3:03)
- Sick Beat (Danny L Harle Remix) (3:49)
- I'd Rather Sleep (et aliae Remix) (3:03)
- Cat vs. Dog (Kane West Remix) (3:34)
- Pocket Crocodile (Toby Gale Remix) (4:52)
- Small Town (Spazzkid Remix) (3:23)
- Flamingo (Julien Mier Remix) (3:16)
- Flamingo (English Version) (3:18)
Trivia[]
- Intro Bonito is heavily inspired by other J-pop artists such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, however Japanese rap duo Halcali have been cited as the main influence for the mixtape's approach to multilingual rap.
- All of the art shown in the visualisers for Intro Bonito were drawn and animated by Sarah.
- Intro Bonito means "beautiful intro" in Portugese.
- The cover of Intro Bonito is a speech bubble reading "ケロケロボニト!!" which means "Kero Kero Bonito!!" in English.