eh, Shunpei being something else than a boy sounds odd, particularly since
Though given the general level of wackiness (the trains...), it's hard to say (-: Just caught up to ep14, and this still remains among my favorites in a season filled with a large number of rockin' series. Unfortunately, also one of the most difficult ones language-wise..
Despite the wackiness, it's nice that there's neverthless some character development, such as
The factoid in
Wikipedia about the series being based on a play by the
Gekidan Shinkansen troupe is interesting (and the name is a nice pun). Does anyone have more information on this, such as when did this play appear on stage and what was it like compared to the series? I couldn't find a mention of a play with a similar name with a quick look through their history archive.