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vuori · 2007-07-11, 18:34

eh, Shunpei being something else than a boy sounds odd, particularly since

Spoiler for episodes up to 14:

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

Spoiler for more of the same:

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.

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vuori The red fish is wisdom Join Date: Apr 2006	eh, Shunpei being something else than a boy sounds odd, particularly since Spoiler for episodes up to 14: there is sort romantic action going on between Shunpei and O-nui. Though this may be related to the implied possibility of O-nui having been Shunpei's puppy in the past. 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 Spoiler for more of the same: Shunpei and O-nui, Akai finding his true evil and ecchi self, and in ep14 the blue sky-monster wondering about her name. 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.