![]() This isn’t their familiar old shopping arcade? What the heck has just happened?Īnd so begins the zany adventures in Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi from amusing parodies of Final Fantasy and Neon Genesis Evangelion to the increasingly weird settings and characters, it’s all delivered to the viewer with a knowing wink and a ton of completely random fan-service (big boobs). But then suddenly something weird happens people start turning into man-sized, dancing mushrooms! Startled, running for their lives and wondering what the heck has just happened, Arumi and Sasshi turn a familiar street corner home but somehow end up bang in front of a medieval-looking castle. As they take a break on a street corner, you get the impression that life couldn’t be anymore relaxed and simple for these kids. ![]() On the brink of separation and at a loose end, Arumi and Sasshi are wandering the streets of Osaka and getting into all kinds of trouble. ![]() Sasshi’s family has already moved out of the shopping arcade, but to his amazement, Arumi’s father has plans to relocate his family all the way out to France! Having lived in Osaka all their short lives, both their families have been running old-fashioned stores in the Abenobashi Shopping Arcade, but with business becoming thin, the time is coming for these two friends to separate and go their different ways. We somehow reach the end of each episode and wonder what the feck just happened- the story moves at such a break-neck speed that everything becomes a blur Abenobashi is funny but also exciting- to attempt to pigeonhole it any more than that, especially within a specific genre, would frankly be futile.įor a story that quickly becomes so off-kilter and weird, Abenobashi begins with a rather jarring coming of age episode.Īrumi (girl) and Sasshi (boy), both 12 years old, have been friends since time began. The basic framework of a simple pointA to pointB journey is put in place before even an episode begins, allowing the Abenobashi writers to fully unleash their jagged enthusiasm and be as creative as possible. If anything, Abenobashi is an anime brimming with unbounded imagination. 100 minutes later and I am still unsure about what the heck I had just seen- ‘slice of life’ drama, parody, science fiction, dancing mushrooms- how can I sum that up? However, when the pair unravel a tale spanning generations, they begin to wonder if the cause of their situation is more personal than they thought.It was with bated breath that I approached Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi despite being another hyped up series from the über-creative minds at GAINAX, I didn’t have a clue about what to expect. But there are two unfamiliar faces-the voluptuous Mune-mune and the elusive blue-haired Eutus-and they just might be the key to escaping their predicament.Ībenobashi Mahou☆Shoutengai follows Sasshi and Arumi's comedic exploits as they desperately attempt to return home. Soon, the two come to a realization: every world is just a reimagining of their hometown. Any attempt to escape only catapults them into another alien land. Suddenly, their issues are dashed aside for the surreal, and they find themselves transported away through bizarre worlds of science fiction, magic, and war. Having lost his card collection, his childish dilemmas worsen when he learns that his childhood friend, Arumi Asahina, will be moving away. Satoshi "Sasshi" Imamiya believes his life is in shambles, as only a 12-year-old can.
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