Arumi Asahina and Sasshi Imamiya seem to be normal, 12-year-old kids living in Osaka. But in Abenobashi, we soon find out that nothing is what it seems! Suddenly, Arumi and Sasshi find themselves in a world like their own…only not. And as they try to fight their way back to the real world, they’ll face menacing mushrooms, big-breasted space pirates, killer kung-fu fighters, a tripped-out transvestite, a sorcerer who seems to be in some sort of midlife crisis…and that’s just the beginning!
Let’s get this out right in the open. You will never see an anime like this in your life. It’s funny. It’s damn near the funniest thing I have ever seen on the anime scene.
This is a world to get lost in as you follow the two protagonists Arumi and Sasshi on their adventures in a world that they have no clue in how they got there. It’s like a cross between The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland, but with adult themes and images. So with that you know it might be kind of good.
This is anime that you should watch if you want to have fun. There are no serious underlying meanings here. This is no holds barred animators having fun with their work and just running with it. The animation is top notch and you can get a sense that the artists enjoyed every stroke of the brush while creating Arcade.
The Volume 1 DVD contains the first 4 episodes and they do a great job of setting the tone for the rest of the series. I will break down each episode later, but for now just enjoy the images.
Episode 1: Mystery! Abenobashi Shopping Arcade
Episode 2: Adventure! Abenobashi Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade
Episode 3: Hook Up! Abenobashi Great Milky Way Shopping Arcade
Episode 4: Fire It Up! Abenobashi Hong Kong Combat Shopping Arcade
that was one wierd show. it seemed to me that they were trying to say that sashi and the other kid were going to get jiggy with it and stuff really wierd shit
Oh my god!! Abenobashi is awesome!!!
Is anyone beside me just a little concerned as to why they used English voice actors with Texan acsents to do the voices of 2 supposably Japanese kids in Osaka?
Because Osaka is like the country hill billy part of Japan compared to like say Tokyo. They do the same thing with Osaka’s charecter in Azumanga Daioh.