Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Anime in Focus: Arakawa under the Bridge Episode 1

Hey kids! Today’s 4/20! Do you know what that means!

Well, I was heading through the internet to find my next anime to watch. I had a target at one point, but on the path to my destination, I saw a screencap to this and decided it could wait. Destiny calls, you know.

After all, I notice that I don’t have much popping fresh stuff, so I pulled an impulse watch. This show is about a stuck up Japanese businessman named Kou Ichinomiya, who is incredibly focused on standing on his own and being independent. This becomes a problem when some teenagers steal his pants and hang them on a bridge, leaving him only the top half of his suit and boxers. Unfortunately for him, his ego complex prevents him from asking for help, so he decides to climb the bridge in an attempt to retrieve his pants.

Unfortunately for him, he falls off the bridge into the water, causing him to be saved by the local fisher lady/stoner named nino. Unfortunately for Kou, he feels indebted to her, and demands that he pay her back to satifisfy his complex. She says she doesn’t need a reward at first, but after a bit of badgering, she decides that for Kou to pay her back, he must become her boyfriend.

Kou’s ego complex forces him to comply, which results in him getting to know the… community she lives in. Apparently she lives in a community of freaks with delusions who live under a bridge in Japan. Kou decides that not living here would violate his honor, and decides to stay there, despite everybody being from Venus or convinced that they’re a sea monster. It’s pretty weird.

If you’re in the mood for something weird, you should probably check this out. It gets a few laughs, and will make you go wait… WHAT? a few times.

Since the series only exists in Japan right now, I suppose I'll give a shout out to the subtitle group who did this one, since it's the only way to see it anytime soon:

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