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The
anime is split into 13 episodes and is based on
the history of Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was produced
by studies Gainax, that after the masterpieces of
"Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "His
and Her Circumstances", are repeated for the
high quality graphic designs, animations and for
the narrative, fantastic, bizarre and sometimes
experimental. The story is set in modern Japan and
specifically in the Abenobashi shopping district
in Osaka. The protagonists are the adolescent Satoshi
Imamiya, called simply Sasshi and Arum, her friend
bound by a deep friendship. The families of boys
who work a lifetime to the activities of the commercial
district, through a time of crisis and they are
taking steps to redevelopment of the shopping district
of Abenobashi, so most of the shops are forced to
close and transfer to a new zone. Also Arumi will
move with his family in the city of Hokkaido, and
this represents a great loss for Sasshi, greater
of change to the world has known.
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One
day Sasshi and Arumi behind indications of Aki,
they discover that there are four symbols that represent
the magical animal deities, representing a turtle,
a bird, a tiger and a dragon respectively located
to the north, south, east and west of the Abenobashi
district, arranged as if they wanted to protect
the neighborhood, forming a square. For further
explanations they are directed by the grandfather
of Arumy who works as a chef in a restaurant and
does not want to relocate, so it is always in a
bad mood. In an effort to leave a cat that was napping
on the statuette of the pelican of the restaurant
Grille Pelican, Grandpa Masa falls from a considerable
height, as it breaks down the rusty scaffolding
that supported the statue, but you save because
remains hung a shelf, while the pelican is shattered.
At that very moment Sasshi and Arumi come attending
the accident without being able to intervene. For
this incident Grandpa Masa is forced to stay in
the hospital and to abandon the idea of ??staying
in the Abenobashi shopping district, with tears
in his eyes. In connection with the incident begin
to happen of the strange phenomena.
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One
night Sasshi see dragons flying, but of course it
is not believed by Arumi, until both see the giant
mushrooms in place of a group of elders who were
fitness. This will lead them to flee in terror,
while the city continues to transform. The two boys
discover they are in a world parallel to the Abenobashi
shopping district, because the breaking of the sign
Pelican Grille has created an opening in a space-time
dimension. From this moment Sasshi and Arumi live
fantastic adventures and surreal, with plenty of
funny scenes, mainly due to Sasshi who loses his
head when he meets some beautiful curvy girl and
this infuriates Arumi, always ready strike he at
bludgeoned on the head. The real world of the Abenobashi
shopping district is described in detail, as it
is nice to peferzione every detail of the animation:
the characters, with their facial expressions funny
are probably inspired of real characters. Besides
the already mentioned Grandpa Masa, we find the
father of Arum, who is also the chef, who speaks
with a French accent,
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Aki
the trans-Mune Mune, the beautiful girl of which
Sasshi is in love. When the characters are catapulted
into another dimension of Abenobashi, will see scenes
bizarre and surreal settings that range from fantasy,
myths Hollywood 40 years, until the Japanese robot,
in essence we will see just nice, not to mention
the soundtrack Shiro Sagisu. For all enthusiasts
series of otaku, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
should isn't miss.
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