Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Seen it?2002 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Two kids whose families own businesses in a shopping arcade that's scheduled to shut down are thrown into a series of dimensions, each one a parody of some form of anime or video game, and try to find their way home.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Tomo SaekiSatoshi Imamiya (voice)
- Yuki MatsuokaArumi Asahina (voice)
- Rikiya KoyamaEutus (voice)
- Takeshi AonoMasayuki Asahina (voice)
- Aya HisakawaMune-Mune (voice)
- Koji IshiiMs. Aki (voice)
- Akemi OkamuraSayaka Imamiya (voice)
- Katsuyuki KonishiKouhei (voice)
- Naoki TatsutaArata Imamiya (voice)
- Takeshi WatabeTarou Imamiya (voice)