Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002)

Original title

アベノ橋魔法☆商店街

Genre

mecha, science fiction anime and manga, ecchi, comedy anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two friends explore various bizarre alternate versions of their local shopping arcade. Each world parodies a different genre or media trope.

slapstickparodicfast-pacedwhimsicalabsurdnonsensicalplayfulcomedic

What happens

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (Japanese: アベノ橋魔法☆商店街, Hepburn: Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai) is a Japanese anime television series created by Gainax, with animation produced by Gainax and Madhouse, and directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was broadcast for 13 episodes on Kids Station from April to June 2002. The series was licensed for English release in North America by ADV Films. A manga adaptation, authored by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Ryūsei Deguchi, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Magazine Z from July 2001 to June 2002, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes. It was licensed for English release in North America by Tokyopop. Another manga by Kenji Tsuruta, titled Manga Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from July 2001 to March 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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