#Kingyo Chuuihou

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[damiankirby99]

Some more art, including two new OCs created for that!

The first is based on Gyopi from Kingyo Chuuihou (Goldfish Warning), it is a bigger species of a sentient flying goldfish that loves hugs and friendship.

The second is a phosphor slime cleverly dressed as a whale sharks (because they're just as adorable as phosphor slimes), as a way to not vanish during daytime :3

[bunnymajo]

[majokkoradio]

“Wapiko Genki Yohou” - Kingyo Chuuihou! - January 12, 1991

[kuuderekun]

Goldfish Warning! would not be assumed to be Shoujo if it came out today.

And that is fascinating given my thesis that a lot about modern Otaku Anime is the product of 90s and early 2000s Otaku being influenced by Classic Shoujo.

The basic plot description of this show's Pilot seems so much like a modern Cute Girls Anime adapted from a Seinen Manga, I was also reminded of it during the Nokotan Pilot yesterday.  

It's eccentric Pink Haired co-protagonist seems like the kind of wacky Genki Girl Anime character that a Western Anti-Moe "Oldtaku" would assume could only have been written by a Creepy Man for Creepy Men.

I myself still have a lot of ignorance about the history of Shoujo Manga and Anime adapted from them, so I have no idea if Goldfish Warning! originated any of it's Tropes I'm thinking of here.

Goldfish Wanring! is often treated as if it was not very influential in it's own right, being historically significant only for it's role in the Pre-History of Sailor Moon.  It's Manga being published in the same Shoujo Magazine, and then preceding it in the same Tv Asahi Timeslot while also being the prior work of all of it's directors.

But maybe not, it aired in an important timeslot and so could have had maybe at least a subconscious influence on many Japanese TV watchers of the Millennial Generation.

[paxesoterica]

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury reminded me that I actually do enjoy watching anime, and since I have a bit of a backlog of ones I’ve either watched a few episodes or haven’t started at all, I was inspired by this post to make a scorecard of anime that I intend to watch over the course of this year.

My self-imposed rules are I will not start any other anime before I have finished these 16 (with the exception of Witch from Mercury, see below), I will be watching them with Japanese voice acting and subs, and that, gvien my experience with watching Witch from Mercury on a weekly basis, I won’t try to binge and instead watch an episode or two each day, since that will fit better into how busy life can get, and also give me more time to really think about what I just watched before moving on.

The shows above are listed in chronological order of release (1979-2023), but not the order I’ll necessarily watch them in (I like having the freedom to pick and choose), with additional notes below:

1.) Mobile Suit Gundam (1979; dir. Yoshiyuki Tomino): A more experienced Gundam fan who is also fond of Revolutionary Girl Utena recommended this and War in the Pocket (see below) if I was curious about other Gundam shows. Since I’ve been meaning to watch some older anime for awhile anyway, this seemed like a good series to start with, especially with its historical importance to the medium. I have previewed the first episode and I think it holds up well so far. I will only be watching the 43 episodes of the original anime at this time, so not the movie compilations or the sequel series like Zeta or ZZ (yet).

2.) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989; dir. Fumihiko Takayama): I mentioned that I would permit myself freedom to choose the watch order, but since War in the Pocket is a side-story set around the same period as Mobile Suit Gundam, I feel it would be better to watch the former after the latter, so that I’ll have a better understanding of the setting.

3.) Goldfish Warning! (1991; dir. Junichi Sato): Goldfish Warning! has an interesting history, in that it’s something of a predecessor to Sailor Moon: the latter would reprise the former’s timeslot, much of its staff (including the director and his assistants, among which was a young Kunihiko Ikuhara), and a similar style of slapstick comdey. As a bonus, I’m 99% certain that one of the leads, Chitose Fujinomiya, would serve as inspiration for the Revolutionary Girl Utena character, Nanami Kiryuu. I will be watching both the 45 episode anime series and its accompanying film.

4.) Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995; dir. Hideaki Anno): The thing that piqued my interest in this show was a short review that I read years ago (don’t remember when or where), and that may have been translated from Japanese iirc. The review talked about how gender roles in Eva were inverted compared to mecha shows that came before it, such as how Shinji acted more like stereotypical female characters from such shows, while Asuka acted like what you’d expect from stereotypical male characters. I don’t know how true that observation is, but it stuck with me, and I’ll be keeping an eye out for that. I will be watching the original 26 episodes as well as the End of Evangelion film. I’m debating if I also want to include the Rebuild of Evangelion films, but I’m currently leaning towards watching those sometime later.

5.) FLCL (2000; dir. Kazuya Tsurumaki): I watched the first four episodes at a con, but never finished, so I’ll be doing a rewatch from the first episode. I’ll be watching the original OVA series, but leave the sequel seasons for another time.

*6.) Princess Tutu (2002; dir. Junichi Sato & Shogo Koumoto): I needed to watch this anime after watching an amv of it titled Dance of Death (it’s got spoilers, including for what I’m assuming are the last episodes, but if you don’t mind that or have already seen it, I highly recommend giving it a gander). I watched ‘til around episode 16~ until real life interrupted, so I’m starting over and watching it from the beginning. This is the first of the three shows I’m currently watching, and up next is Ep. 02.

7.) Michiko & Hatchin (2008; dir. Sayo Yamamoto): Multiple reviewers I trust said it was good, the setting and premise sound pretty different from anime norms, and I’m intrigued by the bit of trivia that apparently the director made it explicitly for office ladies to enjoy after coming home from their shift.

8.) Star Driver (2010; dir. Takuya Igarashi): Pretty sure I learned about Star Driver from this chart tracing the work of some of the members of Be-Papas (not *everything* anime-related comes back to Revolutionary Girl Utena, but a lot of it does, yeah  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ). I’ll be watching the series, but I’m not sure about the movie since apparently it’s a compilation film, so I’ll have to think about it.

9..) Penguindrum (2011; dir. Kunihiko Ikuhara & Shouko Nakamura): I’ve heard mixed opinions on this one, but it’s an Ikuhara-directed anime so I want to watch regardless, and form my own opinions about it. I’ll watch the 24 episodes, but I’m not sure about the Re:cycle films that came out recently.

10.) Mob Psycho 100 (2016; dir. Yuzuru Tachikawa, Takahiro Hasui): Someone made a vhs recording of the show’s first OP that ran on loop, and that was apparently enough to lodge itself in my brain. I watched the first season and a couple episodes of the second, until real life interrupted, so I’ll start fresh and watch all three seasons, plus the two OVAs that were apparently made.

11.) Sarazanmai (2019; dir. Nobuyuki Takeuchi & Kunihiko Ikuhara): Another Ikuhara-directed anime. I was halfway through before real life interruptions, but watching 11 episodes should be relatively easy.

12.) Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (2020; dir. Mitsue Yamazaki): In retrospect, I slept on this show, as I hadn’t realized it was another comedy by the director of Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun, not to mention that the premise is a nice subversion of a classic fantasy trope.

13.) Shadows House (2021; dir. Kazuki Ouhashi): I dug the gothic fantasy vibe I got from the review I read. I will be watching both seasons.

*14.) Bocchi the Rock! (2022; dir. Keiichirou Saitou): Repeatedly saw the protagonist compared to Suletta Mercury due to social anxiety, and am staying for the show’s willingness to experiment with animation. This is the second of the three shows I’m currently watching, and up next is Ep. 05.

*15.) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022; dir. Hiroshi Kobayashi & Ryou Andou): The whole reason I started watching this show was this post. And now I have brainrot am perfectly normal about this show. Starting with Ep. 02, I watched this show every Sunday it was out, and intend to resume doing so in April. It is possible that I might not be able to finish this show in 2023, since previous Gundam shows have run about ~50-ish episodes, and this show’s predecessor, Iron-Blooded Orphans, was initially slated to run only 25 episodes, only to reveal that the show length had been doubled in what would have been the last episode. So, I’ll finish Witch from Mercury in either 2023 or 2024.

*16.) The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (2023; dir. Shingo Tamaki): Another lead compared to Suletta, this time due to rescuing a bride from her jerk fiance and being really gay. This is the third of the three shows I’m currently watching, and up next is Ep. 04.

[kinasin]

Goldfish Warning! (Episode 1)

[mashiromomo]

[muttonchopsalley]

Career Goals.

Goldfish Warning! - Episode 7(a)

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Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen

©️ Jaleco Entertainment 1994

Image sourced from oldgameshelf.com

[classic-shoujo]

Goldfish Warning (1989) by Neko Nekobe

[gumpeiyokoi]

making tea is easy and fun

[anime--food]

Kingyo Chuuihou! - Episode 9

[bunnymajo]

[momo-no-tane]

The second stage of the collaboration event celebrating Nakayoshi’s 65th anniversary at the GraffArt CAFE started earlier this week. It will take place from 11/25 to 12/15 and will feature Ribbon no Kishi, Kingyo Chuuihou!, Miracle☆Girls, Kaitou Saint Tail, Yumemi na Psychic!, and Mamotte! Lollipop. The following products will also be sold. The pin buttons will be sold for the entire duration of the event. The GraffArt CAFE is located in Ikebukuro and the collaboration event will take place from November 9th, 2019 to December 29th, 2019.

The prices are as follows (before tax):

All series:

Pin Buttons (random) - single: 480 yen / box: 3,840 yen

Pin Buttons (random) - single: 480 yen / box: 4,320 yen

Character Frame - 1,200 yen

Acrylic Keychains (random) - single: 780 yen / box: 6,240 yen

Acrylic Keychains (random) - single: 780 yen / box: 6,240 yen

From Kingyo Chuuihou!:

Leather Sticky Note Book - 500 yen

Big Character Mirror - 1,000 yen

Character Glasses Case - 1,380 yen

Notebook Smartphone Case (iPhone6/6s/7/8) - 2,980 yen

Tumbler - 1,500 yen

Pin Buttons (random) - single: 480 yen / box: 3,360 yen

Small Acrylic Stands (random) - single: 800 yen / box: 5,600 yen

Big Acrylic Keychain - 1,100 yen

Big Character Stand - 3,000 yen

From Miracle☆Girls:

Hard Phone Case (iPhone6/6s/7/8) - 1,980 yen

Big Character Stand - 3,000 yen

Big Acrylic Keychain - 1,100 yen

From Yumemi na Psychic!:

Big Acrylic Keychain - 1,100 yen

Big Character Stand - 3,000 yen

From Mamotte! Lollipop:

Pin Buttons (random) - single: 480 yen / box: 3,360 yen

Small Acrylic Stands (random) - single: 800 yen / box: 5,600 yen

Notebook Smartphone Case (iPhone6/6s/7/8) - 2,980 yen

Character Pass - 1,380 yen

Big Character Mirror - 1,000 yen

Tumbler - 1,500 yen

Big Acrylic Keychain - 1,100 yen

Customers who order any food or drink will receive a random coaster. Customers who order the set menu will receive three random coasters.

Source: GraffArt CAFE’s website, Nakayoshi’s 65th Anniversary x GraffArt’s website

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