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Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

Score

6.9 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

13

Studio

Gainax

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

Also known as アベノ橋魔法☆商店街 | Abenobashi Mahou☆Shoutengai | Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

TVSpring 2002Source OriginalR+ - Mild Nudity
ComedyEcchiFantasyAward Winning

6.9/10

Community score

#3516

Rank

98.6K

Members

395

Favorites

Synopsis

Imamiya Satoshi, "Sasshi" to his friends, has grown up in the Abenobashi Shopping Arcade in Osaka, along with his childhood friend, Asahina Arumi. Now, all that was stable in his life is in ruins. His family's bath house has closed and been torn down, and Arumi's family is moving to Hokkaido - and taking her with them. In the midst of all this, something happens to the framework of reality, and Sasshi and Arumi slip into a weird parallel world. It's still Abenobashi, but not their Abenobashi. Strange things are afoot, and Sasshi must find out their meaning, in order to reach a goal that he barely understands.

Production Notes

Abenobashi Mahou☆Shoutengai received an Excellence Prize for animation at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival.

Cast Highlights

Asahina, Arumi

Asahina, Arumi

Main

Voice: Matsuoka, Yuki (Japanese)

Eutus

Eutus

Main

Voice: Koyama, Rikiya (Japanese)

Imamiya, Satoshi

Imamiya, Satoshi

Main

Voice: Christian, Luci (English)

Mune-mune

Mune-mune

Main

Voice: Hisakawa, Aya (Japanese)

Aki

Aki

Supporting

Voice: Douglas, Jason (English)

Alien

Alien

Supporting

Voice: Anno, Hideaki (Japanese)

Ami-ryun

Ami-ryun

Supporting

Voice: Horie, Yui (Japanese)

Arumi

Arumi

Supporting

Voice: Matsuoka, Miyuki (Japanese)

Core Staff

Fukui, Masafumi

Fukui, Masafumi

Producer

Maruyama, Masao

Maruyama, Masao

Producer

Ootsuki, Toshimichi

Ootsuki, Toshimichi

Producer

Satou, Hiroki

Satou, Hiroki

Producer

Suidou, Yasuharu

Suidou, Yasuharu

Producer

Yamaga, Hiroyuki

Yamaga, Hiroyuki

Producer, Director, Script, Series Composition

Theme Songs

Openings

"Treat or Goblins" by Megumi Hayashibara

Endings

"Anata no kokoro ni" by Megumi Hayashibara

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Related Titles

Adaptation

Abenobashi Mahou☆Shoutengai

manga

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Mystery! Abenobashi Shopping Arcade

4.04/5
Aired 4/4/2002

Episode 2

Adventure! Abenobashi Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade

4.33/5
Aired 4/11/2002

Episode 3

Hook up! Abenobashi Great Milky Way Shopping Arcade

4.5/5
Aired 4/18/2002

Episode 4

Fire It up! Abenobashi Hong Kong Combat Shopping Arcade

4.34/5
Aired 4/25/2002

Episode 5

Extinction! Abenobashi Ancient Dinosaur Shopping Arcade

3.95/5
Aired 5/2/2002

Episode 6

In the Night Fog! Abenobashi Hard Boiled Shopping Arcade

4.32/5
Aired 5/9/2002

Episode 7

Flashback! Magical Shopping Arcade Birth

4.63/5
Aired 5/16/2002

Episode 8

Set Your Heart Aflutter! Abenobashi Campus Shopping Arcade

4.35/5
Aired 5/23/2002
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes13
Duration24 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingR+ - Mild Nudity
SeasonSpring 2002
AiredApr 4, 2002 to Jun 27, 2002
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#2417
Scored by36.6K
BroadcastThursdays at 22:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

Romaji title

Abenobashi Mahou☆Shoutengai

Japanese title

アベノ橋魔法☆商店街

Synonyms

Abenobashi Magic Shopping District, Abenobashi Mahoh Shotengai, Magical Shopping Street Abenobashi

Production Team

Main studio

Gainax

Producers

Gainax, Dentsu, Starchild Records, Imagica, Rakuonsha, King Records

Licensors

ADV Films, Sentai Filmworks

Japanese title

アベノ橋魔法☆商店街

Themes And Audience

IsekaiParody