Excel Saga - Doing Whatever It Takes (Vol. 4)
As this madcap spoof reaches its midpoint, the plot careens as wildly as a  runaway grocery cart on Lombard Street in San Francisco. As they execute  Lord Ilpalazzo's plans, Excel and Hyatt/Hatchan are assisted by two androids,  both named Ropponnatsu. One is a parody of the cutesy cat-girls in many anime  series; the other spoofs cyber-babes like Steel Angel Kurumi. Hatchan  dies in almost every episode, leaving Excel to pick up the pieces. Episode  17 satirizes the animation process and anime art collectors, with Hatchan  noting that no one does animation on cels anymore. A series of mini-parodies  follows that includes send-ups ofSailor Moon,Rocky,The  Simpsons, Mickey Mouse, andSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It  doesn't make much sense or advance Lord Ilpalazzo's plans, butExcelfans aren't like to care. (Rated 17 and older: violence, profanity, brief nudity,  risqué and gross-out humor)--Charles Solomon