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Extra-Large Size Happiness

## Episode Guide

**Extra-Large Size Happiness** (Lサイズの幸福, *L saizu no shiawase*) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1990. It was adapted in anime as the 12th episode of the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.

## Summary

*A gentle housewife is haunted by a large-sized spirit which can be viewed by no one else, risking the anger of her mother-in-law who had just moved in and dashing all hopes of her investing in a new home.*

## Characters

* Cast
* Voices

* **Kayoko** (加代子)
* **Ryūichi** (隆一)
* **Zashiki-Warashi** (座敷童)
* Kayoko
* Ryūichi
* Zashiki-Warashi

## Trivia

* Kayoko was originally not named in the manga version.
* Various characters are voiced by seiyus who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
	+ Hanako's seiyu voiced Midori, Asuna's Mother and Hiyoko from *Maison Ikkoku* and Misa from the *Mermaid's Scar (OVA)*.
	+ Kayoko's seiyu voiced Yatsude from *Urusei Yatsura*, Yukari Godai from *Maison Ikkoku*, Sentarō's Grandmother from *Ranma 1/2*, Kaede from *Inuyasha* and Sawa Kannagi from *Mermaid Saga*.
	+ Ryūichi's seiyu voiced Sarutoru from *Ranma ½: Nihao My Concubine*, Tōshū from *Inuyasha*.
	+ Young Ryūichi's seiyu also voiced Kobato’s son from *In Lieu of Thanks*, and Mrs. Higurashi from *Inuyasha*.
* No cameo from other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology is featured, and no cameo is featured in any episodes.
Natsuki Makino

* Manga
* TV Series

## Name

**Natsuki Makino** (牧野 夏希, Makino Natsuki) is a character of One-Pound Gospel, appearing in the story “The Lamb Who Crossed Himself”.

## Biography

She’s Masayoshi Kurusu’s childhood friend who works at her family’s electronic shop called Hitashi. She encouraged Masayoshi to become a boxer when they were in high school so he’d stand up for himself against anyone who’d bully him and become more self-confident.

She gets annoyed by his still low self-esteem as he became fearful of his opponent Kōsaku for his debut match. She becomes acquainted with Sister Angela when Kōsaku grabbed her and hijacked Masayoshi’s truck, and later tells her how she supported Masayoshi although she denied doing it because she had feelings for him, which prompts her to ask Sister Angela if she has feelings for Kōsaku.

On the day of the weigh in, she planned to go with Masayoshi, however he disappeared because of his cowardice, but she figured he’d go to the convent to apologize and tells him he owes an apology to Kōsaku, who persuades him to fight. She assists to their match and supports Masayoshi who wins with a knock-out in the fourth round. Thereafter, she learns Masayoshi plans to stick with boxing to which she happily replies that he looked like a real man in the ring.

## Trivia

* She was not named in the manga. The TV series gave her a name.
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House of Garbage

## Episode Guide

**House of Garbage** (ポイの家, *Poi no uchi*) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1992. It was adapted in anime as the 10th episode of the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.

## Summary

*A housewife is annoyed by the front of her house being mistaken for a garbage collection site. And her annoyance would continue as her husband’s boss relies on the two to preserve his collection of bizarre mementos which his wife tries to discard.*

## Characters

* Cast
* Voices

* **Yoshio Hirooka** (広岡 良夫, *Hirooka Yoshio*)
* **Manager** (部長)
* **Mangaer's Wife** (部長夫人)
* Yoshio Hirooka
* Manager
* Manager's Wife

## Trivia

* Yoshio was originally not named in the manga.
* Some characters are voiced by seiyūs who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
	+ Ritsuko Hirooka's seiyū voiced Yūsaku Godai as a child from *Maison Ikkoku* and Shippō from *Inuyasha*.
	+ Yoshio Hirooka's seiyū voiced Keiichi from *The Merchant of Romance*, Tonegawa's husband from *Hidden in the Pottery*, Takanezawa from *One Hundred Years of Love* and various characters in the *Mermaid Saga TV series*.
* Various cameos of other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology are featured:
	+ Minoru Furuda from *Middle-Aged Teen* would be seen riding a bike and dumping a can many times.
	+ Mr. Dōmoto from *As Long As You Are Here* can be seen wearing his disguise when Ritsuko and the Manager’s wife meet in town.
	+ Genta watches the Abaranger from *Aberrant Family F* on TV.
	+ The Shippō plush from *The Tragedy of P* appears in the landfill.
	+ Atcharā from *As long as you are Here* appears as the person not understanding Japanese who leaves a trash bag in front of the Hirooka household at the end (in the manga, it’s a regular foreigner leaving the trash bag).
* Ritsuko makes a cameo in another episode of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, *The Merchant of Romance*.
2007

N'est pas une année bissextile.

## Evènements

***Janvier***

* Mort de l'helléniste français Jean-Pierre Vernant (93 ans), défenseur des langues anciennes.
* Le fabricant américain d'ordinateurs fixes et portables Apple dépose un brevet pour le téléphone mobile tout tactile, autrement dit le smartphone (I-Phone)

***Février***

* En France, l'interdiction de fumer dans certains lieux publics, décidée le 15 novembre 2006, devient effective

***Mars***

***Avril***

* 3 : En France, record du monde de vitesse sur rail sur la LGV Est-Européenne : 574,8 km/h
* 22 : premier tour de l'élection présidentielle en France où Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) et Ségolène Royal (PS) sont qualifiés pour le second tour.

***Mai***

* 6 : En France, deuxième tour de l'élection présidentielle, Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) devient le président de la 5ème République succédant à Jacques Chirac, président depuis 1995 réélu en 2002.

***Juin***

***Juillet***

***Août***

***Septembre***

***Octobre***

***Novembre***

* 25 : en France, Villiers-le-Bel a été le théâtre des heurts (violences urbaines) après un accident mortel impliquant une moto (deux motards tués) et une voiture de police.

***Décembre***

## 2007 en musique

* Fatal Bazooka et Yelle : *Parle aux putes*
The Tragedy of P

## Episode Guide

**The Tragedy of P** (Pの悲劇, *P no Higeki*) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1991. It was adapted in anime as the 1st episode of the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.

## Summary

*A housewife, living in a complex where pets are strictly prohibited, agrees to take care of a pet penguin for a time at her husband’s request, thus struggles to hide it long enough not to meet the strict eye of the apartment’s anti-pet committee’s leader.*

## Characters

* Cast
* Voices

* **Mrs. Kakei** (筧)
* **Pitt** (ピット, *Pitto*)
* **Kōta Haga** (羽賀 浩太, *Haga Kouta*)
* **Hiroshi Kakei** (筧 ひろし, *Kakei Hiroshi*)
* Mrs. Kakei
* Pitt
* Kōta
* Hiroshi

## Trivia

* Yūko Haga was originally not given a first name in the manga version.
* Shippō from Inuyasha makes a cameo as a plush. It would be seen again in a landfill in *House of Garbage*.
* Various characters are voiced by seiyus who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
	+ Yūko Haga's seiyu voiced Harumi from *Maison Ikkoku* and Lychee from *Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China*.
	+ Mrs. Kakei's seiyu voiced children in *Maison Ikkoku*, Female Ranma Saotome from *Ranma ½*, Otome Rokudō from *Kyōkai no Rinne*, Yukie Asakawa from *Hidden in the Pottery* and Shōhei from *Aberrant Family F*.
	+ Mitsue's seiyu would voice Hitomi Momoi from *Living Room Lovesong*, and Young Sawa of *Mermaid Saga*.
* Various cameos of other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology are featured:
	+ The Bento shop with Dōmoto in rabbit costume from *As Long As You Are Here* can be seen when Yūko walks in town.
	+ Emiri from *Middle-Aged Teen* can be seen walking when Yuko buys 500 grams of sardine.
* Two cameos would be featured in *Middle-Aged Teen*.
	+ Yūko’s husband is among Toshio’s co-workers who were at his farewell party.
	+ Pit appears among the various penguins when Toshio makes a weird pose.
* Its title is used for the book in which various stories including this one were collected.
Keiji Akagi

## Name

**Keiji Akagi** (赤城 圭二, *Akagi Keiji*) is a character of One-Pound Gospel, appearing in the story “The Sinner and the Scale”.

## Biography

He’s a student champion turning professional. As his manager wanted his first bout to be a stunning victory, he was placed against Kōsaku for he was having an embarrassing reputation of 4 consecutive losses due to his lack of weight control, to which Keiji predicted a first round knock-out.

However in their first round, as he was overeager to knock-out Kōsaku, he forgets his footwork and slips when he sees an opening, which allows Kōsaku to knock him down. He then manages to score a knockdown in the second round, and after Kōsaku witnesses Sister Angela showing up and thoughtlessly drinks an entire bottle of mouth-rinsing water during rest interval, Keiji takes advantage of his blunder and hits him with a body blow to send him down again in the third round, but as he was about to win, Sister Angela’s words make Kōsaku get up, so he continues to fight but suddenly gets knocked-out by Kōsaku still being pressured by Sister Angela.

## Trivia

* Keiji translates to "two angles" while Akagi can mean "red castle".
Yūta

* Manga
* Mermaid Forest
* Mermaid's Scar
* Anime

## Name

**Yūta** (湧太, *Yuuta*) is the male protagonist of *Mermaid Saga*.

## Biography

Yūta’s life began in the late 1400’s as an ordinary fisherman. About 480 years ago, a strange piece of meat was found by a fellow fisherman, which was believed to be the flesh of a mermaid said to grant eternal youth and longevity, and together with another companion, the three of them ate it out of curiosity. Instantly after, one of his friends transformed into a horrible monster referred as a deformed one, and the next day, his other friend spat up blood and died. Consequently, Yuta suffered a period of fear, but nothing eventually happens to him.

He went on with his life and got married, but 20 years later, his wife confessed that she was afraid of him because he doesn’t age at all despite the years, while she gets older. And much later, having realized that the mermaid’s flesh he ate actually had an effect on him, Yūta admits even he is terrified of himself, as on top of remaining young, any injury he gets heals quickly, and is told that a mermaid could perhaps do something to help him. And so he sets on a journey to find a mermaid in the hopes of becoming mortal again.

## Appearance

Yūta is a Japanese man who looks about in his twenties.

He usually wears simple, sturdy clothes appropriate to the era. His constant wandering means that his clothes can get pretty filthy until he can find somewhere to wash them.

His face at rest usually carries a weary expression, even when smiling.

## Personality

Yūta is a very nice, kind-hearted guy, who’s rather tired of his long life.

He’s a matter-of-fact, even somewhat wary, about his abilities. One can imagine that the wonder of immortality wore off years ago. As tired as he is of life, however, he has no desire to be killed, instead wishing to cure his immortality and live as a normal person, and also to die of old age.

He doesn't want to involve innocent people in his quest, and always tries to warn them of the dangers of the mermaid's curse. He also seems to feel an obligation to end the lives of immortals who are dangerous, or who are suffering because of their immortality.

He seems to feel an obligation to end the lives of immortals who are dangerous (such as the aforementioned serial killer), or who are suffering because of their immortality (such as the serial killer’s sister).

He also does whatever he can to keep others from eating mermaid’s flesh.

## Relationship

Mana
Yūta’s bond to Mana isn’t romantic or brotherly, but in fact goes far deeper than that. After many centuries in loneliness, she is the only one he’s found who’s just like him. She makes his immortality less of a burden, and understandably, he is extremely protective of her.

Rin
*To be added*

Nae Kogure
*To be added*

## Trivia

* His Japanese voice actor provided the voice of Ryoga Hibiki, Jusenkyo Guide from *Ranma ½*.
* His fourth English voice actor provided the voice of Yūsaku Godai from *Maison Ikkoku* for the first 40 episodes.
Mana

* Manga
* Mermaid Forest
* Mermaid's Scar
* Anime

## Name

**Mana** (真魚, *Mana*) is the female protagonist of *Mermaid Saga*.

*To be added*

## Personality

Mana has led a sheltered life, raised by a village of mermaids as a sacrifice. She is a strong-willed, fiercely brave, intelligent girl who learns very quickly. For example, prior to meeting Yūta her legs had been bound for 15 years. Once Yūta freed her, she forced herself to learn to walk in a matter of minutes. She is devoted to him.

## Trivia

* Her Japanese voice actress provided the voice of Nabiki Tendo from *Ranma ½*.
Mermaid's Scar (OVA)

## Episode Guide

**Mermaid's Scar** (人魚の傷) is the second OVA of Mermaid Saga.

## Trivia

* There are some differences from the manga version which include:
	+ Masato's adopted mother having given the name Masato to the child.
	+ Yūta reviving in the burned house and taking a motorcycle with Mana to chase after Masato in the car.
* Masato's adopted mother originally not named in the manga was credited as Misa.
Aberrant Family F

## Episode Guide

**Aberrant Family F** (迷走家族F, *Meisō kazoku F*) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1995. It was adapted in anime as the 5th episode of the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.

## Summary

*A troubled young girl suspects her parents to be plotting a family suicide as the whole family goes on an extravagant vacation despite having apparently gone bankrupt.*

## Characters

* Cast
* Voices

* **Shōhei Fuwa** (不破 翔平, *Fuwa Shouhei*)
* **Mr. & Mrs. Fuwa**
* Shōhei Fuwa
* Mr. & Ms. Fuwa

## Trivia

* A restaurant named “Denhys” is featured based on the restaurant Denny's.
* Many featured toys at a store are based on Mecha, Kenshiro of Hokuto no Ken and Chun-li of Street Fighter II.
* The Wagashi Squadron Araranger (和菓子戦隊アラレンジャー, *Wagashi Sentai Ararenjaa*) is a parody of Super Sentai. The 5 characters are called: Kaki no Tane (柿の種), Aonori (青のり), Kurogoma (黒ごま), Cheese (チーズ) and Umeboshi (梅干し).
* Various characters are voiced by seiyus who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
	+ Hazuki's seiyu voiced Koyuki from Inuyasha.
	+ Shuhei's seiyu voiced children in *Maison Ikkoku*, Female Ranma Saotome from *Ranma ½*, Otome Rokudō from *Kyōkai no Rinne*, Mrs. Kakei from *The Tragedy of P* and Yukie Asakawa from *Hidden in the Pottery*.
	+ Mr. Fuwa's seiyu voiced Tobimaro Mizunokōji from *Urusei Yatsura* and Sentarō Daimonji from Ranma 1/2.
	+ Aizuki’s seiyu voiced Ranma Saotome from *Ranma ½*, Inuyasha from *Inuyasha*, Sabato Rokudō from *Kyōkai no Rinne*, Kōsuke Shirai in the *Urusei Yatsura OVA: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet*, Bettō from *The Merchant of Romance* and Minoru from *Middle-Aged Teen*.
	+ The Doctor's seiyu voiced Hachiemon from *Inuyasha*.
* Various cameos would be featured in other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology:
	+ Shuhei is seen at the park where Domoto and Atchaara went to in *As Long As You Are Here*.
	+ Hazuki and Shōhei are seen when Ichirō runs to the station in *Living Room Lovesong*.
	+ The Abaranger appear on TV in *House of Garbage*.
	+ The Abaranger appear on TV in *The Executive's Dog*, and Kosuke Kogure wears a sweater with Kaki no Tane.
Kappei Onimaru

* Manga
* TV Series

## Name

**Kappei Onimaru** (鬼丸 勝兵, Onimaru Kappei) is a character of One-Pound Gospel, appearing in the story “The Remains of Dreams”.

## Biography

He’s a welterweight boxer from Tsukuda Gym, who’s lost every fight he’s had so far and so remained a four-rounder. Nonetheless, he doesn’t feel ashamed of his losses and even proudly hanged the pictures of his four previous opponents who had then become famous in his home, and he still hopes to win a fight someday, much to the anger of his pregnant wife who believes he’s not fit to be a boxer and wants him to retire in order to work full time at their engineering shop.

When he is set to fight Kōsaku, he goes to Mukoda gym to advice his coach to call off the match for he believes it is humiliating for a fighter to drop from six rounds to four rounds, however he mistakes Ishida for Kōsaku and upon learning who his opponent really is, he becomes enraged by the fact that he would pig out and change weight class thus he eventually vows to take him down in the ring. One night, he meets Kōsaku with Sister Angela and takes them to his house where he shows the pictures of his previous opponents and declares that Kōsaku’s picture won’t be among them as he calls him an insult to boxing whom he is not willing to lose against.

On the day of the match, he requested his annoyed wife to come so his unborn child would assist to his first victory, but she happens to go into labor right before the match begins, which makes him determined to have his child born on a day of a victorious bout. As the match begins, he knocks Kōsaku down with his first punch, then a double knockdown ensues in the second round and he almost gets knocked down only to be saved by the bell. Infuriated that Kōsaku has great potential and yet wouldn’t control his weight, he goes wild in the third round which comes down to another double knockdown from which Kōsaku barely manages to get up while he remains down, eventually losing again. Much to his shock as he expected to have a son, Sister Angela informs him that he had a daughter, and the badly bruised man holds her in his arms in the hospital, telling his wife that his wife that he gave it his best during his last fight.

## Trivia

* Kappei can mean "winning strategy" a joke on Onimaru's numerous loses. Oni means "Ogre".
* In the TV series, he is already a father and his child is a boy.
Tsuzureori

**Tsuzureori** (つづれおり) is the opening of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, performed by speena.

## Lyrics

* Nihongo
* Rōmaji
* English

「ユメもない。」だなんて つぶやきながら
かまってほしそうな しかめつら
レイル越し 君は背中に 白い川をつれて
あの日のあたし全部で 君をみてた

暗いトンネルに かくれてしまうまで
ふりあう手は 二人をつないで
よく笑う 君の声はもう 白い光に消えた
走ってく 走ってく 走ってく …シュルリ カタン タン タン

ゆずれないもの ひとつ ココロにあるのよ
18の冬の日と変わらず あたしを呼ぶの

戦いの森で しゃがみこむ日は
あたしに どうか君の風を
いつか その手が欲しがるもの
追う日が来ても どうか君のままで
あたしの胸はもう 恋しくて あなたを想いすぎる

君が泣く その時に あたしは歌うよ
隣りより 向きあう事 選んだまっすぐな目に

雑踏の中に うずくまる日は
あたしに どうか君の風を
強く その手が求めるもの
追う日が来ても 君のままで
雨あがりの空は 青すぎて
泣きたくなるほど もう遠すぎて
ふりかえるなんて もうできないよ あなたを想いすぎる

"YUME mo nai." da nante tsubuyaki nagara
Kamatte hoshisou na shikametsura
REIRU goshi kimi wa senaka ni shiroi kawa wo tsurete
Ano hi no atashi zenbu de kimi wo miteta

Kurai TONNERU ni kakurete shimau made
Furiau te wa futari wo tsunai de
Yoku warau kimi no koe wa mou shiroi hikari ni kieta
Hashitteku hashitteku hashitteku ... SHURURI KATAN TAN TAN

Yuzurenai mono hitotsu KOKORO ni aru no yo
Juu-hachi no fuyu no hi to kawarazu atashi wo yobu no

Tatakai no mori de shagami komu hi wa
Atashi ni douka kimi no kaze wo
Itsuka sono te ga hoshigaru mono
Ou hi ga kite mo douka kimi no mama de
Atashi no mune wa mou koishikute anata wo omoisugiru

Kimi ga naku sono toki ni atashi wa utau yo
Tonari yori mukiau koto eranda massugu na me ni

Zattou no naka ni uzukumaru hi wa
Atashi ni douka kimi no kaze wo
Tsuyoku sono te ga motomeru mono
Ou hi ga kite mo kimi no mama de
Ameagari no sora wa aosugite
Nakitaku naru hodo mou toosugite
Furikaeru nante mou dekinai yo anata wo omoisugiru

*To be added*
Maris the Chōjo

## Episode Guide

**Maris the Chōjo** (ザ・超女スーパーギャル, *Za Sūpāgyaru*), literally translated as **"The Supergal"**, and originally titled **Supergal** (ザ・超女) in U.S. markets, is a one-shot manga story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1980. It was adapted into an anime OVA in 1986.

## Summary

*A tough space cop and her furry partner go in search of a kidnapped heir of one of the richest families in the universe.*

## Trivia

* She and Rinne Rokudō from *Kyōkai no Rinne* (Rumiko Takahashi's fifth major manga series) have similar traits of being red-haired, poor and with the company of a furry animal.
* Ran of *Urusei Yatsura* wears Maris' outfit in the opening Rock the Planet*.*
* Various cameos would be featured in *Urusei Yatsura* (in episodes 46, 135, 159 and 194 and in the third movie *Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love*).
* Various seiyūs provided the voices of other characters in many anime versions of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series:
	+ Maris's seiyū provided the voice of Ryōko Mendō from *Urusei Yatsura*.
	+ Murphy's seiyū provided the voice of Tōtōsai from *InuYasha*.
	+ Sue's seiyū provided the voices of Asuka Mizunokōji from *Urusei Yatsura*, Kyōko Otonashi from *Maison Ikkoku*, Suzuko from *Fire Tripper*, Seiko Shima from *One Day Dream* and Towa Kannagi from *Mermaid Saga* (the TV Series).
	+ Koganemaru's seiyū provided the voices of Ataru Moroboshi from *Urusei Yatsura* (1981), Ataru's Father in *Urusei Yatsura* (2022), and Sakamoto from *Maison Ikkoku*.
	+ The colonel's seiyū provided the voice of Red Mantle from *Urusei Yatsura*.
	+ Jūbei Echigoya's seiyū provided the voice of Kyōkotsu from *Inuyasha* and Big Eyes from *Mermaid Saga*.
	+ Maris's mother's seiyū provided the voices of Shuhei's Mother from *Fire Tripper* and Haruyo from *Mermaid's Scar (OVA)*.
* In North America, the OVA was released on VHS and Laserdisc by Central Park Media under the "Rumik World" series (which also included OVAs *The Laughing Target*, *Fire Tripper*, and *Mermaid Forest (OVA)*). It was originally released under the title "Supergal", but this was changed to *Maris the Chojo* to avoid potential copyright issues with Warner Bros.

## Gallery

Cameo in Episode 46 of Urusei YatsuraCameo in Episode 135 of Urusei YatsuraCameo in Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My LoveCameo in Episode 159 of Urusei Yatsura
One-Pound Gospel

**One-Pound Gospel** (1ポンドの福音, *Ichi-Pondo no Fukuin*) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. The story is a fusion of the sports (specifically, boxing) and romantic comedy genres.

## Plot

*See Also: List of Characters*

Kōsaku Hatanaka is a prodigious boxer and the first professional produced by Mukoda Gym, having passed his pro test at the age of 17 and won his debut match with a first round knock-out. However afterwards, his record has been dropping for boxing involves a required weight and he happens to be a glutton with an appetite so voracious that he has been constantly wrecking his training regime and changing his weight class, much to the frustration of his coach. As gluttony is considered a sin in Christianity, he would go to a convent to confess his sins to a young novice nun named Sister Angela, although he actually developed a crush on her and doesn’t hesitate in letting her know despite the fact that she swore to devote herself only to God and thus is unable to enter into a romantic relationship. Can her faith redeem the gluttonous habit of the tempted lamb astride the scale? Can this gutless boxer become a man worthy enough for her to give up her relationship with the lord?

## Media

### Manga

*See Also: List of Chapters*/*List of Published Media*

The manga was published sporadically in Weekly Young Sunday from 1987 to 2006. In total, there are 11 stories told in 37 chapters which were collected and published into four tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan from July 5, 1989 to March 5, 2007.

It was released in North America by Viz Media, adapted into English by Gerard Jones, with some chapters serialized in Animerica. It was published in both a monthly comic book format and as three volumes mirroring the Japanese tankōbon from 1996 to 1998. The volumes were re-published in 2008, to include the final fourth volume.

### OVA & TV Series

*See Also: List of Animated Media*

A 50 minute OVA (original video animation) adaptation was produced by Studio Gallop, which mixed the first two stories “The Sinner and the Scale” and “The Lamb on the Chopping Block”. Directed by Osamu Dezaki, under the alias Makura Saki, this OVA was released on December 2, 1988 and was published in the United States by Viz Media on subtitled VHS in 1995.

Following the conclusion of the manga in 2007, a live-action television adaptation of the manga aired on Nippon TV from January 12 to March 8, 2008. Starring pop idol Kazuya Kamenashi from KAT-TUN as Kōsaku Hatanaka and Meisa Kuroki as Sister Angela, this series played fast and loose with the manga and a total of 9 episodes were made. The series was released in a DVD box set on September 3, 2008. A CD containing the music used in the drama was released on February 27, 2008.
Be Passionate

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**Be Passionate** (Be パッショネート, *Be Passhionetto*) is an insert song of The Laughing Target, performed by Hiroe Oka.

## Lyrics

* Nihongo
* Rōmaji
* English

Be silent
Be silent

キラキラ眩しすぎる
恋は危険
巡り合いはいつも
激しくて　ときめき

Be careful
Be careful

ゆらゆら揺れて燃える
愛は危険
もう引き返せない
闇の中駆けてく

Be passionate
Be passionate

メラメラ　想い焦がす
恋は危険
命を震わせて
夢の中さまよう さまよう さまよう...

Be silent
Be silent

Kirakira mabushisugiru
Koi wa kiken
Meguriai wa itsumo
Hageshikute tokimeki

Be careful
Be careful

Yurayura yurete moeru
Ai wa kiken
Mou hikikaesenai
Yami no naka kaketeku

Be passionate
Be passionate

Meramera omoi kogasu
Koi wa kiken
Inochi o furuwasete
Yume no naka samayō samayō samayō...

*To be added*
Rumiko Takahashi

**Rumiko Takahashi** (高橋留美子 *Takahashi Rumiko*), born October 10, 1957, is a female mangaka and one of the most famous manga producers in Japan and possibly the richest woman in Japan as well. She is the creator of Rumic World and Rumic Theater.

## Early Life

She was born in Niigata, Japan. Takahashi showed little interest in manga during her childhood; though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Chūō High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not start until later. In an interview in 2000, Takahashi said that she had always wanted to become a professional comic author since she was a child.During her university years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, manga author of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first dōjinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.
One-Pound Gospel (OVA)

## Episode Guide

**One-Pound Gospel (OVA)** is the sole animated adaptation of the manga One-Pound Gospel.

## Trivia

* This OVA adapts the first two stories “The Sinner and the Scale” and “The Lamb on the Chopping Block” mixed with only Jirō Amakusa being Kōsaku's challenger, excluding Keiji Akagi being Kōsaku's challenger in '"The Sinner and the Scale*.*
* It features an original encounter of Kōsaku and Sister Angela which leads to a catastrophe in Kōsaku's boxing career and Sister Angela to apologize to his coach, which would be repeated in the first episode of the 2008 TV series.
* Sister Angela rides a red scouter, which makes it the first time she is seen riding on a two-wheeled vehicle. She is first seen riding a bicycle in the manga in the third chapter of the story, "The Lamb Resurrected", which came out the following year.
* Various seiyus provided the voices of other characters in many anime versions of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series:
	+ Sakai's seiyu provided the voice of Shiratori from *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.
	+ Yamamoto's seiyu provided the voice of Shiina's young self from *Mermaid Forest (OVA)*.
Misa

* Manga
* OVA
* Anime

## Name

**Misa** (美沙) is a major character of Mermaid Saga, appearing in the story “Mermaid’s Scar”.

## Trivia

* She was not named in the manga nor in the anime. She was credited as Misa in the OVA.
* Her seiyu in the OVA also voiced Asuna's Mother from *Maison Ikkoku* and Hanako from Extra-Large Size Happiness in the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.
* Her seiyu in the anime also voiced Shampoo from Ranma ½.
* Her English voice actress in the OVA also voiced Akemi Roppongi from Maison Ikkoku, Hinako Ninomiya, Kin Ono from Ranma ½ and Kagura & Kanna from InuYasha series.
Call My Luck

**Call My Luck** is an insert song of the One-Pound Gospel (OVA), performed by Mari Hamada.

## Lyrics

* Nihongo
* Rōmaji
* English

甘い夢をみたの suddenly
未来の地図は未完成
だけど微熱がつづいてる
予感がはじけてる my heart

心のおくをのぞいてごらん
臆病な恋つかまえて woah woah

Love me like fire, Take me far away
もどれなくていい
Love me like fire, Take me far away
今だけは Call my luck for me

悲しみだらけ Wasted Memory
だけど何かが起こりそう
少しだけの夢ならば
現実に変えてもいいでしょう

ちぎれた心 はりあわせてる
ふるえる指つかまえて woah woah

Love me like fire, Take me far away
もどれなくていい
Love me like fire, Take me far away
今だけは Call my luck for me

Love me like fire, Take me far away
もどれなくていい
Love me like fire, Take me far away
永遠に Call my luck for me

Love me like fire, Take me far away
もどれなくていい
Love me like fire, Take me far away
今だけは Call my luck for me

Love me like fire, Take me far away
もどれなくていい
Love me like fire, Take me far away
今だけは...

Amai yume o mita no suddenly
Mirai no chizu wa mikansei
Dakedo binetsu ga tsudzuiteru
Yokan ga hajiketeru my heart

Kokoro no oku o nozoite goran
Okubyouna koi tsukamaete woah woah

Love me like fire, Take me far away
Modorenakute ii
Love me like fire, Take me far away
Imadake wa Call my luck for me

Kanashimi darake Wasted Memory
Dakedo nanika ga okorisou
Sukoshidake no yume naraba
Genjitsu ni kaetemo ii deshou

Chigireta kokoro hariawaseteru
Furueru yubi tsukamaete woah woah

Love me like fire, Take me far away
Modorenakute ii
Love me like fire, Take me far away
Imadake wa Call my luck for me

Love me like fire, Take me far away
Modorenakute ii
Love me like fire, Take me far away
Eien Ni Call my luck for me

Love me like fire, Take me far away
Modorenakute ii
Love me like fire, Take me far away
Imadake wa Call my luck for me

Love me like fire, Take me far away
Modorenakute ii
Love me like fire, Take me far away
Imadake wa...

*To be added*
Lips

**Lips** is the ending of the One-Pound Gospel TV Series, performed by KAT-TUN.

## Lyrics

* Nihongo
* Rōmaji
* English

Love　君の未来　二つに分かれて...

電話鳴り続けた　家を抜け出してた
どこで君に逢える?　伝えたいことばかり

なぜ逢えば逢うほどに　心はちぎれそうになる　Every Time

その赤く染まるくちびる　近づけて壊したい　激しく
そのままで　そのままで　自分だけ責めないで
この手を離さないで

だけど傷つけたね　不意に君が泣いた
“ごめん”優しい雨が　迷う二人濡らす

もう一人きりじゃない　こんなに心奪われた　All of you

その赤く染まるくちびる　近づけて壊したい　激しく
めぐりめぐる季節が　君だけを変えてゆく
この手を離さないで

“I need da kiss”から始まるLips　その魅惑のLips
Hittin da heart　This is a sick

なぜ逢えば逢うほどに　心はちぎれそうになる　Every Time

その赤く染まるくちびる　近づけて壊したい　激しく
そのままで　そのままで　自分だけ責めないで
この手を離さないで

Love Kimi no mirai futatsu ni wakarete...

Denwa naritsuzuketa ie o nukedashiteta
Doko de kimi ni aeru? Tsutaetai koto bakari

Naze aeba au hodo ni kokoro wa chigiresou ni naru Every Time

Sono akaku somaru kuchibiru chikadzukete kowashitai hageshiku
Sono mamade sono mamade jibun dake semenaide
Kono te o hanasanaide

Dakedo kizutsuketa ne fui ni kimi ga naita
“Gomen” yasashī ame ga mayou futari nurasu

Mou hitori kiri janai kon'nani kokoro ubawareta All of you

Sono akaku somaru kuchibiru chikadzukete kowashitai hageshiku
Meguri megurukisetsu ga kimidake o kaete yuku
Kono te o hanasanaide

“I need da kiss” kara hajimaru Lips sono miwaku no Lips
Hittin da heart This is a sick

Naze aeba au hodo ni kokoro wa chigiresou ni naru

Every Time sono akaku somaru kuchibiru chikadzukete kowashitai hageshiku
Sono mama de sono mama de jibun dake semenaide
Kono te o hanasanaide

*To be added*
91ème siècle

Le XCIe siècle (ou 91ème siècle) commencera le 1er janvier 9001 et se finira le 31 décembre 9100.

Le 91e siècle est aux Xe millénaire.

Les décennies du 91e siècle sont :

* 9000, de 9000 à 9009
* 9010, de 9010 à 9019
* 9020, de 9020 à 9029
* 9030, de 9030 à 9039
* 9040, de 9040 à 9049
* 9050, de 9050 à 9059
* 9060, de 9060 à 9069
* 9070, de 9070 à 9079
* 9080, de 9080 à 9089
* 9090 de 9090 à 9099
Sister Angela

* Manga
* OVA
* TV Series

## Name

**Sister Angela** (シスターアンジェラ, Shisutaa Anjera), born Marie (麻利絵), is the female protagonist of One-Pound Gospel.

## Relationship

Kōsaku Hatanaka
*To be added*

Mukoda
*To be added*

Mother Abbess
*To be added*

Mizue
*To be added*

## Trivia

* Her seiyu provided the voices of Asuna Kujō from *Maison Ikkoku*, Azusa Shiga from *The Laughing Target*, Ukyo Kuonji and Kaori Daikoku from *Ranma ½*.
Fire Tripper

## Episode Guide

**Fire Tripper** (炎トリッパー, *Honoo Torippā*; literally meaning "Flame Tripper") is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1983. It was adapted into an anime OVA in 1985.

## Trivia

* Fans of InuYasha will see a similarity between this one-shot story and the plot of Inuyasha as both feature a Japanese schoolgirl who's magically transported back in time and who meets and falls in love with a rough but lovable boy who becomes her protector during the Japanese "Warring States" era.
* The war scene is similar to Studio Ghibli's *Grave of the Fireflies*.
* Various cameos would be featured in Urusei Yatsura (episode 122 in the anime, chapter 312 in the manga).
* Various seiyus provided the voices of other characters in many anime versions of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series:
	+ Suzuko's seiyu provided the voices of Asuka Mizunokōji from *Urusei Yatsura*, Kyōko Otonashi from *Maison Ikkoku*, Sue from *Maris the Chojo*, Towa Kannagi from *Mermaid Saga* (the TV series), and Seiko Shima from *One Day Dream* in the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.
	+ Shuhei's seiyu provided the voices of Ryūnosuke Fujinami from *Urusei Yatsura*.
	+ Akauma's seiyu provided the voices of Rei from *Urusei Yatsura* and the narrator in *Kyōkai no Rinne*.
	+ The Headman's seiyu provided the voice of Tadokoro from *Living Room Lovesong in the* Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.*
	+ Suzuko's Mother's seiyu provided the voices of Mendō's Mother from *Urusei Yatsura* and Kozue's Mother from *Maison Ikkoku*.
	+ Shuhei's Mother's seiyu provided the voices of a possessed girl's mother in Episode 182 of *Urusei Yatsura* and Ikuko's Mother from *Maison Ikkoku*.
	+ Sutekichi's seiyu provided the voices of Megane from *Urusei Yatsura*, Yotsuya & Sōichirō from *Maison Ikkoku*, and Sasuke Sarugakura from *Ranma ½*.
	+ Gon's seiyu provided the voices of Kotatsu-neko from *Urusei Yatsura* and Legendary Phoenix from *Ranma ½*.
* In North America, this was released on VHS by Central Park Media under the "Rumik World" series (which also included OVAs *The Laughing Target*, *Maris the Chojo* and *Mermaid Forest (OVA)*.

## Gallery

Shonen Sunday Zokan 1983 #8Shonen Sunday GraphicFire Tripper OVA TitleJapanese VHS CoverFire Tripper OSTCameo in Episode 122 of Urusei YatsuraCameo in Chapter 312 of Urusei Yatsura
Impact

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**Impact** (インパクト, *inpakuto*) is the ending of The Laughing Target OVA, performed by Hiroe Oka.

## Lyrics

* Nihongo
* Rōmaji
* English

胸に眠るテレパシーが
貴方だけを愛するため呼んでるの

目覚めた場所はとても不思議な
青い夜明けの波の上よ
高層都市が浮かぶスチール
私は何故か独りぼっち

君のもとへ行きたいのに
片方しかオールが無い

あの日君の指に触れたインパクトが
心にまた輪を描く

どんな資格が恋にはいるの?
君の全部を手に入れたい
微笑む君の瞳の色や
ハートの音を聞いていたい

二人ならば未来はそう
永遠へと続いてるの

胸に眠るテレパシーが
貴方だけを愛するため呼んでるの

今も君の指に触れたインパクトが
心に輪を描くから 描くから 描くから

Mune ni nemuru terepashii ga
Anata dake o ai suru tame yonderu no

Mezameta basho wa totemo fushigina
Aoi yoake no nami no ue yo
Kousou toshi ga ukabu suchiiru
Watashi wa nazeka hitori bocchi

Kimi no moto he yukitai no ni
Katahou shika ouru ga nai

Ano hi kimi no yubi ni fureta inpakuto ga
Kokoro ni mata wa o egaku

Donna shikaku ga koi ni hairu no?
Kimi no zenbu o te ni iretai
Hohoemu kimi no hitomi no iro ya
Haato no oto o kiiteitai

Futari naraba mirai wa sou
Eien e to tsudzuiteru no

Mune ni nemuru terepashii ga
Anata dake o ai suru tame yonderu no

Ima mo kimi no yubi ni fureta inpakuto ga
Kokoro ni wa o egaku kara egaku kara egaku kara

*To be added*
List of One-Pound Gospel Chapters

## The Sinner and the Scale

**Characters**: Kōsaku Hatanaka, Sister Angela, Mukoda, Ishida, Keiji Akagi
**Anime Counterpart**: One-Pound Gospel (OVA)

## The Lamb on the Chopping Block

**Characters**: Kōsaku Hatanaka, Sister Angela, Mukoda, Ishida, Jirō Akamusa
**Anime Counterpart**: One-Pound Gospel (OVA)

## The Remains of Dreams

**Characters**: Kōsaku Hatanaka, Sister Angela, Mukoda, Ishida, Kappei Onimaru
**TV Series Counterpart**: Episode 1

## Lamb for the Slaughter

**Characters**: Kōsaku Hatanaka, Sister Angela, Mukoda, Ishida, Yoshihiko
**Anime Counterpart**: Episode 3

## Tears of a Lamb

**Characters**: Kōsaku Hatanaka, Sister Angela, Mukoda, Ishida, Mother Abbess, Takos Hachirō
**TV Series Counterpart**: None

## The Lamb's Restaurant

**Characters**: Kōsaku Hatanaka, Sister Angela, Mukoda, Ishida, Mother Abbess, Mizue, Wakaoji
**Anime Counterpart**: Episode 4

## The Lamb's Future

**Characters**: Kōsaku Hatanaka, Sister Angela, Mukoda, Ishida, Mother Abbess, Manabu Sakura
**TV Series Counterpart**: None
Buin Buin Buin

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**Buin Buin Buin** (ブインブインブイン) is an insert song of the Maris the Chojo OVA, performed by Kilala to Ulala.

## Lyrics

* Nihongo
* Rōmaji
* English

Woo 見つめてる　Woo ささやきは
ドアを開けたら　あいつは SEXY
ふりむきざまに　いない

Woo どこまでも　Wooつづいてる
波打ちぎわで　あいつはパラダイス
まばたきすれば　いない

不思議なまでの　るーみっくわーるど
ここはうわさの　ロンロングビーチ？

泣かないで　てれないで

ほほえめば　こちらはゆかいな気圧配置図
ブインブインブイン

このまま　気のまま
宇宙に浮かぶ　ゆうわくわくわくわく星

Woo しなやかに　Woo ふるえてる
こしもとゆれて　ほのかに SEXY
素敵な視線 あつく

不思議なまでの　るーみっくわーるど
ここはうわさの　ロンロングビーチ？

泣かないで　てれないで
ほほえめば　こちらはゆかいな気圧配置図
ブインブインブイン

このまま　気のまま
宇宙に浮かぶ　ゆうわくわくわくわく星

このまま　気のまま
宇宙に浮かぶ　ゆうわくわくわくわく星

このまま　気のまま
宇宙に浮かぶ　ゆうわくわくわくわく星

Woo mitsumeteru Woo sasayaki wa
Doa o aketara aitsu wa SEXY
Furimukizama ni inai

Woo doko made mo Woo tsudzuiteru
Namiuchigiwa de aitsu wa paradaisu
Mabataki sureba inai

Fushigina made no rumikku waarudo
Koko wa uwasa no ronrongubiichi?

Nakanaide terenaide
Hohoemeba kochira wa yukaina kiatsu haichizu
Buin Buin Buin

Kono mama ki no mama
Uchuu ni ukabu yuu wakuwaku wakuwaku sei

Woo shinayaka ni Woo furueteru
Koshimo to yurete honoka ni SEXY
Sutekina shisen atsuku

Fushigina made no rumikku waarudo
Koko wa uwasa no ronrongubīchi?

Nakanaide terenaide
Hohoemeba kochira wa yukaina kiatsu haichizu
Buin Buin Buin

Kono mama ki no mama
Uchuu ni ukabu yuu wakuwaku wakuwaku sei

Kono mama ki no mama
Uchuu ni ukabu yuu wakuwaku wakuwaku sei

Kono mama ki no mama
Uchuu ni ukabu yuu wakuwaku wakuwaku sei

*To be added*
The Executive's Dog

## Episode Guide

**The Executive's Dog** (専務の犬, *Senmu no inu*) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1994. It was adapted in anime as the 13th and final episode of the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.

## Summary

*A timid salaryman's family is asked to pet-sit an expensive dog that belongs to his boss' mistress, which leads to a series of situations that increasingly fuels his wife's exasperation as well as his own stress.*

## Characters

* Cast
* Voices

* **Yūji Kogure** (小暮 祐二, *Kogure Yuuji*)
* **Matsurida** (祭田)
* **Kanna** (カンナ)
* **Gorgeous** (ゴージャス, *Gōjasu*)
* Yūji Kogure
* Matsurida
* Kanna
* Gorgeous

## Trivia

* Matsuko was originally not named in the manga version.
* The kanjis in the Kogure family name 小暮 stand for “small” and “living”, which may refer to the Kogure’s household being narrow.
* Inuyasha and Kagome from *Inuyasha* make a cameo when Matsuko buys 500 grams of pork with Gorgeous.
* The console Kanna offers to Kosuke is a Neo-Geo in the manga. In the anime, it’s a console called Poxpack.
* Various characters are voiced by seiyus who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
	+ Matsuko Kogure's seiyu voiced Shinonome's wife from *One Day Dream*, Jakotsu from *Inuyasha* and Isago from *Mermaid Saga*.
	+ Yūji Kogure's seiyu voiced Daisuke from *Ranma 1/2* and Gatenmaru from *Inuyasha*.
	+ Kanna's seiyu voiced Lum from *Urusei Yatsura* (1981), Lum's Mother in *Urusei Yatsura* (2022) and Sakura's Mother from *Kyōkai no Rinne*.
	+ The housewife's seiyu also voiced Ukai from *In Lieu of Thanks* and the Nanny from *Mermaid Saga*.
* Various cameos of other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology are featured:
	+ Kōsuke watches Abaranger on TV and wears a sweater with Kaki no Tane from *Aberrant Family F*.
	+ The Bento shop with Mr. Dōmoto in rabbit disguise from *As Long As You Are Here* appear when Matsuko buys 500 grams of pork with Gorgeous.
	+ Hitomi Momoi from *Living Room Lovesong* appears working in the same company as Yūji and Matsurida.
* Matsuko and Gorgeous make a cameo in another episode of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, *Middle-Aged Teen*.
* Its title is used for the book in which various stories including this one were collected.
Takos Hachirō

## Name

**Takos Hachirō** (タコス八郎, Takosu Hachirou) is a character of One-Pound Gospel, appearing in the story “Tears of a Lamb”.

## Biography

Born in Mexico as Xavier Fernandez, he’s a boxer and taco chef from Tsuboi Gym, who was given the nickname “Tako” for Octopus, and “Hachiro” for Eight Arms as an attempted scary ring-name by his millionaire chairman Tsuboi who is not really happy to have him, despite having an amazing speed. He is known as “Undefeated in Mexico” but it’s because he was the champion of his village festival, which was actually the only time he had been in a pro ring, and he met the chairman Tsuboi, who was visiting as a tourist and whom he expressed his hope to come in Japan and earn money to buy a house for his mother, and he was given the chance as the chairman was drinking Tequila and made an international phone call saying he had found the best boxer ever. He runs a Taco shop as a side business, but his cooking skills are devastatingly poor as no one ever finishes his tacos or ask for another.

Tsuboi asked Mukoda to set Takos with Kōsaku in a eight rounder, in hope of having Takos lose so Tsuboi would be able to send him back to Mexico if his boxing is as bad as his cooking. And Takos meets Kōsaku when he and Mukoda come to Tsuboi Gym to learn about him, and quickly befriends him for Kōsaku actually finishes his tacos and asks for more (since anything tastes good to him during weight training) and also because he happens to be a devout Christian and mistakes Kōsaku for a Christian by noticing the rosary he had received from Sister Angela. Since he had not been to church in a long time, he asked Kōsaku to take him to St Mary Convent on a Sunday where he meets Sister Angela and Mother Abbess and shows them his secret protection in the ring: a tattoo of the Virgin Mary on his abdomen, which ironically does protect him as Mother Abbess forbids Kōsaku to pummel it thus makes his fight more difficult by not being allowed to give body blows.

On the day of the match, he reveals to Kōsaku that his Taco shop closed and that he’ll have to go back to Mexico if he loses but asks him not to have pity on him. During the six first rounds, he blocks every punches from Kōsaku who tries to hit only his head as Mother Abbess came with Sister Angela to watch the fight, and displays a remarkable corkscrew punch which impresses Tsuboi who finds him better than he thought. In the seventh round, he manages to knock down Kōsaku who however gets back up and eventually aims for his abdomen, and after a few more blows, gets knocked out. Takos bids farewell to Kōsaku and tells him that he’s not mad which allows Kōsaku to be forgiven by Mother Abbess, however Tsuboi seems to have reconsidered his opinion on Takos, as his shop reopened as a Takoyaki shop, although the food he serves is still not enjoyable.

## Trivia

* A complex cultural pun. Tako is an octopus, while Taco is a Mexican food. Hachiro means eight, as in the eight arms of an octopus.
* In Episode 6 of the TV Series, a character named Tiger Panya Ku bears some resemblance to him.
Living Room Lovesong

## Episode Guide

**Living Room Lovesong** (茶の間のラブソング, *Cha no ma no rabusongu*) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in . It was adapted in anime as the 9th episode of the *Rumiko Takahashi Anthology*.

## Summary

*A middle-aged section chief becomes a widower and develops a crush on a pretty young subordinate. Inconveniently, he is actually being haunted by the ghost of his late wife who is suspicious of the girl’s concern for him.*

## Characters

* Cast
* Voices

* **Makiko** (牧子)
* **Hitomi Momoi** (桃井ひとみ, *Momoi Hitomi*)
* Makiko
* Hitomi Momoi

## Trivia

* Tadokoro and Makiko were originally not named in the manga version.
* A reference to A Whole New World of Disney’s Aladdin is featured.
* Some characters are voiced by seiyus who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
	+ Tadokoro's seiyu voiced the Headman in the *Fire Tripper OVA*.
	+ Hitomi Momoi's seiyu voiced Mitsue in *The Tragedy of P* and a Young Sawa from *Mermaid Saga*.
* Various cameos of other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology are featured:
	+ Yukari and Bettō from *The Merchant of Romance* pass by a supermarket.
	+ Hazuki and Shōhei from *Aberrant Family F* are seen when Ichirō runs to the station.
	+ Tadokoro reads the newspaper featuring Mr. Domoto from *As Long As You Are Here*.
	+ Mrs. Shiratori and her three followers from *In Lieu of Thanks* pass by Tadokoro's house.
* Hitomi makes a cameo in *The Executive's Dog* as she works in the same company as Yūji Kogure and Matsurida.