The interest in this show seems to lie in the pilot that Masaaki Yuasa directed. And quite rightly as it is pretty neat, full of action and bawdy comedy you’d expect from folks who worked on Shin-chan. So here it is:

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As you can see from the difference in pilot and the series’ OP, the finished show went for a more traditional colour palette and feels a lot lighter than what Yuasa delivered. It’s an interesting curio. The director of the finished series version, Masatsugu Arakawa (who’s a fairly neat animator in his own right), is directing the Kewpie Doll anime later this year. Which I had remained unaware of until just now.

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