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** Weda also has this.
** Weda also has this.
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: The aptly-named Lazy. Problem is, he's the ''teacher.''
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: The aptly-named Lazy. Problem is, he's the ''teacher.''
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Rikako Aikawa voiced Hare, and Naoko Watanabe as Guu. For dubbers, those watching this nowadays would know that Hare was voiced by [[Philece Sampler]], who was starting her ADR anime career, and Guu by [[Stephanie Sheh]] (both credited under different names). The other characters are sprinkled with viewer déjà vu as well.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Rikako Aikawa voiced Hare, and Naoko Watanabe as Guu. For dubbers, those watching this nowadays would know that Hare was voiced by [[Philece Sampler]], who was starting her ADR anime career, and Guu by [[Stephanie Sheh]] (both credited under different names). The other characters are sprinkled with viewer déjà vu as well.
* [[Homage]]: To [[Alien|Aliens]], of all things, complete with ominous motion tracker beeping and Hare taking the role of Hicks nervously checking the ceiling passages.
* [[Homage]]: To [[Alien|Aliens]], of all things, complete with ominous motion tracker beeping and Hare taking the role of Hicks nervously checking the ceiling passages.
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: {{spoiler|Uighur}} with regard to Weda.
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: {{spoiler|Uighur}} with regard to Weda.
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* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: Guess who.
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: Guess who.
* [[No Fourth Wall]]
* [[No Fourth Wall]]
* [[Non Nude Bathing]]: One episode had Guu convince Haré this was a new fad.
* [[Non-Nude Bathing]]: One episode had Guu convince Haré this was a new fad.
* [[Nosebleed]]: This is Bell's most frequent gag toward an apparent [[Les Yay]] over Weda... and she drains BUCKETS of them!
* [[Nosebleed]]: This is Bell's most frequent gag toward an apparent [[Les Yay]] over Weda... and she drains BUCKETS of them!
* [[Ocular Gushers]]: Poor, poor Haré.
* [[Ocular Gushers]]: Poor, poor Haré.
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* [[Raised By Animals]]: Rebecca was raised by Pokute, according to Elder. Also Haré, according to Guu.
* [[Raised By Animals]]: Rebecca was raised by Pokute, according to Elder. Also Haré, according to Guu.
* [[Reality Warper]]: This is basically Guu's shtick. Anything she wants will happen, no exceptions, no matter how crazy it is.
* [[Reality Warper]]: This is basically Guu's shtick. Anything she wants will happen, no exceptions, no matter how crazy it is.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: "Normal" Guu has these, and they're just the tip of the iceberg as far as her weirdness goes...
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: "Normal" Guu has these, and they're just the tip of the iceberg as far as her weirdness goes...
* [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]]: Guu, Hare, and Wigur settle a dispute this way. Guu wins... [[Invisible Anatomy|somehow]].
* [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]]: Guu, Hare, and Wigur settle a dispute this way. Guu wins... [[Invisible Anatomy|somehow]].
* [[Rubber Hose Limbs]]: Happens quite frequently to Guu, starting in the opening credits.
* [[Rubber Hose Limbs]]: Happens quite frequently to Guu, starting in the opening credits.
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Guu can basically do anything, all of which is used for the purpose of being funny. And freaking out Hare.
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Guu can basically do anything, all of which is used for the purpose of being funny. And freaking out Hare.
* [[Running Gag]]: Rain pours every time Guu's chaotic plans are complete and starts their mental breakdown on Haré. Usually at the end of an episode. Lampshaded, as Guu almost always opens an umbrella right before it does.
* [[Running Gag]]: Rain pours every time Guu's chaotic plans are complete and starts their mental breakdown on Haré. Usually at the end of an episode. Lampshaded, as Guu almost always opens an umbrella right before it does.
* [[Schizo Tech]]
* [[Schizo-Tech]]
* [[Screwy Squirrel]] Guu.
* [[Screwy Squirrel]] Guu.
* [[Seashell Bra]]: Worn by Guu at the beach.
* [[Seashell Bra]]: Worn by Guu at the beach.
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* [[Spoof Aesop]]: Frequently. And of course... it's usually Guu's doing.
* [[Spoof Aesop]]: Frequently. And of course... it's usually Guu's doing.
{{quote| '''Guu:''' And today's lesson is... no underwear.}}
{{quote| '''Guu:''' And today's lesson is... no underwear.}}
* [[Super Deformed]]
* [[Super-Deformed]]
* [[Super Mode]]: If pushed, Guu can {{spoiler|transform into a much older, much more serious-looking, goddess-like version of herself}}. This happens very rarely and always heralds a serious asskicking.
* [[Super Mode]]: If pushed, Guu can {{spoiler|transform into a much older, much more serious-looking, goddess-like version of herself}}. This happens very rarely and always heralds a serious asskicking.
* [[The Sweat Drop]]
* [[The Sweat Drop]]

Revision as of 15:40, 25 January 2014

a.k.a. Hare Nochi Guu, Hare+Guu, Haré+Guu, Jungle Hare Nochi Guu, Haré and Guu

Haré is a boy who lives in a jungle village with his young, slightly-alcoholic mother Weda. Life is good in the jungle, and Haré is a happy boy, until the day a monster eats him. He wakes up the next morning, uneaten and in his own bed. While he is wondering if it was all a dream, Weda announces that she has adopted a little girl named Guu. With her pink hair, shining eyes, and sweet smile, Guu charms Haré's mother -- but when Weda's back is turned, Guu becomes a scowling dark presence that frightens Haré. Not only that, she is capable of swallowing anything she takes a fancy to -- whole bananas, live birds, even people and landscapes -- and Haré discovers that anything Guu swallows is still alive inside her, in a completely different world...

Haré's life turns into an endless parade of torments by Guu as he tries to keep her out of trouble, and find out what kind of creature she really is. This is all made rather difficult by the wide array of paranormal abilities she possesses, the bizarre supernatural events that happen around her, and her enjoyment in toying with Hare's neurosis.

Despite the apparent horror overtones, this is actually a rather wild and surreal comedy, kind of like the Cthulhu Mythos as written by Mel Brooks or perhaps Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker. It's filled with sight gags and absurdities (the "primitive" jungle village, for instance, is filled with all manner of conveniences such as a public address system and video games). Still, there are serious elements hidden behind the comedy -- for instance, Haré is almost 10, and his mother is only 24, and he worries about why she moved to the jungle village. A severe Mood Whiplash results when it turns out Weda got pregnant ten years ago by a character who COMES BACK, making Haré realize he's been a bastard child all this time.

The title of the series is a rather elaborate pun that can be read several different ways, due to different readings of some of the words:

  • In the Jungle was Always Hare but then came Guu
  • The Jungle was Always Nice, Then Came Guu
  • The Jungle Is Always Sunny or Hungry

and the most obscure, a pun on a common phrase in Japanese weather forecasts:

  • The Jungle Is Always Clear, With A Chance of Showers
  • The Jungle is Always Clear, With Scattered Guu

(where "Hare" means "clear" and "Guu" means "showers").

Any way you read it, it means Guu is turning Hare's life upside down.

Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu provides examples of:

 Guu: And today's lesson is... no underwear.

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