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{{quote| ''All things extant in this world: Gods of Heaven, Gods of Earth, let everything be as it should be. Thus shall it be!''}}

 

But once they fight their way through the game's plot in grand slapstick style, thinking they will then return home, they find themselves transported to an outer space version of Abenobashi... then a Hong Kong martial arts movie version... then a [[Everythings Better With Dinosaurs|dinosaur-filled]], prehistoric one. And many more. Will Sasshi and Arumi ever get back to the ''real'' Abenobashi? ''Why'' are they "jumping" in the first place? ''Who'' is that blue haired sorcerer who appears to be going through a mid-life crisis?

 

 

There is also a two-volume [[Manga]] version, which is ''even weirder.'' The [[Broad Strokes|basic plot is pretty much the same,]] although different worlds are visited, the ones that ''are'' in the show are different, and there's a character not shown in the anime (with the exception of a "blink and you'll miss her" scene in the twelfth episode.)

* [[Alternate Universe]]: A new one in almost every episode.

* [[Art Shift]]: Between a more realistic style for the mundane world and a more flat, colorful style for the alternate dimensions.

{{quote| '''Sasshi:''' I ain't the only one being a little kid here! You're nothing but a kid who wants to... uh, you're just... you're just!... A little kid and... ''DON'T SMOKE!!''<br />

'''Arumi:''' ...that ''really'' the issue? }}

* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: Used throughout various parts of the series, but part of the [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] listed below in particular.

* [[Breast Expansion]]: In the second episode, Sasshi had to defeat the final boss by using a magic talisman that Arumi bought, which turned out to be used for [[Breast Expansion]] -- the boss's chest swelled up so much it exploded.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Arumi's "Being human, having your health. That's what matters", which she says three times in the first episode but rarely after that. Sasshi steals it for {{spoiler|the last line of the show.}}

{{quote| '''Mr. Kouhei''': ''"HEY '''''FUCKING''''' COWBOY, '''''FUCKING''''' COWGIRL! HOW THE <big>'''''FUCK'''''</big> ARE YOU DOIN'? So tell me, are you kids on your '''''FUCKING''''' way home from school or something like that? <big>'''''FUCK'''''</big>, why don't you two buy a '''''FUCKING''''' hotdog from me, Mr. Kouhei! Come on bebah, don't be cruel you '''''FUCKING''''' cowboy! Tell you what, I'll give you the King Special with a ton of '''''FUCKING''''' ketchup and '''''FUCKING''''' mustard to go with those '''''FUCKING''''' hotdogs, and sell you a pair of them for 500 '''''FUCKING''''' Yen! How do you like those bargains, bebah? <big>'''''A-FUCK-YOU-VERY-MUCH-AH!'''''</big> Hey, are you lonesome tonight you '''''FUCKING'''''-Cheer-'''''FUCKING'''''-Girls? '''''FUCKING''''' HOTDOGS FOR SALE, <big>'''FUCK YEAH!'''</big>''}}

* [[Cranial Eruption]]

* [[Gainaxing]]

* [[Gainax Ending]]: Of course. Could someone ''please'' explain the ending to me?

* [[Genre Savvy]]: A large part of each episode is Sasshi and Arumi trying to figure out "what kind" of world they're in and what the rules are. This starts from the very first episode, where Sasshi immediately takes to the ''[[Dragon Quest (Video Game)|Dragon Quest]]''-esque RPG world that they inhabit, and remarks that spending 600 of their initial 800 gold pieces in an initial shopping spree is ideal, since the strategy guide recommends saving 200 GP for inns and the like. Another example occurs in a sci-fi world: when Sasshi discovers that their sci-fi world has all of the elements of a [[Super Robot]] show, it just becomes a matter of locating the [[Humongous Mecha]] that is awaiting the two destined pilots.

** That said, Sasshi understanding how each world "works" is probably a side effect of {{spoiler|each world being retrieved from his subconscious.}}

* [[Glamorous Wartime Singer]]: Hillariously subverted in the War episode when Ms. Aki shows up for a USO show. After getting a good look at her face, all the troops fall to the ground in a near-death state. After pulling a [[Marilyn Maneuver]] but before she can finish her introduction, she's quickly ''grabbed by [[Gas Mask Mooks]], shoved into a body bag, and [[Stuffed Into the Fridge|stuffed into a nuclear waste containment barrel]], which is then filled with cement, bolted shut, lowered into a larger air-tight container, sealed in cement, tested for radiation levels, boxed up into a cargo crate, put onto the helicopter she arrived in on, and immediately flown out.''

* [[Gratuitous French]]: Arumi's father often uses this trope as he's a chef who specializes in French cuisine.

* [[Hammerspace]]: Arumi often pulls a [[Paper Fan of Doom]] out of hammerspace in order to punish Sasshi.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Hilariously subverted in the war episode. Sasshi's sister comments that when situations become this dire, that there's only one thing left to do. [[Love Bubbles|She then asks that he never forgets her, and says goodbye to him]] but then immediately spins the motorcycle around, forcing Sasshi's sidecar to break off and continue rushing right into the tanks ahead of him. He calls her out for it.

* [[Humongous Mecha]]

* [[The Idiot From Osaka]]: Sasshi. Subverted by Arumi, who is anything but an idiot.

** Even sillier, as mentioned in the pop-up notes. The Japanese version goes just as long, but goes biggest to smallest unit (reverse order).

* [[Love Triangle]]

* [[Magical Girl]]: Subverted. In one world, Sasshi tries to give Arumi everything she'd ever want in order to be happy. His own screw up antics eventually result in Arumi being forced to transform into a [[Magical Girl]] (complete with the poses being controlled by one of Sasshi's little oni servants). She was less than enthusiastic about it.

* [[Magic From Technology]]: or so a character claims...

* [[Marilyn Maneuver]]: Ms. Aki pulls this off during a USO show in the War episode. Refer to [[Glamorous Wartime Singer]] for further detail.

{{quote| '''Sasshi:''' AAAH! I DON'T WHETHER TO BE SCARED OR HAPPY! I'M SO CONFUSED!!}}

* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Mune" is Japanese for "chest." {{spoiler|Sounds like a nickname at first, but no, that's her actual given name. She also adopts the pseudonym "Muneyama Muneko" (literally "Chestmountain Chestchild") in the last episode.}}

** The most obvious being to ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' -- music from the series is used for a mecha combat scene, and Sasshi's sister is a [[Rei Ayanami Expy]]. Throughout the Battlefield episode, Sasshi's facial features resembles Shinji.

** ''[[Sister Princess (Light Novel)|Sister Princess]]''

** Episode 4 includes a [[Ranma One Half|Panda who puts Sasshi through a training montage]], [[Fist of the North Star|Sasshi getting extremely muscular with constellation-shaped scars on his chest]], [[Dragonball Z|Sasshi going Super Saiyan]], arcade fighting games, and [[Bruce Lee]] in general.

** Episode 6 is a general shout out to [[Film Noir]] style Hard-boiled Detective and Mobster movies.

** In the Fairy Tale episode, Sasshi creates a mini, teddy bear headed creature with little angel wings, entrusted to be guardian of a certain magical girl. At first he looks yellow. ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', anybody?

** Don't forget about "the legendary sniper [[Golgo 13|Regolgo.]]"

* [[Shrines and Temples]]: The Abeno shrine is an important location to the plot.

* [[Snot Bubble]]

* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]

* [[Speech Bubble Censoring]]

* [[Stock Footage]]: The world-transfer ritual, though there are some minor discrepancies between them each time.

* [[Super Deformed]]: The fate of anyone who gets shot in the [[Film Noir]] world. Arumi also spends much of the Dating Sim episode like this after being turned into that world's goblin.

* [[Trapped in Another World]]: Repeatedly.

* [[Truth in Television]]: The redevelopment of the Abeno area of Osaka has caused many older commercial districts to be gutted or demolished completely. A case in point is Abeno Ginza shopping arcade, which was torn down at the [[Turn of the Millennium]] and replaced by a [http://qs-mall.jp/ trendy shopping mall], complete with a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts shop and the Osaka branch of Shibuya 109. Poor Sasshi...

* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: During a bombing run in episode 11, Sasshi looks through his scope at the target, then looks up and blinks in disbelief at the fact that the barber shop they're about to bomb is called ''"Pearl Barber"''.

* [[Visible Sigh]]