Yuugen Jikkou Sisters Shushutorian

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The fourteenth and last of the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series (東映不思議コメディーシリーズ) of Toku shows. It tells the story of the three Yamabuki sisters: 16-year-old Yukiko, 13-year-old Tsukiko and 11-year-old Hanako, whose parents who were on the verge of divorce. On a fateful day in 1993, they sought refuge in a karaoke parlor to get some peace from their parents' constant squabbling. Just as one of the sisters sang a random song, they came face to face with a funny-looking man with a red Mohawk and dressed in white. It turned out that he was no other than Otori-sama, the Guardian of the Year of Rooster!

Since he was too preoccupied with having fun, Otori-sama (お酉様) gave the sisters a mission: to carry out his duty as the Guardian for the Year of the Rooster for a whole year. With the magic powers bestowed upon them, the three sisters transform into the titular Yuugen Jikkou (有言実行, lit. "Will do what they say") Sisters Shushutorian, to fight the evils of this world, with the reward of bringing their family happiness back again. However, should the sisters ever reveal their secret identities to anyone else, then it would be goodbye three sisters, hello three plump and juicy roast chickens!

As the show progressed, the sisters encountered a wide variety of mostly supernatural foes and eventually acquired a nemesis: Neko-hime, a demonic cat who had vowed to get revenge on the twelve Guardians of the Chinese Zodiac. The sisters, however, did not fight alone: there was always this guy running around in funny white glasses, white top hat, white suit, white shorts, white shoes, and a pink jacket. This was was "Fried Chicken Man", who was Otori-sama's messenger, the girls' occasional helper, or simply the show's comic relief. The sister also found three admirers in the form of three photography-loving boys in Hanako's class who had just happened to have witnessed the sisters' evil-fighting deeds.

The show ran for 42 episodes, broadcast between January and October of 1993 (which was, of course, the Year of the Rooster).

Tropes used in Yuugen Jikkou Sisters Shushutorian include:
  • Animal Motif: All twelve of the Chinese Zodiac Guardians, Otori-sama included, has an appearance or outfit that hints their animal symbols.
  • Bash Sisters: A literal example.
  • Bilingual Bonus: According to the The Other Wiki, the sisters got their team name Shushutorian (シュシュトリアン) from the French word "chouchou“ (an idiomatic term meaning "cute", rendered as "Shushu"/シュシュ in Japanese; シュ can also be written as the kanji 守, meaning "to protect/defend/guard"), "tori" (酉, the kanji denoting the Year of the Rooster), and "an", a common French adjective suffix.
    • Although written in kanji, the term "Sisters" (三姉妹) in the title is always pronounced as the Japanese transliteration of English: シスターズ (shiisutaazu).
  • Bumbling Dad: Eizaburo Yamabuki, the sisters' father. Doubles as a Henpecked Husband. Played for comedy since he works as a Private Detective.
  • By the Power of Greyskull:

Yukiko: Snow (Yuki)!
Tsukiko: Moon (Tsuki)!
Hanako: Flower (Hana)!
All together while raising their baubles: Shushutorian!

  • Catgirl: Neko-hime, the sisters' nemesis. Formed by the grudge of the Cat who failed to become a Chinese Zodiac symbol, she declares war on the twelve Guardians and just can't wait to be a Galactic Conqueror.
    • The sisters had a moment of their own cat-girliness too, when they were hypnotised by Neko-Hime to become her minions at the end of Episode 27 and for most of Episode 28 (complete with a minor Evil Costume Switch). They were baited and saved by the Fried Chicken Man in the end.
  • The Chikan: {{spoiler|Cameraman, the Monster of the Week of Episode 16. Just. [Look.

"Now with you three sisters all hanged up like koinobori (carp-shaped banners), I can do as many low-angle shots as I want!"

Yukiko: The maidens who risk their lives to fight...
Tsukiko: ...the sisters who struggles against the wind...
Hanako: ...and the girls who bloom and wither with the flowers!
Yukiko: Yuugen Jikkou Sisters...
All Together: ...Shushutorian!