Yuugen Jikkou Sisters Shushutorian: Difference between revisions

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The fourteenth and the 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 [[Power Trio|three Yamabuki sisters]]: [[Closer to Earth|16-year-old Yukiko]], [[Daydream Believer|13-year-old Tsukiko]] and [[Genki Girl|11-year-old Hanako]], whose parents who, inwere on the yearverge of divorce. On a fateful day in 1993, seekedthey sought refuge in a karaoke parlor to seekget some peace from their constantly squabbling parents' whoconstant were on the verge of divorcesquabbling. Then, justJust as one of the sisters sang a random song, they came face to face with a [[Animal Motif|funny-looking man with a red monawkMohawk and dressed in white]]. It turned out that he was no other than [[Physical God|Otori-sama, the Guardian of the Year of Rooster!]]

Since he was [[The Gods Must Be Lazy|too preoccupied with havnghaving 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 [[Earn Your Happy Ending|bringing their family happynesshappiness back again]]. However, should the sisters ever reveal their secret idenitiesidentities to anyone else, then it would be [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|goodbye three sisters, hello three plump and juicy roast chickens!]]

As the show progressesprogressed, the sisters encounterencountered a wide variety of mostly supernatural foes and eventually acquired a nemesis: Neko-hime, a demonic cat {{spoiler|vowingwho had vowed to get revenge on the twelve Guardians of the Chinese Zodiac.}}. The sisters, however, did not fight alone: there was alaysalways this guy running around in funny white glasses, white top hat, white suit, white shorts, white shoes, and a [[Real Men Wear Pink|pink jacket]]. which makesThis Pink Panther proud.]] Hewas was "Fried Chicken Man", who was Otori-sama's messenger, the girlgirls's 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 andwho had just happened to have witnessed the sisters' evil-fighting deeds.

The show airedran fromfor 10th42 episodes, broadcast between January to 31thand October of 1993...hint hint(which was, of course, the Year of the Rooster! It totalled 42 episodes and received an average viewing rate of 10).4%.

* [[AsBilingual Long As It Sounds ForeignBonus]]: According to the [[The Other Wiki]], the sisters got their team name Shushutorian (シュシュトリアン) from the French termword "chouchou“ (an idiomatic term meaning "cute", rendered as "Shushu"/シュシュ in Japanese denotation; and 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.

{{quote| '''Yukiko:''' "Snow (Yuki)!"<br />

'''Tsukiko:''' "Moon (Tsuki)!"<br />

'''Hanako:''' "Flower (Hana)!"<br />

'''All together while raising their [[Transformation Trinket|baubles]]:''' "Shushutorian!" }}

* [[Catgirl]]: Neko-hime, the sisters' nemesis. {{spoiler|Formed by the grudge of the Cat who failed to become a Chinese Zodiac symbol, she declares war on the twelve GuardinsGuardians and just can't wait to be a [[Galactic Conqueror]].}}

** {{spoiler|The sisters had a moment of their own cat-girliness too, when they were hyptonisedhypnotised by Neko-Hime to become her minions at the end of Ep.Episode 27 and for the most of Ep.Episode 28 (complete with a minor [[Evil Costume Switch]]). They were baited and saved by the Fried Chicken Man in the end.}}

* [[The Chikan]]: Oh, c'mon, does this troper really have to mention it? {{spoiler|Cameraman, the [[Monster of the Week]] of Ep.Episode 16. Just. Look. [http://blog-imgs-26.fc2.com/s/u/p/supersentaiseries954/090312-2a.jpg\ Just.] [[http://blog-imgs-26.fc2.com/s/u/p/supersentaiseries954/090312-3a.jpg\]}} WhatLook. He. Did. To. Our. Three. Sisters. ]

** {{quote|{{spoiler|->''"Now with you three sisters all hanged up like koinobori (carp-shaped banners), I can do as many low-angle shots as I want!"''}}}}

* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: The sistersisters's [[Transformation Trinket|magic baubles]], the "Baramiracle Pendants", are respectively colored yellow (Yukiko), blue (Tsukiko) and red (Hanako). And the way the sisters appear on screen always following the order of, left to right, red-yellow-blue, so that the audience won't mix the sisters up.

** Not to forget that Yukiko's costume is [[Custom CostumeUniform|black-and-gold instead of red-and-gold]] of her sisters, obviously marking her as the leader.

* [[Crossover]]: Ah,Episode the infamous Ep.40 (andjust about the ONLYonly episode freely avaliableavailable online, meh), where the sisters meet {{spoiler|THE FRICKIN' GODFATHER OF ALL TOKUSATSU SHOWS: [[Ultraman]]!!}}.

* [[Finishing Move]]: Shushu-final, a combindcombined beam attack from the sisters' Red Batons.

* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: {{spoiler|Due to the work done by Ep.Episode 32's [[Monster of the Week]], Mr. Yamabuki's soul ended up trapped in in Hanako's body. And just things could't get any worse, the monster struck again and Mr. Yamabuki was forced to...surprise surprise...[[Fridge Logic|TRANSFORM''transform'' in the body of his youngest daughter into the girl's alter-ego!]]}}

** {{spoiler|Fortunately, Fried Chicken Man saved the day by wiping out the man's memory of this shocking experience just before he returned to his own body, hence JUST''just'' saving the girls from being turned into roast chickens. Phew!}}

* [[In the Name of Thethe Moon]]:

{{quote| '''Yukiko:''' "The maidens who risk their lives to fight..."<br />

'''Tsukiko:''' "...the sisters who struggles againsagainst the wind..."<br />

'''Hanako:''' "...and the girls who bloom and wither with the flowers!" <br />

'''Yukiko:''' "Yuugen Jikkou Sisters..."<br />

'''All Together:''' "...Shushutorian!" }}

* [[Kirk Summation]]: Yukiko delivers this to the sisters'their defeated foes.

* [[Kimono Fanservice]]: The sister's costumes consist mainly of a...ahem...[[Show Some Leg|REALLY''really'' rather short kimono]].

** Looks like Otori-sama is really [[Dirty Old Man|not that decent fofor a god]], yes sir!.

* [[Magical Girl Warrior|Magical Girl Warriors]]s: One of the rare examples of Japanese-themed ones. That explains all the [[Kabuki Sounds]] found frequently in the opening theme and sometimes in he show.

* [[Monster of the Week]].

* [[Ninja]]: Although not themselves, the sisters' costumes and movesetsmoves do resemble a little of those of a real one (ok, kunoichi, or at least, how a kunoichi is portrayed in pop culture).

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The three camera boys: [[One Name Only|Kana, Aragi, and Shinoyama]] got their names onfrom three real-life photographers.

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]. This troper DEFINITELY thinks that allAll three sisters' visages in their [[Magical Girl]] mode is JUST''just'' a teeny bit more than slightly made-up version of their civilian faces. And unlike all the previous Magical Girl titles of the ''Toei Fushigi Comedy Series,'' (THEYthey WEREwere NOT)not wearing any masks!! And the three camera boys (for crying out loud) have to actually take photos of their [[Transformation Sequence]] to ACTUALLY figure out their real identities?

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"|Spell My Name With Lots of Ss]]: If this show's ever gonna be subbed, is it Shushutorian or Chouchoutrian?

* [[Verbal Tic]]: Fried Chicken Man with his "-koke" or "-otori" in many sentensessentences.

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