Apr
23
2009
4:22 am

Pani Poni Dash! OVA – Reference Guide

Before the Title Screen

00:01

“It’s afternoon across the nation…”
Usual reference to Tanioka Yasuji’s works.

00:09

Poster near Rei, 痩せた考え: Think about losing weight.

00:10

Blackboard, うっうーーー! πターーーッチ!: Uuuuuuu~ Pitaaaaachi!

00:11

Poster near Miyako, ニイタカヤマノボレ: Niitakayama Nobore (Climb Mount Niitaka)
Used as a code secret code to signal the carrier fleet to attack Pearl Harbor during the Pacific War.

00:14

Poster near Otome, top, まこまこりーーーん: Mako Makoriiiin
Poster near Otome, bottom, ときめくお名前です: An influential name

00:20

Bulletin board, くぎゅっ!: Kugyuu!

00:32

Bulletin board, 哲学: Philosophy

OP

Yellow Vacation, Himeko’s version.

Sponsor Sequence

Note that 南条自転車操業 can be translated 2 ways.
1) Nanjou Bicycle Operations. (Taking the meaning of the individual kanji)
2) Nanjou Barely Surviving Operations. (The last 5 kanji is an analogy which implies that a bicycle falls over when the wheels stop turning, i.e. the business is barely kept afloat.)

To be continued…

http://wiki.livedoor.jp/paniponi_wiki/d/%a4%d1%a4%cb%a4%dd%a4%cb%a4%c0%a4%c3%a4%b7%a4%e5%21%c6%c3%ca%cc%cf%c3

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