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…
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