Oh! Edo Rocket

A gleefully silly, fast-talking romp that keeps winking at you while mixing slapstick, anachronistic jokes and a surprisingly earnest dream.

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Action & adventure

Starring

Rie Kugimiya, Romi Park, Tokuyoshi Kawashima

Overview

Oh! Edo Rocket is a stage play written for the Gekidan Shinkansen theater troupe by Kazuki Nakashima. It was adapted into an anime TV series in April 2007, directed by Seiji Mizushima and produced by Studio Madhouse. It is a comedic story often breaking the fourth wall, that involves a firework maker in medieval Edo and his efforts to build a rocket to carry an alien back to her people on the moon. The series made its North American television debut on the FUNimation Channel on November 15, 2010.

How it feels

Absurd, whimsical, satirical and warm. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Ambition, friendship, identity, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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