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EP. REVIEW: TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You

Treecko Tempo wrote:

Heres a question for people that might know, were there any references to the author's other works in the first 3 episodes. I only ask becasue I know that Seiyu's Life! and Hayate the Combat Butler share the same world and was thinking maybe this was also in that same world and I missed the references.

I'm current with the manga, and so far, there's been several things that show this series takes place in the same world as Hayate.

1) Klaus was working at the after-hours desk at the ward office, and accepted Nasa and Tsukasa's marriage registration.

2) The name of the secondhand goods store that's on the first floor of the building where Nasa and Tsukasa started living together is called "Tachibana Store #3", a reference to Tachibana Wataru, who owns a video rental store, and later a manga bookstore in Hayate the Combat Butler.

3) This one relates to the scene in episode 5 with Tsukasa wanting a TV, which was altered from what was in the manga. spoiler[ The manga version had her going on about how she wanted to see the then-new "Avengers: Endgame" movie that had just come out in theaters, but then went on a huge spiel about how Nasa would then need to see every single movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in order to understand it. After Nasa and Tsukasa go to buy a TV (and a Blu-ray player), the two then go to the Tachibana Video Rental store to rent all the previous movies.]

4) spoiler[In chapters 125 through the current chapter (131 at the time I'm writing this), Nasa and Tsukasa go with a group from the high school Nasa volunteers at to help them film a horror movie. The group decides to film at a huge abandoned mansion in the middle of Tokyo that was actually Sanzenin Nagi's mansion prior to her having to give up the family fortune.]

5) spoiler[In chapter 126, one of the characters casually mention how they heard rumors that "a rich girl, her maid, and her butler were the only three people to live here, even though this place is so huge." A another one of the girls then adds, "And according to rumor, they apparently kept a white tiger as a pet."] A very obvious reference to Nagi, Maria, Hayate, and Tama.

6) spoiler[And finally, in chapter 130, you actually see Maria in her maid uniform giving the group of girls permission to demolish the amusement park Nagi's grandfather Mikado had built on the grounds of the mansion, since they "can no longer use it, and it's getting old and falling apart."]

There might be a couple of other things in the manga that I forgot about, but based on all of the above, I think it's safe to say that this series takes place in the same world as Hayate.

Another good episode this week. I'm going to pre-emptively say that next weeks episode would probably be better if Chitose wasn't in it, but maybe she won't interfere as much as the preview implies

Nasa's comment about his mother and the deer refers to the (very tame) deer at Nara Park, which can be fed by tourists

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Nasa's comment about his mother and the deer refers to the (very tame) deer at Nara Park, which can be fed by tourists

Tame my foot. When I was at Nara I watched those deer chase down a running school girl to get at the snack crackers inside her jacket. If they know you have food, they WILL get it from you whether you want to give it up or not.

Wataru and Saki made it in, but I'm annoying that they cut Sakuya's cameo.

And I'm worried for the future of the anime, since they cut another fairly important scene from this chapter.

Xavon wrote:

Wataru and Saki made it in, but I'm annoying that they cut Sakuya's cameo. And I'm worried for the future of the anime, since they cut another fairly important scene from this chapter.

ninja'd. Note, interesting that Wataru not aged, so guess, not same universe time wise as Hayate.

Nara deer are tame unless you feed them, then they let you know to feed them. I got in trouble when much younger for trying to teach sika how to use automatic doors. haha

The one seeming cultural reference that I could not place – or even tell if it was a reference – was what YouTuber, if any, Aya was supposed to be parodying around the 15:54 mark.