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Nichijō-Inspired Broccoli/Bicycle-Seat Pranks Make TV News

posted on by Jennifer Sherman

At around 6:00 a.m. today, a security guard found bicycle seats replaced with broccoli and red paint on the ground in the bicycle parking lot at the campus of Japan's esteemed University of Tokyo. The pranksters were presumably inspired by a similar event depicted in the recent Nichijō anime. The story made television news after a major newspaper reported the same prank at the university last month (pictured).

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is still investigating the this morning's property damage case. The three young men found responsible for the September incident were not charged with any crime because police found no evidence of thievery or damage.

Keiichi Arawi's original Nichijō manga was first published in 2007, received and OAV (original animation video) in March, and was adapted into a television anime earlier this year. The story follows the peculiar lives of students from class 1-Q and their odd acquaintances.

Sources: Nippon Television, Fuji News Network via Otaku.com

Update: The TV news reports on the incident can be viewed at the source links above.


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