“Anime follows six stories of ruthless, seat-grabbing, haggle-happy obatalian old ladies causing chaos.”
Obatalian
オバタリアン
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Anime follows six stories of ruthless, seat-grabbing, haggle-happy obatalian old ladies causing chaos.
The pejorative word obatalian is a pun between the Japanese word obaasan (old lady) and the English word battalion. Obatalian are known to always enter a train running as fast as they can, bumping others people in order to catch a free seat before the others. They haggle things that aren't normally haggled like grocery store produce. They are fearless and pitiless, just like a battalion of barbarians. This anime is follows 6 stories of one such Obatalian and her wake of destruction. (Source: kabuki21.com)
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- Format 1 × 70′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 10m all episodes
- Aired Jun 1990 – ongoing
- Source Tv special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9676 catalog
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- TV Asahi Producer