“Radish-farming cousins form a band, chasing stardom through comedic schemes and musical misadventures in Nerima.”
Nerima Daikon Brothers
練馬大根ブラザーズ
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Synopsis
Radish-farming cousins form a band, chasing stardom through comedic schemes and musical misadventures in Nerima.
In the town of Nerima, the boisterous Hideki and his stoic brother Ichiro run a daikon radish farm along with Mako, their bubbly but vain cousin. The three dream of raising the money needed to build their own concert hall, where their band—Nerima Daikon Brothers—would perform and hopefully rise to stardom. But their farm and Ichiro's host club job aren't raising money fast enough for their liking, leading them to resort to get-rich-quick schemes. Their plans usually involve tracking down evil-doers and then stealing their ill-gotten gains. Yet, while they usually do put a stop to the villains, they always end the day no richer than before. However, neither these failures nor interference from the policewoman Yukika Karakuri can come between this trio and their dream! With help from gadgets provided by the rental shop owner Nabeshin, the Nerima Daikon Brothers get themselves into and out of all kinds of ridiculous situations through their boisterous singing and comedy.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Sep 2025
- 10 “Ahhh, Nerima Daikon Brothers. When I first watched it, I was like, wait a minute, can you put this on T.V.!? I watched the entire series in the english dub, and let me say, one of the best dubs...”
- 8 “Nerima Daikon Brothers is definitely for the comedic anime fan. The story revolves around three relatives, Hideki, Ichiro, and Mako, who are trying to make it big as blues musicians in the city of...”
- 8 “The show is really stupidly silly. But unlike Puni Puni Poemy and Excel Saga, this one has a story that he sticks to. I like the story because its heart wrenching but because of the black comedy,...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2006 – Mar 2006 Winter 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1504 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor