PaRappa Rappa
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PaRappa Rappa,パラッパラッパ, is an anime series aimed towards children in Japan that consists of 30 episodes. It features the lovable rapping dog PaRappa and his friends in different adventures. Unlike the game, there's very little rap incorporated into the series' soundtrack (whereas the game was focused only on rapping).
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[edit] Setting
The story line seems to be set before either of the two PaRappa the Rapper games and UmJammer Lammy, because Milkcan is hardly seen in the series. Katy also never speaks of Milkcan, and PaRappa's father's car looks the same before PaRappa accidentally crashes it (this can be seen in Episode 1). The characters go to school and (as far as PaRappa is involved) have a house which is easly found over head in PaRappa Town. Although you can see his house, the various locations that was in the video game are no longer seen (as if they were never there in the first place). The anime also doesn't explain how Master Chop Chop lost his dojo (the reason is revealed in a cutscene in UmJammer Lammy), or why Lammy, Ma-San, and Joe-Chan have not appeared.
[edit] In Depth
on another note, parappa and sunny's relationship seems to have gotten nowhere, as sunny only sees him as a friend rather thin a boyfriend, if this was true, then things of live and mention of sunny's birthday would have been said, the show seems to be about how he bonds with sunny instead of actually trying to catch her heart, p.j. is the d.j. at club fun, in episode 4, parappa is surprised to know this and he may have asked p.j. to be his D.J., this could possibly how they started off, katy is into poems rather than singing, she has as much as a stronger role in the series as parappa and sunny seems to be around when katy is, no one mentions anything about the characters of the game and parappa's dad is seen more
[edit] Music
The 1st opening theme -- "Love Together" by Nona Reeves -- carries an old school pop theme. Aspects of the game are incorporated into the intro as it shows PaRappa and his friends in a 2-dimensional paper format.
The second opening -- "Attitude" by Crystal Kay -- is very much different than the first intro. It goes with a modern type pop theme, and the characters appeal more 3-dimensional. Interesting to note is that characters from the PaRappa games, many of which aren't seen in the series itself, appear in this opening.
- Opening Themes
- 1. "Love Together" by Nona Reeves (eps. 1-15)
- 2. "Attitude" by Crystal Kay (eps. 16-30)
- Ending Themes
- 1. "SCHOOL GIRL" by BENNIE K. (eps. 1-15)
- 2. "Yellow Balloon" by Chara (eps. 16-30)
[edit] Cast
- Miyu Irino - PaRappa
- Kenichi Suzumura - Matt
- Masami Kikuchi - PJ
- Mika Kanai - Sunny
- Akiko Kobayashi - Paula
- Masashi Ebara - Boxy Boy
- Ryo Naitou - Gaster
- Akio Suyama - Gruber
[edit] Characters
Various new characters enter during the course of the anime; they made an appearance in all of the show's episodes, although they aren't in any of the games.
- PaRappa (the main hero)
- Katy Kat (friend of PaRappa)
- P.J. Berri (PaRappa's close friend and possibly sidekick, he is also a D.J. who works at Club Fun)
- PaRappa's father (he has a stronger appearance in this series)
[edit] Secondary characters
- Pinto (PaRappa's little sister)
- Gaster (the antagonist of the series)
- Boxy Boy (created by PaRappa's father to help PaRappa when he is in trouble)
- Matt (P.J. Berri and PaRappa's closest friend, P.J. and Matt are the first to meet in club fun, but this isn't seen)
- Dorothy (an old lady who was once a dancer)
- Paula (at first, she was Katy's rival, now Katy and Sunny's best friend)
- Uee (a strange figure that lives in Pinto's lunch box; it can do things like hold extra items for Pinto, and assist her in many ways like waking PaRappa; Uee is something of a secret that for some reason Pinto won't tell anyone about)
[edit] Episodes
- 1. The Initial P!!
In the first episode, PaRappa attempts to reconcile two different promises he made to two different friends. First, he told his buddy P.J. and P.J.'s friend Matt that he'd play basketball with them on this particular day, but also told Katy and Sunny that he'd go with them to Sister Gon's garage sale. Gaster also further ruins PaRappa's day by stealing his bike and the money from Sister Gon's garage sale.
- 2. The Theater Stage is Broken
Dorothy, who happens to be Katy's friend, wants to become a dancer once again; however, she feels that see cannot because she is old. Katy and her friends find out that the theater is about to be taken down, so PaRappa and his friends fix everything up for Dorothy to have one last dance on stage.
- 3. A Tiring Class Change
A new teacher has appeared and has just started a new class, but he's shy and dosen't want to teach. Matt figures out a way to help by seeking the help of Boxy Boy. Matt, P.J., and PaRappa start to cure their teacher of his fright -- but instead, he turns crazy and goes after PaRappa and his friends.
- 4. So This is Love
Paula goes to a club only to find a mysterious DJ, whom she falls in love with. Soon after, she starts to dream more and more about him, and eventually learns that the DJ is P.J. At first she won't admit to liking him, but then tries to set up a date with him to see if she truly loves him.
- 5. Being Completely Nude Everyehere
PaRappa and his friends decide to go on a nice picnic together; that is, until they find a pendant which causes them to move through time, getting them into all sorts of trouuble.
