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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| Starring | Parappa the Rapper, PJ Berri, Sunny Funny, Kati, Mat |
| Theme music composer | Season 1: Nona Reeves Season 2: Crystal Kay |
| Opening theme | "「LOVE TOGETHER パラッパラッパー～MIX～」(Love Together ~Hara Hara MIX~)" by Nona Reeves |
| Ending theme | Attitude by Crystal Kay |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Language(s) | Japanese, English fansub |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | about 0:07 each |
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| Original run | April 14, 2001 – September 29, 2001 |
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[edit] Setting
The storyline seems to be set before either of the two PaRappa the Rapper games and UmJammer Lammy took place 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 easily found overhead in PaRappa Town. Although his house can be seen, the various locations that were in the video game are no longer around(seemingly as if they never existed). The anime also doesn't explain how Chop Chop Master Onion lost his dojo (the reason is revealed in a cutscene in UmJammer Lammy), or why Lammy, Ma-San, and Joe-Chin have not appeared.
On another note, Parappa and Sunny's relationship seems to have gotten nowhere as Sunny only sees him as a friend rather than what the game implyed. The anime seems to be about how he bonds with Sunny instead of actually trying to win her heart.
P.J. is the DJ at Club Fun. In episode 4, Parappa is surprised to know this and he may have asked P.J. to be his DJ. This could possibly be how they started off before the game took place.
Katy is into poems rather than singing. She has as much as a stronger role in the series as Parappa and Sunny only seems to be around whenever Katy is. There is little to no mention of anything about the other characters of the game, however Parappa's father is seen more often.
[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 パラッパラッパー～MIX～」(Love Together ~Hara Hara MIX~)" by Nona Reeves (eps. 1-15)
- 2. "Attitude" by Crystal Kay (eps. 16-30)
- Ending Themes
[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)
- Sunny Funny (the girl that PaRappa is in love with)
- 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)
- 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)
- Paula (at first, she was Katy's rival, now Katy and Sunny's best friend)
[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)
- PaRappa's father (he has a stronger appearance in this series)
- Dorothy (an old lady who was once a dancer)
- 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] English Dub
As of March 2007, there's been no word of any English dub, however On youtube.com, the first 5 episodes have been fansubed.
[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 Everywhere
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 trouble.
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PaRappa the Rapper series
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Games: PaRappa the Rapper • UmJammer Lammy • PaRappa the Rapper 2 • PaRappa the Rapper PSP |
