by Episode 1 of the legendary “Osomatsu-san” that was no longer available.
Among gag anime, it is not uncommon for works to include “parodies” of other works. “Gintama” and “Pop Team Epic” are top examples. It is a style that will become a hot topic on social media if it is successful, but there is also a significant risk lurking in it. Broadcasts and distribution may be canceled due to “over-the-top parodies.”
A representative example in recent years is the first episode of “Osomatsu-san” broadcast in 2015, “Resurrection! Osomatsu-kun .” In the first place, Fujio Akatsuka’s “Osomatsu-kun,” which was the original idea, was a work with many aggressive expressions, and the parade of parodies that inherited that gene attracted a lot of attention then.
In the story, the grown-up Matsuno family sextuplets perform live in idol costumes reminiscent of “Uta no Prince-sama♪ ” and even perform “F6”, which is a play on F4 from “Boys Over Flowers “. It’s a full-throttle move to come forward. Other works include Yowamushi Pedal”, Haikyuu!!”, Attack on Titan”, and Love Live!”. It was packed with parodies of all sorts of popular works, such as With such a shocking start, “Osomatsu-san” rose to become a popular series, but naturally, the first episode was canceled.
In addition, it was announced that the episode would not be included in the first volume of Blu-ray or DVD. Ultimately, it has virtually become permanently discontinued and is still unavailable for viewing on various distribution sites.
Officially, the only explanation is that it was “as determined by the Osomatsu-san production committee.” Still, on the internet, people are saying things like, “You must have gotten a lot of anger lol,” and “The parody of the first episode was even worse than “Gintama” ( (LOL). “Pastel Memories,” which aired in 2019, is also one of the animes that caused trouble due to its parody.
This work is a story in which the main character heads to a different work world to restore the declining otaku culture, and each episode includes parodies of masterpieces such as “Rozen Maiden” and “Tottoko Hamtaro.” One of the most controversial was “Is the order a rabbit?” The first episode is “Welcome to Usagiya Honpo,” and the second is “What would you like to order? Even if you ask me…”. Regarding the first episode, we got away with changing some of the main content, but the problem was in the second episode.
The same story has yet to be recorded in software or distributed online. The work has a complete story called “Is the order a rabbit? Not only did it include a lot of depictions that were probably intended to be based on the original story, but even background depictions that looked exactly like the original were included, and even from the time it was aired, there were voices of concern, such as, “Is this okay?” Judging from the fact that only the second episode was left out, things weren’t going well.
