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Wait, who is Akko-chan?

She’s the protagonist of the series “The Secrets of Akko-chan” (Himitsu no Akko-chan), a magical girl manga started in 1962 by Akatsuka. She can transform into whatever she’d like with her magic mirror!

Her full name is Atsuko Kagami, and she looks rather familiar:

Of course, the anime adaptations’ character designers tend to make her look a little different enough when you compare her to the ways Totoko’s drawn in -kun and -san anime. Bunnymajo has more about the Akko-chan versions on her blog!

Since Totoko and Akko are basically the same character model in Akatsuka’s Star System, you tend to only see one or the other represented when there’s promotional art of his characters or a work crossing over the different titles  (and it’s usually Akko, but Totoko does get used in Moretsu Ataro). But you do get commemorative art like this with them being surprised to see each other. It’s a cute piece all around:

The 1988 Akko-chan anime even actually ran on the same network as the ‘88 -kun, Fuji TV, though it was handled by Toei and not Pierrot. That’s probably why the animators snuck in little in-jokes like having Choromatsu reading a “Ganmo” manga in one episode. The movie for the series was also released at the same festival that the -kun “Watermelon Planet” movie was, and there’s a gag where Totoko pulls out a compact to transform but gets stopped.

And then because Toei had the rights to do a new Ataro anime while Pierrot was still using the Osomatsu and Bakabon casts in the early ‘90s (but the animals from Ataro were back in their hands), the staff had to compromise by making a brand new character with those girls’ design, Momoko. It seems like she showed up in the brief ‘90s revival of the manga as well.

Totoko and Akko are described as being like “two peas in a pod” by FujioPro, to allude to how identical they are, and it’s been said that Akatsuka himself once stated “Totoko equals Akko”. But when it comes to Pierrot’s animated versions of Totoko (-kun and -san) having become pretty memorable, some might not think so and be used to the wackier, greedy Totoko and think “how is she like Akko?”, or Momoko who lacks the tomboyish traits of the original manga Totoko.

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Money Wars is referencing the beach episode of ‘88 Osomatsu-kun for the battle bosses!

Totoko and Iyami are on point with the fashions seen in the episode, though since Chibita isn’t a boss, Hatabo’s put on his outfit instead.

Since the sextuplets are now different, there obviously isn’t any Osomatsu in Totoko’s heart print bathing suit or chubby boys in flower swim shorts, but you can appreciate that Pierrot’s previous Osomatsu anime is homaged with these characters, especially Iyami, even if it’s in a tie-in app game and not necessarily in an episode.

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someone please tell him that I love him,,

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Totoko, Hatabou and Iyami’s new outfits are references to Osomatsu-kun episode 68! (Hatabou is wearing the outfit Chibita wore in that episode instead, though).

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*prays for Iyami to be a playable character*

The new Hesokuri Wars event features a detective Iyami and fancy “phantom” Matsus. 🔍

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I never laughed so hard in my life

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"I'm kinda tired of watching Osomatsu-kun, so I guess I'll give Rerere no Tensai Bakabon a try." "It's really good! - I guess I'll take screenshots of Honkan and Rerere no Oji-san and-... " "Wait a minute... I know this man..."

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Karamatsu: You guys just can’t pretend that I’m dead!

Ichimatsu: Yes we can, the funeral was yesterday.

Todomatsu: It was wonderful!

Osomatsu: Yeah! Choromatsu was in charge of planning, Jyushimatsu broke open the piñata, and Ichimatsu peed in your flowers!

Karamatsu: I’ll be honest, that’s exactly how I imagined my funeral to go. Except Ichimatsu was wearing a grim reaper costume.

Choromatsu: Oh, he was.

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Osomatsu: pass the salt Todomatsu: *launches self across the table*

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vintage Osomatsukun flexi disc vol.2 (1965)

this is Iyami!!

adress - used to live in France age - 36 years and 3 month old intelligence - very good at making sarcastic remarks length of front teeth - about 8.5cm favorites - baguette, raw carrots dislikes - to be kind to others pet - flea belongings - a cane, a comb, a mirror, a lace handkerchief, French perfume, a shoe brush, a tooth brush, twenty-seven one yen coins

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I’m that person that goes to your blog when you reblog a post of mine to read your tags. I am a tag reader. give me all the damn tags

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あんまりうまくいかなかった悪友

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Me: *plays Osomatsu-san Hachamecha Party* Look at all the Akatsuka ¥ens I have collected, let's spend them in the normal gacha.

Me: *spends 40¥* Oh, look, a Karamatsu card

Me: *throws another 40¥* Nice, my first Iyami card~ nnnngh, I'd like to get another~

Me: *throws another 40¥* Ok, I know I said I wanted another, but I meant Iyami, not Karamatsu

Me: *throws another 40¥* OK. WHAT. WHAT IS THIS? KARAMATSU AGAIN?

Me: *throws another 40¥* *Karamatsu Card* JYUUUSHIMATSSU!! OH I NEED JYUUSHIMATSSSU!!

Me: *throws another 40¥* AAAA- No, wait, could this be Osomatsu?

Me: *checks screenshot folder* NOPE, IT'S KARAMATSU.

Me: *throws last 40¥* FINALLY! ANOTHER CA... wait, who is this? is this Jyushimatsu... crying? Oh, please, don't tell me this screenshot is from...

Me: *throws Tablet out of the window* you... you know what? i'm done.

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[ Countdown to the sh*tty sextuplets’ birthday ]  Matsuno Osomatsu + tropes "—I want something big! Something with charisma! I want to be a legend! A human national treasure!”

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leg has been spotted