| Nerima Daikon Brothers | |
 Cover artwork from the DVD release featuring (from left to right) Mako, Hideki and Ichiro. | |
| おろしたてミュージカル 練馬大根ブラザーズ (Oroshitate Myūjikaru Nerima Daikon Burazāzu) | |
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| Genre | Comedy, musical |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takamitsu Kondō |
| Published by | Jive |
| Magazine | Comic Rush |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 2005 – May 2006 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shinichi Watanabe |
| Produced by | Seiji Mitsunobu Masatoshi Fujimoto |
| Written by | Yoshio Urasawa |
| Music by | F☆CK |
| Studio | Studio Hibari |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | 9 January 2006 – 27 March 2006 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Nerima Daikon Brothers (おろしたてミュージカル 練馬大根ブラザーズ, Oroshitate Myūjikaru Nerima Daikon Burazāzu, lit. Dress-up Musical Nerima Daikon Brothers)[1] is a Japanese manga and anime comedy series that follows the adventures of two brothers (and their cousin) Hideki, Ichiro, and Mako who form the band, "Nerima Daikon Brothers."
The show uses a musical comedy format, with the characters often breaking out in song to show their emotions or go through a montage scene. The melodies of the songs are sometimes recycled episode after episode with different lyrics substituted for the particular situation. The musical comedy format is rare in Japanese animation and the show's style is heavily influenced by musicals such as The Blues Brothers and Kollywood musicals such as Muthu.
The show was originally licensed by ADV for $124,800[2] and the first volume was released on DVD in December 2006. In 2008, the show became one of the ADV titles transferred to Funimation Entertainment.[3]
- ^ "Dictionary definition". Dictionary.www.infoseek.co.jp. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
Nerimadaikon (練馬大根) is a pun of sorts. It refers to the long cylindrical white radish that grows in the Nerima area of Tokyo. The distinctive shape of the radish lends to its use as euphemism for the "legs of a fat woman." Such women are often featured in the early episodes of the show. " Oroshitate (おろしたて) is also a pun, as the daikon radish is often served grated in Japanese meals. Grated daikon would be "daikon oroshi," and if it was freshly grated it would be "oroshitate."
- ^ "ADV Court Documents Reveal Amounts Paid for 29 Anime Titles – News". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Funimation Picks Up Over 30 Former AD Vision Titles – News". Animenewsnetwork.com. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2015.