History Anime / RobiHachi

* BoringReturnJourney: Robby says the journey isn't complete if they don't return to Earth. It turns out [[spoiler: there was a shortcut between Earth and Isekandar the entire time, which makes the return trip take about 2 minutes, though only Dontsu knew about it]]. Robby is visibly disappointed, though not for long as they quickly get into another trouble.

''[=RobiHachi=]'' is an original buddy comedy adventure anime airing in the Spring 2019 season produced by Studio COMET. While not wildly successful, its blending of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' and ''{{Manga/Gintama}}'' has earned it some fans.

* BlandNameProduct: Dontsu is a real Japanese advertising company, but here they are the closest thing to a BigBad besides Yang and most people InUniverse hate them. Yes, [[BitingTheHandHumor they're sponsoring the series]].

* PlutoIsExpendable: Pluto is not even a part of Galaxy Highway and Robby has to remind the residents it's no longer a planet, much to their denial. Plutonians even demand to rename Monday to Plutoday, because the Moon is definitely not a planet. To be fair, being an ice desert and off-course makes a bad tourism spot.

* FreezeFrameBonus: Hatchi's has 13 million followers on "futuristic Website/Twitter".

* CutShort: InUniverse, ''Galaxy Traveler Hizakuriger'' was planned for 52 episodes, but rushed production, as well contact with real aliens killed it early. It had at least two reruns, but the 12th episode became a MissingEpisode because of alleged UnfortunateImplications.

* HomoeroticSubtext: Robby and Hatchi have some ShipTease, and even ring a bell together that is marketed as a charm for romance, though they still no more than HeterosexualLifePartners. Yang wanted to ring the bell with Robby and isn't subtle about it at all.

* AdvertOverloadedFuture: You hardly can go anywhere without hearing about Isekandar, even in the anime's AdBumpers. Many planers are filled with ads, but Isekandar especially.

* BlandNameProduct: Dontsu is a real Japanese advertising company, but here they are the closest thing to a BigBad besides Yang and more people hate them. Yes, [[BitingTheHandHumor they're sponsoring the series]].

* AgentPeacock: Yang is the flamboyant president of loan firm with assymetrical MulticoloredHair that will chase Robby no matter what, and ''nothing'' can stand in his way. Even being shot from a taser doesn't faze him because "his love is stronger".

TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, humanity has successfully colonized the moon and perfected space travel. With the universe more connected than ever, intergalactic tourism is both readily available and a main source of income for most worlds. The most legendary of all tourist destinations is the distant planet of Isekandar, where all your dreams are said to come true.

* AccidentalHero: In the finale [[spoiler:the two crash into an UFO that was about to destroy Earth. They escape in Hizakuriger, making all witnesses to turn it into a legend... for a short while]].

** Hachi spends an episode trying find the alleged head of Haccone's {{Yakuza}} to get the traveling permits. Not only said boss is the opposite of the threatning atmosphere he was told to have, the perimts to Isekandar were not required.
** [[spoiler:The enire trip ends in this, and there was a shortcut nearby, but ItsTheJourneyThatCounts]].

* BlandNameProduct: Dontsu is a real Japanese advertizement company, but here they are the closest thing to a BigBad besides Yang and more people hate them. Yes, [[BitingTheHandHumor they're sponsoring the series]].
* BoringReturnJourney: Robby says the joruney isn't complete if they don't return to Earth. It turns out [[spoiler: there was a shortcut between Earth and Isekandar the entire time, which makes the return trip take about 2 minutes, though only Dontsu knew about it]]. Robby is visibly disappointed, though not for long as they quickly get into another trouble.
* BornUnlucky: Robby fails at almost anything he tires, but he can always hope. He wants to get an Akafucrystal to stop this.
* TheCakeIsALie: [[spoiler:Robby and Hatchi are determined to get the Akafucrystals from Isekandar. In the end Isekandar is no different from any other attraction and the crystals can't actually magically solve all your problems. To be fair, the two probably could take a hint from their adventure so far to not trust the commercials]].

* CasanovaWannabe: Robby can't not get close to a female if he sees one, but they either get tired of him quickly, or try to swindle him.

* CityPlanet: Yokkamarche is basically space Akihabara, a planet filled with multilayered repair factories and alleys of anime shops.

* CombiningMecha: Robby find a real replica of a robot from ''Galaxy Traveler Hizakuriger'', and anime that aired 50 years ago, after combining two jets.
* ContrivedCoincidence: The first person the team meets on entire factory planet to fix Hizakuriger so happened to be the biggest ''Hizakuriger'' fan.

* CreditChip: People in the future use Smartbracelets as wallets, passports and phones. Robby's blocked due to the debt, so he has to use cash.

* DepravedHomosexual: Yang makes very suggestive comments what he's going to do with his Robby. It becomes less ambiguous that Yang isn't there to sell Robby's organs but to make him his lover. He also happens to be ImplacableMan that can't be stopped.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: From WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, [[spoiler:''Hizakuriger'' gets a sequel after 50 years. More Ikku models are being sold and the main one becomes a writer. Robby is now rich and can spend time in cabaret as much as he wants. Hatchi still has to be the prince, but at least he made good memories. And Yang finds himself another target. Then look at AndTheAdventureContinues]].

* FamousAncestor: Robby's grandfather is the [[spoiler:director of ''Hizakuriger'', the anime that aired during the Moon Landing which gained a minor following]]. Hatchi's garndfather is the [[spoiler:first man on the Moon, the human in the FirstContant and the first king of Moon. Unsurprizingly, they were friends with each other and Ikku, so the heroes were ConnectedAllAlong]].
* {{Fanservice}}: Bikini girls is still an efficient advertizement material in space. It definitely works on Robby.

* ForeverWar: On the planet where humans are treated as SlaveRace, Mecha-Count and King Chamechamecha regularly throw robot soliders at each other for fun because robots can't die for real.
* FreezeFrameBonus: Hatchi's has 13 million followers on "futuristinc Website/Twitter".

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Hatchi gets arrested by Martian police for hearing the planet's secret... while returning from a bathroom. Then forced by authorities to star in a commercial with {{CueCard}}s, though he speaks in FlatJoy. It's a surprize it's even been a secret for so long.

* HomoeroticSubtext: Robby and Hacchi have some ShipTease, and even ring a bell together that is marketed as a romance charm, though they are still HeterosexualLifePartners. Yang wanted to ring the bell with Robby and isn't subtle about it at all.

* TheIllegal: Robby can go into trouble for leaving Earth, though considering what happens if Yang gets them, there's not much a choice. They can visit all tourist attractions along the way with no problems, but going through two CheckpointCharlie at the edges of galaxies ended with a lot of stress.

* LonelyRichKid: Robby ''was'' this, but ran away from home and lost all money in a series of unfortunate events. Hatchi has near the same story. They became first friends to each other.

* {{Otaku}}: Yokkamarche has a lot of shops dedicated to anime, even to ''Galaxy Traveler Hizakuriger'', whos owners strongly share NostalgiaFilter. They became ''very'' intereseted when Robby says he's seen its MissingEpisode as a kid.
* PerpetualPoverty: Robby is bankrupt and in multiple depts, and Hatchi can't use his bank account. It's a mircale they got where they've wanted with almost no money.
* PlotDeviceAllAlong: Robby uses Hizakuriger when brute force is needed and doesn't think much about it. Said mech acutally has a larger role to the setting's backstory.

* ThePromisedLand: Isekandar is advertized as a place where everyone can find happiness, with Robby concluding that it will solve all his life problems (mainly, Yang). Hatchi also wants to see it and tags along. Ikku reminds them that it's likely just a commercial bait, but gives up reasoning about it.

* RebelPrince: [[spoiler: Hatchi Kita didn't want to be the prince of Moon, he wanted to have life filled with excietement]].
* RebelliousPrincess: The girl Robby meets on Mars happened to be the daughter of Mars Tourism Beurau's chief, effectively who's in control of the planet, and she's not ok with what Mars does no keep up its image.

* RobotMaid: Ikku, also known as JPS-19, is Robby's bunny butler and a keeps an eye on him.
* RunningGag: Allo, Hatchi and Robby at some points end with no money and nowhere to go, are sitting in the same cardboard at the same place. Allo also saw some kid, there, and wrongly assumed he had similair problems.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Robby and Hachi take ''really long time'' to realize that [[spoiler:Isekandar Temple is just a ScamReligion surrounded by over-prized souvenir shops]].

** The similarity of Isekandar to Iskandar, the destination of the ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', is not likely to be a coincidence.

* ShowWithinAShow: ''Galaxy Traveler Hizakuriger'', directed by [[spoiler:Robby's grandpa, Yuma Yarge]]. It aired with 13 episodes at the same time as FirstContact and became cult classic in space, it even had reruns. Yokkamarche has plenty of other anime.
* SlaveToPR: All planets became PlanetOfHats becuase of their reputation with humans, and really serious about upkeeping their image with the help of Dontsu, no matter what. Robby tells some to just BeYourself.
* SocialMediaBeforeReason: Hatchi regularly checks online reviews for places he visits, and trust them more than himself.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Yang decides [[spoiler:to steal the Akafucrystal for himself since there's nobody to stop it. This reveals to everyone that it's fake and it was all just an advertizement scam. Then he crashes into Moon's fleet who just arrived to collect Hatchi]].
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even though Hizakuriger is a functional HumongousMecha and sturdier than some other robots, it's still just an elaborate mechandise. It's not waterproof and eventually had to be taken to repairs.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Robby gave Yang strawberry candies last time he was in the office. Yang took it as a romantic gesture and now bites it regularly. [[spoiler: He symbolically runs out of them in the finale, and then his next client gives him chocolates..]].

* AWizardDidIt: It's never addressed why are there 53 planets neatly algined between Mars and Andromeda Galaxy, though Dontsu probably arranged it.
* WorthlessTreasureTwist: [[spoiler:The advertized Akafucrystal is just a large plastic. Even though Robby finds the real one, it can't help him with his luck. He then realizes that [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts the adventure with Hatchi was worth more than all of the amusement parks]]. Then turnes out the rock he picked up had the piece of Akafucrystal inside, though Robby already learned his lesson and gives it away]].

* ShoutOut: Hizakuriger [[spoiler:in its sequel anime]] makes a pose from Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine, another Takamatsu's work.

* ForeverWar: Mecha-Count and King Chamechamecha regularly throw troops at each other for fun because robots can't die for real.

* AlternativeCalendar: The series takes place in G.C. 0051 (Galaxy Century), half a century after humanity's first contact with aliens.
* TheCameo: [[Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove Wombat]] shows up in Episode 5 as a wandering hot springs customer, [[spoiler:and also the leader of the Galactic Federation]].

* MostWritersAreHuman: For all the different planets Robby and Hatchi visit, humans are by far the most common species they run into.

* RoadTripPlot: Isekandar's a long way from Earth. Robby and Hatchi see many strange sights along the way and start enjoying themselves despite the friction between them and Yang's pursuit.

* NewNeoCity: The story begins in the creatively named Neo Tokyo.

* CreatorThumbprint: Like many of Shinji Takamatsu's directorial work in the 2010s, thsi series features an obligatory ball passing scene, loads of HomoeroticSubtext, and at least one character voiced by Creator/TomokazuSugita.

* CreatorsThumbprint: Like many of Shinji Takamatsu's directorial work in the 2010s, thsi series features an obligatory ball passing scene, loads of HomoeroticSubtext, and at least one character voiced by Creator/TomokazuSugita.

* Creatorthumbprint: Like many of Shinji Takamatsu's directorial work in the 2010s, thsi series features an obligatory ball passing scene, loads of HomoeroticSubtext, and at least one character voiced by Creator/TomokazuSugita.

* TheCameo: [[Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseLOVE Wombat]] shows up in Episode 5 as a wandering hot springs customer, [[spoiler:and also the leader of the Galactic Federation]].

Robby Yarge, a hapless slacker in [[NewNeoCity Neo Tokyo]], is deep in debt and eager to escape his life of poverty.
One fateful day, his attempted escape to Isekandar from Yang Finance's debt collectors leaves one of them, the enigmatic Hatchi Kita, on Robby's spaceship. While the two butt heads immediately, Hatchi is himself bored of his mundane life and decides to stay on board, at least until they get to Isekandar. Thus begins an interplanetary road trip where the two sample all outer space has to offer, not the least of which is their own blossoming friendship. All this while Yang and his henchmen, Allo and Gras, are dead set on capturing Robby by all means necessary.

* MostWritersAreHuman: For all the different planets Robby and Hatchi visit, humans are by far the most common species they run into.