Line #43 Anime/RobiHachi


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Let's all go to Isekandar! [[labelnote:*]]From left to right: Gras, Allo, Yang, Hatchi, Robby, Ikku[[/labelnote]]]]
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4	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 the main source of income for most worlds. The most legendary of all tourist destinations in the distant planet of Isekandar, where all your dreams are said to come true.
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6	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.
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8	''[=RobiHachi=]'' is an original buddy comedy adventure anime airing in the Spring 2019 season produced by Creator/StudioComet. While not wildly successful, its blending of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' and ''{{Manga/Gintama}}'' has earned it some fans.
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11	!! This show provides examples of:
12	* AccidentalHero: In the finale [[spoiler:the two crash into a UFO that was about to destroy Earth. They escape in Hizakuriger, making all witnesses turn it into a legend... for a short while]].
13	* AdvertOverloadedFuture: You hardly can go anywhere without hearing about Isekandar, even in the anime's AdBumpers. Many planets are filled with ads, but Isekandar itself especially.
14	* AgentPeacock: Yang is the flamboyant president of loan firm with asymmetrical multi-colored hair who 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".
15	* AllForNothing:
16	** Hachi spends an episode trying to find the alleged head of Haccone's {{Yakuza}} to get the traveling permits. Not only said boss is the opposite of the threatening atmosphere he was told to have, but the permits to Isekandar also were not required.
17	** [[spoiler:The entire trip ends in this, and there was a shortcut nearby, but ItsTheJourneyThatCounts]].
18	* AlternateHistory: A sole Japanese man somehow got the Moon just two days before Apollo 11, and made FirstContact there. The current year is still called "the first year of Reiwa".
19	* AlternativeCalendar: The series takes place in G.C. 0051 (Galaxy Century), which is 2019, half a century after humanity's first contact with aliens.
20	* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:The ''Hizakuriger'' stops being popular once again and Robby runs out of money. Then he's picked up by Hatchi and they go on another trip. The Isekandar ad now sings about Izumondor]].
21	* AuthorAvatar: Possibly, Robby's look-alike from Yuma Yarge's ''Hizakuriger'' anime is called Yuma, who wants to make manga movies.
22	* BenevolentBoss: Yang picked up Allo when he was homeless, and treats him and Gras well, though he still orders them around.
23	* 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 round of trouble.
24	* BornUnlucky: Robby fails at almost anything he tries, but he can always hope. He wants to get an Akafucrystal to stop this.
25	* 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]].
26	* TheCameo: [[Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove Wombat]] shows up in Episode 5 as a wandering hot springs customer.
27	* CarnivoreConfusion: Maritan octopuses serve takoyaki, and Odwarlan mermen serve wish. Hatchi is disturbed by the thought for a moment before getting even more interested.
28	* 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.
29	* CassandraTruth: Hatchi tries to tell Robby that Martians being aliens was something Creator/HGWells came up with. When they get there, they are indeed populated with octopuses. [[spoiler:Subverted when they are revealed to be HumanAliens in costumes]].
30	* CityPlanet: Yokkamarche is basically Space Akihabara, a planet filled with multilayered repair factories and alleys of anime shops.
31	* CollectorOfTheStrange: Yang's office is filled with odd things from retro electronics to archeological artifacts.
32	* CombiningMecha: Robby finds a real replica of a robot from ''Galaxy Traveler Hizakuriger'', an anime that aired 50 years ago, after combining two jets.
33	* ContrivedCoincidence: The first person the team meets on the entire factory planet to fix Hizakuriger so happened to be the biggest ''Hizakuriger'' fan. It's not commented on.
34	* CoolStarship: Yang has a golden carp-themed ship that is highly detailed and weaponized.
35	* CreatorThumbprint: Like many of Shinji Takamatsu's directorial works in the 2010s, this series features an obligatory ball passing scene, loads of HomoeroticSubtext, and at least one character voiced by Creator/TomokazuSugita.
36	* 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.
37	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Hatchi's behavior regularly switches between InsufferableGenius and AttentionDeficitOohShiny. He gets excited even when he's in danger.
38	* 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.
39	* CypherLanguage: Almost all text is in Elder Futhark Runic. Not everything, but some things can be read if one tried.
40	* DepravedHomosexual: Yang regularly makes very suggestive comments about 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.
41	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Everything is a bore to Hatchi and he earns for new experiences. He came with Robby mainly because of his irrational attitude.
42	* 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 the 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]].
43	* FailedASpotCheck: Robby never bothered to check that ''Nagaya Voyager'' where he lived for at least 20 years has two combining jets and anime production stuff.
44	* 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 grandfather is the [[spoiler:first man on the Moon, the human in the FirstContant and the first king of Moon. Unsurprisingly, they were friends with each other and Ikku, so the heroes were ConnectedAllAlong]].
45	* {{Fanservice}}: Bikini girls are still an efficient advertisement material in space. It definitely works on Robby.
46	* FishPeople: The population of Odwarla.
47	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Hachi gets worried when they are briefly followed by someone besides Yang. Every episode drops a hint that he's not telling something.
48	* ForeverWar: On the planet where humans are treated as SlaveRace, Mecha-Count and King Chamechamecha regularly throw robot soldiers at each other for fun because robots can't die for real.
49	* FreezeFrameBonus: Hatchi's has 13 million followers on "futuristic Website/{{Twitter}}".
50	* GlobalCurrency: Mon.
51	* HappinessIsMandatory: The Akka Sakka theme park demands all visitors to be happy at all times, or else...
52	* HeelFaceTurn: In the first episode Hatchi was just a PunchClockVillain for Yang, but with the opportunity to see Isekandar he went with Robby. Yang doesn't really care.
53	* 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 surprise it's even been a secret for so long.
54	* HeroicSacrifice: When the hope to get to Isekandar was lost, Hatchi [[spoiler:pays off Robby's debt]] to allow them pass, but [[spoiler:since his credit history is tracked by his country, now he has the same problem. Though Yang's intervention accidentally made sure he didn't get to be the DistressedDude]].
55	* HomoeroticSubtext: Robby and Hatchi have some ShipTease, and even ring a bell together that is marketed as a charm for romance, though they’re still no more than HeterosexualLifePartners (sigh). Yang wanted to ring the bell with Robby and isn't subtle about it at all.
56	* HotSpringsEpisode: Episode 5.
57	* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: [[spoiler:Ikku decides to write ''[=RobiHachi=]: The Men Who Saved Earth'']] in the ending.
58	* TheIllegal: Robby can go into trouble for leaving Earth, though considering what happens if Yang gets them, there's not much of 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.
59	* {{Kappa}}: The local population of Haccone.
60	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:The Hizakuriger fanclub tries to watch the missing episode of anime from Robby's memories with him tied to basically an electric chair. Yang rescues him by beating the club up, and hearing that the leader used to watch Yang's favorite [[YaoiGenre BL]] anime, takes a while to do the same to him]].
61	* 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 with each other.
62	* MostWritersAreHuman: For all the space tourism, the locations Robby and Hatchi visit are just typical Japanese rest spots. Robby lampshades this about Haccone. Haccone AND Isekandar even have the mountain identical to Mt Fuji.
63	* NewNeoCity: The story begins in the creatively named Neo Tokyo.
64	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The Galaxy Highway is composed of 53 planets from Earth to Isekandar, but clearly they can't be shown in a TwelveEpisodeAnime.
65	* OnlySaneMan: Ikku is the TheKirk and tries to keep the other two in check.
66	* {{Otaku}}: Yokkamarche has a lot of shops dedicated to anime, even to ''Galaxy Traveler Hizakuriger'', whose owners strongly share NostalgiaFilter. They became ''very'' interested when Robby says he's seen its MissingEpisode as a kid.
67	* PerpetualPoverty: Robby is bankrupt and in multiple depts, and Hatchi can't use his bank account. It's a miracle they got where they've wanted with almost no money.
68	* PlotDeviceAllAlong: Robby uses Hizakuriger when brute force is needed and doesn't think much about it. Said mech actually has a larger role in the setting's backstory.
69	* 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, inversely, 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.
70	* ProductPlacement: 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]].
71	* ThePromisedLand: Isekandar is advertised 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.
72	* {{Portmantitle}}: Robby and Hatchi. [=RobiHachi=].
73	* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler: Hatchi is the runaway ''Prince of the Moon'']].
74	* RebelPrince: [[spoiler: Hatchi Kita didn't want to be the prince of Moon, he wanted to have a life filled with excietement]].
75	* 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 not keep up its image.
76	* RedOniBlueOni: Robby wears red, energetic, rash, somewhat of TheDitz. Hatchi wears white, cold, and a genius, though easily excitable. Sometimes these get swapped.
77	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Mulberry 8's population is all robots, though many don't look like humans. They can even cry with screws.
78	* 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.
79	* RobotMaid: Ikku, also known as JPS-19, is Robby's bunny butler and keeps an eye on him.
80	* 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 similar problems.
81	* SelectiveObliviousness: Robby and Hachi take ''really long time'' to realize that [[spoiler:Isekandar Temple is just a ScamReligion surrounded by over-priced souvenir shops]].
82	* ShoutOut:
83	** The similarity of Isekandar to Iscandar, the destination of the ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', is not likely to be a coincidence.
84	** Hizakuriger [[spoiler:in its sequel anime]] makes a pose from Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine, another Takamatsu's work.
85	* 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 a cult classic in space, it even had reruns. Yokkamarche has plenty of other anime.
86	* SlaveToPR: All planets became PlanetOfHats because 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.
87	* SocialMediaBeforeReason: Hatchi regularly checks online reviews for places he visits, and trusts them more than himself.
88	* 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 advertising scam. Then he crashes into Moon's fleet who just arrived to collect Hatchi]].
89	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even though Hizakuriger is a functional HumongousMecha and sturdier than some other robots, it's still just an elaborate piece of merchandise. It's not waterproof and eventually had to be taken to repairs.
90	* ThisIsMySide: Robby and Hatchi split the ship in episode 10 because of increasing disputes. It ends on AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther.
91	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Robby gave Yang strawberry candies the 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..]].
92	* VillainsOutShopping: Yang's crew is always behind, so they get to experience all tourists spots that were just visited by Robby and Hatchi.
93	* AWizardDidIt: It's never addressed why are there 53 planets neatly aligned between Mars and Andromeda Galaxy, though Dontsu probably arranged it.

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