Lifestyles of the Rich and Anime . . .
Antonio E. Gonzalez
occassionaly some rich people in anime . . . I mean *ridiculously*
rich! In this show alone you not only have Nagi's "little" estate
(with it's own fully stocked lake and amusement park, among other
things besides the huge house itself), but other places owned by the
Sanzenin family, including her grandfather's moutaintop castle. There
are also the Saginomya's, and their more traditional, if still
gigantic place. Of course, in this show it's safer to just name Hakuo
Academy, it's ridiculous size, and the many ridiculously rich students
that attend it . . .
There was Hanaukyo Maid Tai, that palace Taro inherited from his
grandfather (including a bathroom where it takes an effort just to wak
form the door to the goldplated toilet), and the literal army of maids
that came (not pun intended) with it, ready to service him in every
way imaginable.
Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
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<AntE...@aol.com> wrote:
> Watching Hayate no Gotoku, I couldn't help but notice there are
>occassionaly some rich people in anime . . . I mean *ridiculously*
>rich! In this show alone you not only have Nagi's "little" estate
>(with it's own fully stocked lake and amusement park, among other
>things besides the huge house itself), but other places owned by the
>Sanzenin family, including her grandfather's moutaintop castle. There
>are also the Saginomya's, and their more traditional, if still
>gigantic place. Of course, in this show it's safer to just name Hakuo
>Academy, it's ridiculous size, and the many ridiculously rich students
>that attend it . . .
>
> There was Hanaukyo Maid Tai, that palace Taro inherited from his
>grandfather (including a bathroom where it takes an effort just to wak
>form the door to the goldplated toilet), and the literal army of maids
>that came (not pun intended) with it, ready to service him in every
>way imaginable.
>
> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
There is the Mendo clan from Urusei Yatsura. They have their own
private army.
Travers Naran
> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
Many...
Nishizawa clan from Sgt. Frog. She's got her own private play ground
with fast food outlets that only serve her (and Tamama). Also a private
army.
Yoshitaka Nakabayashi from "He is My Master".
Chiyo Mihama from "Azumanga Daioh".
Sei from Burst Angel: Maybe just because her clan can afford to support
two combat mechas.
Would Aoi Sakuraba from "Ai Yori Aoshi" count? Not really because
they're just emotionally dys-functionally ridiculous. :-P
All I can think of for now, but I've seen it a lot. I can't help
thinking it says something about the character of Japan that they're so
awed (in a good way) by extreme richness that leads to such freedom,
space and luxury. Probably the three things your average Japanese
wishes they had.
Curiously, the West seems to go through phases of admiring and envying
the rich (ala "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous") to looking down on
them and putting the hammer to them (e.g., the introduction of personal
income tax was during a low-popularity point for the rich).
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> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
>
Akiko Natsume from Nuku Nuku.
Mehdi Tibouchi
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>
> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
Every student of Ouran High School except Fujioka.
The Kuhouin family in Kure-nai (although the anime only hints at just how
rich and powerful they are).
Derek Janssen
> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>
>> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
>
> Many...
And no mention of the Mendou clan from UY must go without a mention of
the Mizunokoji clan, "who owns the *other* half of the country".
With natural self-cannibalizing Rumiko connections to the Kunou clan
from "Ranma 1/2", and the Mitaka clan from "Maison Ikkoku".
> Nishizawa clan from Sgt. Frog. She's got her own private play ground
> with fast food outlets that only serve her (and Tamama). Also a private
> army.
>
> Chiyo Mihama from "Azumanga Daioh".
And B-ko Daitokuji, from "Project A-Ko".
(Although, in the sequel, we get an idea of just *how* her dad made all
that money in the Mecha industry...)
Derek Janssen
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> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
Everyone except Tsukushi and her friend from middle school in Hana Yori
Dango. Doumyouji in particular is shown numerous times enjoying
excessive luxuries.
Tomoyo from Card Captor Sakura?
Sylia Stingray from Bubblegum Crisis.
Ai Suotome in Crayon Shin-chan.
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> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
>
Ayaka Yukihiro (Negima)
Manta Oyamada (Shaman King)
Lee Ratner
> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
>
Hana Yori Dango is filled with ridiculously rich people but their
life style is portrayed more realistically than comedically. You can
argue that Utena is probably filled with the teenage children of
ridiculously rich people.
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And the take off on them, Truffle and his family (grandfather) from Trouble
Chocolate.
The Sohma family in Fruits Basket is considerably well to do, though I don't
know if they qualify as ridiculous. Turned out that Tohru was already
working for one of them at her part time job unknowingly before she met any
of them.
There's Kentaro Sakata, the anti-Keitaro, in Love Hina, but he eventually
runs through all his money chasing Naru and ends up working cheap for Haruka
to pay off debt to her. Maybe he wasn't that much of an
anti-Keitaro....(anime only character, I believe).
There's the Minoru character in Chobits. Again, can't say he's ridiculous.
Interesting how many of these are comic reliefs, ain't it?
Another question. Would or could 'Little Orphan Annie' be considered an
anime trope? There's Tohru in Fruits Baskets, taken in by the Sohma family;
Kaoru in Ai Yori Aoshi (not really an unrelated orphan but the only male
descendant of the wealthy family, just illegitimate); Shinobu in Love Hina,
taken in by the (at least propertied) Keitaro when her family falls apart
and he can't stand to see her miserable; Chi in Chobits; Anita King in
R.O.D. TV; Hizuki in Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-; Lucy/Nyu, Nana, and Mayu in
Elfen Lied; and more. And male orphans such as Hibiki and others in
VanDread; Ayato in RahXephon; Kazuki in Dual; and others.
Mehdi Tibouchi
Quite literally filthy rich.
Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers
> occassionaly some rich people in anime . . . I mean *ridiculously*
> rich! In this show alone you not only have Nagi's "little" estate
> (with it's own fully stocked lake and amusement park, among other
> things besides the huge house itself), but other places owned by the
> Sanzenin family, including her grandfather's moutaintop castle. There
> are also the Saginomya's, and their more traditional, if still
> gigantic place. Of course, in this show it's safer to just name Hakuo
> Academy, it's ridiculous size, and the many ridiculously rich students
> that attend it . . .
>
> There was Hanaukyo Maid Tai, that palace Taro inherited from his
> grandfather (including a bathroom where it takes an effort just to wak
> form the door to the goldplated toilet), and the literal army of maids
> that came (not pun intended) with it, ready to service him in every
> way imaginable.
>
> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
Domyoji Tsukasa (Hana Yori Dango) springs to mind.
Also there's Kokubunji Minoru (Chobits), Nakabayashi Yoshitaka (He is My
Master), Yukihiro Ayaka (Negima), Chiyo-chan (Azumanga Daioh) as well as
all Ouran High School Host Club members except for Haruhi.
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> Antonio E. Gonzalez <AntE...@aol.com> wrote:
>> Watching Hayate no Gotoku, I couldn't help but notice there are
>> occassionaly some rich people in anime . . . I mean *ridiculously*
>> rich! In this show alone you not only have Nagi's "little" estate
>> (with it's own fully stocked lake and amusement park, among other
>> things besides the huge house itself), but other places owned by the
>> Sanzenin family, including her grandfather's moutaintop castle. There
>> are also the Saginomya's, and their more traditional, if still
>> gigantic place. Of course, in this show it's safer to just name Hakuo
>> Academy, it's ridiculous size, and the many ridiculously rich students
>> that attend it . . .
>>
>> There was Hanaukyo Maid Tai, that palace Taro inherited from his
>> grandfather (including a bathroom where it takes an effort just to wak
>> form the door to the goldplated toilet), and the literal army of maids
>> that came (not pun intended) with it, ready to service him in every
>> way imaginable.
>>
>> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
>
> Domyoji Tsukasa (Hana Yori Dango) springs to mind.
>
> Also there's Kokubunji Minoru (Chobits), Nakabayashi Yoshitaka (He is My
> Master), Yukihiro Ayaka (Negima), Chiyo-chan (Azumanga Daioh) as well as
> all Ouran High School Host Club members except for Haruhi.
>
Oh, yeah. I forgot the characters in Code Geass, for a currently running
show.
sanjian
> Travers Naran wrote:
>> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>>
>>> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
>>
>> Many...
>
> And no mention of the Mendou clan from UY must go without a mention of
> the Mizunokoji clan, "who owns the *other* half of the country".
>
> With natural self-cannibalizing Rumiko connections to the Kunou clan
> from "Ranma 1/2", and the Mitaka clan from "Maison Ikkoku".
IIRC, the Mitakas were just well-off, not impossibly rich.
sanjian
Similarly, the cast of Special A, minus one.
RLP
The Tenchi Muyo gang is either part of a family that rules most of the
galaxy or diety types who consider them lab rats.
The most blatent non-god display of wealth had to be Lum paying off a
taxi fare equal to the value of all the petroleum on Earth. Just
pocket change of course.
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Travers Naran
The original question was RIDICULOUSLY rich. :-P
(It's a joke, laugh!)
Stephen Bierce
The titular character of "Cleopatra DC", of course.
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> >Derek Janssen wrote:
> >> Travers Naran wrote:
> >>> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>
> >>>> Anway, any other examples of the ridiculously rich in anime?
>
> >>> Many...
>
> >> And no mention of the Mendou clan from UY must go without a mention of
> >> the Mizunokoji clan, "who owns the *other* half of the country".
>
> >> With natural self-cannibalizing Rumiko connections to the Kunou clan
> >> from "Ranma 1/2", and the Mitaka clan from "Maison Ikkoku".
>
> >IIRC, the Mitakas were just well-off, not impossibly rich.
>
> The titular character of "Cleopatra DC", of course.
A couple I just found after some watching last night: Yuka & Mika
Motegi from the ONA Saishuu Shiken Kujira. They qualify for my page
as well.
Mark Jones
be one of the most ingratiating series in anime.........the protagonist
is so poor, her treasure is a hidden can of sardines ( and the guy who
likes her keeps bringing her bags of rice just to keep her alive
)...........
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So research a bit and start the thread. Suzuo in Dokkoida?, Miyako from
Hidamari Sketch, Narue (it takes a special level of poverty to ensure that,
when you're needing to face down a knife-branishing space terrorist twice
your size with only a baseball bat to save your father, you make sure your
action includes steps not to lose the last few sips of milk in the bottle
you're holding in the other hand - gack, have I ever been there...) are your
starting points. Go, young otaku!
Galen
Pudding of Tokyo Mew Mew, although she manages well.
Honda Tohru
Excel and Hyatt
Special:
Ranma Saotome, Akira of Virtua Fighter, and Ran of Carried
by the Wnd, have no money by intent - it's part of their training.
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> Excel and Hyatt
If we're calling those two -- then the three next-door neighbors also
apply.
Mike
RLP
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Well yeh. Of course Ran's also a drunk, not that that's a bad thing.
(Sitting here guzzling a double Cutty and soda)
S.t.A.n.L.e.E
If debts count, then Faye Valentine could be up there.
Actually, the rest of the Bebop crew live from paycheck to paycheck.
Laters. =)
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> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 1:01pm-0700, Mark Jones <faf...@msn.com>:
>
>> So how about lifestyles of the poor and anonymous? I think Neia 7 must
>> be one of the most ingratiating series in anime.........the protagonist
>> is so poor, her treasure is a hidden can of sardines ( and the guy who
>> likes her keeps bringing her bags of rice just to keep her alive
>> )...........
>>
>
> If debts count, then Faye Valentine could be up there.
> Actually, the rest of the Bebop crew live from paycheck to paycheck.
>
Irresponsible Captain Tylor, a homeless bum at the time he decides to
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>
> Special:
> Ranma [and Genma] Saotome
> have no money by intent - it's part of their training.
...Suuure it is. 9_9
(And, since all Ranma-verse elements have their roots in UY, that also
qualifies Ryuunusuke & Dad's championship-level scrounging--
Onsen-mark and Mr. Moroboshi are only *getting by*, in comparison.)
Derek Janssen
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sanjian
Maris the Chojo - poverty sucks.
Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers
> Pudding of Tokyo Mew Mew, although she manages well.
> Honda Tohru
> Excel and Hyatt
>
> Special:
> Ranma Saotome, Akira of Virtua Fighter, and Ran of Carried
> by the Wnd, have no money by intent - it's part of their training.
Again, "Hana Yori Dango" springs to mind (Makino Tsukushi this time).
"Binbou Shimai" too.
Megane
Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <usene...@planetcobalt.net> wrote:
> Galen <ga...@nekomimicon.net> wrote:
> > Pudding of Tokyo Mew Mew, although she manages well.
> > Honda Tohru
> > Excel and Hyatt
> >
> > Special:
> > Ranma Saotome, Akira of Virtua Fighter, and Ran of Carried
> > by the Wnd, have no money by intent - it's part of their training.
>
> Again, "Hana Yori Dango" springs to mind (Makino Tsukushi this time).
> "Binbou Shimai" too.
>
> cu
> 59cobalt
Jigoku Sensei Nube had Binbou Shimai thanks to Binbougami himself in one
episode.
And of course the crew of Cowboy Bebop has a few money problems.
Megane
"S.t.A.n.L.e.E" <LostRu...@UofR.SlamSpam.net> wrote:
> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 1:01pm-0700, Mark Jones <faf...@msn.com>:
>
> > So how about lifestyles of the poor and anonymous? I think Neia 7 must
> > be one of the most ingratiating series in anime.........the protagonist
> > is so poor, her treasure is a hidden can of sardines ( and the guy who
> > likes her keeps bringing her bags of rice just to keep her alive
> > )...........
> >
>
> If debts count, then Faye Valentine could be up there.
> Actually, the rest of the Bebop crew live from paycheck to paycheck.
And of course Hayate from Hayate no Gotoku. The whole premise of the
show is based on debt.