Pita Ten
Pita ten has been re-released on DVD and caught my eye as a series that I noticed in 2002 but didn't follow up on. Oh, it's MOE (Mo ehh) MO-A.......Moe was prevalent at that time with others like
Sister Princess and
D.N.Angel. Or is it?
Anime pics, Manga story (wikipedia) : The manga is very adult compared to the anime, which was completely moe-fied to the extreme.
Kotarou Higuchi
Kotarou is a sixth grader who lost his mother after she sacrificed herself to save him from being run over by a truck.
Because of this and his father's work, Kotarou is alone most of the
time resulting in his stoic and independent personality. Kotarou is able
to see angels, demons, and spirits because he is a descendant of Shia.
He later discovers he is the reincarnation of Kotaroh Higuchi his grand-uncle and Shia's son. Kotaroh's family were labeled as demons by the villager. Since Misha
was Kotaroh's emotional support, he committed suicide when Misha was
prohibited from interacting with him.
Kotarou was initially in love with Shia which strains his friendship
with Takashi. Eventually, his feelings shift towards Misha and is
reinforced upon discovering Shia to be his great-grandmother.
In the anime adaption,
Kotarou's relation to Kotaroh and Shia was removed.
- Misha
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Misha is an angel who was friends with Kotaroh. After Kotaroh's
suicide, Heaven imprisons Misha and strips her of her status because she
was an indirect cause of his death. In the present, Heaven frees Misha
and gives her a chance to redeem herself by having Kotarou as her test.
In the anime, Kotarou is not related to Misha's test and are neighbors by coincidence.
- Takashi Ayanokoji (Ten)
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Takashi is Kotarou's friend and classmate. He secretly works hard to maintain his public image as a prodigy.
He loves Koboshi but moves onto Shia when he learns Koboshi loves
Kotarou. When Shia absorbs life energy from Kotarou, Takashi believed it
was a kiss and abandons his feelings for her. His family's financial difficulties forces him to abandon his dreams of enrolling in a high quality school.In the anime,
Takashi's feelings and home life is never explored
- Koboshi Uematsu
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Koboshi Uematsu is Kotarou's friend and classmate. She harbors a crush on him and confesses her feelings later in the series. After she is rejected, Koboshi changes her outlook on life and strives to improve herself to make Kotarou regret his decision.
In the anime, her confession does not occur
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- Shia
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Shia is a demon with the appearance of a frail feminine girl. Because
of her nature, she needs to absorb life energy while in the human world
to live.
Before the start of the series, Shia became amnesiac and lived in the human world as Shima
(志摩). She married Taro Higuchi and gave birth to Kotarou's granduncle and grandmother. Due to her demonic nature, Shia was forced to return to hell to regain
her health; She loses her memories of her life as Shima as her original
memories are restored. Due to Taro's ailing health, Shia returns to the human world and
unconsciously searches for him. She regains her memories of her human
life when Kotarou reveals her past to her and attends Taro's funeral;
ignoring her demonic nature to feed, Shia dies shortly after.
In the anime, Shia has no relation to the Higuchi family and travels to
the human world to complete her demon apprenticeship. Shia's good
nature causes her to fail and her existence is annulled; she is brought
back to life as a human by Misha at the end of the series
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Klaus Rosenberg (NYA)
Klaus Rosenberg is a demon who accompanies Shia and encourages her to act like a demon.
He disguises himself as a black cat in public. While in cat form, he is
named Nya by Misha and is credited by that name in the manga and anime.
Hiroshi Mitarai
Hiroshi Mitarai is Kotarou's classmate.He strives to better himself in order to become a dignified head of the Mitarai family. In the anime, Hiroshi's story remains the same
Kaoru Mitarai
Kaoru Mitarai is Hiroshi's younger sister. She admires her brother and attacks anyone
who insults him. She develops a crush on Takashi which overcomes her
admiration for her brother.In the anime, Kaoru's story remains the same
Sasha
Sasha is Misha's older sister and an angel. She is strict, formal, and often
berates Misha for her laid back personality.
Shino
Shino is Kotarou's maternal cousin. Since her mother's death, Shino has been cared for by her and Kotarou's great-grandfather.
Like Kotarou, she can see angels, demons and spirits.
She moves in with Kotarou later in the series.
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| Love Chart Anime only |
I don't do this for all the anime I watch but Pita Ten is great enough that I went out of my way to make one. The Manga is different.
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| MOE defined. Cuteness overload. |
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Kotarou is the main character. This boy with the purple hair lives with his dad,( his dad is a typical salary man that is consumed with work, always running late for work, at work or going to work. The disney formula of the "Mother is dead" is in play here. A sad and overused gimmick to give us availability to the main char.)
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| Can't decide who is more MOE |
Kotarou despite all that happens to him he is an elementary school kid. like the bumbling can't fend for themselves age.....but this kid , wow, with the loss of his mom and his dad having to work, has grown up quickly.
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| Run kid |
He first encounters
Misha . Misha is this clingy angel that wants to be his mother. WTF? Kotarou immediately takes offense, (after that in 26 episodes you hear about it once more) Kotarou's mother is kind of a mystery. Always.
Kotarou's two friends from... well, he is in elementary school so...... Pre school? Pre school friends
Ayanokoji and
Koboshi. These two are Kotarou's support and boy he needs it.
Ayanokoji is a big hit with all the lady....uhh- girls. All the girls his age are falling for him and he is top ten in his class. What is ironic is that his name can be read as "TEN" which is mentioned in the story.
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| Baby Koboshi hurt her face something MOE! |
Koboshi is the main girl that adores Kotarou
. In pre school she hurt her face and, OMG My heart. someone help her she's hurt! Wow. I want to cry with her. MOE what a feeling. Dont worry because Kotarou wishes her pain away. She is now enamored with him
he of course is oblivious
. Koboshi gets up in Misha's face when she clings to
Kotarou and it doesnt let up for 26 episodes.
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| SD MOE |
This show has comedy, MOE, tragedy gut wrenching sorrow to a bittersweet ending that that is a bit predictable only because of the setup. Obviously something has to give and they wait for the very end to do it.
As I've been making these posts i've learned that the anime and manga differ radically, I'm going to have to fully read the manga. 8 tankoboun shouldn't take long.
Surprise maid episode was actually entertaining. Shia needed a job and the crew supported her
Thamks to Ayanokoji's uncle.
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| Anxiety MOE |
Fucking swamped with pervs trying to sneak a peak at loli's
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| Bwah It's YOU |
The anime acts like we are familiar with the manga. It eludes to things like familiarity even though this is the first time Sasha and Nya have met.
Awkward misunderstandings like this were comedy gold even though it didn't fit the characters.
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| Japan, you so crazy. |
Awkward racialism
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| Nothings coler than Ice, Mishi's ICE! |
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Fanart for a bygone era is always fun to see. People were obviously big fans back then. It stretched to several corners of then net. There is still plenty of clip art. Now I'm going to run through the manga to see how it compares.
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