What’s it about? When Shouzou and Ine first received married, they had been too poor to afford a honeymoon. Seventy years later, they’re far too previous, even when they might afford it. They discover a golden apple rising on the tree they planted the day they received married and partake in it. The subsequent day they get up younger once more!
Generally it is good to keep in mind that humor is cultural and most jokes require quite a lot of context to completely perceive. Even in the event you perceive the context intellectually, it might not be deep sufficient for the humor to penetrate on a degree past saying to your self, “Ah, I see.” I say this as a result of Grandpa and grandma have gotten younger once more was a very boring slog.
So the premise is: Shouzou and Ine are each about 90 years previous and dwell in a small rural city. In the future they get up once more of their twenties for causes. They hold doing the identical form of issues as previous nation folks, however they’re younger and hip! Is not that hilarious?
Probably not.
I perceive it on a primary degree. Rural cities in Japan have been more and more depopulated for years, leaving solely previous folks doing issues like taking part in native sports activities leagues and enjoying croquet. It is as if the regulars on the bingo corridor or shuffleboard immediately present up wanting like rock stars. That is simply not my world, so as a substitute of constructing me chuckle, the quick sketches nearly left me in a coma. The funniest half was at the start, when Shouzou awoke and instantly tackled Ine, as a result of rattling, immediately they’re sizzling and all the things is working accurately and in the precise locations once more.
To be sincere, I feel essentially the most lifelike method can be an ecchi sequence the place the 2 are simply always banging.
As a substitute, we’re always made to joke about how their granddaughter is mega-thirsty for her grandfather. It is as awkward because it sounds as a result of she’s always hanging on to him and making an attempt to take footage of him. I do not actually have a lot to say aside from it is bizarre! This present is not subversive or transgressive sufficient for that form of humor! So as a substitute it is simply awkward and I need it to cease!!!!
I feel it is price noting that Shouzou is a way more energetic character than Ine, who normally hangs out within the background waving some pom-poms round to encourage Shouzou. What does she wish to do together with her youthful physique? Does not she have hobbies that grew to become more and more troublesome as she received older?
I may see this working like that ecchi sequence, following the implication that the very first thing they did was clown in Bone City. Once they regained their youth, they each knew to not take it without any consideration. Would not or not it’s enjoyable to mix the emotional intimacy of 70 years along with their newfound bodily prowess? Their appreciation for all that’s presupposed to be agency is agency, all that’s presupposed to be comfortable is comfortable, and nothing that has fallen sufferer to the merciless mistress often known as gravity can be unparalleled.
However no, let’s take a look at two younger folks with silver hair doing previous folks issues. That is humorous, proper?
