one of my favourite scenes in "Osomatsu-san: The Hipipo Tribe and the Glistening Fruit" was the climactic chase featuring cameos from many reoccuring and one-off characters (some of whom also appeared in the film's opening) from all three seasons of the anime - some well-known among fans of the franchise, others not so much.
in an attempt to fill in those "not so much" gaps, I proudly present a project I've been looking forward to posting for three months: a visual guide to the name and origin of every character who cameos in the climax and/or opening. see the list in text form under the cut!
If anyone is interested for a group discussion and if no other one has been created I made a discord group to talk about the event together https://discord.gg/MxyqX8JA
Merry Christ-matsu (or whatever you celebrate) - my present to all of you is these scans of the box, case and 14-page booklet for the limited edition Hipipo DVD! it's not the most substantial read but still an interesting one, featuring model sheet drawings of the Matsus and side characters' new outfits, the Hipipo Tribe and the new locations from the movie, as well as storyboards for one scene.
of course, it has spoilers (on pages 2, 6 and 14 to be exact), so I don't recommend opening it before watching the movie (if you haven't done so yet, here ya go!)
enjoy and feel free to translate the text, use the images to make graphics, or whatever you fancy ✨🎁✨
Cr*nchyroll may not have given us an official release of this year’s Osomatsu-san movie, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate it on our own or have a big party to (un)officially lift the spoiler embargo in style! Inspired by the Japanese Matsu fandom’s “simultaneous playback” hashtags and conveniently timed for the holiday season, you’re all invited to the #HipipoParty.
Here’s the details of the invitation again for mobile users, or just those who have trouble reading the above graphics:
The time: 10PM GMT/5PM EST/4PM CST/2PM PST, Saturday, December 10th, 2022 & encore same time on Saturday December 17th, 2022
The place: Wherever you like to discuss media! (Twitter, Tumblr or your messaging app of choice)
The how: Play the movie "Osomatsu-san: The Hipipo Tribe and the Glistening Fruit" at the time stated above and use the hashtag to post reactions, thoughts, screencaps, fanworks etc.
See hipipo.carrd.co for ways to watch the movie!
If you don't see your time zone listed, use timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html to check when the livetweet will take place for you.
Can't make it? No worries - you can use the tag for Hipipo-related creations, thoughts or spoilers any time, not just during the livetweet!
This event will mark the end of the unofficial "no public spoilers" agreement the fandom has operated under since August (but tagging or warning for major plot/climax/ending spoilers is still recommended). Please mute/blacklist the tag if you still wish to avoid spoilers altogether!
Anyone can participate, but keep the tag SFW (apart from canon-typical suggestive jokes) and BLmatsu-free.
And most importantly... HAVE FUN!
Reblogs are greatly appreciated to help attract as big a crowd as possible for this little holiday party! See you this and next Saturday ❤️💙💚💜💛💖
the #HipipoParty is officially on! let’s kick off with a scene I instantly loved: telling us about each bro and his relationship with Oso in just a few seconds
