Today I want to write about one of my favourite Japanese anime or Japanimation.
These were cartoons that played a huge role in shaping our view and values when, as children between 5 and 13, we used to sit in front of the tv that doubled up as our nanny while our mums were busy doing home chores and preparing sumptuous dinners for the family. These were years when a family could get by with just the man of the house working full time.
Anyway, back to anime: one of the best of the best to me was Dash Kappei, known in Italy as Gigi la Trottola (Gigi the Spinning Top).
From Wikipedia:
The hero of the story is Kappei Sakamoto, a high school student with amazing athletic abilities who joins the basketball team of Seirin High School and quickly becomes one of the most skilled players. Kappei has one unusual handicap for a basketball player - his height; he stands not even one meter tall. His Achilles' heel is female undergarments; he has a particular interest in white panties, and is even more enthusiastic about joining the basketball team when he discovers that the team's female coach, Coach Natsu, wears white panties (although his inventive attempts to sneak a peek at said panties usually result in a physical beatdown from the hot-tempered coach). Eventually, Kappei's athletic prowess extends beyond basketball, and he tries out for - and excels at - every sport the school offers.
Now, I know that the idea behind a crazy student enamoured with girls white panties might seem creepy, but I can tell you that we didn't see it that way as children. To us he was just an odd but very funny guy that could learn any sport and become the best at it, despite being very short in stature.
Some pictures of "Gigi"
Do you have a favourite anime or cartoon?