Gosenzo sama Banbanzai!

Plot

The story revolves around the a small, normal family known as the Yomota family: A boy named Inumaru, his father Kinekuni and his mother Tamiko. One day, a beautiful girl with a yellow flower hat at their front door, calling herself "Maroko Yomota," granddaughter of Inumaru who travels back in time with a time machine to visit her ancestors. Despite Tamiko's strong refusal to acknowledge her as a Yomota, Kinekuni and Inumaru welcome her to stay with them, and the structure of a happy family has begun to collapse.

The episodes are told in the form of a play.

Cast and characters

Inumaru Yomota (四方田犬丸, Yomota Inumaru)

Voiced by: Toshio FurukawaA teenage boy who dreams of being with a beautiful girl. He immediately falls in love with Maroko when he meets her, despite her being his future granddaughter.

Maroko Yomota (四方田麿子, Yomota Maroko)

Voiced by: Masako KatsukiInumaru's granddaughter from the future. The other Yomota's have a hard time accepting this, to the point where Tamiko leaves Inumaru and Kinekuni.

Kinekuni Yomota (四方田甲子国, Yomota Kinekuni)

Voiced by: Kenichi OgataInumaru's lazy father. He tends to get on his son's nerves with his lazy attitude.

Tamiko Yomota (四方田多美子, Yomota Tamiko) / Tamiko Hakkoda (八甲田多美子, Hakkoda Tamiko)

Voiced by: Machiko WashioInumaru's grumpy mother. She always nags and is the first to object to believing that Mariko is from the future. She eventually decides to leave the household, as the news is too much for her to bear.

Bunmei Miroto (室戸文明, Miroto Bunmei) / Inumaro Yomota (四方田犬麿, Yomota Inumaro)

Voiced by: Tesshō GendaA man sent by the Agency of Time Administration to arrest Maroko for breaking one of the many laws of time travel. He is actually the son of Inumaru and Maroko.

Bannai Tatara (多々良伴内, Tatara Bannai)

Voiced by: Kōichi YamaderaA man that Tamiko teamed up with in order to find out more about Mariko and save the Yomota family from destruction.

Narration (ナレーション, Narēshon)

Voiced by: Ichirō NagaiThe narrator who often talks about birds at the beginning of each episode.

Theme songs

Opening

1. "Genzo-sama Banbanzai!" (御先祖様万々歳！, Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, lit. "Long Long Live the Ancestors!")
2. August 5, 1989 - December 17, 1989
3. Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer: Kenji Kawai / Arranger: Kenji Kawai / Singers: Yumi Kojima
4. Episodes: 1-5

Insert songs

1. "The Watchdog of Time" (時の番犬, Toki no Banken)
2. November 10, 1989
3. Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer: Kenji Kawai / Arranger: Kenji Kawai / Singers: Tesshō Genda
4. Episode: 4
5. "Detective Agencies do not Believe in Love" (興信所は愛を信じない, Kō Shinjo wa Ai wo Shinjinai)
6. December 17, 1989
7. Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer: Kenji Kawai / Arranger: Kenji Kawai / Singers: Kōichi Yamadera, Machiko Washio
8. Episode: 5
9. "Streetside Eating Song" (立ち食いの唄, Tachi Gui no Uta)
10. January 25, 1990
11. Lyricist: Yumi Kojima / Composer: Kenji Kawai / Arranger: Kenji Kawai / Singers: Toshio Furukawa
12. Episode: 6

Soundtrack

The Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Original Soundtrack (御先祖様万々歳！オリジナル・サウンドトラック, Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Orijinaru Saundotorakku, lit. "Long Long Live the Ancestors! Original Soundtrack") CD was released on August 21, 1993.