Twelve year olds Sasshi Imamiya and Arumi Asahina have grown up together in Osaka, but when the local shopping arcade closes, the harmony of the four Chinese directional gods is thrown out of whack. Abenobashi unabashedly parodies other anime. Here is another dizzying comedy very much in the spirit of FLCL. Sasshi and Arumi visit parallel universes, each boasting transmogrified Shopping Arcades that parody Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fist of the North Star, 2001, Voltron, and Star Wars. The reluctant heroes attempt to return to their real home, impeded by their relatives and friends, who form a sort of interdimensional repertory company.