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In 20th series episode 17, "Akane Leader ni Naru" (アカネ リーダーになる, "Akane Becomes the Leader"), there's a scene in which the Kooni Trio (Akane the red oni, Aobei the blue oni, and Kisuke the yellow oni) dress up in Sailor Moon-esque costumes in order to intimidate Ojarumaru into returning Great King Enma's scepter. The trio even say, "In the name of Great King Enma, we'll judge you!" (エンマ大王さまに代わっておさばきよ！, "Enma Daiou-sama ni kawatte osabaki yo!"), a play of Sailor Moon's "In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" (月に代わっておしおきよ！, "Tsuki ni kawatte oshioki yo!").

As a side note, Kotono Mitsuishi (the voice of Sailor Moon) is a recurring cast member on Ojarumaru as Princess Okame and Akamurasaki Shikibu.

Image sources: NHK, club_AR on Ameba

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In 20th series episode 17, "Akane Leader ni Naru" (アカネ リーダーになる, "Akane Becomes the Leader"), there's a scene in which the Kooni Trio (Akane the red oni, Aobei the blue oni, and Kisuke the yellow oni) dress up in Sailor Moon-esque costumes in order to intimidate Ojarumaru into returning Great King Enma's scepter. The trio even say, "In the name of Great King Enma, we'll judge you!" (エンマ大王さまに代わっておさばきよ！, "Enma Daiou-sama ni kawatte osabaki yo!"), a play of Sailor Moon's "In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" (月に代わっておしおきよ！, "Tsuki ni kawatte oshioki yo!").

As a side note, Kotono Mitsuishi (the voice of Sailor Moon) is a recurring cast member on Ojarumaru as Princess Okame and Akamurasaki Shikibu.

Image sources: NHK, club_AR via Ameba

Ojarumaru 12th series episode 33 "Mahou Shufu Ai-chan" (魔法主婦 愛ちゃん, "Magical Housewife Ai-chan") has a parody of the magical girl genre, which appears to be inspired by various series such as Sally the Witch, Himitsu no Akko-chan, and Nurse Angel Ririka (director Akitaro Daichi also worked this one).

In the episode, Ai, the mother of the Tamura family, comes across a manga called "Mahou Shojou Lovely" (魔法少女ラブリー, "Magical Girl Lovely") while cleaning, which she remembers reading long ago. She gets sucked into Ojarumaru's eboshi (a type of ancient Japanese hat) and lands in a world where a king tells her that she must become a magical housewife to help people and gives her a wand, on condition that she can't reveal her identity to anyone. Transforming into a magical housewife, she generates objects to help clean a countertop and bathroom tiles, and cool beer. She also uses the wand at a supermarket to fast forward the clock so that the meat on display gets discounted at 40% off.

Keeping in line with Ojarumaru's wholesome atmosphere, there's no violence or big conflict. The appeal comes from the repetition of Ai using her housework skills with a magical touch, as well as keeping her identity a secret.

In case you're unfamiliar with Ojarumaru, it's a long-running anime that's been airing on NHK Educational TV since 1998. The show sometimes does parodies of Japanese pop culture that older audiences watching would find interesting and the magical housewife episode leans into that.

"Otome no Tameiki" (乙女のため息, "Otome's Sigh")

Tommy, Mike, Peter, Sam, Ed, and Ojarumaru follow ballet teacher Otome around Moonlight Town to figure out the reason why she is sighing.

The episode will air on NHK Educational TV (NHK E) in Japan on Wednesday, May 20 and stream for a limited time on NHK One.

Source: NHK

"Ishi no Shita" (石の下, "Under the Rock")

Kazuma goes to a river to find rocks to add to his collection. He finds a crab hiding under a rock and it runs away. Thinking that the crab has its own preferences, he arranges his pebble collection in hopes that the crab will come back.

The episode will air on NHK Educational TV (NHK E) in Japan on Tuesday, May 19 and stream for a limited time on NHK One.

Source: NHK

"Zureru Gekkou-chou" (ずれる月光町, "Clumsy Moonlight Town")

Moonlight Town suddenly goes awry as people and objects start moving clumsily. Ojarumaru and his friends go to the Moonlit Night Pond to find out the cause and notice something unusual.

The episode will air on NHK E in Japan on Monday, May 18 and stream afterwards for a limited time on NHK One.

Source: NHK

The character will appear in 29th series episode 20, "Naiteiru Amagumo" (泣いている雨雲, "Crying Raincloud"), which will air on NHK E and stream for a limited time on NHK One in Japan on Tuesday, May 12.

In the episode, Ojarumaru encounters a small living raincloud who rains on his head. Disliking rain, Ojarumaru tries to find someone else in need of a raincloud.

On the left side of the image is the raincloud, while on the right is a photo of Yuto Takenaka*.

Sources: NHK Anime on X, NHK

*I accidentally misspelled the voice actor's last name in the post title and I can't change it. It's Takenaka, not Takenaga**.** My apologies.