The story revolves around three sisters, Ai (the eldest), Mai (the middle child), and Mii (the youngest), their maid, Mea, and a white ferret named Unagi, as they travel through time in a mansion running a Christmas shop and searching for a flower called "popotan" which resembles a dandelion. [1][4] Although the story follows these three sisters, the anime alludes to the fact that others have attempted to make similar journeys in the past.[5] Their bodies are connected to the mansion where they live, which is also the vehicle that allows them to travel through time.[3] When they are outside the mansion, their bodies cease to age, to the point where even their hair stops growing. Every time they travel through time in their mansion, they jump five years into the future and usually do not end up in the same place.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Popotan
The story revolves around three sisters, Ai (the eldest), Mai (the middle child), and Mii (the youngest), their maid, Mea, and a white ferret named Unagi, as they travel through time in a mansion running a Christmas shop and searching for a flower called "popotan" which resembles a dandelion. [1][4] Although the story follows these three sisters, the anime alludes to the fact that others have attempted to make similar journeys in the past.[5] Their bodies are connected to the mansion where they live, which is also the vehicle that allows them to travel through time.[3] When they are outside the mansion, their bodies cease to age, to the point where even their hair stops growing. Every time they travel through time in their mansion, they jump five years into the future and usually do not end up in the same place.
