

What anime is this? [![Akira Easter
Egg](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOcJP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wOcJP.png)

I was watching some random akira videos and I found this easter egg that I
never noticed before. I remember seeing an opening of an 80s or older anime
about some old police trio or something like that.Could it be possibly based
off of this? [Manga Mito Kōmon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f4TbHji8II)


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What is this anime that was shown in Akira?


It's almost certainly an outright reference to the well-known live-action show
[Mito Komon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mito_K%C5%8Dmon).

> The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun
> and retired second daimyo of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a
> retired crêpe merchant from Echigo, he roams the realm with two samurai
> retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō (Suke-san) and studious Atsumi
> Kakunoshin (Kaku-san). An episode typically starts with some injustice
> perpetrated by a corrupt official, wealthy merchant or gangster; the
> travelers arrive incognito, discover the injustice and quietly investigate
> it; and the episode concludes with a brawl in which the unarmed, disguised
> protagonists better a crowd of samurai and gangsters, culminating with the
> presentation of the inrō that reveals the hero's identity.

I wasn't aware there was an animated version. Mito Komon has been around for
decades (1969-2011, over 1200 episodes), like their own version of Doctor Who.

Since it's a well-known part of pop-culture, the show is often referenced or
outright parodied, [like in Samurai
Champloo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPqA0Mobwc) (Mugen, it'll be our
little secret....).


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