Living Room Lovesong (茶の間のラブソング, Cha no ma no rabusongu) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in . It was adapted in anime as the 9th episode of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology.
Summary[]
A middle-aged section chief becomes a widower and develops a crush on a pretty young subordinate. Inconveniently, he is actually being haunted by the ghost of his late wife who is suspicious of the girl’s concern for him.
Plot[]
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Characters[]
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| Character Name | Japanese Voice | English Voice |
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| Tadokoro | Kōji Yata | William Frederick |
| Makiko | Nana Yamaguchi | Barbara Goodson |
| Hitomi Momoi | Haruna Ikezawa | Mia Bradley |
| Odagiri | Akira Ishida | Liam O'Brien |
| Priest | Hiroshi Kawaguchi | Michael McConnohie |
| Man 1 | Isshin Chiba | Sam Regal |
| Man 2 | Kozo Mito | Patrick Seitz |
| Woman 1 | Yuko Satō | Hunter Mackenzie Austin |
| Woman 2 | Sachi Matsumoto | Karen Thompson |
Trivia[]
- Tadokoro and Makiko were originally not named in the manga version.
- A reference to A Whole New World of Disney’s Aladdin is featured.
- Some characters are voiced by seiyus who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
- Tadokoro's seiyu voiced the Headman in the Fire Tripper OVA.
- Hitomi Momoi's seiyu voiced Mitsue in The Tragedy of P and a Young Sawa from Mermaid Saga.
- Various cameos of other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology are featured:
- Yukari and Bettō from The Merchant of Romance pass by a supermarket.
- Hazuki and Shōhei from Aberrant Family F are seen when Ichirō runs to the station.
- Tadokoro reads the newspaper featuring Mr. Domoto from As Long As You Are Here.
- Mrs. Shiratori and her three followers from In Lieu of Thanks pass by Tadokoro's house.
- Hitomi makes a cameo in The Executive's Dog as she works in the same company as Yūji Kogure and Matsurida.
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