The Tragedy of P (Pの悲劇, P no Higeki) is a one-shot story by Rumiko Takahashi, published in 1991. It was adapted in anime as the 1st episode of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology.
Summary[]
A housewife, living in a complex where pets are strictly prohibited, agrees to take care of a pet penguin for a time at her husband’s request, thus struggles to hide it long enough not to meet the strict eye of the apartment’s anti-pet committee’s leader.
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Characters[]
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| Character Name | Japanese Voice | English Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Yūko Haga | Sakiko Tamagawa | Wendee Lee |
| Mrs. Kakei | Megumi Hayashibara | Sally Dana |
| Pitt | Nao Nagasawa | ? |
| Kōta Haga | Minami Omi | J.D. Stone |
| Hiroshi Kakei | Junko Hori | Adam Gordon |
| Yuko’s Husband | Wataru Takagi | Patrick Seitz |
| Mitsue | Haruna Ikezawa | Carrie Savage |
| Old Man | Hajime Koseki | William Frederick |
| Housewife 1 | Yuko Satō | Jody Jaress |
| Housewife 2 | Sachi Matsumoto | Michelle Ruff |
| Housewife 3 | Yū Kobayashi | ? |
Trivia[]
- Yūko Haga was originally not given a first name in the manga version.
- Various characters are voiced by seiyus who voiced other characters from other works by Rumiko Takahashi:
- Yūko Haga's seiyu voiced Harumi from Maison Ikkoku and Lychee from Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China.
- Mrs. Kakei's seiyu voiced children in Maison Ikkoku, Female Ranma Saotome from Ranma ½, Otome Rokudō from Kyōkai no Rinne, Yukie Asakawa from Hidden in the Pottery and Shōhei from Aberrant Family F.
- Mitsue's seiyu would voice Hitomi Momoi from Living Room Lovesong, and Young Sawa of Mermaid Saga.
- Various cameos of other episodes of the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology are featured:
- The Bento shop with Dōmoto in rabbit costume from As Long As You Are Here can be seen when Yūko walks in town.
- Emiri from Middle-Aged Teen can be seen walking when Yuko buys 500 grams of sardine.
- Two cameos would be featured in Middle-Aged Teen.
- Yūko’s husband is among Toshio’s co-workers who were at his farewell party.
- Pit appears among the various penguins when Toshio makes a weird pose.
- Its title is used for the book in which various stories including this one were collected.
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