Ahhh...the Ulfuls（ウルフルズ）. Being from Osaka, they're loud and proud. These would be the guys you'd want to have at your year-end party and they would indeed come over and stay over until January 2nd. I reckon that I've only been at one such party in my lifetime, and no, I wasn't an Ulful. However, I did get to see a strip rock-paper-scissors match between one guy and one gal at the apartment which went all the way.
Yup, just like the above. Incidentally, I'm still waiting for that second season of "Grand Blue".
Speaking of crazy and hilarious anime, I found out about this 2003-2005 anime adaptation of a manga titled "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo"（ボボボーボ・ボーボボ）. Never saw it myself but from what I've gleaned, it sounds like a mix of "Mad Max" and "The Naked Gun" taking place in the far future.
And speaking of the Ulfuls, they were responsible for the second opening theme song for "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo", "Baka Survivor" (Stupid Survivor) which was also their 26th single from November 2004. Written and composed by vocalist Tortoise Matsumoto（ トータス松本）, it's a Kansai-dialect buddy encouragement and admonishment to get the troops up and running. As usual for the band, the arrangement is a catchy 70s rock march that seems to fit the anime and its insane characters.
"Baka Survivor" hit No. 13 on Oricon and ended up on Ulfuls' 9th album, suitably named "9", which was released in February 2005 to a No. 6 ranking. The song was so catchy that it wasn't just used as the opening theme for a zany anime, but it was also the theme tune for a televised drama, a variety show, a commercial and a video game based on "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo".
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