The pejorative word obatalian is a pun between the Japanese word obaasan (old lady) and the English word battalion. Obatalian are known to always enter a train running as fast as they can, bumping others people in order to catch a free seat before the others. They haggle things that aren't normally haggled like grocery store produce. They are fearless and pitiless, just like a battalion of barbarians. This anime is follows 6 stories of one such Obatalian and her wake of destruction.
Cast
Crew
Tetsuro Amino
Director
Shōji Tonoike
Screenplay
Shunichi Yukimuro
Screenplay
Toshiki Inoue
Screenplay
Katsuhiko Hotta
Original Film Writer
Shuichi Ito
Director of Photography
Masuo Ueda
Producer
Morihiro Kato
Producer
Yoshinobu Inano
Animation Director
Toshihiro Kawamoto
Animation Director, Animation
Hideyuki Motohashi
Animation Director
Hiromi Muranaka
Animation Director
Hiroshi Osaka
Animation Director
Kohei Tanaka
Original Music Composer