Voice 01

Episode 01 Mikkobouzu 三日坊主
Sexy Voice and Robo episode
Writer	Kizara Izumi
Original air date	April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
Viewership	12.5%
Episode chronology
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Sexy Voice and Robo
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Plot

After witnessing a violent assault, Niko enlists the help of Robo to find the victim and give him back his box of belongings. However, the victim - a man who loses his memory after 3 days - is not who he seems.

Basically this is Memento the Japanese slice of life story.

Guests

Main Guest

Mikkabouzu / Mita Hiroshi - Nakamura Shidou → 三日坊主 / 三田広 - 中村獅童

Recurring Guests

Muu-chan - Kajiwara Hikari → むーちゃん - 梶原ひかり

Minor Characters

Reporter - Ishizuka Hatsumi → - 石塚初美

Hotel concierge - Furugoori Masahiro → - ふるごおり雅浩

Organization man - Kitami Toshiyuki → 組織の連絡員) - 北見敏之

Actress - Ujiie Megumi → - 氏家恵

Director - Nakahara Kazuhiro → - 中原和宏

Director's assistant - Tanaka Yasuhiro → - 田中泰宏

Trivia

• Mikkabouzu means "3 day monk". It's a nickname that means "One who can't stick to anything", in reference to Mikkabouzu's memory only lasting 3 days. His real name, Mita Hiroshi, is fairly similar.
• Niko has a bird named Rumi-chan that escapes at the very start of the episode.
• Robo lives above a beauty parlor called Pico.
• Apparently Robo uses a Tele-club (telephone dating service), which Niko calls.
• Imitating Mikkabouzu, Niko keeps her egg shells as a memento. Unfortunately, she breaks one shell by accident, foreshadowing the things to come. Mikkabouzu amazingly doesn't break his shells.
• When haggling with the foreigners for Max Robo, Robo speaks in English, even though the foreigners speak mostly in Japanese.
• Yocchan only sings about being professional and doing his job when he let's his guard down and allows Mikkabouzu to pull a gun on Maki.
• While not explicitly explained, Niko displays her powers from the manga in the first episode.
  • She can speak in seven voices; She uses a sexy voice to lure Robo into helping her investigate the violent scene.
  • She finds Mikkabouzu in the hotel using her ability to recognize voices from far away.
  • She also recognizes his voice from the murder from the surveillance camera, despite his disguise.
  • She finds Robo by listening for his voice, even though he's using a Kansai accent. He's using a Kansai accent because it was the second tip from his rule book.
  • Niko fakes the voice of a bellhop to get into Mikkabouzu's room.
  • She uses the sexy voice to wake Robo up, after he failed to stop Mikkabouzu from leaving his apartment.
• None of the adults that Niko meet are who they appear to be.
  • Even the childlike Robo surprises Niko when he complains about having a job and real life, adult hardships.
  • The gentle Mikkabouzu turns out to be a killer.
  • The violent and scary Yocchan ends up in the kitchen and is kind of silly.
  • Maki goes from being an antique store owner to potential victim for Mikkabouzu and a former spy. Yocchan is also revealed to be her employee.

Notable Quotes

• Maki - "Once you know, you cannot go back."
• Mikkabouzu - "When it comes to work, it doesn't matter if you want to do it or not."
• Niko - "You're lying to yourself if you think killing is okay just because you'll forget!"
• Niko - "Just because it's forgotten doesn't mean it'll disappear!"