| The World of Golden Eggs | |
 Cover art for the DVDThe World of Golden Eggs Vol. 1 featuring Rebecca and Lisa. | |
| Genre | Surreal comedy,parody |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Studio | PLUS heads inc. (production) Studio Crocodile (animation) |
| Original network | CS Kids Station |
| Original run | 2005 – 2006 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Video game | |
| The World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Rhythm-kei | |
| Developer | Artoon |
| Publisher | AQ Interactive |
| Genre | Music,action |
| Platform | Wii |
| Released | June 26, 2008 |
| Video game | |
| The World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Uta Dekichatte Kei | |
| Developer | Artoon |
| Publisher | AQ Interactive |
| Genre | Music,action |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | February 17, 2009 |
The World of Golden Eggs is ananime series made by PLUS heads inc. and Studio Crocodile.The World of Golden Eggs #1 was ranked 9th out of the top 20anime DVDs sold in Japan in 2007, with 59,000 copies sold.The World of Golden Eggs Season 2 DVD-Box was ranked 12th with 49,000 sold andThe World of Golden Eggs #2 was ranked 15th with 47,000 copies sold.[1]
The World of Golden Eggs Vol. 01 was voted top selling anime/special effects DVD in Japan in 2008 with 97,292 copies.[2]
The anime was adapted into aWii game and aNintendo DS game calledThe World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Rhythm-kei andThe World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Uta Dekichatte Kei respectively.
The World Of Golden Eggs is a collection of non-linear sketches, set in the American-style, fictional town of Turkey's Hill. Each episode is about 15 minutes in length and is broken down into the "main story" as broadcast by the town's fictional TV station, "THBC" (Turkey's Hill Broad Casting) and broken up by fictitious adverts and concluded with an English lesson based on content from the episode's main story line. The main story is usually subtitled in English. The subtitles try to reflect the tone of the dialogue which can lead to strange or grammatically incorrect subtitles due to its comedic nature and the use of non-conventional Japanese.
Each story is loosely linked to a main story, but is presented from the different perspectives of the vast cast of characters.
The show has a musical influence, with many of the characters involved in music in some way. Some of the music from the show has even appeared on MTV and has been the basis for the video games based on the show.
It has been broadcast on CS Kids Station, MUSIC ON!TV, and MTV Japan. It was also streamed online through BIGLOBE. Other broadcasters include: tvk, TOKYO MX, KBS Kyoto, USEN Internet Programs andGyaO.
In February 2006, "Larry", one of the voicecast members, launched a podcast on iTunes entitled "Larry's Show".
Following the broadcast in 2005, Season 1 was released in 2006 on DVD. Season 2 was broadcast in 2006 and was released in 2007 on DVD.
The World Of Golden Eggs features a wide cast of characters who usually re-appear in various sketches. The cast of characters include:
The first anime DVD,The World of Golden Eggs Vol. 01, and the second anime DVD were released on August 3, 2005.[4][5] The third anime DVD,The World of Golden Eggs "Season 2" Vol. 03, and fourth anime DVD,The World of Golden Eggs "Season 2" Vol. 04, were released on August 24, 2007. All releases were handled byWarner Home Video.[6][7]
The series was legally available on theAnimeLog YouTube channel until 2024.
The anime was adapted into anaction andmusicWii game, calledThe World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Rhythm-kei, which was developed byArtoon and published byAQ Interactive and was released in Japan on June 26, 2008.[8]
AQ Interactive released apuzzleNintendo DS game, calledThe World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Uta Dekichatte Kei, on February 17, 2009, in Japan.[9]
On September 22, 2005, wint released an animation soundtrack forThe World of Golden Eggs.[10]
On March 22, 2008, wint released an animation soundtrack for season two ofThe World of Golden Eggs anime.[11]
On March 11, 2009, wint released aThe World of Golden Eggs DVD for the Japan tour in Tokyo calledThe World of Golden Eggs "Music Complete".[12]
Nissan released a series of commercial ads in 2008 featuring characters from the series[13] in collaboration with its newestNote model(marketing). It also released a DVD in 2 versions: "Nissan Note x The World of Golden Eggs" and "Nissan Note x The World of Golden Eggs: Vol. 2".[14]
The World of Golden Eggs #1 was ranked 9th out of the top 20anime DVDs sold in Japan in 2007, with 59,000 copies sold. The first volume ofThe World of Golden Eggs was ranked 26th best selling DVD in Japan for the first half of 2008 at 88,707 copies,[15]The World of Golden Eggs Vol. 01 was voted top selling anime/special effects DVD in Japan in 2008 with 97,292 copies.[2]The World of Golden Eggs Season 2 DVD-Box was ranked 12th with 49,000 sold andThe World of Golden Eggs #2 was ranked 15th with 47,000 copies sold.[1] The second volume ofThe World of Golden Eggs was ranked 39th best selling DVD in Japan for the first half of 2008 at 67,731 copies.[15]