The much-talked-about puppet show "Prin Prin Monogatari" (Mondays at 10:50 p.m.) is being rebroadcast on NHK Educational TV. On April 14th, episodes 3 and 4 of the "Republic of Acta" arc will be broadcast consecutively. The synopsis is as follows...
"Prin Prin Monogatari" was broadcast as a puppet show series from 6pm Monday to Friday for three years from 1979 to 1982, with a total of 656 episodes. The story is about Princess Prin Prin traveling around the world with her friends in search of her undiscovered homeland, and the original storyline, which included unique characters and social satire, became a hot topic.
Hitomi Ishikawa plays the role of Purinpurin, and Akira Kamiya and Osamu Hase also appear in the voice cast.
In the third episode, Prin Prin and his friends are taken to separate cells, men and women. Prin Prin is the only one taken out, and is told by his commander, Colonel Hemler, that he has been arrested for violating territorial airspace, and that Ranker, an arms dealer who is after Prin Prin, will come to pick him up. He says that his friends will be put on trial and may be shot to death.
Hearing this, Purinpurin decides to escape. Then Monkey sneaks up on them. Now, how will they escape?
In episode 4, Prin Prin and Monkey try to escape by disguising themselves as guards. First, they pretend to be asleep to avoid Stella, a subordinate of the commander, Colonel Hemler, who has come to check on them. Next, they go outside and trick the guards by telling them they are being replaced, successfully obtaining the key. With the key, they rescue their friends Bonbon, Osage, Kaseijin, and Sharrecke Myhome.
However, the zoologist Dr. Watt is in a different cell, so Purinpurin and his friends split up into two groups to try to escape.
