<p>It's almost certainly an outright reference to the well-known live-action show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mito_K%C5%8Dmon" rel="nofollow">Mito Komon</a>.</p>

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  <p>The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crêpe merchant from Echigo, he roams the realm with two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō (Suke-san) and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-san). An episode typically starts with some injustice perpetrated by a corrupt official, wealthy merchant or gangster; the travelers arrive incognito, discover the injustice and quietly investigate it; and the episode concludes with a brawl in which the unarmed, disguised protagonists better a crowd of samurai and gangsters, culminating with the presentation of the inrō that reveals the hero's identity.</p>
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<p>I wasn't aware there was an animated version.  Mito Komon has been around for decades (1969-2011, over 1200 episodes), like their own version of Doctor Who.</p>

<p>Since it's a well-known part of pop-culture, the show is often referenced or outright parodied, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPqA0Mobwc" rel="nofollow">like in Samurai Champloo</a> (Mugen, it'll be our little secret....).</p>

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<p>What anime is this? <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wOcJP.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wOcJP.png" alt="Akira Easter Egg"></a></p>

<p>I was watching some random akira videos and I found this easter egg that I never noticed before.  I remember seeing an opening of an 80s or older anime about some old police trio or something like that.Could it be possibly based off of this? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f4TbHji8II" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Manga Mito Kōmon</a></p>

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# What is this anime that was shown in Akira?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-01-10
What anime is this? [![Akira Easter Egg](https://i.sstatic.net/wOcJP.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/wOcJP.png)

I was watching some random akira videos and I found this easter egg that I never noticed before. I remember seeing an opening of an 80s or older anime about some old police trio or something like that.Could it be possibly based off of this? [Manga Mito Kōmon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f4TbHji8II)
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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-01-10. Score: 4
It's almost certainly an outright reference to the well-known live-action show [Mito Komon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mito_K%C5%8Dmon).

> The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crêpe merchant from Echigo, he roams the realm with two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō (Suke-san) and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-san). An episode typically starts with some injustice perpetrated by a corrupt official, wealthy merchant or gangster; the travelers arrive incognito, discover the injustice and quietly investigate it; and the episode concludes with a brawl in which the unarmed, disguised protagonists better a crowd of samurai and gangsters, culminating with the presentation of the inrō that reveals the hero's identity.

I wasn't aware there was an animated version. Mito Komon has been around for decades (1969-2011, over 1200 episodes), like their own version of Doctor Who.

Since it's a well-known part of pop-culture, the show is often referenced or outright parodied, [like in Samurai Champloo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPqA0Mobwc) (Mugen, it'll be our little secret....).
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