Title - "Chrono Trigger ~ Time and Space Adventures: Nmamonjaa"/"Chrono Trigger ~ Time and Space Adventures: Nuumamonjaa"
Alternative title(s) - N/A
Genre(s) - Comedy

I won't bother going into much detail with "Nmamonjaa". "Nmamonjaa" is a Production I.G. OVA that lasts for 15 minutes and was released in 1996 or so. This was sold at a trade show and never released commercially. It basically is a promotion for the Super Famicom game and it's about the monsters having fun at a fair. One of the groups is Nmamonjaa that has N and Mamo and no seems to be interested, but they have fun at the fair anyway. There are side characters as well, but if you observe carefully, you can catch Crono and the gang for a few seconds.

Fun - 4

Oh sure, I had a few laughs. Gonzales (Gat in the Japanese version) is flat out funny. The pair has some funny moments here. I just wished that there could have been more fixing up here. This should have been a half-hour OVA so that this could develop more.

Life - 3

It's not a good keeper, but then again, I've seen worse.

Audio - 6

Well, it uses the video game music. I'll give the people credit for that. However, it feels quiet. Too quiet. I would have expected more music out of this insane short skit, but sadly, that's not the case. The voice actors are just there, though I did not notice that Miki Shinichir-san played as Johnny until afterwards.

Art - 3

The characters look like themselves. I'll say that. The problem is that well, they're pretty basic and as a whole, the art itself is well, poor for mid-1990's standards. Maybe if the promotion came out a bit earlier, I would have boosted the score, but alas, it needs work.

Story - N/A

This is a promotion. Why would I look for some story here? Who even looks for story in a promotion?

Overall - 4

While I will admit that this short skit made me laugh, I can't say that it's good enough to be a keeper in the long run. There are just too many flaws here. It's good to watch if you want a quick and cheap laugh, but that's it. Oh and for those wondering about the sequels of the games, people already know about "Chrono Cross", an often questioned game, but there are still no signs of "Chrono Break" yet.

+

It has its funny moments.

-

The art is poor and I know that this could be a better skit.

Date of creation - 12/14/03

Last update - 8/10/04

Back