History VideoGame / RakugakiShowtime

The gameplay can be described as ''VideoGame/PowerStone'' meets ''VideoGame/SuperDodgeBall'' - the two-dimensional fighters move around on a 3D plane and can attack each other at will, but will spend most of their time picking up whatever they can and throwing it at their enemies. Gameplay is fast and frantic, the visuals are amusing, and the story is simple enough to be understood with little knowledge of Japanese. See also ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresDefendersOfTheUniverse'', an unreleased game by Treasure for the Platform/Playstation2 that plays similarly to this one.

''Rakugaki Showtime'' is a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] wacky FightingGame by Creator/{{Treasure}}, released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in 1999. It tells the story of a few doodles drawn to life by the God Hand (not [[Manga/{{Berserk}} those]] [[VideoGame/GodHand ones]]) for the purpose of defeating a group of evil doodles... ''also'' drawn to life by the God Hand, who is merely staging this epic battle for its own amusement. (Sounds vaguely like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s Master Hand, doesn't it?)

The gameplay can be described as ''VideoGame/PowerStone'' meets ''VideoGame/SuperDodgeBall'' - the two-dimensional fighters move around on a 3D plane and can attack each other at will, but will spend most of their time picking up whatever they can and throwing it at their enemies. Gameplay is fast and frantic, the visuals are amusing, and the story is simple enough to be understood with little knowledge of Japanese. See also ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresDefendersOfTheUniverse'', an unreleased game by Treasure for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2 that plays similarly to this one.

* WidgetSeries: Probably the only fighting game where the strongest weapon is, not huge missiles, but ''smiley faces''. And that's not even considering the fighters themselves.

''Rakugaki Showtime'' is a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] wacky FightingGame by Creator/{{Treasure}}, released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in 1999. It tells the story of a few doodles drawn to life by the God Hand ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Manga/{{Berserk}} those]] [[VideoGame/GodHand ones]]) for the purpose of defeating a group of evil doodles... ''also'' drawn to life by the God Hand, who is merely staging this epic battle for its own amusement. (Sounds vaguely like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s Master Hand, doesn't it?)

* {{BFS}}: Excalibur's schtick. His sword is so large he can't even throw items... and doesn't need to.
* BigBad: Daddy [[spoiler:...except he's just another pawn in God Hand's game.]]

** A bit earlier than that, [[spoiler:Daddy will send Zakos to help you in the battle against the God Hand right after you beat him.]]

* FinalExamBoss: [[spoiler:The God Hand can create grey-scale copies of other fighters in the game. Including the four starting characters that can't be fought otherwise.]]

* TheHandIsGod: [[spoiler:The God Hand stages the entire plot to amuse itself.]]
* HappyFunBall: The Smiley Ball. God help you if you underestimate its power.
* HeliCritter: Ultra Johnnys can somehow transform their bodies into helicopter blades, allowing them to fly around as a head and feet. John MK-2 can do it too, and that makes even ''less'' sense, since at least Ultra Johnnys are robots.

* JokeCharacter: The Zako is about as useful as you'd expect TheGoomba to be. What's worse is that John Calibur can do everything it can do better.

* LargeHam: Daddy.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Lilo is a little girl who's normally about as powerful as a ''[[{{TheGoomba}} Zako]]''. But if she grabs a charged Smiley Ball, she can change into Mamu, as close to a BossInMookClothing as this game gets, for about a minute.
** Ultra Johnny is a weaker version of John Mk-2, similar to how Zako is a weaker version of standard John Calibur. Unlike Zakos, however, Ultra Johnny is still of use even if John Mk-2 is unlocked, since his charged Smiley Ball attack is potentially the strongest attack in the game.

* MightyGlacier: Mamu hits like a truck, but has below-average speed and is the biggest target in the game.

* PowerUpMagnet: Lilo and Esper Dog can manually attract items to themselves.

* TheRival: John Calibur / John Mk-2.

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:After defeating Daddy, the God Hand will move to erase him - provoking your character to pick a fight.]]

The gameplay can be described as ''VideoGame/PowerStone'' meets ''VideoGame/SuperDodgeBall'' - the two-dimensional fighters move around on a 3D plane and can attack each other at will, but will spend most of their time picking up whatever they can and throwing it at their enemies. Gameplay is fast and frantic, the visuals are amusing, and the story is simple enough to be understood with little knowledge of Japanese.

!!This game provides example of:

* AintTooProudToBeg: A lone, nearly-dead Zako can chose to stop fighting and start begging for mercy.

* ArtShift: Yukiwo is briefly show in a traditional anime-style in the intro cutscene.

** Cannon Zako is more of a gimmick than anything else. Sure, it has projectiles, but they're weak, and it comes at the cost of no melee or throwing, meaning absolutely no LimitBreak (Ex Calibur at least has strong melee). The only other thing it has is a auto-counter. Not to mention that a Zako wearing washing machine armor isn't very intimidating.

''Rakugaki Showtime'' is a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] wacky FightingGame by Creator/{{Treasure}}, released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in 1999. It tells the story of a few doodles drawn to life by the God Hand ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Manga/{{Berserk}} that]] [[VideoGame/GodHand one]]) for the purpose of defeating a group of evil doodles... ''also'' drawn to life by the God Hand, who is merely staging this epic battle for its own amusement. (Sounds vaguely like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s Master Hand, doesn't it?)

* ExcusePlot: [[{{In-Universe}} Within the context of the game]] - the doodles fight each other on rather flimsy pretenses [[spoiler:and stop fighting when they no longer have to.]]

''Rakugaki Showtime'' is a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] wacky FightingGame by Creator/{{Treasure}}, released for the PlayStation in 1999. It tells the story of a few doodles drawn to life by the God Hand ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Manga/{{Berserk}} that]] [[VideoGame/GodHand one]]) for the purpose of defeating a group of evil doodles... ''also'' drawn to life by the God Hand, who is merely staging this epic battle for its own amusement. (Sounds vaguely like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s Master Hand, doesn't it?)

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''Rakugaki Showtime'' is a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] wacky FightingGame by Creator/{{Treasure}}, released for the PlayStation in 1999. It tells the story of a few doodles drawn to life by the God Hand ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Manga/{{Berserk}} that]] [[GodHand one]]) for the purpose of defeating a group of evil doodles... ''also'' drawn to life by the God Hand, who is merely staging this epic battle for its own amusement. (Sounds vaguely like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s Master Hand, doesn't it?)

''Rakugaki Showtime'' shows examples for the following tropes:

* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler: The God Hand]].

* JokeCharacter: The Zako is about as useful as you'd expect TheGoomba to be. What's worse is that Johnny Calibur can do everything it can do better.

** Ultra Johnny is a weaker version of Johnny Mk-2, similar to how Zako is a weaker version of standard Johnny Calibur. Unlike Zakos, however, Ultra Johnny is still of use even if Johnny Mk-2 is unlocked, since his charged Smiley Ball attack is potentially the strongest attack in the game.

* {{Mooks}}: The comically inept Zako, and the slightly more imposing Ultra Johnny(s).

* TheRival: Johnny Calibur / Johnny Mk-2.

** In the Johnny Calibur/Johnny Mk-2 fights, there can be up to six enemies on the opposing side. Even for simple enemies, that's a little absurd.

* ActionGirl: Sasami, [[VideoGame/MischiefMakers Marina]]

* ArtShift: Momentarily, in the intro animation

* LargeHam: Daddy

* TheRival: Jon Calibur / Jon [=MkII=]

* GuestFighter: Marina from ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'', also by {{Treasure}}.

''Rakugaki Showtime'' is a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] wacky FightingGame by {{Treasure}}, released for the PlayStation in 1999. It tells the story of a few doodles drawn to life by the God Hand ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Manga/{{Berserk}} that]] [[GodHand one]]) for the purpose of defeating a group of evil doodles... ''also'' drawn to life by the God Hand, who is merely staging this epic battle for its own amusement. (Sounds vaguely like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s Master Hand, doesn't it?)

''Rakugaki Showtime'' is a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] wacky FightingGame by {{Treasure}}, telling the story of a few doodles drawn to life by the God Hand ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Manga/{{Berserk}} that]] [[GodHand one]]) for the purpose of defeating a group of evil doodles... ''also'' drawn to life by the God Hand, who is merely staging this epic battle for its own amusement. (Sounds vaguely like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s Master Hand, doesn't it?)

''RakugakiShowtime'' shows examples for the following tropes: