I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, and probably done a comic on it (twice, actually), but the random appearances “Mikan” boxes (that is, the shipping packages for tangerines) in anime shows is one of my favorite anime memes. In my infinite nerdishness (or, rather, the quest for easy content), I have decided that I feel the need to post every time I actually notice one in an anime show. That said, I have to say that I’m starting to think that they are far less prevalent than I’d somehow gotten it into my head that they were, or at least better hidden.

Shakugan no Shana-tan, however, makes absolutely no attempt to hide them – they stick them front and centre, nice and obvious.


Since I’m on the subject of Shana and memes, I have to admit that the robot being numbered “28” amused me. As someone who watched Gigantor in their youth, I am, of course, of the opinion that 28 is the only robotic serial number worth knowing – particularly if the robot in question is blue.