Where does "Tagoya" come from?

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At the start of the series (i think Episode 5 or 6), Sven teaches Eve to yell out "Tagoya" when she see's fireworks.

later when Sven suggest to launch fireworks to lure Eden off-course, hearing the fireworks go off while within Eden Eve is yelling out "Tagoya" while on an elephant ignoring Adam

I am wondering, where does this thing about yelling "Tagoya" come from?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '15 at 00:40

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Are you sure you don't mean "Tama-ya!" rather than "Tagoya!"? It is very common for Japanese onlookers at a festival to loudly cry out "Tama-ya" and "Kagi-ya" when they see fireworks, instead of applause for the show. The words refer to two of the oldest, largest and most famous fireworks factories from the Meiji period (1868-1912).

I believe the plan is to so distract Eve with the fireworks and their surrounding customs that she'd be unaware of the changes being made behind her back.

answered Sep 03 '15 at 00:40

Meir Illumination

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i remember specifically that i was googling the same question because i know about the common words shouted and "Tagoya" was used in BOTH manga and anime. So this answer is not really it. – Tyhja Sep 03 '15 at 07:34
you wouldn't happen to have the kanji for it would you? – Meir Illumination Sep 03 '15 at 09:12
I read the scanlation. Plus I suspect that it is in katakana. – Tyhja Sep 03 '15 at 10:32

Where does "Tagoya" come from?

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