Underplayed Gems

Usavich (2006)

Usavich poster
Original title
ウサビッチ
Genre
comedy television series, Adventure, Comedy
Country
Japan
Length
6 seasons, 78 episodes
Rated
12
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two rabbits are stuck in a Soviet prison in 1961. The animators show their weird daily lives until they escape and then their adventures while running from the police.

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What happens

Usavich (ウサビッチ, Usabitchi; from usagi (うさぎ, rabbit), Japanese for rabbit, with "vich" to make it a Russian patronymic) is a series of animated short films created for MTV Japan by Satoshi Tomioka and his studio Kanaban Graphics from 2006 to 2015. It is about an odd pair of rabbits imprisoned in a Soviet prison in 1961. The first season shows the absurd everyday occurrences of the two rabbits' prison life, and the subsequent seasons show the two rabbits' life on the run from law enforcement. So far, 6 seasons and 78 episodes have been released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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