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Usavich (2006)

Usavich poster
Original title
ウサビッチ
Genre
comedy television series
Country
Japan
Length
6 seasons, 78 episodes
Rated
12
Elsewhere
IMDb

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.

absurdistwhimsicalfast-pacedfunnyquirkysillylow-stakes

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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