Underplayed Gems

Moyashimon (2007)

Moyashimon poster
Original title
もやしもん
Genre
drama television series, comedy anime and manga, supernatural anime, Comedy, Supernatural
Country
Japan
Length
2 seasons, 11 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 17 voters
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

A first-year college student at an agricultural university discovers he can see and talk to tiny microorganisms. This ability helps him and his classmates learn about microbes and farming in everyday situations.

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What happens

Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, known in Japan as Moyashimon (Japanese: もやしもん), is a Japanese manga series by Masayuki Ishikawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from July 2004 to June 2013 and moved to the magazine Monthly Morning Two, where it concluded in January 2014. The series follows Tadayasu Sawaki, a first-year college student at an agricultural university, who has a unique ability to see and communicate with microorganisms. Del Rey Manga licensed the manga, but only released two volumes in English in North America. An 11-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Shirogumi and Telecom Animation Film, aired between October and December 2007 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. An 11-episode live action adaptation was aired on Noitamina between July and September 2010. An 11-episode animated second season titled Moyasimon Returns aired from July to September 2012. The manga, anime, and live action version have all been generally well received by reviewers, with praise received for the artwork and sustaining the viewer's interest through clear presentation of a difficult topic. It won the 2008 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Grand Prize and the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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