Pui Pui Molcar (2021)

Original title

PUI PUI モルカー

Directed by

Tomoki Misato

Genre

anime television program

Country

Japan

Length

2 seasons, 24 episodes

Rated

TV-Y7

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Guinea pigs who are also cars go on short simple adventures in a stop-motion animated series. Each episode presents a different situation involving these friendly little vehicles.

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What happens

Pui Pui Molcar (Japanese: PUI PUI モルカー, Hepburn: Pui Pui Morukā; "Pui Pui Cavy-Car") is a Japanese stop-motion short anime series produced by Shin-Ei Animation and Japan Green Hearts in cooperation with Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series is directed and written by Tomoki Misato, with Misato and the staff in Japan Green Hearts designing the characters and models and Shota Kowatsu composing the music. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo through its Kinder TV children's variety program on January 5, 2021. The series' title is a play on the words Molmot (モルモット, morumotto; the Japanese word for guinea pig) and car, which reflects the main characters. Upon its release, it was received positively by fans and critics due to its simple storyline in each episode. A second season titled Pui Pui Molcar Driving School (Japanese: PUI PUI モルカー DRIVING SCHOOL, Hepburn: Pui Pui Morukā DRIVING SCHOOL; "Pui Pui Cavy-Car DRIVING SCHOOL") aired between October and December 2022. A 3DCG film was set to premiere in Japanese theatres in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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