You Probably Haven't Heard of Pui Pui Molcar | 台北市立動物園資訊網

OneofthemostpopularanimeoftheWinter2021animeseasonisn'tAttack...orRe:Zero,butananimeaboutguineapigcars:meetPuiPuiMolcar!...I'mobsessedwithPuiPuiMolcar,andasitturnsout,soismostofJapan.

I’m obsessed with Pui Pui Molcar, and as it turns out, so is most of Japan.

While Western anime fans may think of Re:Zero[1] or Attack on Titan[2] or even Cells at Work[3] when it comes to Winter 2021 anime, the most popular and beloved anime of the season in Japan is a show about cars anthropomorphized as guinea pigs in an alternative reality. And I need to talk about it.

First, let’s take a step back. Pui Pui Molcar is a rather simplistic show, all being told, mostly by necessity, since each episode clocks in at just 3 minutes. In the world of Pui Pui Molcar, humans use cars to get from one place to another just as they would in the real world, but with a twist: these cars are actually guinea pigs. Humans get inside these car-shaped guinea pigs to get to various places, and just like a real car, these guinea pigs need fuel to work (carrots).

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