Pui Pui Molcar Assorted Figures - 2.5"/6cm Flocked Fuzmols with Reusable Blind Packaging - For Collectors, Girls and Boys from 3+ Years

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A Season 1 compilation film titled Tobidase! Narase! Pui Pui Molcar ( Japanese: とびだせ！ならせ！ PUI PUI モルカー, Hepburn: Tobidase! Narase! PUI PUI Morukā, "Jump out! Break in! Pui Pui Cavy-Car") was released in theaters on July 22, 2021. [17] [18] The compilation movie was dedicated to Koji Tsujitani (1962-2018) in the end credits. The series is aired as a two-minute-plus short animation segment on the children's variety program Kinder TV. Each short focuses on a world where people drive sentient vehicles that are hybrids between guinea pigs and motor vehicles. Though each episode's story varies, the core focus of the series focuses on the Molcars' antics and sometimes a bit of solving problems for their friends and their drivers. Episodes sometimes include parodies of famous movie genres for comedic effect. Pui Pui Molcar aired in TV Tokyo as one of the segments in the Children's Variety Program Kinder TV on January 5, 2021. Each two-minute episode is aired at 7:30 AM. Bandai Namco Entertainment streams the show officially in YouTube for free. Muse Communication also licensed the series outside Japan to be aired also in YouTube in South and Southeast Asian territories. [11] Netflix is streaming the series in North America and other select territories excluding some parts of Asia starting March 25, 2021. [12] [13] A second season aired on TV Tokyo from October 8 to December 24, 2022, with Hana Ono directing the series and UchuPeople taking over as main animation studio from Japan Green Hearts. [14] [15] A party game titled Pui Pui Molcar: Let's Molcar Party was released by Bandai Namco Entertainment in December 2021 for the Nintendo Switch. [23] Reception [ edit ] Tomoki Misato is a stop motion animator and director born in Tokyo, Japan and graduated from Musashino Art University in 2016. Though he made short films, he became famous in the animation industry when he directed the award-winning short My Little Goat in 2018, which he produced over a ten-year period. It was praised by critics for both its animation and story. [6]

Grecia, Leandre (2021-03-24). "Japan has a series featuring half-car, half-guinea pig 'Molcars' and it's fantastic". Top Gear Philippines . Retrieved 2021-03-25. 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 [1] and Japan Green Hearts in cooperation with Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series is directed and written by Tomoki Misato [ ja], 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. [2] 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. Dennison, Kara (January 21, 2021). "Pui Pui Molcar Is the Guinea Pig Car Anime You Didn't Know You Need". Otaku USA . Retrieved February 16, 2021.PUI PUI モルカー』を尾木ママが分析 大人にも子供にも大人気の理由". Smart Flash (in Japanese). February 2, 2021 . Retrieved February 21, 2021. Several merchandise tied to the series were released, with Eikoh announced the characters of the series will be released as part of the Mochikororin Plush Mascot line of mini plush toys on February 5, 2021. [19] Good Smile Company released a Nendoroid figure of Potato first announced on Wonder Hobby 33 [20]

Abbey is parked at a restaurant during a hot summer's day when he and the other Molcars in the parking lot hear meows. Abbey and eventually the others discover to their horror that the meows come from inside Abbey—his female driver apparently left behind her pet cat. Fear however becomes concern as the Molcars observe the cat starting to feel the effects of being in a hot Molcar. Being in the shade, however, proves too slow for the cat's relief. The Molcars then notice the ice cream inside the restaurant (and by extension the restaurant's air conditioning) and proceed to barge into the restaurant to search for something cool; they succeed in cooling the cat but at the expense of ruining the restaurant. Reception outside Japan is just as positive. Kara Dennison of Otaku USA magazine stated, " Pui Pui Molcar doesn’t involve any dialogue (at least so far): just squeaks. And what makes it accessible for little kids also makes it accessible for international viewers." [26] Leandre Grecia of Top Gear Philippines found Pui Pui Molcar enjoyable even for older viewers, saying it is "a feel-good no-dialogue series containing sub-three-minute episodes, and we dare say the entire show has a decent mix of comedy, drama, and action." Grecia also added that the show teaches children "some subtle lessons on social responsibility, which can help give kids an idea or two on how to act properly toward other people and animals, and the environment." [27] in April 2022, that has compatibility with certain recently released Nendoroid figures. The show has also announced a collaboration with Bandai Namco Filmworks to promote the release of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, accompanied with an artwork by JNTHED. [21]

Abbey trains himself hard so he can be like the caped costumed superheroes of Western pop culture. His driver, an apparent anime otaku, has other ideas, however. After being bathed, Abbey is dyed pink, festooned in glitter, and plastered with decals bearing images of the magical girl Morumi. Abbey finds his new appearance embarrassing and after taking his driver to an anime specialty cafe, he interprets the stares from passersby, both human and Molcar alike, as poking fun at his appearance, exacerbating his embarrassment and forcing himself into a nearby alley to hide. A commotion then occurs when a cat is spotted high up a tree and perched on a branch that is about to break. Unknown to Abbey and his driver, the decal on his left side is Morumi herself and sensing his desire to help the cat, she lends him her powers in the form of a tiara and a pair of angel wings, enabling him to rescue the falling cat and take it to safety. As a result, Abbey gets to live out being a superhero and the associated admiration from everyone, albeit not in the way he originally wants it to be. Pui Pui Molcar Anime's New Series Unveils Video, New Characters, Staff, Title, October Debut". Anime News Network. July 14, 2022 . Retrieved July 14, 2022. PUI PUI モルカー」見里朝希の監督作「マイリトルゴート」本日から無料配信" (in Japanese). Natalie. February 4, 2021 . Retrieved February 16, 2021.