【PUI PUI Molcar】The Guinea Pig Turned Into a Car!? It’s Now Going Viral in Japan! Featuring PUI PUI Molcar!

2021-01-29
Hi guys! It’s Mafuyu from Goods Republic! It’s almost February, huh~? It’s still been cold here in Japan!
So! Japan being cold, there’s the hottest Winter 2021 Anime, going viral here! The duration time of Episode 1 was only 2 minutes and 30 seconds! Why has this short anime been attracting many people as “the best series among Winter 2021 Anime”……!?

【PUI PUI Molcar】
The Guinea Pig Turned Into a Car!?
It’s Now Going Viral in Japan! Featuring PUI PUI Molcar!

What Is PUI PUI Molcar?
Explanation of the words

First of all, let me explain the words!
Molcar is the mixed words of a guinea pig (‘molmot’ in Japanese) + a car! PUI PUI is how the guinea pig sounds (Japanese onomatopoeia)!
In overseas, to indicate this small animal, it’s recognized as the words, guinea pig but in Japan, we usually express the word, molmot!

What Is PUI PUI Molcar?
Explanation of the Series

It’s the stop-motion short anime series, airing on children’s variety shows at around 7:30 am every Tuesday! It’s directed and produced by Misato Tomoki-San, who has been attracted in the stop-motion anime industry!
This story focuses on how Molcar live in the world, where the guinea pigs turned into the cars! The duration time of each episode is only 2 minutes and 30 seconds but it’s produced in stop-motion style with characters, made out of wool felt. It’s an incredible anime series, which required a year and a half to make the whole 12 episodes!! Surprisingly, the voice actors of Molcar are the actual guinea pigs!

Why has it been this popular in Japan?
Let’s find it out while I’m explaining!

So! Why is this series going viral in Japan? Let’s find it out with a review of Episode 1!

Episode 1
“Who Caused the Traffic Jam?”

One day, all the Molcar are stuck in traffic jam. It looks like the front Molcar is causing it.
Surprisingly, the driver of the front Molcar is focusing on his cellphone and wouldn’t start the car even though the light has already turned to blue. The Molcar behind it even starts eating grass on the street, waiting too long.
Meanwhile, the ambulance Molcar shows up behind the Molcar, potato, which is at the very end of the line. The ambulance Molcar looks so panic. Why? It’s asked why(with the guinea pig’s wheek wheek noise)…… then……?
Guess what? There is a person in a critical condition in the ambulance Molcar……!
The hospital is right there from where they are but they are still in traffic jam.
Is this patient going to make it……?
The ambulance Molcar now starts to cry……
Guess what Molcar, potato, did then……!?
Right after Episode 1, it wasn’t being attracted that much but the rumor was gradually spreading out such as “cute”, “perfectly-and-detailed-made production”, “they sound cute”, “The setting of Molcar is awesome!” or “How Molcar cries is super cute”! When these rumors are spreading out, Episode 2 aired and, more and people were attracted by this series!

Episode 2
“Catch the Back Robbers!”

Molcar, Shiromo, which is timid and coward, is in town, with his favorite owner. While the owner is shopping, some people come to Shiromo…… guess what? They are the bank robbers!? Shiromo, at gunpoint by them, is threatened to give them a ride.
Crying, Shiromo ends up giving them a ride. Now such a thrilling car chase starts with the police cars……!!

Molcar gives us healing and imagination.
The words from the director for Molcar.

The director of this series, Misato Tomoki-San, leaves these comments!”
“When you look at the car in town, I want you to imagine ‘What if this car is a Molcar……?’ I would be happy if those who have watched this series actually do that.”
“The world, we live in, has so many irritating cases related with cars such as traffic jam, cutting in line, or tailgating…… ‘What if all the cars were the guinea pigs……?’ Maybe a healing car, ‘Molcar’, would be able to get rid of such a stressed society.”
All these directors hope have reached us and many of us are being attracted and healed by the Molcar now……! They have officially announced that there will be 12 episodes in total. I’m so sorry to know that we can watch these cute characters only that much more……!
The best part is they never speak Japanese so you don’t need to be able to understand Japanese at all!
So you guys! Check out these adorable Molcar!
PUI PUI Molcar Merch
Oki-doki! This is all for today! I’ll see you guys at the next article!
Bye~!

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