October 27, 2007
Moyashimon, or Deja Vu All Over Again
To explain the title, I should mention that I graduated from Texas Agricultural & Mechanical University, and that the full title of Moyashimon is "Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture".
The series begins in earnest with our hero Tadayasu at the opening ceremonies of Tokyo Agricultural University. In a field. With a Tractor. In the mud. 'Cause that's just how Aggies do things the world over. I wonder if the Japanese have Aggie jokes as well?
The opening ceremonies are followed by a parade. I tastefully skipped the gung-ho pooper-scooper crew following along. Not out of sensitivity, mind you, I'm just saving my tastelessness budget for later on...
Oddly enough, it appears Our Hero can see microbes of various shapes and flavors. Not realistic microbes like these...
but cartoony microbes like these...
And here goes half of the tastelessness budget. This is "Kiviak", which I sincerely hope is an invented delicacy.
And here goes the second half of the tastelessness budget. Here's how you enjoy it:
I'm sorry, but I'm one of a handful of westerners that actually likes (loves? craves?) Natto, but this stuff is just nasty. I haven't been left this slack-jawed by an anime episode since the last episode of "School Days".
Fortunately the action transitions to the lab and an extended demo of Our Hero's microbe-spotting ability. And an extended demo of the lovely if somewhat dominatrix-like Hasegawa-san. Somebody get this girl a whip and some Blue-Star ointment.
Summary: wierd wierd wierd in a very gritty and earthy sort of way. I think this is a series that I will keep tracking, if only because it's so incredibly different.
This is from the OP, which is live-action for some reason. Muddy footwear and Aggies just go together. If it were Texas A&M this would be cowboy boots though, though hallucinogens aren't very common at Texas A&M (or weren't when I was there), and beer doesn't make you see things like the oddities on the bike rack.
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The series begins in earnest with our hero Tadayasu at the opening ceremonies of Tokyo Agricultural University. In a field. With a Tractor. In the mud. 'Cause that's just how Aggies do things the world over. I wonder if the Japanese have Aggie jokes as well?
The opening ceremonies are followed by a parade. I tastefully skipped the gung-ho pooper-scooper crew following along. Not out of sensitivity, mind you, I'm just saving my tastelessness budget for later on...
Oddly enough, it appears Our Hero can see microbes of various shapes and flavors. Not realistic microbes like these...
but cartoony microbes like these...
And here goes half of the tastelessness budget. This is "Kiviak", which I sincerely hope is an invented delicacy.
And here goes the second half of the tastelessness budget. Here's how you enjoy it:
I'm sorry, but I'm one of a handful of westerners that actually likes (loves? craves?) Natto, but this stuff is just nasty. I haven't been left this slack-jawed by an anime episode since the last episode of "School Days".
Fortunately the action transitions to the lab and an extended demo of Our Hero's microbe-spotting ability. And an extended demo of the lovely if somewhat dominatrix-like Hasegawa-san. Somebody get this girl a whip and some Blue-Star ointment.
Summary: wierd wierd wierd in a very gritty and earthy sort of way. I think this is a series that I will keep tracking, if only because it's so incredibly different.
This is from the OP, which is live-action for some reason. Muddy footwear and Aggies just go together. If it were Texas A&M this would be cowboy boots though, though hallucinogens aren't very common at Texas A&M (or weren't when I was there), and beer doesn't make you see things like the oddities on the bike rack.
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