Pui Pui Molcar

In a brightly colored, sunlit hall of soft cotton, filled with uplifting music, gentle breezes and ambient nature sounds, comfort figures of the world have gathered around a plush throne, ready to be claimed by the supreme monarch of cuteness! The time for re-election has come, and amidst successful veterans including cat videos, laughing babies and “moe” anime, a new challenger has appeared by the name Pui Pui Molcar, humbly campaigning for the title with its adorable handcrafted stop-motion animation, wholesome mini-tales, and loads of squeaking, veggie-fueled guinea pig cars! Every facet of these “molcar” designs adds to their cuteness, from their fuzzy arts-and-crafts appearance, roundedbody shapes, button eyes, malleable sewn-on mouths and stubby wheel-feet, to their squeaky vocalizations sampled from real guinea pigs. Many situational touches also enhance the effect, whether the molcars' exaggerated bulged cheeks while munching on lettuce and carrots, visual effects animated with home materials, or the emphatic use of sound effects such as tiny bell dings for surprise or shock. Time and care was also taken to give distinct colour palettes and accessories not only to every molcar, but also each of the various locales, buildings, and most of the humans, lending personality and credibility to its strange setting. Thanks to these effective designs and the inherent cuteness of small fluffy pets, merely watching molcars going about their adventures can easily stir smiles in troubled souls! But Molcar is not only excellent as an animation equivalent of comfort food, but a genuinely well-made and inspired series of shorts. Having a world filled with giant, fluffy guinea pigs doubling as sentient cars with actual human passengers is an outrageous yet ingenious premise that gets concisely explored in under 40 minutes. Each short episode features a new unique scenario and tells a simple self-contained story purely through its expressive stylized animation, with hardly a moment wasted. Some episodes explore wacky scenarios arising from the logistics of having self-aware cars with their own free will and desires, imagining how familiar problems like traffic jams, bank robberies and cars parked in the hot sun might play out in the Molcar universe. Others borrow concepts from pop culture and put insane new spins on them. There’s even a guinea pig dance sequence or two. Whether cute, funny, heartwarming or just plain ridiculous, each episode is its own unique delight. I could give more examples, but I’d just be spoiling the fun, and if there’s any series where the phrase “knows how to have fun with itself” applies, Molcar is it! Beyond its expressive visuals and high density of memorable concepts and gags, Molcar’s greatest strength is its consistent mix of cute absurdity with simplicity and earnestness. With it, the series has created something that can appeal to almost anyone. As a teeny-tiny time investment, I highly recommend it!

Don’t be fooled by the memes, Pui Pui Molcar is more than just a show that rose because of meme value. Rather Pui Pui Molcar is a perfect example of innovation and charm that utilizes its short runtime to the fullest. Molcar introduces us to a world where guinea pig cars are the norm and it is quite cute. It’s an interesting premise and it’s executed quite well. There are fun skits with them which utilize the premise quite well. We get to both see the molcars on their own having fun and doing their own adventuress, as well as how they tie in withthe humans in society. We get to see the workings of the molcars and there’s some interesting world-building into how they function. And it’s not as if Molcar only relies on its cuteness to work, it also has a lot of great ideas that go along with it. There are very movie references and humorous ideas that they bring to life with the show. They also have a good amount of twists and interesting ideas in their comedy. The molcars are so fun to watch. Their humorous mannerisms and actions are very much fun and it really makes the show work so well. That said what really sells Molcar is the fantastic production. The sound design is incredible. Molcar wouldn’t work nearly as well if it weren’t for the cute noises they make when waddling, or when they see something scary, or when they’re happy or really just anything the molcars do. Each action they have as a corresponding adorable reaction from them and it gives me life. The visuals also look amazing. Rather than go for a typical animated approach they went for There are so many unique molcar designs littering up the full screen. The backgrounds and world feels fully realized with lots of care taken to make everything look great and fit exactly what they’re trying to go for. I also really like how they used the toy people to really sell the world and bring out the sort of toy feel that it has. Overall I’m really impressed with how great Pui Pui Molcar looks and feels. The production does a great job of selling the show and really elevates a great silly idea to a short that stands out and provides so much fun and joy. If you haven’t watched Molcar I really suggest you do so. It takes less than an hour to watch it all and it’s very cute and fluffy fun. I’m sure most of you will be charmed by the molcars and their cute mannerisms and sounds.

Anime out of context supremacy! It says I need more info so I’m just gonna try filling this out about what I think this show is… I wonder how it smells inside of the cars…. If you get shit out and you smell bad or you have a medical issue or (std) will the car then get the drivers medical issue? When the driver gets pooped out and the car had diarrhea will the human then get turned into diarrhea? I don’t know these things… kinda want answers. This is the only review I’ve ever written I hope you are happy.

My life has forever been changed. With the first utterance of "pui pui" I knew it would be a good show. I was wrong, it isn't a good show. It is a transcendent experience filled with joy, laughs, shenanigans, and true beauty. When Plato talks about the ultimate form of beauty, goodness, and molcars, he is talking about this show. Whether you like superheroes, Indiana Jones, or the zombie apocalypse, Pui Pui Molcar is the anime to watch. My only critique, and I believe it to be a fair one, is that there is not enough Pui Pui Molcar. Hopefully twenty years from now, I canlook back and think, "that's where it all began." The beginning of a legacy.