Random: Dancing Microbes

[nebroadwe]

I was never that enamored of giant plush microbes -- something about a large, fuzzy Yersinia pestis or Streptococcus pyogenes winking cheerfully at me from shelf or bed just isn't very reassuring, which I believe to be the point of plushies. I may have to change my tune, however, after seeing this:

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It's the OP for an anime currently broadcasting on Japanese t.v., entitled もやしもん [Moyashimon] (Tales of Agriculture). The protagonist, Tadayasu Sawaki, is a college freshman studying agriculture who happens to be able to see microbes. And speak with them. A sort of microbe-whisperer, as it were. Hijinks ensue. I think I'm going to keep an eye out for this one if it gets an R1 release. (If nothing else, it's caused me to experiment successfully with embedded video. My mad blogging skillz increase by one!)

[P.S. Ignore the 8:00 running time; that appears to be some kind of upload artifact. The actual OP is only two minutes or so, followed by six minutes of nothing happening.]

Comments

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Well, when you get caught up, there are stories to be read. *grins*

Don't I know it. :-)

"because the native bacteria speak formal Japanese and bow a lot ..."

I have the feeling that a great many of my friends would really enjoy that.

I just found this blog post (http://www.riuva.com/?p=763), which is an introduction to all the science-type stuff referenced in the first episode (it does spoil one of the Big Reveals, though). Fascinating, as somebody said.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I think I may get ill reading about kiviak, though. EWWWWW.