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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

2016, TV short, 120 eps, 83%, J.C.STAFF

Both have Satire, Surreal Comedy.

To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a…

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About Odoru Mowai-kun

2019, TV short, 26 eps, 49%, Monster's Egg

The anime centers on a Moai statue named Mowai-kun who is gloomy every day because it lives a dull life where it just watches the beach and the sun from atop a hill on an island. But one day Mowai-kun grows arms, and starts to dance. The anime will air within the Oha-Suta program's "Kyara-Suta" corner.

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