{"id":2965,"date":"2021-01-18T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2021-01-19T08:30:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T23:30:13","slug":"behold-the-existential-horror-of-a-world-where-cars-are-living-guinea-pigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/18\/behold-the-existential-horror-of-a-world-where-cars-are-living-guinea-pigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Behold the Existential Horror of a World Where Cars Are Living Guinea Pigs"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUI PUI Molcar<\/em> is a new short-form, stop-motion anime showing the troubles and tribulations of a world where cars are guinea pigs. It\u2019s pure comedic insanity.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s back up a bit in case I\u2019ve lost some of you. I don\u2019t mean that cars have been replaced by guinea pigs\u2014like that humans use them as mounts and ride them about like horses. I mean that cars are still cars but they are also <\/em>guinea pigs.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: PUI PUI \u30e2\u30eb\u30ab\u30fc\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m also not saying that cars are guinea pig-shaped but are otherwise normal cars. The cars are living breathing creatures with a mind of their own that people crawl in and drive around (though it\u2019s questionable at this point if the steering wheel actually has any control over the creature or not). They eat giant leaves of cabbage instead of needing gas and run using their wheels like legs.<\/p>\n

But to make things worse on an existential level, these guinea pig cars are clearly more intelligent than their miniature counterparts. In fact, while they lack the ability to speak, it is likely they are as intelligent as humans\u2014so I guess that makes them slaves?<\/p>\n

\"\"Image source: PUI PUI \u30e2\u30eb\u30ab\u30fc\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

The first episode is set in the midst of a traffic jam. One human has outfitted his guinea pig car with headphones. No, I don\u2019t mean the owner\u2019s wearing headphones (though, he is), I mean the guinea pig car itself is also wearing headphones\u2014and has speakers attached to those headphones for good measure. As they are both amply distracted, neither the driver nor the guinea pig car notice that the light has turned green. So the traffic jam has little chance of ending.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s then that an ambulance guinea pig gets stuck at the end of the line. The guinea pig car in front of it becomes concerned\u2014doubly so when the ambulance guinea pig turns around and lets it peer into its back where a person is dying. This guinea pig car\u2014not its owner\u2014becomes so distressed that it unilaterally comes up with a plan to get past the traffic jam so the ambulance guinea pig can get to the hospital: crawl over all the other guinea pig cars. Luckily, the other guinea pig cars think this is a great idea and soon it becomes a giant game of leapfrog. And as the owners are now no longer stuck in traffic, they are more than happy with the outcome.<\/p>\n