A sidesplitting essay in animation that depicts the simple everyday life of career-committed mother and her rather out of standard family set in contemporary Japan.
- Created by
- Mitsuru Hongo

A sidesplitting essay in animation that depicts the simple everyday life of career-committed mother and her rather out of standard family set in contemporary Japan.
1 season · 142 episodes
S1 E1Bedwetting / Response / The Sun Roars! / Greetings / Crab Mom / Mail
Apr 1, 200926 min
In these 6 hilarious shorts, Mainichi Kaasan shows us that from registering kids for pre-school to a crazy family trip to the beach, it's no easy job being a mom!
Manga Artist Mom / Mom, the manga artist / Scheme / Gush
Apr 15, 200919 min
Mom is a cartoonist and she has a deadline to make today. Despite this, she makes breakfast for the kids, takes them to school, and ends up volunteering to help draw the poster for the Parents' Bazaar Day. Tomorrow, is Bunji's birthday and
The descent of the spirit / The descent of the spirit / Look at me! / Brother and sister
Apr 22, 200919 min
In these next shorts, mom is shocked that Bunji has poor hiragana recognition. In different efforts, she finally decides to help him improve but sometimes gets a bit impatient. Fumi absolutely loves batman and throws her batman figurine out
The bazaar is really a pain / Aggressive nursery school / I won't do it again! / On my palm
Apr 29, 200919 min
Mom worries that she doesn’t bring anything to the school’s bazaar, Bunji cries since he doesn’t get to buy a toy he wants, Bunji plays in the mud at the park washing away the dirt in an area meant for pets, and mom reminisces about the pas
I'm going back / To start out with... / She's good / Together
May 6, 200919 min
We learn about how Mom and Dad met in a jungle in Thailand, they go to a ramen shop with their kids, and dad makes Fumi promise to never leave and stay with him forever.
Grandpa / It's a fact / I love you / Slam
May 13, 200919 min
We follow the family as we find out that Mom was raised in a small fishing village in Kochi, Fumi works her manipulative ways to get what she wants at times but ruins her new dress in the next short, and finally Dad, who works as a camerama