I’ve been downloading Moyashimon since it came out, mostly due to my compulsive urge to download everything the easy way (one ep at a time with plenty of torrent seeds). I’d watched the first two episodes and found the show to be different than the norm and pretty intriguing, but it got lost somewhere in the shuffle of the other 65897 shows I’m watching. I’d always intended to go back and watch it…an easy feat with it’s short length (11 eps)…and after reading a few reviews and hearing that it had a ton of humor in it, I finally decided that the time had come. Not quite as funny as I’d hope, but by no means a let down. In fact, it wasn’t the humor that surprised me, it was other things…From the cow anus moment, to the school festival episodes, the microbe concept, fermentation, cross-dressing, aphrodisiacs, leather, drinking, etc…I found Moyashimon to be a damn good enjoyable show. Nothing to write home about, but definitely a great show to watch in the gaps between your regular schedule, or just when you need a break from the anime stereotypes. 7/10

Episode of Choice:
Episode Four: “Everywhere is a Microbe Party”
(WARNING: spoilers ahead!)

This episode was the host to my first ever “WTF” moment in Moyashimon. I’d already gotten pretty hooked on the whole microbe/sake/fermentation stuff that was going on in the anime, and that was enough to hold by attention. The surprising lack of romantic drama and ten minute scenes of people powering up was a welcome relief from 80% of what I’m watching during the week (UGH @ Naruto). I was kinda wondering how the show was going to hold out on just microbes alone though, when the box I had Moyashimon in exploded. On a freshman field trip, the class has to draw straws to see who gets to participate in a field experiment. Sawaki, having an already unlucky day draws the “winning” straw as expected. Change scenes to a picture of Sawaki, utterly mortified, elbow deep in the anus of a cow! OMG! Follow that with him commenting on the fact that “it’s warm”. *shudder*