Poco’s Udon World – When childhood is forgotten

Poco’s udon world (Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari – Japanese name) is an anime that aired in winter 2016, adapted from the manga of the same name.

Summary of Poco’s Udon World

poco's udon world
Summary of Poco’s Udon World

The film is about Souta Tawara, 30 years old, a web designer in Tokyo. During his sabbatical, he decided to return to his hometown of Kagawa – known as the land of Udon (a type of Japanese noodle). When Souta’s father was alive, he opened a very famous Udon shop. Because of his interest in Web design and moreover, he did not want to inherit his father’s work, so Souta decided to go to Tokyo to work.

After moving back to his old house, in the dusty kitchen for a long time, he suddenly discovered a dirty boy and discovered the truth that he was a pure tanuki! The story of the connection between a yōkai (youkai boy named Poco by Souta) and a single boy begins.

The plot is worth watching

poco's udon world
The plot is worth watching

Poco’s Udon World has a simple plot, for adult souls “lost”. The little stories that happen between Poco and Souta unfold in a very natural way, moments with Poco bring back childhood memories for Souta.

The boy is now grown, independent, his mother died early, the family only has three people, but that stubbornness when he graduated from high school inadvertently created a gap between father and son, which was not until his father. lost, that gap still cannot be bridged.

Is it too late to realize now? Didn’t you once admire your father very much, as time passed, did you gradually forget the values ​​of family and tradition?

“There are two types of men who seek happiness. The first type, the happiness they seek is career. The second kind, happiness is family.”

– Nakajima Shinobu –

Our main character is very ordinary, no drama, doing an ordinary job, but because of that normality, the distance between the viewer and the character seems to disappear. Are we also letting the “baby” part of us be forgotten or are we also being indifferent to our own family?…

The drawing of the characters is quite good, the Poco character is lovely, smart, innocent and also extremely mischievous, typical of the lovely childish image. The other characters revolve around the main character, they are close friends, sisters, colleagues, old crushes, .. all of which leave an impression in the story line in a very natural way.

Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari is cared for by vibrant colors, creating a feeling of comfort and ease. Besides, the song “S.O.S” – the opening soundtrack performed by the Weaver group has a rather soothing melody, the Soundtrack can also be considered a plus point for this anime.

If one day, you no longer share with your family like you used to, you think that there is nowhere for you to belong, calm down and watch this anime. Or more simply, after moments of studying and stressful work, watch Poco’s udon world to get rid of the fatigue ^^!