Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen

Kaniini to Kaniino (Kanini & Kanino)
Under the faint sound of fluttering fairy wings, a forest stream is the home to tiny anthropomorphized freshwater crabs. Siblings Kanini and Kanino live peacefully with their father while their mother is above the surface to give birth. However, during a fierce storm, their father is lost downstream, so the siblings set out to find him on their own. But the waters are not free of danger, and a flesh-hungry piranha could be hiding behind any stone.

Samurai Egg (Life Ain't Gonna Lose)
In a carefully monitored hospital room, one boy writhes in pain at the mere taste of eggs. His name is Shun, and he has had a severe egg allergy his whole life. As a child, Shun is careless and his condition is frustrating—as it is to his mother, who is constantly battling his egg intolerance and near death experiences. But, through perseverance, Shun learns to live despite the amount of eggs in the world around him.

Toumei Ningen (Invisible)
An invisible man starts his monotonous day as usual—by putting on clothes and the weight of a fire extinguisher on his shoulders to keep his airy body grounded. Although he interacts with the tangible world, no one actually seems to acknowledge his presence. That is, until he meets a kind-hearted blind individual in a heavy storm, one that may show him the purpose of his isolated life.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Invisible Man Main

Odagiri, Joe Japanese

Shun Main

Shinohara, Souta Japanese

Blind Man Main

Tanaka, Min Japanese

Father Main

Sakaguchi, Kentarou Japanese

Mother Main

Ono, Machiko Japanese

Kanino Main

Suzuki, Rio Japanese

Kanini Main

Kimura, Fumino Japanese

Nishimura, Yoshiaki Producer

Yonebayashi, Hiromasa Director, Script, Key Animation

Yamashita, Akihiko Director, Script, Animation Director

Momose, Yoshiyuki Director, Script, Animation Director

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Jan 27, 2025

MidniteAndBeyond

Recommended

WOW. Simply. WOW. This is a collection of three short stories, all from the same studio but with completely different creators behind them, and every single one of them was absolutely phenomenal. All of them had a completely different and gorgeous art style, entirely different setting, music, "world rules", everything. They were all completely unique but all equally impressive. I'd be just as impressed if I had just seen one of these on its own. But seeing three masterpieces back to back like this was exceptionally enjoyable. I'd gladly be first in line to see this studio do something like this again. It said "Volume ... 1" when the title appeared, so I'm hoping more than ever that I get to be amazed and impressed by this studio all over again in the future.

10/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jan 3, 2022

robert788

Mixed Feelings

Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen (2018)

A classic example of putting too much into the trailer(s). The trailer(s) also had the best of the music.

3 independent stories showcasing, great right? yes, they are good but they also lack any sort of greatness. The second one is especially emotional but then that 20 seconds of emotion cannot make up for the rest of the episode. The last one ends in a really stupid way and the first one was a bit meh.

The animation styles of all 3 are different and are pretty well done just nothing to tell home about for a ... showcase you expect the best.

The sound in the trailer(s) was much better than the show with exception of the second episode during the main scene of emotion.

Characters are underdeveloped due to length but you can get by.

Overall, it is worth watching if you want something different or want to see what a different studio can do without being too engrossed in a full series.

5/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jan 6, 2023

DigiCat

Not Recommended

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This was one of the stupidest things i've ever watched
For starters the whole thing tries way way too hard to be emotional, starting with the hypermelodramatic first part

Kaniini to Kaniino:
Super melodramatic music accompanying a dialogue made up exclusively of... the characters names
This isn't something impossible to make work, but it is extreamly difficult to pull off, and Modest Heroes did not in the slightest, annoying AF is the only thing it pulled off

Samurai Egg:
This one was the nail in the coffin that absolutely made my blood boil
An entire episode feturing a mom panicking and fearmongering about food allergies, congratulations you just glorified the most unhealthy ... and destructive coping mechanism in the universe, and no the insanity does not end there, this mom is so deep into panic mode she refuses to send her son on an overnight school trip where he'd be supervised by multiple teachers, but she has no problem whatsoever leaving him home alone (the kid is 6!!), and what happens when he's home alone? He eats food he's allergic to and ends up in the ER. This mom is the stupidest most immature and irresponsible a-hole, how could someone possibly think it's better to leave your kid home alone than sending them on a field trip with adult supervision??
And belive me when i say, you can tell a teacher any bullshit about your kid, ANYTHING, and they will take it seriously, because they do not want to lose their freaking jobs!!

The Invisible Man:
The last installment of pure idiocy, everyone ignores the Invisible Man... the Invisible Man's clothes aren't invisible! Clothes floating around with nothing in them is gonna attract 100 times more attention than any fully clothed human, and you're telling me no one notices him 'cause he's invisible?? No one bats an eylid when a pen or a sandwich is hovering???

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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