Introduction
Himeji Wakaba is a 5th year elementary school student, and she has the ability to see things that others can't. They are mostly frightening evil spirits, and they tend to do bad things to people who are close to her. As a result, Wakaba has no friends and rarely smiles. On a couple of occasions, she brings home stray animals, but her parents won't let her keep them. However, they're worried about their sad, creepy daughter, so one day they decide that whatever Wakaba brings home next, they'll let her keep.
The next thing she brings home is a pink monster called "Pupipo", but her parents stand by their decision and let her keep it. No one is quite sure what Pupipo is, but it protects Wakaba from the other things she sees. Pupipo also helps Wakaba make friends with an occult-obsessed transfer student and solve problems with bullying. Wakaba's life is a much better place with her pet pink monster!
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Audience reviews
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SgtSalamander
Pupipo! is a surprising find, as I don’t think I’ve found a show this short that has such a robust and fully-realized narrative structure as this one. It only takes about an hour to finish, and yet it has all the qualities which shows three or four times its length can boast of. There’s solid worldbuilding, compelling characterization, and a story which gracefully arcs through every necessary moment and point, culminating in a shocking yet satisfying ending. Having said this, I must explicitly reiterate how great the story is here. A good story is the foundation of any anime, and I believe it had the potential to just keep going. Indeed, while its brevity made it a convenient watch, it could easily have gone for much longer, and I wish it did, which is this show’s only serious drawback. It…
Read at the sourceJonas_Hansen
This anime is one of those "Slice of Life" series, which you may suspect to be episodic, but actually delivers a compelling plot that ties all major plot lines together and sucks you in, however short.
The art has a noticeable uniqueness to it. If you have seen "High Score Girl" you will recognize it. This short anime is not CG mind you.
All episodes put together are 1 hour of watching, so with such a modest length, even if you do not like it, you will not have lost much. On the other hand, you might enjoy it and will discover something you may consider a little hidden gem. I think it is worth the "risk", and I am certainly glad I checked it out
Read at the sourceSamul_the_wis3
Anime short, but surprisingly well balanced, the story and the basic characters but they work,The art is good, not too surprising, although I love the design of the protagonist.
even so I feel that a longer format or even be adapted in movie format would have favored much more the dramatic moments of the last arc; certainly one of the few short animes that I enjoy and recommend
Anime corto, pero sorprendentemente bien equilibrado, la historia y los personajes básicos, el arte es bueno tampoco muy sorprendente aunque el diseño de la protagonista me encanta, el anime funciona, aun así creo que un formato más largo o incluso una adaptación en formato de película hubiera favorecido mucho más los momentos dramáticos del último arco; Sin duda uno de los pocos animes cortos que disfruto y recom…
Read at the sourceDevNotes00
I'm not gonna lie, part of me wanted to hate this based on on obviously short the show is, but up until the very last episode, I kind of liked it. But let's break it down a bit further.
1: Story- Now i'll be frank, the story was short with a bit of inconsistencies, but it grows on you as the story goes on. The story follows a young girl named Wakaba who happens to see spirits and as a result, anyone who has any contact with her ends up "cursed." As a result Wakaba is the center of ridicule and has no friends, ultimately keeping her in a very depressing isolated state. This changes one day when she spots a pink being later named "Po" and Wakaba brings him home.
2: Art- Slightly above average for an anime this short, though I did annoy me a little that the other characters had pointed tee…
Read at the sourceRukia13
This was the first AIC Plus+ production that I have watched. I daresay it won't be the last.
What impressed me the most about Pupipo! was how balanced each four-minute episode was. Every episode was complete. The action and dialogue always pushed the story forward. The creative team excelled at "showing" not "telling".
The pacing was well done, leaving me craving the next episode, while wondering: What exactly is Po-chan? What's Yuuki's problem? Will Himeji-chan and Yuuki-kun ever get a break?
Conflict and angst didn't last too long (unlike a certain regalia's whiny phase. Yukine, I'm looking at you). Questions and conflicts were resolved without dragging out.
The art style is a bit different from some of the mainstream shows. For some reason, it reminded me a little of the first seaso…
Read at the sourceScootboi
Alright you. You, who hath stumbled upon this anime and feel like getting a grip on what you may or may not be watching in the future. Sit down and read this review.
So, normally I don't review anything. I've watched a good amount of anime and maybe reviewed two. One was because it was being hated on for it's genre, and now this, because... I've never seen such a twist in my life.
Anyway on to the review.
1: Story - It's interesting. Creepy girl who is detested for just being creepy, but why is she creepy? Because she's being tormented all the time, until Po comes around. The twist in the last episode is so different than what you'd expect.
2: Art - the art is surprisingly good. It's interesting, not like all other animes you'll see on your journey into the weeb kingdom. I personally l…
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