Hare + Guu (Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu in Japan) is one of those series that you like for no reason you can put your finger on. Words like “charming” or “fun” would best describe it, but they don’t really explain why they are, just the simple fact. I would probably term the show “crazy,” but affectionately so.

The series follows the life of young Hare, a boy who resides in a jungle with his buxom, single mother, Weda. They’re part of an odd village, with characters that are off-the-wall to say the least. Among them are the Village Elder, well known for his prodigious chest hair; Wiggle, a minor character who rails against his background status; and a psychic hairdresser who believes her deceased husband lives on. Continue reading “Hare+Guu: A Trip into the Jungle”