Miso Dirty

Aw miso dirrrrrty... TO BREW! Give it up to old school perv songs and mix that with a bit of fun, whacky, science-nerd Japanese stuff and you will have Japan's "Moyasimon - Tales of Agriculture". Now, LET'S BREW!

If you have you not seen this manga-based import then you must. Animation lends amusement to this odd show based upon a guy who can see microbes. Tadayasu Sawaki is from a third generation sake brewery and the guy is troubled by the microbes, Aspergillus oryzae, that allow the fermentation to occur in the brew. He attempts to get away from it all when he attends an agricultural school. However, the fun for Tadayasu is just about to begin...

There's the S&M natured lab guru with family troubles (and some foot trouble, but you have to watch to find out to that). The professor is quite amusing and very laid back, but a bit quirky, especially when he doles out the aphrodesiac to help everyone "get things out of their systems". You have the two older deliquintents who are always up to something (generally-related to get-rich quick schemes) and should have been kicked out long before this show begins, but someone needs to take the main character under thier wing to show the the fun times of college. Oh, and let's not forget the girl who brings in the smelly dead fish thingy. Wait, there's the cheerleader who figures into the plot line, and her boyfriend was abducted by aliens, or so she believes... Gothic Lolita girl adds a bit of a twist to the storyline, and I'm not giving away the twist so you'll have to watch.

There are some funky bits to this show, such as the tasting of kiviak, and many amusing ones, many of which I won't mention because you really need to watch the show. Also, for the total nerds (like us), throughout the show you are given tidbits of information about microbes and some about Japanese brewing laws. Of course, total nerdosity occurs at the end of the show in the credits; a book opens and tells you about various microbes, several which were shown during the show. Most of them are brewery-related, but others are about foodborne illness causing microbes or widely found microbes.

Oh, don't let the animated part fool you into thinking that this a kid-friendly show. Between the lesbian morning after scene, the S&M elements, and that twist I won't tell you about, this show is definitely 16 and up. So put the kiddos to bed and settle in for some sake-licious adventures!