The last major cast member of Moyashimon is introduced in episode 6, and a hot one at that! Voiced by Noto Mamiko to boot! This show just keeps getting better and better.

(Yes yes, I’m well aware of what happens in episode 8. I have to keep the spoilers to a minimum, however, since Guff has to wait for the subs, as do many of our readers.)

At any rate, I’m highly pleased with the grand debut of the lovely miss Mutou Aoi. She’s the perfect mix of genki and crazy to round out the already hilarious Moyashimon cast and create more of the unique wacky humor that has made this show fantastic.

I love her traveling outfit, as well as her wonderfully Engrish hitchhiking sign - “EAST anyhow”. Classic.

But jeez, ditching her at the airport was a bit harsh, even for Hasegawa.

I’ve got to say, I don’t think I could carry a backpack filled with horrifically odious fermented foodstuffs across the country. You’ve got to hand it to Mutou, she definitely has determination. Personally I would’ve just ditched the bag sooner than hoofing it across the continent reeking like a brewery all the while.

See, now this is exactly what I’d do for a Sawaki cosplay, if I had a bunch of little 1:1 scale Oryzae-tans that I could set on my shoulders to cruise around with me.

It’s terrible. These are the manifestations of some of the most horrible diseases around, the kind that you curse bitterly while leaning over the toilet bowl after having eaten that poorly cooked chicken.

But they’re so cute! I just can’t bring myself to hate them like I know I should. Gah…what is this show doing to me??

Well, that’s another check for cosplaying lab workers. I’m starting to suspect that fanservice may have been the cause for this change of attire, not that I’m complaining mind you. Thankfully it’s a little less intimidating than Hasegawa’s outfit. Seriously, how does she get away with wearing open toed shoes in a laboratory?

Ahhh…thank you. Disinfectant saves the day once again. Though I think the group may have gone just a tad overboard.

“A tad”?? She’s lying in a smoldering heap on the floor!

Let me try hitting you point blank with dual-wield Lysol spray cans sometime and see whether you think it’s “a tad overboard” then.

This brings up an interesting question as to whether or not a being that possesses no mind or complex organs can have some measure of intelligence. Personally, I think adaptation can appear as logic rather frequently because we utilize logic to make scientific observations. Nonetheless it shows how surprisingly resilient microscopic creatures can be.

Sorry for the tangent, but I thought this was pretty cool.

Alright let’s examine the situation here. We have an attractive female wearing a cheerleader outfit and a lab coat, who is a science expert and also the president of an extracurricular UFO club. Well anime, you’ve gone and torn the minds of otaku everywhere asunder yet again. I hope you’re happy.

I’m sure if everyone could see germs the way Sawaki can, most of us would have very different ideas about hygiene and sanitization. It’s one thing to “know” that germs spread when you don’t cover up that sneeze, or when you touch lots of things without washing, but it’s another thing entirely to see them swarming all over you!

On the other hand, the world has enough hypochondriacs as it is.

All right, did the UFO Society catch a case of Down Syndrome along with the flu? Seriously, you’re keeping chickens and pigs in a virus ridden room? No wonder the influenza microbes looked so gleeful, it’s practically a bacterial utopia!

Mutou’s hair-pulling exasperation was arguably her best facial expression yet.

And after seeing the ridiculous behavior of the rest of the UFO Research Club, I’m right there with on that reaction.

“Storm the Front!”

Thankfully, the cleaning crew at this university is pretty serious business. And considering the disastrous nature of the students around here they’d have to be, really.

And just how many of these “disinfection specialist teams” does the school have, anyway? And why haven’t they taken over the country yet?

I absolutely cracked up at this. Hasegawa explains that the mask won’t keep out influenza; the extra humidity created by it will only temporarily trap or slow down the virus.

Sawaki then lifts the mask to reveal all the chibi viruses, wiggling helpless and shouting “Oh no, I’m stuck!” and “Oh, the humidity is slowing me down!”

Why couldn’t school have ever been this fun? I probably would’ve remembered what they were trying to teach me a lot better, honestly.

“Hey baby, nice, uh…chickens ya got there.”

Yeah, I see what all those guys are staring at.

She can pour me a drink any day of the week, thank you very much.

In some ways this whole scene kind of reminded me of Bartender, which by the way is another often overlooked gem of an anime.

“Okashii na…”

The hilariously over-the-top narrative of Mutou’s back story just cements the ridiculous nature of her character.

For some reason it looks less like he’s smoking and more like he’s possessed by that inkstone mushi from episode 10 of Mushishi.

“Get drunk and have fun!”

Words of wisdom if ever I heard them.

You know you’ve found an exceptional establishment when the attending staff considers it a compliment for you to drink and be merry. What a great series.

Mmm, tasty…

Man, is it really bad or a really good thing when anime egives you sudden cravings to go drink alcohol?

It’s the Food Poisoning Microbe Sentai Team!!
Moy