There’s a couple things I’ve been meaning to blog: my new file server, my visit to the dentist, Mandalayx’s visit, etc., but it doesn’t look like tonight’s the night.
Instead it’ll be something short and I’m going to introduce you to Hoi Hoi-san, the insect exterminator robot.
Hoi Hoi-san is mostly a comic series, but an OVA was released back in 2004 and Hoi Hoi-san is just too cute! So I’ve decided to share it with you:
Clicking on either image will redirect you to the video page. The title of the OVA is: 一撃殺虫!!ホイホイさん (Ichigeki Sacchu!! Hoi Hoi-san – One-Hit Insect Kill!! Hoi Hoi-san). They are high resolution and low resolution respectively.
Did I mention how cute and cool and awesome Hoi Hoi-san is yet? In modern day Japan, pesticides have stopped working on bugs. So what they’ve created are these bug terminators. They wake up at night when you’re asleep and kills all the bugs. Hoi Hoi-san is apparently the favorite model among the people. Cute, but deadly. Hoi Hoi-san can even distinguish between good bugs and bad bugs and only kill the bad ones. With it’s automatic returning to home base for charging and it’s squeaky shoes, I’ve basically completely melt by the end of the 10 minute video due to the cuteness.
Then there’s Combat-san. I haven’t read the whole manga yet, but from what I can tell, Combat-san was designed for one goal only, to destroy Hoi Hoi-san. I believe they’re created by a rival company and want to take market share from Hoi Hoi-san. However, Hoi Hoi-san is either very lucky or Combat-san just wasn’t designed that well, and although Hoi Hoi-san never directly attacks Combat-san on purpose, she always seems to come out on top.
Do watch the video as it’s very cute! I so want my own Hoi Hoi-san!