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Description
Oshiri Kajiri Mushi, formally known as Oshiri Kajiri Mushi XVIII, is the main character of the anime Bottom Biting Bug. He is a small, round-bodied creature who comes from Osaka and has moved to the capital on his own, while his parents continue to live in Osaka. In the animated series he is ten years old and a fifth-grade elementary school student, and he belongs to a long family line of bottom-biting bugs, as both his name and the numeral in his title indicate.
He is a fairy-like, magical creature rather than an ordinary insect, and he is defined by a bright, energetic, and persistent nature. He is adventurous and good-naturedly meddlesome, and his signature habit is biting people on the bottom as a way of reaching out to them. The bite itself is the means of interaction: people who are bitten are startled but end up feeling refreshed, energized, and happy, although the character himself does not realize that his biting has this effect.
His main motivation is to follow the family calling. He attends Biting School in order to inherit his family's Biting Shop business, and he takes on the work of the family trade, at times running or assisting the shop while wearing a happi coat. His underlying purpose is to bring energy and smiles to the people around him, and he pursues this goal with a persistent, cheerful attitude even when the work is difficult.
In the story he serves as the central figure of a gag comedy, and the episodes revolve around his daily encounters with family, friends, and the people whose bottoms he bites. His family and social circle are made up mostly of other bottom-biting bugs. His parents, known as Chichi and Haha, opened the family biting business in Osaka when he was young, and his grandfather also appears in his life. Around him are his friends from Biting School, including Capeline, Fatton, Gabrello, and Pakkun, as well as his teacher Gabuya, and he also interacts with human children such as Tasuke-kun and Sakura-san.
His development is tied to his growth within the family profession. In the world of the bottom-biting bugs, biting is forbidden until the age of eight, when young bugs graduate from school, so his training begins in childhood and continues as he becomes the eighteenth-generation bearer of the family trade. A recurring part of his routine is recovery and discipline: the bottoms of city people are bitter and do not suit him, so after biting them he can collapse and need time to recover. His recovery process includes resting at home on a futon, undergoing waterfall training, and practicing calligraphy as a form of spiritual discipline before he is ready to resume his work.
His notable abilities center on his biting itself, which carries a magical quality that leaves people feeling refreshed and uplifted despite the surprise it causes. He also shows considerable resilience, bouncing back from exhaustion through his training regimen, and a persistent determination that allows him to keep carrying out his role in society no matter how many times he has to start again.
He is a fairy-like, magical creature rather than an ordinary insect, and he is defined by a bright, energetic, and persistent nature. He is adventurous and good-naturedly meddlesome, and his signature habit is biting people on the bottom as a way of reaching out to them. The bite itself is the means of interaction: people who are bitten are startled but end up feeling refreshed, energized, and happy, although the character himself does not realize that his biting has this effect.
His main motivation is to follow the family calling. He attends Biting School in order to inherit his family's Biting Shop business, and he takes on the work of the family trade, at times running or assisting the shop while wearing a happi coat. His underlying purpose is to bring energy and smiles to the people around him, and he pursues this goal with a persistent, cheerful attitude even when the work is difficult.
In the story he serves as the central figure of a gag comedy, and the episodes revolve around his daily encounters with family, friends, and the people whose bottoms he bites. His family and social circle are made up mostly of other bottom-biting bugs. His parents, known as Chichi and Haha, opened the family biting business in Osaka when he was young, and his grandfather also appears in his life. Around him are his friends from Biting School, including Capeline, Fatton, Gabrello, and Pakkun, as well as his teacher Gabuya, and he also interacts with human children such as Tasuke-kun and Sakura-san.
His development is tied to his growth within the family profession. In the world of the bottom-biting bugs, biting is forbidden until the age of eight, when young bugs graduate from school, so his training begins in childhood and continues as he becomes the eighteenth-generation bearer of the family trade. A recurring part of his routine is recovery and discipline: the bottoms of city people are bitter and do not suit him, so after biting them he can collapse and need time to recover. His recovery process includes resting at home on a futon, undergoing waterfall training, and practicing calligraphy as a form of spiritual discipline before he is ready to resume his work.
His notable abilities center on his biting itself, which carries a magical quality that leaves people feeling refreshed and uplifted despite the surprise it causes. He also shows considerable resilience, bouncing back from exhaustion through his training regimen, and a persistent determination that allows him to keep carrying out his role in society no matter how many times he has to start again.