Kaasan Mom's Life

In these 6 hilarious shorts, Mainichi Kaasan shows us that from registering kids for pre-school to a crazy family trip to the beach, it's no easy job being a mom!

Mom is a cartoonist and she has a deadline to make today. Despite this, she makes breakfast for the kids, takes them to school, and ends up volunteering to help draw the poster for the Parents' Bazaar Day. Tomorrow, is Bunji's birthday and he ends up getting sesame salt…

In these next shorts, mom is shocked that Bunji has poor hiragana recognition. In different efforts, she finally decides to help him improve but sometimes gets a bit impatient. Fumi absolutely loves batman and throws her batman figurine out when she discovers he has a girlfriend. Mom has promised to take Bunji and Fumi to the park this Sunday but her body is so tired that Bunji and Fumi deci...

Mom worries that she doesn’t bring anything to the school’s bazaar, Bunji cries since he doesn’t get to buy a toy he wants, Bunji plays in the mud at the park washing away the dirt in an area meant for pets, and mom reminisces about the past.

We learn about how Mom and Dad met in a jungle in Thailand, they go to a ramen shop with their kids, and dad makes Fumi promise to never leave and stay with him forever.

We follow the family as we find out that Mom was raised in a small fishing village in Kochi, Fumi works her manipulative ways to get what she wants at times but ruins her new dress in the next short, and finally Dad, who works as a cameraman, one day returns home and sees Bunji who he hasn’t seen in a long time.

Mom is leisurely shopping with Fumi when she needs to go to the bathroom so rushes there but…; Bunji is out with his friend while Fumi is home with Mom pouting since she would rather be out – Mom is about to lose her patience; Deadlines are piling up so Mom needs to work on Sunday but her children want to go out to play; Perhaps, Italian cuisine?

We see mom scolding Bunji for not cleaning up even though she hates doing it herself; After cleaning, they take out an electronic multiplication table that Fumi and Bunji start playing with. Mom is a bit hesitant since she is not so good with the multiplication table; One day, Mom is surprised when Bunji states his desire to study so she takes him to the hospital where they find nothing wrong...

Mom's favorite willow tree was covered with caterpillars which she abors; Bunji is not always well behaved, so the discipline Gods scold Mom and urge her to improve in this area; Fumi suddenly wants a backpack so grandma makes her one but she doesn’t like it; Seeing the beautiful sunset, Mom and the kids take a stroll when Mom asks them what they want to be when they grow up.

John, the pet dog, is good at escaping and the whole family goes out to look for him; Bunji and Fumi let John inside the house despite mom’s petition that he’s an outside dog. Guess what John brings for mom…; When John didn’t have a name, Bunji called him “Batman” and Fumi called him “Butterfly”. Despite what they called him, he always responded happily; John manages to escape again but this ...

Whenever Bunji needs to go to the bathroom, he is known for not being able to hold it and has a bad habit of continuing to play despite his need to go; Bunji was covered in dirt when mom came to pick him up. She let him be and joined Morita-san and Nagasaki-san as they began to talk about being a mother of sons; Bunji is running all over the place sticking beans in his ears, a doll's hand in...

Mom wrote about strange foods that aren't normally eaten in Japan in her manga when one day, Bunji wants to eat something that's unthinkable; Even though they heard that you become a fool if you eat sweets, Bunji and Fumi still want to eat them; Fumi makes up a story and tells it at home and at school. Mom was concerned about this so she asks Fumi why she created a story and was surprised to ...

Again, Bunji chooses to continue playing even though he needs to go to the bathroom so he ends up peeing himself. That's when the discipline Gods appear before the exhausted mom; Mom always points out how good of a child Fumi is but on occasion, she unexpectedly scolds her quite harshly. On that particular day, she punished her mistakenly; Recently, Fumi has been acting strangely giving Bunji...

In order for mom to finish up the manuscript, she told Bunji to go play but you'll never guess what he did; The day of the deadline - Since grandma wasn't around, mom had to feed the kids and go to work afterwards. However, she didn't make their favorite food...; Mom was working all night long and just when she thought she could take a break, Bunji and Fumi catch a cold where mom must nurse t...

Taking advantage of the summer holidays, the family goes to Singapore. Bunji is amazed by everything and becomes the laughing stock but kids from other countries seem to do the same; Bunji is ecstatic to see a water slide at the pool when the stronger Russian, Misha appears. Bunji can't create quite as big of a splash as Misha; After Singapore, they are off to the Philippines to meet up with ...

The family went back to mom's hometown, Tosa. Somehow, the heat is different from Tokyo's so they are fully enjoying the countryside. Rumor is, there is a ghost that appears in "Hell's Valley" when Bunji and Fumi go exploring; Mom and her older brother unexpectedly went to their parents' home. Mom didn't know everything about her real dad and for the first time, her brother begins to speak of...

It's been a while since dad has been home. He mentions how girls are better since Fumi is emotionally attached while Bunji is a bit hurt; Dad went barhopping while Bunji went to friend's after friend's house. Mom lectured them respectively; Bunji's teacher complimented his artwork despite his lack of talent which mom learns from; Dad made some time and played with the kids as much as possible...

Mom is trying to reach her work deadline when she receives a call from Chi-kun’s mother who’s down with a cold which puts mom in a pinch; Mom and Bunji went to Iwamura’s house where there are four boys. They are tough boys and usually place baseball at home; They went camping with another family by the riverbed. Dad claimed to be the Commander Fire when Bunji and the other boys began to set u...

Today is the day that everyone is going to the amusement park. However, mom is trying to avoid going by having Ma-kun’s mom and Chi-kun’s mom take the kids; Bunji and the other kids are having a jolly time gathering shells while the mothers let out a sigh. They see a mother and daughter walk gracefully before them; Bunji &

Bunji doesn’t keep a calm composure when crossing the street which worries Mom that one day he will get into an accident. On day, Bunji was late so mom couldn’t help but…; Grandma and Bunji are left at home as Fumi goes shopping with Mom. If Bunji went as well, he would enjoy it at the beginning but he would gradually turn the other way; Mom begins to read Taro’s book to Bunji and Fumi. But ...

Bunji is unable to express his gratitude to people. Mom must try tactics from the advice given to her by the spirits of early childhood education; Recently, Fumi has an aspiration to become a model. When asked why she wants to be a beautiful lady, she has a surprising answer; Mothers with sons are always concerned when they do laundry but what is mom’s secret technique?; In town, there is the...

Like always, mom is taking the kids on the bike as she is huffing and puffing biking up a hill. As she is riding, she sees another homemaker speeding right past her on an electric bike; Mom noticed when she started to lecture Bunji, a beam came from his head and he wasn’t listening. Today, his beam also appears and he begins his communication; Out of nowhere, Fumi said that she wants her own ...

In order for the kids to show off at the kindergarten athletic meet, Dad starts a strict training regimen. But, due to inclimate weather, the meet is cancelled; Upon heading to the park after the rain, Dad is delighted to see the sun be out. Bunji gets into an argument with a friend, but he says a bunch of things they don't understand; Mom begins to lecture Bunji about quarrels, but...; Mom's...

Bunji becomes a first grader, at long last. That morning, Dad tells Bunji that he is to become a chosen, special first grader. Bunji believes these words and sets off for school...; Mom is more worried than ever due to the fact that Bunji's entering elementary school. The more she thinks about it, the more nervous she gets, to the point where she can't even effectively get work done.; And the...