The PPAP guy reads you bedtime stories. No, you're not dreaming. Yes, it's unhinged.
Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestDrawing inspiration from illustrations, Pikotaro does the unthinkable: three-minute, scriptless fairy tale anime. Pikotaro is presented with classics loved around the world, including The Little Match Girl and Little Red Riding-Hood. The mad genius who took the world by storm returns to bring you unique bedtime stories certain to rock you into absurd sleep.
Acting
Pikotaro's unwavering commitment to nonsense
Direction
Takashi Taniguchi weaponizing dead air
Writing
Fairy tales stripped of all logic, somehow more coherent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series exists purely because 'PPAP' made Daimaou Kosaka inexplicably famous; Japanese TV's tradition of comedians doing 'serious' bits they clearly don't take seriously.
The 3-minute runtime mirrors TikTok before TikTok existed—Pikotaro predicted our entire attention span collapse.
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