By: Aye Akara Aung
Photo by Aye Akara Aung
Want to watch a show about a wholesome, charming, and relatable egg going on an adventure? Then this is the show for you.
Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty and other characters such as My Melody, which embodies the concept of “cuteness,” released a show featuring their latest member. “Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure” is a Netflix series about Sanrio’s lazy egg named “Gudetama.”
Gudetama hatched from an odd-looking egg in a refrigerator inside a restaurant together with a small chick who thinks they are siblings. The sibling chick is named Shakipiyo, and she is a little too optimistic for her own good. Together these characters head on an adventure to find their mother. Well, it’s mostly just Shakipiyo dragging Gudetama around while he just goes with the flow.
What I love about Gudetama is that he’s just a chill guy or, in this case, egg. He’s not like your usual run-of-the-mill protagonist who has a goal to prove something–he’s just an egg who just goes with the flow and wants to live his life comfortably in his way. The duo also don’t care if they get eaten or not and don’t see being eaten as much of a big deal as the other eggs do. Even though it would mean death to him, Gudetama just sees it as another part of life–something that he shouldn’t bother wasting energy trying to prevent.
The other main character of the show, Shakipiyo, isn’t as carefree as her sibling. She’s an optimist, less of a freethinker, and adventurous to the point that many would find annoying. In the first few episodes, I just did not like her at all, but by the end, I was able to tolerate her. As much as I liked how she was pushing Gudetama to not let others eat him, it was still hard for me not to find her annoying. Even though she was annoying most of the time, I do have to admit I enjoyed her presence throughout the series.
The side characters are good, too. One of my favorites was the prime minister. He’s not some evil corporate Capitalist like how most media portray people in high positions. He’s just a guy who wants to do good things, but he just doesn’t have the skill to accomplish it. He’s such a bad prime minister that his people are willing to vote for a raw egg to replace him. Even though his screen time was short, he still managed to entertain me most of the time. Other side characters that I enjoyed were the different Gudetama eggs variants seen throughout the show that have a similar personality to the main Gudetama.
In the end, Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure is a cute and enjoyable show with characters that are funny and relatable and will keep you entertained for the whole series. I can see Sanrio and non-Sanrio fans enjoying this show. Overall, I would give this show a 4.5/5.