Wednesday, March 28, 2012

WTF WEDNESDAY! MAMESHIBA: THE DOG-FACED BEANS OF KNOWLEDGE

WTF WEDNESDAY JAPANESE EDITION PRESENTS:
MAMESHIBA!

豆しば / mameshiba [mah-mey-shee-bah]
noun
1. Japanese Pop Culture. A Japanese merchandise franchise focusing on a variety of beans and legumes, with dog-like faces, that tell trivia. Their name is derived from the Japanese word for "bean" (mame), a Toy version of the Shiba Inu (mameshiba), and the word for "trivia" (mamechishiki, literally "beans of knowledge".

Click the link below to enjoy about twenty minutes of short clips involving these adorable characters and their bizarre facts.

ALL MAMESHIBA EPISODES! with ENGLISH SUBS