Comments on: Of Tigers and Toilets

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:05:01 +0000

My kids have many Shimajiro DVDs and tapes, and toilet themes are a very major part of this series. The latest one I saw has Shimajiro and a submarine style vessel being shrunk “Fantastic Voyage” style to be swallowed by a constipated boy. The purpose of the trip is to help push out the poop. (I am not making this up.)

Generally, it seems to me the Japanese have quite a thing about regularity and teaching kids about it. Staying at family house there once, I was surprised that on the inside of the toilet door there was a chart (in cartoon-y style) showing the different styles of poo – rock hard, too loose, just right etc, and how to fix it (eg eat more fruit, etc.) It was there for my hosts’ kids’ benefit, of course.

By: Japan Probe

Japan Probe — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:14:41 +0000

[...] Video 1: Little Shimajiro learns to use the toilet. Featuring the hit songs ‘Pee come out’ and ‘Poop Come Out’. [posted before on japundit] [...]

By: Keely

Keely — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:36:38 +0000

I was gonna share this with some of my friends… but… then I got scared. No matter how I word it, they’re still going to think I’m weird for watching this.

By: dingomick

dingomick — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:53:58 +0000

Oh.My.God. Everyday I fight labeling Japan as a “weird” country. But then I’m exposed to things like this. And I love this country even more.

By: Mr. Wake

Mr. Wake — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:41:41 +0000

Supercoolmanchu, hey we all got our little fetishes. So I like tigers going to the bathroom. It’s not a crime!
Is it?

By: Supercoolmanchu

Supercoolmanchu — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:22:01 +0000

How does one actually come across this on the internet exactly..?

By: pat

pat — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:16:12 +0000

Ah…Shimojiro kun. A Japanese education company’s (Benesse) proprietary character. Glad my darling daughter was never into it!

BTW–there are lots of potty training books in English ALMOST as obnoxious. But not quite. That was truly horrible.