Talk with Korenande Shokai

Talk with Korenande Shokai

An NHK puppet animation. A show introducing funny daily life and trivia.

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About

A program introducing funny daily life and trivia unfolding at the mysterious and strange junk shop "Korenande Shokai." This is a puppet animation following in the footsteps of Hotch Potch Station, Yugata Quintet, and Hook Book Row. The original broadcast time was weekdays from 7:35 to 7:45 AM, but starting in 2018, a Sunday broadcast began under the title "Korenande Sunday." This marked the first expansion of a puppet animation broadcast in 14 years. Kei Shimoyama, who worked on "Quintet," returned as the original creator. Art direction featured the familiar Ryuji Fujieda along with picture book artist Miroko Machiko. They handled the set art and visuals for some original songs, and a version of the opening featuring Miroko herself was aired. Most of the songs used are program originals, but they also cover tracks such as DA PUMP's "U.S.A.," DAOKO & Kenshi Yonezu's "Uchiage Hanabi," Gen Hoshino's "Koi," and Sakanaction's "Shin Takarajima." Incidentally, in the "Clarinet" episode, to the tune of "I Broke My Clarinet," Flat and the others from Quintet were shown on TV performing the "Clarinet Polka." In the "Jay-san's Favorite Picture Book" episode, an arranged version of the Hook Book Row song "Lost Children in the Forest of Picture Books" was sung. In the October 26, 2020 broadcast, when "Railway Song: Yamanote Line - Reiwa Version" was performed, it became a hot topic because the new station, Takanawa Gateway, had been added. In the October 11, 2021 broadcast, in addition to "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Tsubasa wo Kudasai," they even sang "A Cruel Angel's Thesis," leading to it being discussed as a "de facto Evangelion episode." The program reached its final episode on March 31, 2022. Since there were no puppet animation programs starting from April of that year, this work marked the end of the history of NHK puppet animations that had continued since Hotch Potch Station. As if to reflect this, puppet characters from previous works made guest appearances in the final episode (notably Aria and Flat from "Quintet" had speaking lines, voiced by the original cast members Ayumi Shigemori and Tessho Genda).

Characters

Jay-san

The manager of Korenande Shokai, commonly called "Jay-san" or "President." A super-positive free spirit who dearly loves music, fun stories, and junk. He possesses a very unique set of values that are completely incomprehensible to ordinary people. He handles all the procurement for the shop himself... however, his selection criteria are heavily biased toward what he likes at the moment or what fits his sense of style. Furthermore, if he likes something, he'll put it in the shop regardless of how old or broken it is, which is the main reason customers don't come to the store. Additionally, he loves to imagine things and often retreats into his own world. There are scenes where he indulges in wild delusions (e.g., despite the shop being a total failure, he imagines global expansion and comes up with theme songs for branches in other countries on his own). He is childish in both good and bad ways; while he might be a leader who can pull people along, he is not suited to be a business manager. He is good with his hands and can repair most junk. He even makes his own stamps (though he is bad at using a typewriter). He is skilled at ball-balancing and once plotted to enter the Olympics with it (which, of course, ended in failure as it is not an official event). In song segments, he mainly handles vocals, but depending on the song, he also plays string instruments like the shamisen or ukulele, or percussion like bongos and cajons.

Buruburu-kun

The only clerk working at Korenande Shokai and a master pianist. Despite being the only employee: - He oversleeps and arrives late despite living nearby (5 minutes walking, 2 minutes running). - He knows almost nothing about the shop's products and fakes it with nonsense explanations. - He plays games, eats, or naps while on the job. ...and so on. His work attitude is so poor that he couldn't argue even if he were honestly declared "fired." However, given the current situation where he is the only employee and the fact that the root cause is the shop itself where no customers come, he has not been fired despite warnings and reprimands (though he has had his pay cut several times as punishment). He isn't always slacking off; due to his clean-freak nature, he often cleans or neatly arranges the shop's products. Depending on his mood, he does work seriously. He has a very negative personality, and his opinions and way of thinking are a complete mismatch with the positive Jay-san. Consequently, they tend to get into light arguments every single time. However, they aren't on bad terms; rather, they seem to be two of a kind, such as both being prone to getting carried away easily. In song segments, he mainly plays the piano, but occasionally handles vocals and even has his own dedicated theme song.

Kiwi-chan

An elementary school girl who lives in the neighborhood of Korenande Shokai. She is full of curiosity and loves fun or interesting things. She has an excellent sense of rhythm and can play the drums. Perhaps due to her mother's good upbringing, it can be said for certain that she is more reliable than Buruburu-kun. She loves rabbits and treasures a stuffed animal named "Usako-chan." She also owns many small items featuring rabbit motifs (and apparently has many piggy banks as well). Like a child, she aims to be an idol and enters auditions. On the other hand, she seems to view being an idol as "something you can only be until you become an adult," and is apparently thinking about "retiring as an idol and getting a different job when I grow up." In song segments, perhaps because she aspires to be an idol, she handles vocals second only to Jay-san.

Turkey-san

A delivery person for a service called "Hemoglo-bin." He is serious about his duties, but like the other three, he loves fun things and often wants to join in. The gap between his "on" and "off" modes is quite noticeable. He occasionally makes sharp-tongued remarks toward Buruburu-kun. He has a greedy side, going as far as to publicly state, "I'm happy with anything as long as I can get it for free."

Mada Nai

The straight man (tsukkomi) role.

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Intro

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Release Date 2026.09.06 / Last Updated 2026.09.06

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