Life is boring, buy Honda. Impressions: I'm not quite sure who the audience for this show is either. People who just want to look at landscapes and listen to elevator music? I guess at least it's not full of the main character's internal narration. You definitely can't say that there's too much talking here, […]
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「ないないの女の子」 (Nainai no Onnanoko) "The Girl With Nothing" No parents, no hobbies, no money, no friends, no goals.
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Super Cub is a slice of life anime about a girl who learns the joys of owning an old Honda Super Cub motorcycle.
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High school student Koguma lives alone in a small, nearly empty apartment. She wakes up early in the morning, makes breakfast, and goes to school on her bicycle.…
Super Cub Review
“But, and this is the key thing – the key reason I love Super Cub so much… it’s pure inspiration.”
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「私のカブ」 (Watashi no Cub) "My Cub" If Reiko is like a racing horse wearing blinkers. Koguma is like your neighbor's fat cat that likes to stroll around town getting treats…
Super Cub – 08
「椎の場所」 (Shii no Basho) "Shii's Place" Handlebar covers, connections and international specialty coffee.
Super Cub – 11
「遠い春」 (Tooi Haru) "A Distant Spring" On this week's menu we have one naked Reiko and Koguma's hard-boiled eggs.
Super Cub – 10
「雪」 (Yuki) "Snow" Helmets are very important.
Super Cub – 07
「夏空の色, 水色の少女」 (Natsuzora no Iro, Mizuiro no Shoujo) "The Girl of Summer-Sky Aqua" What's possible once move beyond our beliefs about our permanent identity?
Super Cub – 02
「礼子」 (Reiko) "Reiko" Changing your behavior in a sustainable way is a slow process.
Super Cub – 09
「氷の中」 (Kōri no Naka) "In Ice" Don't trust Reiko with the sewing.
Super Cub – 05
「礼子の夏」 (Reiko no Natsu) "Reiko's Summer" “Ever since I was a child, I felt like there were walls up. They would hem me in and prevent me from doing whatever…
Super Cub – 04
「アルバイト」 (Arubaito) "Part-Time Job" We got a part-time job!
Super Cub – 03
「もらったもの」 (Moratta Mono) "Things Received" Could Super Cub also be a love letter to patience, personal accountability and problem solving?
Super Cub Episode 6: Cub Trip
I mentioned last time this episode would either be about Koguma getting her full license or something else. It was something else.
First Impression: Super Cub
A train pulls into the station. It is nighttime in a small town, and everyone is asleep as Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1 floats gently through the air. The…
Super Cub Episode #09
Well everyone, looks like the cold winter is making it a bit difficult for the likes of Koguma to travel via her Super Cub. I mean, she can…
Super Cub Episode #08
Oh look, it’s Shii Eniwa where she asks Koguma and Reiko to visit her family-owned café, which is located somewhere around the highway that you need a car…
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Koguma has nothing going on in her life. No family, no friends, no hobbies, nothing. That changes when she buys a small motorcycle to help with her long…
Super Cub – Episode 1
Super Cub captures all the feelings of loneliness and yearning in a beautiful executed premier about a girl and her brand new motorbike.
Super Cub Episode #12
This is the final episode of Super Cub where Koguma will be going out for a 3-day road trip together with Reiko and Shii Eniwa. Of course, the…
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「スーパーカブ」 (Super Cub) "Super Cub" “Do not fear failure by challenging, but failure by doing nothing.” – Soichiro Honda, Founder of Honda
Super Cub Episode #03
Let’s start this episode with Reiko where she has big plans with her Postal Cub such as travelling around Japan. Heck, Reiko wants to go to Suzuka Circuit…
Super Cub Episode #06
Let’s start with Koguma where she was supposed to join her classmates on a field trip in Kamakura. However, she got a fever which is why Koguma stayed…
Super Cub Episode #02
Well everyone, it appears that Koguma is about to meet someone who’s riding a Honda bike. After all, she recently bought a refurbished Super Cub in this first…
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So this month and next are going to be a bit of a lot, and I was looking for something to fall into for relaxation, I popped over…
Super Cub Episode #11
Well everyone, here’s the penultimate episode as Koguma went to the cat trail in order to rescue Shii Eniwa. Of course, going to the cat trail is very…
Super Cub by Kanitan
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Super Cub Episode #05
On this episode, Koguma visited Reiko’s log cabin in which she lives by herself, not to mention that her place is near Mt. Fuji.
Super Cub Episode #07
Well you look at that, Reiko managed to buy a Hunter Cub in which this Super Cub derivative outputs 110 horsepower and it can handle off-road, perfect for…
Super Cub Episode #10
Let’s start this episode where Koguma received a call from Reiko where she wants to show something interesting.
Super Cub Episode #04
Let’s start this episode where Koguma went to Shino’s motorcycle dealership where she took her Super Cub for maintenance like changing oil. Of course, she can do it…
Super Cub – 01 (Belated First Impressions) – Kickstarting a New Journey
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Super Cub – 05 – The Ascent
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Super Cub, Episodes 1-12
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Super Cub – 06 – Forbidden Joyride
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Super Cub – 08 – United Nations
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Super Cub Episode 3: Upgrades
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Super Cub – 04 – Summer Courier
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Super Cub Episode 7: Third Cutie
Eagle eyed viewers noticed the third cutie pop up here and there throughout the show. The time has come for her proper introduction.
Super Cub Episode 4: Summer Jobbin’
Summer vacation had come and our precious heroine had plans.
Super Cub – 02 – Two-Wheeled Freedom
Koguma discovers how to hang her helmet off her Cub after seeing her classmate stow his under the seat of his scooter. Once in class, she daydreams about…
Super Cub Episode 10: Winter Cubs
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Spring 2021 First Impressions – Super Cub
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Story Summary: Koguma lives alone and doesn’t have much money or any friends. Her hours pass by wordlessly as she spends…