I really didn't think I'd get into this title, but as with some other titles, it grew on me and I couldn't look away any longer. Hare+Guu is an anime that deals with 2 kids in the jungle, supposedly Malaysia. The alternate title is Jangura wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Gu, which is something that remotely translates to The Jungle Was Always Nice, Then Came Guu. That said, you know some silliness is gonna happen.
Meet Hare (pronounced Ha-Rey), a boy with a seemingly Oedipus complex towards his mom, Weda. With that, he is generally at odds with any other male that tires to approach her. As per the title, his life in the jungle is usually tame, mild, fair... until Guu appears and causes havoc. Because of this (well this being one of the main causes) Hare goes into a series of rants and such, to Guu's amusement. Thoughout the anime, we see not only the conflicts dealing with his family overall, but also the many antics of Guu and how they affect him and the other residents of the Jungle.
The anime is considered a parody as well as a comedy, of what I do not know. The anime ran for 26 episodes, licensed by AN Entertainment and Bang Zoom! Entertainment, with Funimation being the licensor. It made its TV debut on the Funimation Channel. This title saw two succeeding OVAs: Hare+Guu DELUXE and Hare+Guu FINAL. One of the manga was made by Enix, before they merged with Square Co. to become Square-Enix, and the succeeding one was made under the newly merged company. Stephanie Sheh voices the eccentric Guu, while the comical Hare is done by Philece Sampler.
Hare + Guu scores a 6.8 in the books, not to flame it, while it did seem interesting, it wasn't as on my radar, sadly. It's pretty decent though.
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