description Moyashimon Returns Overview
In the second season the story continues exactly where it left off previously. Professor Itsuki's Fermentation Cellar and laboratory is ready for operation and with Sawaki Tadayasu's unique gift to see and communicate with microbes to help, Itsuki's motley group of students begin to process different fermented products like soy sauce and sake. (Source: ANN)
help Moyashimon Returns FAQ
Is Moyashimon Returns a sequel to the first Moyashimon anime?
Yes, it's the second season, airing in 2012 on Fuji TV's noitaminA block several years after the original 2007 series. It continues directly from where the first season stopped, with Professor Itsuki's fermentation cellar finally ready for use.
Can I watch Moyashimon Returns without seeing season 1?
Not really — it resumes the story with the same cast of agriculture students around Sawaki, the protagonist who can see and talk to microbes. There's also a 2010 live-action drama adaptation, but the anime seasons are the natural watch order.
Are the microbes in Moyashimon real organisms?
Yes, that's the fun of the source manga by Masayuki Ishikawa — the cute anthropomorphized creatures are based on real microorganisms, including Aspergillus oryzae, the koji mold actually used to make sake, soy sauce, and miso. The show sneaks in genuine food-science education.
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