(Also known as ''Semut Penggigit Bujur'' in Indonesia) is a children's song in Japan that broke into the top 10 singles charts.Tokyo graph
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Uruma Delvi are a Japanese husband and wife duo who recorded the song "Oshiri Kajiri Mushi", or "bottom-biting bug." The song was intended to encourage people who live in big cities to spontaneously interact with each other. The video debuted in June 2007 on ...

Overview

The song first appeared in 2007 on ''

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'', a Japanese TV program that targets children and is broadcast on

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. "Oshiri Kajiri Mushi" means " butt-biting bug" in Japanese, and the songwriters describe the protagonist as a magical bug that encourages people to interact with each other by biting their bottoms.

Anime television series

A children's

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television series, produced by

Kinema Citrus is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008, by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include '' Tokyo ...

, is broadcast on NHK and simulcast by

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. The main role, 10 year old bug called Oshiri Kajiri Mushi XVIII, is voiced by

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References

External links

Oshiri Kajiri Mushi Official Website
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