Bary-san is a show that treats every prefecture like it has a secret worth finding. The comedy doesn't punch hard, it settles in, lets you sit with a weird mascot learning about hot springs or local snacks or some small town nobody thinks about. Forty-seven episodes of pure drift, no arc, no payoff except the warmth of discovering that everywhere has its own thing going on. Perfect if you need something that asks nothing of you except to care about Ehime for a minute.

Bary-san, the mascot of Ehime Prefecture, sets out across Japan and visits one prefecture after another. Each installment is a short comedy skit built around something local to the place being visited. The 2016 short-form comedy series runs for 47 episodes, with each quick stop focused on a different corner of the country.