A show about a sentient eraser trying to become an idol sounds stupid until you realize it's genuinely committed to the bit. Keshikasu fights other stationery in matches where he literally erases them or gets destroyed by permanent markers, playing it completely straight in a world where office supplies have careers and rivalries. It's absurdist comedy that doesn't wink at the camera or apologize for its premise; it just builds an entire ecosystem where a pencil shaving can end your dreams.
Keshikasu is an eraser with big dreams. In a world where stationery comes to life as characters, he is determined to become an idol of the stationery world. He also clashes with other stationery: sometimes he wipes out a mechanical pencil, and sometimes a permanent marker flattens him. The comedy comes from treating writing tools as living characters. Short episodes make it easy to dip in and out.