A robot dog learns what it means to exist in a world that wasn't built for it. Twenty seconds at a time, Piroppo finds something genuinely strange in the ordinary: a machine observing humans the way we observe machines, patient and curious and slightly confused. ISHII Katsuhito made a promotional video for a toy and accidentally created something that feels like watching philosophy happen at 3 AM, frame by frame.

Piroppo is a comedy made of very short episodes, which Sony commissioned to promote its Aibo robot dog. Around 54 spots of roughly 20 seconds each were reportedly produced, while the DVD release collects 23 named episodes. Katsuhito Ishii, known for Trava Fist Planet and several Grasshoppa live action works, created it, and it stands out as a highly original project despite its small budget.