Hakumei and Mikochi — Season 1, Episode 7: A Ladder in the Tree / The Metropolitan Lifestyle / Photo of a Smile

Episode synopsis

A ladder above Hakumei and Mikochi’s home leads to many mysteries. One of them is an unexpected new resident that differs from the rest…

About Hakumei and Mikochi

In a world inhabited by people only a few inches tall, young women Hakumei and Mikochi live together in a house built into a tree. Hakumei is an energetic and tomboyish carpenter, while Mikochi is a feminine and calm tailor. Despite their differences, they get along well and spend their days having fun living their lives in the woods. The two of them spend their time working, going on sightseeing adventures, and taking shopping trips into Tsumiki Marketplace by the ocean. They make many friends along the way, be they sentient woodland creatures like Iwashi the Weasel or fellow miniature people such as the songstress Konju and the inventor Sen. This is a relaxing look into the day-to-day lives of its titular characters as they explore and interact with their tiny world which seems to be straight out of a fairy tale.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Yesterday’s Dark Red / Marketplace Shanty
• E2The Two Songstresses / The Glass Lamp / A Cup of Coffee
• E3Starlit Sky and Ponkan / Work Day
• E4Work Day 2 / Horned Owls and Old Tales
• E5The Association’s Work Site / Large Stones and Joint Stones
• E6The Egg Beautician / A Day Off / The Egg Beautician — Day 2
• E8A Long Day
• E9Rhythm of the River Bottom / Dry Goods of the Stubborn
• E10Hot Bamboo Bath / Daikon and Pipes
• E11Overnight Train / Rain and Tenkara
• E12Memory of Dark Red Hair