Pinyari Dad This is the Pinyari family. Dad, Mom, son and daughter - the four of them live together in this house. Today, they fight over meal time - that is their usual way of family gathering. At that time, a big monster has appeared! Boy and Girl On a rest day, Mom took Bunji and Fumi to a department store to buy clothes. But Bunji didn't really care in choosing his clothes and gets excited in the toy store. Mom's special move Bunji and his friends get engrossed with their card games. They decided to make their own Moms on cards. Mom's element is thunder, her special move is "Nagging Falling Thunder" and so on. Dad vs Mom Dad and Mom are quarreling. Mom swears that she has never made a mistake and to counter that, Dad prepares a specific example but...

Beyoncé: Fumi has recently been engrossed with world superstar Beyoncé. She imitates Beyoncé, shows off her belly button, does Monroe walk - she starts to act like her. One day...; Mugi minus 1: The familiar five boys - the Mugi family. But for some reason today, there's one less! It looks like he ran away from home. While Bunji is out doing groceries, he coincedentally meets with the third Mugi boy. (3rd boy in family); Borsch (Ukraine dish): When Mom comes back late from work, Dad decides to cook dinner. What's on the menu is borsch. There was a time when Dad was in Siberia and he ate it with his body freezing - it was something that is out of the world. That is what he's trying to reproduce. ; What's in the warehouse (part of mom's jokes): Mom's funny story. Bunji happens to be in a fish and rice shop. (NOT fish and chips). Bunji has an interesting way of eating his favorite ramen but...

1. Fumi and friends are completely into Cinderella on TV. Mom blurts out about things starting to go downhill. Hearing that they… 2. Bunji and co are at a group study session at Gonda’s house. They start making a ton of noise which causes Gonda’s mom to run in. With the fear of being thumped by Gonda’s Mom; Bunji and co discover the weakness... 3. Mom is stuck at home after failing to finish her work. She lets Jon into the house and has to feed, walk, and spend time with him but… 4. Bunji has recently been falling asleep anywhere and anytime: during karate practice, washing his hands, and at meals. One Sunday, mom leaves him alone and lets him sleep…

Marriage Hunting: While waiting for Mom to finish her document, Mr. Mizunuma was grinning. When asked, he said that he's going to a marriage hunting party. But Fumi crushes Mr. Mizunuma's philosophy of love one by one...; Don't grow up: Dad's distant relative, Tak has come after a long time. Tak had a strong image of being a boy playing in the fields but when he arrived, he really did look like an otaku...; Under the dress: Fumi forced herself to come to Mom's friend wedding ceremony. To Fumi, a wedding ceremony is a place where there's a lot of princess - a place where Fumi can only dream of.; Date: Everyone is supposed to eat out together but Mom and Dad are left out by their own. After being told to go on a date in a couple, they went to a fanciful Italian restaurant but...

#1 Mom's Assistant, Ai, has coincidentally met a cool-looking man and fallen in love straight away. Not only that, she has met him twice and thought that it was a fateful encounter... #2 One day, Dad wakes up at home with just his pants on. He has a huge bump on his forehead. It looks like the night before he had too much to drink. But he doesn't remember what happened at all. When he tries to recall his faint memory... #3 At a friendship party, Bunji and his friends didn't bother to peel carrots as usual, put the whole lot of potatoes in, and their moms start to get worried. While glancing the other way, a girl in the same class gets scolded for... #4 On the road right in front of Mom's house, there is a child that is wiggling like a caterpillar. He is Fumi's classmate, when he plays the game rock-paper-scissors, he only uses scissors… In short, he’s “Scissors Jo.” The next day, he walks down the road with cardboard around him to be a cardboard robot.

# 1 Bunji ran away from home after arguing with Mom. With nowhere for him to go, his friends, who knew what happened, made a secret base together. They can just live in there! That's the story. #2 On the morning of Valentine's Day, Mom's deadline is closing in. Mr. Mizunuma lends a hand to wrap Fumi's chocolate and keeps her company to give them out, but... #3 The whole family comes down with a fever. They want to have something that's refreshing, but... That's what they thought, but what Dad ordered for takeout is garlic pork ribs with thick noodles and... #4 Mom comes back home late because of work. Mom goes into a dark room and turns the light on… What greets her is a troop of dolls and stuffed toys that Bunji placed there with a note that says welcome back...

#1 Today is a story everyone knows: "Little Red Riding Hood." However, for some reason Mom has the role of Red Riding Hood and Fumi is playing the mother. #2 Fumi has come over to Kanna's house and Kanna's mom's homemade scones have her in a daze. She pesters Mom, "Next time, we should have fantastic homemade snacks too," but... #3 Bunji arrives at school to find that Chinatsu's and his names are scribbled on the blackboard, sharing an umbrella. Being surrounded by jeers of "Married! Married!" Bunji becomes overly conscious of Chinatsu and becomes unable to speak to her. #4 Bunji has gotten a 0 on his test. Mom treats Bunji to a deluxe icecream figuring, "It's a rare thing so we might as well celebrate it!" As she watches Bunji happily eat, she recalls memories of days long past.

There is a scribble on the back of Bunji's backpack. It's actually a picture of Aso, Bunji's imaginary friend; Bunji is invited to Chi's house for dinner. He's amazed by the collection of figures and such lining Chi's room, but the atmosphere turns bad when he's told "Don't Touch!"; Mom's brother from Kochi has come to visit Tokyo. Mom is busy, so Dad takes him out drinking. However, without Mom, the two don't know what to talk about...;When Mom was a child, she hated the red dragonflies that would fly at the end of summer and the beginning of the new semester.

Mom and the family are going north in a rental car. They take a break to play in the snow, but suddenly catch sight of the figure of a furry animal. Next to them is a "Watch out for Bears" sign. They panic and return to the car, but it's not starting and won't move...; Mom and the family are at the home of the owner of the St. Bernard, Mr. Furusawa. Dad says that every house in Hokkaido is guaranteed to have a bear in it...; Mom and the gang have gone skiing. Bunji gets really good in a short time, but he gets over confident, goes off on his own, and falls off a cliff, getting separated from everyone; As they approach the end of an enjoyable trip, they arrive at Cape Soya. If you weigh yourself there, you will find you weigh far more than in Tokyo.

Mom and the gang have come to Dad's birthplace, Hokkaido. They immediately head for the market to search for crabs, but lured by Dad, they end up fishing for crabs in Hakodate Bay. The gang is now in Sapporo. Mom is irritated because she is unable to obtain the crab she desires, but Dad and the kids say they want to eat Sapporo ramen. The gang heads for Asahikawa, but venture forth by regular train instead of taking the express train. About when they get bored of the beautiful snowscape extending as far as they can see, the train stops for snow removal. Mom and the gang have come to the Asahimori Zoo. Watching Bunji and Fumi happily play with the penguins and seals, Mom and Dad are sincerely glad to have brought them to Hokkaido.

When Bunji hears "Dogs rank themselves and the people around them," he instantly tries to act superior to Jon and triumphantly takes him out for a walk. However... Bunji has mid-winter training with his karate dojo on the riverbed with a fierce winter wind blowing. With the rule being whoever says "It's cold" gets penalized, the trio tries to mess with Bunji as usual. Dad is doing maintenance on his camera that he uses for work. He takes pictures of Bunji and Fumi when they run in, but since they are only familiar with digital cameras and cellphone photos, they think they can see the pictures right away... The most common images that Dad has taken are ones that show the smiles of children, like a flower in bloom, in the ruins of battle or in rubble. No matter how terrible the situation, when you point the camera at them, the children will smile.

Lately Fumi has been really harsh with Bunji. When he doesn't clean up when he's done playing and when he leaves his clothes strewn about after taking them off, Fumi nags and lectures him. The other moms have gathered at Mom's house late at night again. The "Snack Moms" is in full swing. Tonight's discussion topic is about their children running out of energy. No matter whose child it is, at a certain point, they will fall asleep in an instant regardless of where they are. Mom's distant relative Ta has come from the countryside to visit. With his arm and leg in a cast and on crutches, this 20 year old is going all out playing with Bunji and he further injures himself doing so. Bunji gazes at him with his pupils sparkling... Mom bought a plastic model for Bunji and his friends. They seem to be having fun while struggling to build their first plastic model, but next thing she knows, it has become something entirely different...

Bunji has bought a Sarracenia, a carnivorous plant. Trying to catch live insects for food, he places a trap in the house and runs around with an insect net, but it doesn't quite work out. Dad has brought Bunji and Fumi to the park. While he keeps an eye on the children as they play freely, he suddenly notices that he's being eyed with suspicion by the other moms. The heater has broken down and Mom can't work because her hand is too cold. A hot water bottle that she found in the closet was taken by Grandma. Along with Bunji and Fumi, they try various tricks, but they can't shake the cold... Fumi is writing what she wants for a christmas present to Santa Claus. She obsessively lists what she wants, but...

Dad suddenly declares "I will be Lord Buddha's servant and do a good deed a day!" However, he misses his chance to give his seat to an old man on the bus and is mistaken as a kidnapper after reaching out to a lost child at the supermarket... Chi is brought to tears by some upperclassmen. He says he saw a store near "Shibuya" selling the popular "Sparkly 'raser", but they won't believe him. Bunji and the rest set out to prove that Chi doesn't lie. The mothers are worried about their children as night has fallen and they have not come home. Meanwhile, Bunji and the others have finally made it to the location of the Sparkly 'raser they sought, but... While shopping, Mom has no idea what the gals are saying and Fumi explains. Mom is listening interestedly, but she suddenly sees Fumi's aspiring gaze at the gals!