A young man passes a pet shop on his way home, and seeing a kappa in the window, decides to buy it on a whim. He brings the creature home, and names him Kaatan. He's never owned a kappa before, so he relies heavily on a book he purchased on the subject of raising and training kappa. The book gives several good tips for bringing up a smart and well behaved kappa, and it all seems very simple. Unfortunately, putting these techniques into practice and actually making them work is not quite as easy as the book implies. Kaatan seems to understand things at first, but usually ends up either forgetting what he's learned, or isn't interested in learning in the first place. However, this particular young man has a lot of patience, and continues his possibly fruitless effort to raise Kaatan into a pet he can be proud of.
This particular anime series of short episodes (about 3-4mins each) about raising a Japanese mythical creature, kappa (water imp), can make one feel like the creature really exists in this real world. The way the creator of this anime tells the story is very interesting, humorous and well planned for each short episode, which makes this anime addictive. Even though the people's faces are not drawn (blank faces, literally), the expressions of the human characters are well executed and displayed. I'm hoping that there will be more than just 26 episodes. Enjoy~