The Cursed Tie (Pucca)

The Cursed Tie is the first segment of the third episode or the seventh overall episode from mh:besttvshows:Pucca Pucca

Plot
Garu is celebrating his birthday in the Goh-Rong Restaurant and everybody gives him a present, though most of them are nearly-identical swords. He receives a mystery present, a polka-dot tie, and is encouraged to try it on by the crowd. Shortly after Garu puts the tie on, Pucca takes a picture of him and the flash blinds him, followed by the ejected photo hitting him in the face. Right after this, the the chefs appear and hit him again with the door while trying to present him his birthday cake.

Worried about all this sudden bad luck, Pucca goes to Master Soo's palace. When Master Soo sees Garu's photo, he immediately recognizes the tie being a cursed item that can only be removed with a feather of the pink-bellied crane. Unfortunately, the bird is thought to be extinct. Pucca does not lose hope and starts searching for the bird.

Meanwhile, Garu continues to be plagued by misfortune as his house explodes around him. Tobe arrives and admits that the gift was from him, to bring Garu eternal bad luck while Tobe watches his suffering. Later, when Garu enters the village, his bad luck cause problems for other people, leading to him being approached by Officer Bruce who asks him to leave. Garu agrees to this and leaves the village for the safety of everyone. As Garu wanders on, still finding trouble everywhere, Pucca hunts through the jungles in search of the bird. She at last finds one, but it uses its rancid breath to escape her capture, though she gives chase. She eventually hooks it in her net, holding it long enough to take a few of its feathers, which is all she needs to finally cure Garu and remove his cursed tie.

Tobe arrives, outraged at this development and Pucca sneaks the tie onto him instead. He begs her for the curing feather and she gives it to him, though attached to a rocket. He is carried into the sky and explodes into fireworks while Pucca catches Garu into a kiss.

Why Is This Episode Cursed

 * 1) This is a Garu Torture episode as he wears the tie and became cursed.
 * 2) Everyone, except Pucca and Garu, is unlikable as they were so mad at Garu for destroying Sooga Village due to his bad luck.
 * 3) Plot Hole: It was never explained how Garu met a stormy cloud, bees, and a bear.
 * 4) Garu also gets hurt by some objects such as a piano and a barrel, which is unfunny.
 * 5) The pink-bellied crane breath is disgusting to look at.
 * 6) Tobe is also an unlikable character as he made the cursed tie and put it in one of the presents that was used for Garu' s birthday.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Great animation and voice acting.
 * 2) Garu and Pucca are the only likable characters in this episode.
 * 3) The opening is good as people celebrated Garu's Birthday.
 * 4) Pucca is adventurous in this episode as she can pull the feather from the pink-bellied crane.
 * 5) Good Ending: As Pucca tickled Garu using a crane's feather, he suddenly lift the curse.  Meanwhile, Tobe wanted to make Garu extinct, but Pucca end up putting a tie on him, making him cursed. Then, she used the firecracker, along with the feather to make him fly and explode, causing fireworks. The two (Pucca and Garu) share a kiss as they saw fireworks.

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to showcase one of the character's age, being Garu.