Mr. Stain on Junk Alley

Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta: Mr. Stain on Junk Alley (ガラクタ通りのステイン, Garakuta-dori no Sutein)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Stain is a 3DCG animation created, directed, and written by Ryuji Masuda, with character designs by Wakako Masuda.
The series revolves around Mr. Stain and his large cat friend, Palvan, as they go about their daily life going through the junk in the alley. They get into and get out of situations by using the objects they find. Each episode revolves around an object, and then ends with the characters dancing in the end credits.
Each episode is roughly 7 minutes long, minus the final episode, HARMONICA, which is 30 minutes long. There are 14 episodes total. The ending theme song for episodes 1-13 is Tandem (タンデム) by HALCALI, and the ending theme for episode 14 is Giri-giri surf-rider (ギリギリサーフライダー) also by HALCALI.
This is Ryuji Masuda's second work as a director, following Popee the Performer. The series aired on Kids' Station in Japan, similar to Popee the Performer, with it's original run from January 6th, 2003, until March 25th, 2003.
The episode title cards use the same font and style as Popee the Performer.
== Episodes ==
Episode	Title 	Description
Vol. 01	Egg 	Mr. Stain finds an egg in the alleyway and, instead of eating, cares for it. But danger lurks around the corner...
Vol. 02	Refrigerator 	Palvan stumbles upon a refrigerator, and refuses to let anyone else come near it. However, after realizing the door is stuck, he enlists the help of Stain and Rings to get the fridge open.
Vol. 03	Portrait 	Stain falls madly in love with a painting of a beautiful Japanese woman. When he starts refusing eat or even sleep, in favor of continuing to admire the portrait, Palvan takes extreme measures to snap Stain out of his trance.
Vol. 04	Heavenly Bird	Stain finds an exotic bird, and prepares to eat it. But after the bird saves his life, they befriend each other instead, at least until the cold climate of the city begins to take a toll on the bird's health.
Vol. 05	Magic Crayon 	Stain attempts to draw a portrait of Palvan with a box of crayons, but he quickly realizes that the crayons have magical powers. Anything that is drawn with them becomes real. Stain and Palvan abuse the power of the crayons, and quickly learn the consequences of tampering with unknown forces.
Vol. 06	Cassette Tape	Stain finds a cassette tape with a very catchy song on it, but he and Palvan begin to suspect that the tape may be sentient. Their suspicions are confirmed after they construct a body around the cassette player, and it comes to life.
Vol. 07	Binoculars 	Stain uses a pair of binoculars to spy on the alley's residents, but he accidentally discovers something shocking; Palvan is raising a kitten in secret. Stain is happy for his friend at first, until he notices a "MISSING" poster for the kitten, with a $50,000 reward for whoever finds it.
Vol. 08	Toy Robot 	Stain finds a remote controlled robot, and he plays around with it for a while. But once the controller breaks, the robot gains sentience. The robot then asks Stain to help him achieve his one and only dream; to be able to fly.
Vol. 09	Woolen Yarn 	A young girl named Stefany chases a kitten into the alley, and soon realizes that she's completely lost. With every creature she encounters, she becomes more and more frightened. A sentient glove tries to comfort her, and help her find her way home.
Vol. 10	Seed 	
Vol. 11	Clay 	
Vol. 12	Fishing Rod 	
Vol. 13	Human 	
Vol. 14	Harmonica 	
== Trivia ==
* Mr. Stain is Ryuji Masuda's second work, after Popee the Performer.
== References ==
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