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I'll start saying that Miira no Kaikata (translated to "How to Keep a Mummy") was easily the biggest surprise of the winter season.

It follows Sora, a high school student who is always gifted with weird supernatural stuff (that usually hurts or curses him) from his father. Nonetheless, one day, he is sent a tiny mummy, whom he starts raising both as a pet and a son.

This mummy is the main reason I absolutely loved this anime. It doesn't talk, it thinks like a 4-year old... But it's one of the most cute and funny creatures that had appeared in an anime. It's hard not ... to smile while watching Mii-kun's reactions to the world.

As the anime keeps going, new characters are introduced, as well as new creatures. And everyone gets along so well, in a way that you don't feel any forced humor, feelings, or cuteness. The key here is naturality, since everything flows perfectly fine.

There is not much to talk about the story since it's a simple SoL. Some flashbacks about the protagonists are shown to explain short problems that appear during the episodes.

The art and sound are not memorable (Except for the creatures' design), but far from bad. It fits with the simplicity this series aimed to.

Overall, it can be described with one word: Simple. And that same simplicity allows you to feel what the characters feel and cheer for every little adversity Mii-kun and the others try to get over, be it missing someone, or trying to make sushi.