Takashi Goes Nuts

Takashi Goes Nuts is a 1993 American animated comedy short film directed by Sid John, produced by Bear Bones Productions and distributed by Miramax Home Entertainment. The short features the character Takashi from Malachi Universal, who goes nuts. It was released on July 21, 1993, on the Malachi: The Movie VHS and Laserdisc.

Plot
The short begins as Takashi's alarm goes off, wakes up, picks up his girlfriend Liewa, and goes to the bar. There, he talks to Dr. Beanson because he is going nuts over a game that he wants to buy, which makes him run away in utter fear. The next day, he buys the game and plays it all day. At nighttime, he is sitting by his mailbox, worn out from playing the game and thinking he will be tired to go to work tomorrow. Edgar gives him a CD that he made when he was practicing definitions from dictionary and tells him to listen to it while he is sleeping. Takashi turns on the CD and falls asleep. The CD says "Don't Get Nuts!" a lot of times and the screen goes black. The next day when he goes to pick up Liewa, he tells her what he did last night which makes his girlfriend mad and walks away, leaving Takashi alone and he says "Humble" and the short ends.

Cast

 * Frank Welker as Takashi / Manager
 * E.G. Daily as Liewa
 * Jack Angel as Dr. Beanson
 * Jess Harnell as Edgar

Home media
The short was released on the Malachi: The Movie VHS and Laserdisc on July 21, 1993. It was later included as a bonus feature on all subsequent home media releases, including the 2002 Miramax DVD release and the 2022 Paramount 4K Ultra HD release.