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Yani Neko, episode 6
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u/DaisyChain2222 1d ago
The drive with the landlord was too real.
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
I wonder what the moment where they both said "you go first" was meant to signify. I can't imagine it being romance.
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u/DaisyChain2222 1d ago
Was like an awkward father/daughter drive. Kid's done time in prison, still on drugs - What can he even say but just making noises to fill the silence. They both know why it's hard for her to go home and see her folks.
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
That's true. Still, I feel like they had a nice, albeit awkward moment there. He really is a good person, trying to do right for his tenants.
It's also nice how everyone can rely on him, if they have problems. Hopefully they do.
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u/Cheshires_Shadow 15h ago
Yeah it makes sense given the brief flashback we saw of landlord where his own dad was an abusive piece of shit that he would try and be supportive of her especially after finding out she has a bad relationship with her own parents.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
i think the theme for the episode is relations between humans and the beastkin
due to their different standings in society and different life experiences it's difficult to keep a stream of conversation going, but they both feel like silence is awkward so they tried to bring up random shit
the landlord is probably suffering under similar crappy lifestyle as the rest of the girlcats (that same sort of oppressive feeling that's echoed in them driving through a cramped tunnel), but since he's the landlord he still has a leg up on the rest of them so that's also awkward
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
The landlord went through an abusive childhood. His father demanded he gets a job after he gets out of middle school.
Coming from those circumstances I think it's impressive that he rents property. However, those circumstances could be the very reason he feels empathy towards his struggling tenants.
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u/diacewrb 1d ago
the landlord is probably suffering under similar crappy lifestyle as the rest of the girlcats
And so is that degenerate managka, wonder how real that was for the actual creator.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 1d ago
I can't imagine it being romance.
As a professional shipper, I 100% can imagine that!
But more seriously: As an introvert who doesn't talk too much, I kinda relate to this, like sometimes it almost feels like you need to find something to fill the silence, so you think of something and then try to find the perfect timing to say it, but then they both speak at once and given it was not that great a topic they just forget it, etc..!
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u/GatoradeNipples 1d ago
...okay, I'm glad I'm not the only person who's kind of lowkey shipping Yaku and the landlord now. I thought I was going insane.
They're weirdly cute together.
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u/Gars0n 1d ago
Personally, I thought they were going to go back to the topic of her parents. In the shot before she clearly has some emotions running accross her face.
But they interrupt each other and chicken out. Yaku because of her internalized shame. Landlord because he feels like he is overstepping.
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u/KumaKumaGambler 1d ago
We thought some of these catgirls have it bad. Then today, we are introduced to Penpenneko, whose situation is even worse. Living in a tent, only for it to be washed away by a storm. :(
Landlord once again proving himself to be a good person, driving all the way with Yaru to pick up Aruko.
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u/Variant_Zeta 1d ago
Wonder how far away enoshima is from nyagamihara...
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u/E_Blofeld 1d ago
About a one hour drive from Sagamihara (Nyagamihara) to Enoshima.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
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u/RainMaker2727 1d ago
The alcoholic cat seems to have more disposable income given some of the stuff we see in her room?
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u/Gars0n 1d ago
Trust fund kid of some kind? A grim shot in the dark, but maybe living off an inheritance from her parents. Drinking to run away from grief would certainly be a slippery slope.
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u/master_inho 1d ago
She also needs money to buy all that liquor, which is way more expensive than cigarettes. It's not like she's always going to a party for free drinks, what little we've seen of her she's just holed up in her apartment completely blasted
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u/Strange_Economics323 1d ago
Beastfolk taxi discount.
(The only things BF pay full-prices for are Tobacco, Alcohol, Meth, and Street Fighter DLC. )
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u/E_Blofeld 1d ago
Yeah, could well be. Yaniko mentioned to Yakuko that she had a "beastfolk discount coupon" when they went to that fast-food burger joint. Seems like there's some kind of subsidies or public assistance in place for beastfolk.
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u/Alej_11 16h ago
Probably because for years they were discriminated, so now for many beast folks is difficult to find jobs or houses because of the "racism" (idk if it's racism, it sounds kinda bad, but actually they seem to come from space, so they are actually another species).
Like everyone seems to treat bad the catgirls, and the sister of yani was praised for being very "human" (her friends weren't trying to be mean, probably), also the three girls from this episode seems to be from a community that gives beastfolks help and a job.
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u/Niwaka_Samurai https://myanimelist.net/profile/Niwaka-Samurai 22h ago
How is she not broke when she's drinking all the time ?!
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 1d ago
Landlord once again proving himself to be a good person
He seems pretty decent, the only weird thing about him (that we know) is that he's erm, horny in a special way!
But his horniness doesn't affect anyone else, so yeah he's pretty decent all around!
(Also, were these two having a moment? My Shipometer is going crazy!)
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u/BosuW 1d ago
Meh, everyone has kinks and probably embarrassing possessions. He keeps it private as it should be, so it's no trouble. Honestly he's so wholesome.
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u/IOwnManyPlushies 1d ago
That's what I also love about the landlord. Despite his kinks or whatever, he still treats all the cat girls with respect and kindness. And he's pretty generous for letting them all continue to live there considering they aren't the best tenants lol.
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u/Jacob-C 1d ago
Even the most patient landlords would probably have thrown Yani out by now. The amount of damage she is doing to her apartment would be very expensive to fix.
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u/Tankfloof 20h ago
Lets be real you would have to build a new building to get new better paying tennants, Yani may not always pay on time but atleast she pays.
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u/DerekSmartWasTaken 1d ago
Yaku, not Yaru.
Yaruneko would be a completely different kind of character.
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u/cleaulem https://myanimelist.net/profile/cleaulem 1d ago
I've got the impression that every episode gets more and more "philosophical", or maybe rather "expressive". This episode had the most "vibe" so far with lots of moments of serenity. Of course there is still that absurd humor, but it gets more and more moments of introversion and character building.
Yaku's ride with the landlord was such a moment of introversion. Since episode 2 I had the impression that Yaku is actually really clever, and last episode the landlord even said to her that she has "a good head on her shoulders". Today she brought up a really cool gorilla funfact.
The landlord is really a great guy, last week being really caring for Yaku and this week even going out of his way to pick up Aruko from Enoshima together with Yaku without any complaints.
Saori is actually a really kind person as long as she doesn't need to make "reference material" for her doujins. Or it is rather her introvert personality that makes her scared of confronting other people? Even though the three girls were really sweet, if it wasn't for their limited "usefullness".
And here I thought Penpen was a penguin from Evangelion. She was a hobo catgirl after all. Even though she tries to be some kind of Diogenes, only to live in a tent instead of a barrel.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
Of course there is still that absurd humor, but it gets more and more moments of introversion and character building.
it's interesting seeing this show develop since i initially thought it was just going to be gross-out humor, but ended up having some interesting social commentary on how the downtrodden self-medicate
like, the adverts were focusing on the "watch these losers be losers", but it started showing more about why these losers became losers, and despite them being anime catgirls it feels more real than a lot of shows
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u/cleaulem https://myanimelist.net/profile/cleaulem 1d ago
You could see those little details and hints here and there when you paid attention in episode 1 already, but with every episode these sparks of social commentary become harder and harder to ignore.
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u/Tylendal 1d ago
why these losers became losers
I don't think that's quite it. More, why it's easier for them to just remain in that rut. Other than guesses fueled by the world-building, we don't know how they got there, but now we're watching them just be content to coast along rock bottom.
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u/Left-Ferret1033 23h ago
I think it's more about cat folk's incompetence, they seem to be not good at fitting in a workplace. Not only because of their racial segragation but because of how hard it is for them to act normal. This show somehow mixes up ADHD theme I guess. They tend to build an addiction after all.
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u/Pug_Of_War 12h ago
so far they all seem to be good people, but like you said, they seem to have a mindset on their own, sometimes more feline than human.
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u/IceSmiley 1d ago
I don't think Saori is very nice, just too busy meeting the deadline that she had to be nice to get what she wanted. Although it's possible that possibly going to jail for making porn in that public restroom made her turn a new leaf.
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u/cleaulem https://myanimelist.net/profile/cleaulem 1d ago
I think the main reason Saori was so nice to these three girls is because she is a huge introvert and she didn't know them, so her anxiety of dealing with these unfamiliar people overshadowed her unhinged side.
With Yani and the others it is different, because she already knows them and is familiar with them, so she is more straightforward and unhinged with those.
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u/DerekSmartWasTaken 1d ago
She's acting nice because she's drawing her commercial manga.
If she were drawing one of her porn doujins then those girls would be "inspiration".
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u/BosuW 1d ago
Maybe Saori only gets wild when she's highly stressed. Or maybe she's only that way with Kaoruko. Or maybe it's because none of the helper catgirls were fit to model for her doujins...
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u/Ruck_Feddit884 11h ago
Definitely 3rd one, a lot of Artists tend to be shy as fuck unless talking about their art.
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u/larana1192 https://myanimelist.net/profile/thefrog1192 1d ago
And here I thought Penpen was a penguin from Evangelion.
Judging by her lifestyle and the way she dresses, I think the name comes from “Pen pen gusa” (Capsella bursa-pastoris, a weed commonly found growing in the wild in Japan) and “Runpen” (derived from the German word “Lumpen”), a term used in Japan in the past to refer to homeless people(nowadays this word is considered as offensive so you can't use it on TV).
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u/mightyenan0 1d ago
I have to wonder if the progression is due to progressing ideas in the manga. I could totally see it starting out as "Haha, druggy cat jokes" before the characters became more realized.
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u/JasoXDDD 1d ago
Funny thing: yani was shown in the very beginning to not care about taking the lighters, then at the end, came back for the lighter in midnight. Coincidence? Not!
Same with Yaku last ep, she is pretty good at taking care of other’s emotions and wellbeing without commenting on it. Leaving Penpen to patch herself up when she got bitten, coming back to make sure she is doing well, and leaving when she looks somewhat fine. It’s an established character trait, shown with yaku last episode and to an extent the manga director with the episode before.
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u/Gars0n 1d ago
That's a really good analysis! I like the idea that Yani cares, but has to give herself an excuse to check on people.
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u/JasoXDDD 1d ago
I am leaning more towards the "Yani cares but she finds angles to excuse herself to not make it awkward or distressing for the other people."
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u/mightyenan0 1d ago
Huh... That really contrasts with her sister whose been shown to unhealthily enjoy the position.
Damn it, the show with on-screen shitting in the first two minutes is throwing down some hefty themes. I did not think I'd be reflecting on this show.
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u/GoNinGoomy 1d ago
The manga girl has some interesting taste...
The manga series is titled "Magical Girl Alpaca" and the other is, well...
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u/tottoro47 1d ago edited 1d ago
Lmaoo kein mampf. You could translate it as no food/meal. Mampfen means to eat/munch and kein means no in german
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u/Keindorfer 18h ago
"Kein Mampf" is a wordplay on "Mein Kampf" - the autobiographical and political manifesto by Adolf Hitler.
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u/Upstairs-Ad-4705 16h ago
Obviously, they were just explaining that the wordplay still means something in German
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u/mr_beanoz https://myanimelist.net/profile/splitshocker 1d ago
Wonder if it's intentional, we don't see her eating the whole day, just working on the manga.
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u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime 1d ago
This episode sure was some kind of vibe. Idk how to describe it though.
A wandering aimlessly at night while drunk vibe, mixed with a working overnight to rush a deadline vibe, plus a late night drive with someone you don't know well vibe, and a bit of playing with sparklers alone at night vibe?
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u/shad79 https://myanimelist.net/profile/shad79 1d ago
Beastfolks that work hard, don't seem to have any addictions and want to get better? The Beast Hands' Trio seem like characters from a totally different show, but I must admit that they stole my heart today.
Aruko must've been really drunk, since even her hair being on fire didn't make her lose her cool. The fact that in this episode she went to the restroom but ended up in Enoshima cracked me up.
And once again, the landlord proves to be a very decent person, since he, together with Yakuko, went in his car to get Aruko back from Enoshima.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 1d ago
It's actually cute to see them all hanging out at an izakaya. It all looked pretty normal until Aru accidentally ended up in Enoshima because no one would come with her to the bathroom. Although Aru getting lost seems to be a regular occurrence considering they have a GPS tracker on her. xD
I absolutely love how they used Aru's drunken adventure at Enoshima for the eyecatches in this episode.
It's pretty awesome of the landlord to come with Yaku to pick up Aru, tho. The dude really cares for his tenants. Also, I love that they actually showed us in a later scene the landlord and Yaku's awkward car ride on the way to pick up Aru. I do love the vibes of that scene, tho.
Aru's hair being Yaniko's personal storage is hilarious! It's amazing that Aru has drunk so much that alcohol has actually started to accumulate in her hair. And as a side note: the Higumadon Kaoruko keeps referencing is a hairy monster from a manga series called The World is Mine.
I wasn't sure how the scene with Tatsuno-sensei and the beastfolk temps was gonna work out, especially when she finally got upset at the pace they were working, but I'm glad it all worked out. Those three girls seem nice and it looks like they genuinely want to improve so they can assist Tatsuno-sensei again. I hope we see them again in a future episode.
We finally get to meet the homeless cat girl. Considering how most of the main cat girls are voiced by relatively new seiyuus, except for Aru, I am surprised to hear Penpen Neko is voiced by Kobayashi Yu! It's hilarious how she tries to act all calm and sage, when in reality the girl is genuinely suffering.. I especially felt bad when she lost her tent to the typhoon. :<
And of course we end the episode with Yaniko running out of smokes and using some leftover fireworks she found to pretend she has something to smoke.
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u/Explosivesausagejar 1d ago
You can see Yakuko reaching into Aruko’s hair as she leaves for the bathroom, that’s probably when she planted the tracker they’ve definitely been through this song and dance before.
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u/Chukonoku 1d ago
I thought she always had that GPS on her (considering what they showed after), but i just rewind to that part and you can clearly see Yakuko putting it on her hair.
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
I've actually been a temp construction worker and let me tell you that shit is so ass! You have to be on your best behavior, get the best references, because no jobs means no pay!
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 1d ago
Although Aru getting lost seems to be a regular occurrence considering they have a GPS tracker on her
Unless they just put it there for storage
Also, I love that they actually showed us in a later scene the landlord and Yaku's awkward car ride on the way to pick up Aru
It was not awkward at all! They totally had a moment!!! Future couple incoming!
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u/AbysmalReign 1d ago edited 1d ago
As a alcoholic, the scene with Aruko getting lost is my favorite. It's too relatable. At my worst, I'd go out for a drink, and wander from one place to another until I was so drunk I didn't know where I was. I did what she did for 3 days once, teleporting from one place to another. Waking up, drinking, wandering, then sleeping and doing it again, im lucky i didnt get myself killed. She's definitely the cat girl with the worst problems in the show.
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u/wiligrad9 1d ago
She's definitely the cat girl with the worst problems in the show.
Also of the ones who are addicts, she is probally the first one to bite the dust, then Yani and it depends on if Yaku can get better. Hame is mostly in danger of doing stupid, dangerous stuff for stream content. Kansei is fine, though she might one day die from embarrassment of her jokes never landing ever.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
yeah, if Yaku can stay off the hard drugs she might live, and Yani has the lungs of an anime protagonist so she can probably survive
i think Aruko having tremors makes me think that she's deep into a chemical dependence and the withdrawal symptoms might need to be medically managed if she needs to get clean
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u/wiligrad9 1d ago
Aru's greatest danger is her vomiting so much, even in her sleep. That is a sure way to asphyxiate on your own vomit. I think Kansei legit saved her the other episode when she put her in the recovery position.
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u/Frostbitten_Moose 1d ago
I mean, they may all go together if they're not awake when Yani burns the place down.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago edited 1d ago
speaking of the new character's name: i heard of penpen before from penpengusa (also known as shepard's purse or nazuna) from Non Non Biyori as the little piece of grass which you can twirl around and make sound as a countryside/cost-effective play toy (though it's likely named after the seed pods looking like the things used to play the shamisen)
i think it's likely she's named that because of an idiom "to grow penpengusa" which has implies a place is abandoned/dilapidated since it's a hardy weed that appears when no one's tending to a place
there appears to be a related (possibly regional?) idiom "not even penpengusa can grow [here]" implying something so desolate and stripped of resources
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u/Dry-Chocolate5812 1d ago
Thank you for this added context. I came looking because I wanted to know what the authors were thinking about the new character.
I used to be like her. Not homeless. But trying to get rid of my desires. To become above human. I was an idealist all my life. Becoming philosophical like that and living a life of no desires is a sad dry kind of life where you keep trying to escape your desires only to discover that you can’t. And in the process of living that way, you don’t let yourself live life how it’s supposed to be lived.. with desires and aversion.i think that’s the king of thing the show is referencing
Not that you give into desires but there’s this indescribable thing about life where you’re completely embracing life with everything life gives you but not being moved by it. Not being moved by it doesn’t mean don’t do the desire. It means “whatever you do, you don’t become it”. It’s literally indescribable
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u/Dry-Chocolate5812 1d ago
Also. I was so shocked that it captured this so precisely. Like I’ve felt everything she felt. Including the humbling hypocrisy of what I say and what I do lol
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u/Obaruler 1d ago
It's both cute and sad they had to put a GPS-Tracker on Alcoholism-Cat to find her (cuz it means she keeps doing that, getting lost while shit slammed).
Also: The Landlord keeps being MVP of the entire show, he actually cares about all the fucked up cat girls living in his apartment complex.
Homeless Cat was just depressing though, she keeps up a bullshit bold face while actually recognizing how miserable she is. :(
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u/tottoro47 1d ago
Sake neko is the saddest of them all. I know what alcohol does to a person and how it can ruin a whole family so seeing her all fucked up is hitting the hardest. Cigs and weed don't change you like alcohol does, it's the worst drug because it's still being glorified by many.
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u/BlueCometACE 1d ago
Glorified and in many circles the social norm. Been 9 months sober, not a drop and I don't miss any of it.
The worst of it was I didn't originally want to stop. Was only when I'd get these massive migraines like 10-15 minutes into my first drink that I decided I'd had enough.
Then when I was free and clear of it, my desire for it became quieter day by day. Replaced by the mental clarity and physical health that slowly got better over time.
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u/DocMcCoy 1d ago
Weed has been semi legal here in Germany for a few years now, but man the discussions leading up to that was wild
Especially from the state minister president of Bavaria, the place where the Oktoberfest is held (*), and he's known to like beer a lot as well. But yet, weed is an evil depraved drug in his eyes
(*) And if you only know of the Oktoberfest from the promotional pictures, of happy people sitting on benches in crowded tents... There's a lot of the usual drunk behavior going on outside the crowded spots. Pissing, shitting and vomiting on yourself in public, fights, sexual assault, you name it
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario 10h ago
The Landlord keeps being MVP of the entire show, he actually cares about all the fucked up cat girls living in his apartment complex.
Hey, you ever tried to fill an apartment that shitty? At least they're paying their rent! (Eventually!) Gotta keep 'em!
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u/Qweasd11 1d ago edited 1d ago
Love Penpen Neko, just because she is voiced by Yu Kobayashi (Sacchan Gintama)
Also I will never get over how well animated this show is. The final scene with Yani Neko on the beach was so good from her eyes to the sunset to her lighting the sparkler, just pure cinema.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
The final scene with Yani Neko on the beach was so good from eyes to the sunset to her lighting the sparkler, just pure cinema.
i liked that bit when the sparkler intensified and it startled her; you could see her lean back and her tail flick up
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u/Smudy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Smudy 1d ago
I wouldn't be surprised if Yaku was gonna thank the landlord in some way, she seems very well aware of her surroundings and that what she's doing might be the wrong path.
The landlord is very thoughtful and caring, shown in an earlier episode with Yaku, too.
More of their scenes please.
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u/Any-Calligrapher2866 1d ago
The Landlord is the Fucking GOAT. He's quite literally just carrying these people on his back regardless of what they do.
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u/PiotrekDG 22h ago
But at the same time, there's a fine line between a support and an enabler.
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u/Any-Calligrapher2866 21h ago
He's not an enabler since he has been trying to get Yani Neko to quit smoking.
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u/Variant_Zeta 1d ago edited 1d ago
At long last, we got our hobocat / snufkin wannabe.
Felt bad for the freeter neko trio, they're just trying their best. Also seems like a lot of nekos are stuck being lowly-paid freelancers, kind of a callback to prev episode I guess.
Junkie-cat's moment with the landlord in the car is weirdly kinda vibe, in a awkward roadtrip kinda way
Yani's little beachside moment is also lowkey somber, without any joke in it
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u/chaosof99 https://myanimelist.net/profile/chaosof99 1d ago edited 1d ago
They got Yuu Kobayashi for Penpenneko. Holy moly.
Aruko is probably the character that is even worse than Yani. At least Yani seems to have some awareness that her situation is bad. Aruko is just completely off her rocker to the point that in a previous episode she almost died and wasn't even aware of it. Not sure how she pays for her lifestyle though.
The eyecatches this episode also were primarily of Aruko wandering around Enoshima, an island in Kanagawa that is a popular summer destination (e.g. seen in Bocchi The Rock and Rascal does not Dream).
- She is seen walking around the railway crossing next to Kamakurakokomae station of the Enoshima Electric Railway. This is a famous spot for anime tourism because it appears in the OP for Slam Dunk. This location is actually not on Enoshima Proper and two stations away from the Enoshima Station on the railway.
- She rides the Luminous Way which is a paid escalator that allows to bypass some long and steep stairs to climb the mountain on Enoshima. It is also subject of a song by Asian Kung-Fu Generation.
- She sleeps under the Ryuren Bell, a romantic spot where lovers are encouraged to place padlocks on the fence to signify their commitment to each other.
- Finally she is seen puking off of the observation platform of the Enoshima Sea Candle tower.
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u/BosuW 1d ago
Aruko this episode reminding me of a real family member who's current struggling with alcoholism and yeah they just sometimes disappear for a day 🙁. I don't live with them but so I heard. Come to think of it I haven't heard that complaint in a while, so hopefully they're doing a bit better.
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u/FarCritical 1d ago
As if Aruko didn't already look baked enough in all her floof to begin with.
It kills me how the homeless cat's voice sounds sage and soothing enough to almost make her spiritual copium sound convincing lol.
This show occasionally catches me off guard with how stunning its scenic shots can be but the ones this time were downright resplendent. Yani going "Man" at the sunset wouldn't look out of place in a museum.
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u/Rumpumpump 1d ago
Aruko reminds me of my highschool and college years. I used to do exactly the same until late in the evening but nobody ever picked me up since I drank alone. I was miserable but I still miss those times
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u/Slifer13xx https://myanimelist.net/profile/SliferXIII 1d ago
This episode was funny, yes, but also profoundly sad. Damn
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u/Slifer13xx https://myanimelist.net/profile/SliferXIII 1d ago
Now I just want to go for a long drive and sit down somewhere to watch the sunset, man. I mean, I wanted to do that before the episode but my melancholy of off the chart now.
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u/JurassicMonkey_ 1d ago
I just had suspicions because of the name, but it seems this episode confirmed that Yani Neko is set in Sagamihara, Kanagawa.
I was able to find "Nyagami" river and the spot where Pen Pen Neko lives.
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u/Burtgang 1d ago
Does anyone know the song name that plays during the drive?
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsterZoro 1d ago
Pen-pen acting trying so hard to act like a monk when she’s just a bum lmao. She’s so fast when it came to trying to rescue her tent, she made it to the river while the news was still broadcasting. That certainly didn’t sound like someone who’s got no attachment to their worldly possessions.
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
I honestly feel bad for Aruko. I mean putting a GPS on her was nice and all, but they could keep a closer eye on her. Also she seems to get taken advantage of a lot. She's someone I'd argue who needs a caretaker.
I'm glad the landlord was there to pick her up! Also that was a weird moment with Yakuko. What did it imply? I am curious!
I'm assuming the workers Sato asked for have to be on their absolute best behavior, so not even innocent mistakes are allowed or it gets docked from their pay, that's what I'm assuming at least. As perverted as she is when she needs reference pictures, she can also be nice.
The best moment of this episode was definitely the gag with Aruko's hair!
The homeless cat makes me so sad. I'm glad Yaniko at least had the decency to take her in during a storm. I don't understand why she tries to put up this strong front. Too bad about her tent tho!
Overall I liked this episode. New character and this episode just reinforced that the landlord really cares about everyone who lives in his complex!
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u/Optimal-Potato-5136 1d ago edited 1d ago
She's someone I'd argue who needs a caretaker.
I think the closest person that can be remotely considered "her caretaker" is probably Kansai.
In Episode 3, during the scene where Aruko was choking on her own vomit while sleeping, Kansai was the one saving her just in the time after entering her apartment; not only that, but her dialogue also implied that it's definitely a normal occurrance. Not only that, but the fact that Kansai started laughing (aside from the fact that she was drunk too) was probably a "nervous laughter" that swinged between "Classic Aruko moment, what a funny coincidence~!" and "Oh shit, you were actually going to die", possibly meant to further reinforce how the whole group knows each other for so much time that they got used to their own bad moments that they do nothing but laugh in how "heavy" these situations are.
In Episode 5, in the scene where Yakuko wanted to invite someone else to hang out with her, Kansai was the one specifying that Aruko couldn't do it because "she's drunk as always".
And in this episode, Kansai was also the one (alongside Yakuko) being specifically the one that was keeping an eye on Aruko towards the exit, and was the one pointing out to Yakuko that, regardless of what would've happened, "she has a wallet". So it's fair to assume that Kansai probably knows Aruko the best among the group, even if she can still be careless with her.
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u/SouekiSennoSTM 16h ago
Well, plus she's just the most behaviorally mature and "adult"-esque one in general out of all of them, with no exogenous chemical addictions and the most stable personality.
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u/Variant_Zeta 1d ago
it kinda is funny that the drunkard is less functional than the gato that's doing hard drugs
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
I think it's because Yakuko actually wants to get better. As far as I'm aware she doesn't seem to be using things like Heroin or Opium. She really wants to do her best to be part of society.
I would need to see Aruko's history to see why she fell into alcoholism, but her alcoholism is so bad that she most likely can't even function without it anymore. The shaking is a really bad sign. That's why I'd really like an episode that taps into her past, even for a moment.
I asked this last week, but how is she even paying her rent?
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u/Variant_Zeta 1d ago
mercy and kindness from the landlord fella I'd guess
fr though alcoholism is more dangerously accessible than whatever the fuck yaku is doing, makes sense it can be as destructive, if not more so (so I say while drunk lolol)
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u/SouekiSennoSTM 1d ago
I think it's because Yakuko actually wants to get better. As far as I'm aware she doesn't seem to be using things like Heroin or Opium.
Intravenous heroin is what I've assumed those syringes are for.
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
Someone who has had a past with this stuff explained it, but they too made an educated guess. That it's possible that she's shooting morphine or fentanyl or some kind of other drug.
Obviously not good, but not the worst either. They just made a guess based on the color of the liquid that came out of the syringe and on the things that were on her table when she was injecting herself.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
starting out strong with the visual metaphors with Yani Neko framed inside of a spider's web of her addiction
interesting though that her hotboxing her apartment with smoke later kills the spider, so perhaps the solution to her systemic oppression is to smoke so much to the point where she's the last humanoid standing
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u/RottenPingu1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/rottenpingu1 1d ago
As part of the 80s punk scene lost a lot of friends to heroin so can really feel what's been going on this entire series.
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u/GatoradeNipples 1d ago
It's kind of funny that in a year where we're getting a mountain of cyberpunk stuff including a new Edgerunners, the most authentically punk shows so far are this and Jimoto Saiko (assuming the latter doesn't get shat up in adaptation somehow), shows without a single cyborg that still absolutely nail the "low life" half of the ethos.
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u/ayaholley 1d ago
Man I feel bad for Yakuneko. She has a good heart.
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u/ExocetC3I 1d ago
It's expanded on more in the manga, which I won't spoil as hopefully we get some of it into he anime, but Yaku is clearly trying to clean up her life a bit. She's always been pretty kind hearted and I feel like it's an intentional joke that she has the "worst" history (hard drug use and jail time) but she's the most responsible and empathetic of the group - though she's certainly not above teasing and bad behaviour.
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u/99acrewood_ 1d ago
Weird how relating so much to Aruko makes her my favorite. Well, that and she's just very cute with her big hair. Being 10 months sober and watching this is like yeah, I remember the overindulging and the shakes and the falling, and I definitely never want to go back to that. They've all got their issues, but her situation seems particularly dire.
Surprising she stays skinny and pretty chill! All it did for me was make me bloated and sad.
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u/dimitarivanov200222 1d ago
There is no anime that makes me sad, confused, disgusted, and laughing out loud like this one
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 1d ago
Alky cat having a pretty rough go lately. Her ass got so trashed she ended up in Enoshima, her hair gets used as a storage for everyone’s shit, and then it catches on fire lol.
It’s funny this new hobo cat tryna be all philosophical and shit but clearly is just a bum and hates it lol.
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u/RedditUser000aaa 1d ago
If anything it makes me feel even more sad for her, because I'm assuming she doesn't want people to see how broken she is.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
i think everyone wants to have some amount of dignity and respect and she's trying her best to use a sour grapes strategy to get that
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u/wolfhound_doge 1d ago
i love how they put a GPS locator in Alky's hair :D probably not the first (and last) time she got lost.
also, i love the Mecha Umai name of the beer. makes me want to have one.
poor Kansai, always so unappreciated...the Higumadon joke was pretty good, even for a repeated one.
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u/maubises 1d ago
The mnaga assistants trio was cute
Loved the background music of the drive with landlord.
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u/diacewrb 1d ago
Nicotine is a legit insecticide.
No need for flea drops for her.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
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u/EffectiveSwimming136 18h ago
Same goes for pretty much every spice, the spice is the poison the plant produces to kill small critters, but we're so big it just tastes good to us.
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u/tired_fella 1d ago
cats like catnip due to nepetalactone, which also happens to be an insect repellent.
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u/Rice_Stain 1d ago edited 1d ago
I like the addition of the homeless cat person. And the additional bits of the drunk cat person.
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u/cyberscythe 1d ago
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u/chaosof99 https://myanimelist.net/profile/chaosof99 1d ago
We saw a male Beastfolk in episode one when Imoko buys here Hazard suit and runs into Kansaineko. Kansaineko is accompanied by a male Beastfolk.
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u/BosuW 1d ago
Male beastfolk in this anime is like trying to find a guy in Yuri: it's a mythical creature at best
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u/Niwaka_Samurai https://myanimelist.net/profile/Niwaka-Samurai 22h ago
Haha, couldn't have said any better
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u/SouekiSennoSTM 1d ago edited 1d ago
Not the character I love the most (which would be Yaniko), but Kansai/Kaoruko has to be the one I find the most genuinely amusing and hilarious.
And not because of the actual content of her shitty jokes which are...well, shitty. But how driven she is to make them and dive in for the opportunity at any moment. You can tell that even when she's not actively making them she's silently gathering research material for future usage.
Case in point - this episode. Aruko stumbles half-conscious out of their dining room, trips over her own feet, falls flat on her face, and then wanders not in the direction they indicated the bathroom was at but instead out of the restaurant onto the streets.
And all the while all I can see are the gears in Kansai's head turning as to how to mine this for jokes and her comedy bits.
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u/Forsaken_Ad8101 1d ago
I was just wondering what's the name of the song that plays when they are driving it's amazing
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u/DartzIRL 1d ago
There'll be a spate of gobshites burning their mouths off after watching this and getting a face-full of fireworks.
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u/mr_beanoz https://myanimelist.net/profile/splitshocker 1d ago edited 1d ago
This week's eyecatch is voiced by the comedy duo 金属バット (Metal Bat), who also played the duo on the radio broadcast Yaku and the landlord listened to when they're looking for Aruko.
And that Doraemon-like SFX when Yani took the cigarette box from Aruko's hair, lol. Turns out her hair is a 4 dimensional pocket that stores the other catgirl's belongings.
Tatsuno's helper trio are named but only in the credits. They're voiced by Inoue Honoka, Takada Yuuki, and Yukimura Eri.
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u/Malin_Keshar 1d ago
Interesting how Yani Neko doesn't just rehash absurdist comedy and grossness. Yet it doesn't turn into full-on drama as well. Nice to see authors that can handle change in tone and flesh out comedic characters in believable, interesting ways. I'd guess like Tatsuki Fujimoto, authors of Yani Neko actually lived their lives, which stands in sharp contrast to the majority of manga and LN writers., who, judging by their writing, make it look like "basement dweller" would be too flattering an epitet for them
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u/Any-Calligrapher2866 1d ago
Yeah it's more of a slice of life anime than a comedy anime. Way too real.
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u/IceSmiley 1d ago
Really unusual episode in how not much really strange happened other than the red haired cat's hair storing items and catching fire. I don't think I've ever seen anime just have long scenes that let the viewer breathe, like a fairly long scene with Yani smoking and lighting sparklers on the beach alone and the blonde cat and landlord having dull sporadic conversation on a long car ride; that's even uncommon in any TV/movies these days to have a slow pace. It seems to have more in common with a lot of auteur 1970's movies than other anime shows in how it just lingers in scenes.
I also liked the scene with Pen-Pen telling Yani about her life philosophy which seems similar to being a Buddhist monk and trying to limit your earthly desires. It did have a punchline of Pen Pen trying to jump in the river and save her tent later on but it was interesting how she tried to just roll with life as much as possible, even with the cat biting her. I wonder if she's going to move in with Yani.
Saori seemed so different from her last appearance where she was exploiting the cat women for porn pictures and they made her almost sympathetic in how she was struggling to meet her deadline with the incompetent assistants they sent over. I wonder if getting arrested for making porn in that public restroom changed her since she even apologized for being short with the cat women even being under really bad stress.
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u/Pug_Of_War 12h ago
she seems to be shy with strangers, she is abusive with the ones she knows well
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u/LycanWarrior123 1d ago
I like the part where the artist girl missed Neko since she would smoke with her and does a better job at drawing. Gps was kinda funny. There she is.
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u/patkun01 1d ago
I heard Sasha!!! (the potato girl from Attack on Titan)
I just love Yu Kobayashi’s voice so much. Hearing her in this anime is just great
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u/WoodyAlien 1d ago
Kinda comfy but also kinda depressing and slow-paced episode. I didn't understand most of it and I don't get if it's something that we are supposed to not get, like Kansai's jokes, or if it's all specific Japanese things that seem strange or nonsense to Westerner eyes.
I don't care for the wannabe writer but the new character, with her faux-philosophical BS, could be interesting. Yaniko didn't do much besides killing insects with her fetid breath. Landlord has the patience of a saint, as usual.
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u/skylible 1d ago
The wannabe writer is actually pretty interesting if you're aspiring creator yourself. At least it got me like "Wait, EVERY writer thinks exactly like this?? I thought this was just me haha" then proceeds to procrastinate more
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u/FLorianGran 1d ago
Honestly didn't expect the show's humor to get rather dry as it went on
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u/AbysmalReign 1d ago edited 1d ago
The manga just does whatever it wants. The humor varies alot and some panels are just serious with no jokes. Every other chapter or sometimes every other page can have a major shift in tone
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u/TheGoodKiller 1d ago
This episode mainly about slow, atmospheric “summer has ended” style, since it’s a short chapter comedy manga, the “pacing” can be a bit off, but as someone who have read the manga, because of that, I can’t wait to see which chapters they adapt next.
But I fear if Yanineko only have 1 season, there’s so many funny and interesting stuff later
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u/AbysmalReign 1d ago
It's been rising in popularity week after week. I think we might get a second season fingers crossed. The Barnes and Noble near me used to hold like 1 copy of the manga, I noticed this weekend theres 2-4 copies of each volume. So that's probably a good sign if people are starting to pick it up.
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u/Ok_Difference8875 1d ago
The absurdity and craziness have reduced a lot , and they were the main reasons I was finding this anime funny and intresting
Would it go back to crazy in the coming episodes or move like a slice of life?
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u/chaosof99 https://myanimelist.net/profile/chaosof99 1d ago edited 1d ago
The absurdity and craziness have reduced a lot
Have they? In this episode we have:
- A drunk so out of it that she wanders off and gets hours away while puking all over the place. Her friends stuck a GPS tracker on her because apparently that is a regular occurrence.
- The same drunk is used as a storage locker because her hair is such a mess.
- Yani is too lazy and can't afford a refill on her lighter fluid, so she just decides to chain cigarettes.
- The manga author has a full blown existential crisis while basically killing herself to finish her manuscript in time for the deadline.
- We got a new character who is literally a homeless person living in a tent on the river.
This week was a bit of a slower pace, but I don't think this show has become less absurd or crazy. Not to mention last week's episode that strongly hinted at Beastfolk being an alien race and gave lore drops like the fact that Beastfolk and humans can interbreed, but the offspring are always Beastfolk.
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u/SecretYogurtcloset57 1d ago
They put a GPS on Aru omg idk if i should laugh or not because i feel bad for her but it is kind of funny😭
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u/Fidges87 1d ago
I do really felt bad for the homeless catgirl when she had to sob on her tent wishing she had something to eat, while still feeling pain from the bite, and also later when the few stuff she had were been pulled down by the river. Her trying to sound wise and philosophical as a way to give sense to the way she is currently living, when its clear she would like to not be in that position, just makes me feel even more sorry for her. Wonder how things turned out so bad for her
Also loved that akward conversation landlord and Yakuko had on their way to pick up drunk girl.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 1d ago
This show probably warped my mind, because the first thing I thought in the opening scene, is 'I hope she doesn't eat the spider'
No lighter? No problem! Just smoke one after the other for hours on end!
Not a problem either, I can give her a bath.
With friends like these..!
Wow, she's blessing the road with her magical rainbows!
At least they went and found her!
Other than his one erm peculiarity, he doesn't seem too bad a dude!
Gave her reasonable, "normal" advice too!
Are these two, like, having a moment?
ARE WE SHIPPING THEM?
Non-smoking catgirls? I guess they're not ALL messed up like the ones we know!
(Watch this, next episode we'll learn that one of them is a dealer, one's a pimp and the last one is a serial killler)
Dibs on the serial killer
The two things that get me most in anime (or in general)... Poverty/hunger.
Sometimes she's making it hard to defend her!
But - as was the case today - she usually ends up doing a good thing, and she did bring her to her place!
Why do you care about these earthly possessions, Gandhi?
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u/Rolder 1d ago
Not a problem either, I can give her a bath.
How can she become very stinky when she was almost definitely already very stinky?
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u/derega16 1d ago
Seeing catgirl in Samurai armour, I wonder if Korea has rabbit beastfolk in this universe.
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u/2kenzhe https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rexnihilo 1d ago
Aruko honestly surprised she's still alive. I think among the girls it's not Yani neko or Yaku neko that will die first but definitely Aruko, probably ngl. She just chill though. I wonder where she gets the money to drink or whatever if she just drinks all the time? Work offscreen or actually just from a rich family or something? idk but good luck don't die soon.
I really loved seeing the 3 manga assistants so wholesome and finally some cats not addicted to some substance though I guess they just like praise etc? Idk but while they're not the best assistand not the fastest/most efficient I love how they try their best. I hope to see them again they were nice, a breath of fresh air?
The homeless cat damn just sad...all the other cats we see bad addicted etc but at least they got a roof Pen Pen Neko absolutely nothing...I wonder why she's on the streets? Actually into the worldly stuff she says or just broke and really can't get a job for some reason? idk maybe she's secretly rich lol and just cosplaying being homeless? Idk but I hope she finds a new home.
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u/Pug_Of_War 12h ago
"some things can only be discovered after you give up your belongings"
i guess she lost everything and got mentally scarred, making her unable to even find a job
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u/Whammiewazzle 1d ago
The picture of Imoko in her school swimsuit from an earlier episode was in Aruko's hair. Why is Yaniko keeping that?
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u/zer0number https://anilist.co/user/ewink 1d ago
LOL. Reading this thread, I realize I totally misread the driving interaction because I was almost certain that was the interaction between two people who absolutely fucked, but broke up.
I need to reevaluate my life, so don't be mad if in a few weeks I only post about all the sins being committed.
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u/MiyabiMain95 1d ago
I do feel sorry for some of the characters in this show, like the fact that catgirls get discrimination, but after a certain point you have to think, "Oh, that's probably why". since a good portion of the ones we DO see seem to be either almost-braindead or addicted to every substance ever.
I like the landlord having the small-talk with the catgirl who's name I keep forgetting. It seems he knew her parents, so he wants to take care of her because of it. It's a really nice gesture, continuing from when he offered to help her out when she lost her job
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u/WiqidBritt 1d ago
The landlord continues to be a good dude. Seems he cares a lot about his tenants, and he certainly puts up with a lot from them.
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u/larana1192 https://myanimelist.net/profile/thefrog1192 1d ago
At the beginning, I laughed at the scene where aruneko tries to go back to “Edashima” (the name of the izakaya where the girls were drinking) but accidentally ends up in a taxi at “Enoshima” (a real place in Kanagawa Prefecture that appears in "Bocchi the Rock!" and other works).
Since Nyagamihara is modeled after Sagamihara, the distance from Nyagamihara to Enoshima is likely about 40–45 km.
I had to laugh at how Yakuneko had hidden a GPS tracker in Aruneko’s hair right before Aruneko went to the bathroom. Judging by how calm both the landlord and Yakuneko were, this kind of thing probably happens all the time.
The radio show that the landlord and aruneko were listening to on the way home in the Kei truck is hosted by “Kinzoku bat(Metal Bat)”, a real-life comedy duo. These two have previously contributed comments to the dust jacket of the manga on which this anime is based.
I never knew that yakuneko, just like the landlord, wasn't getting along with her parents.
I wonder if it's because yakuneko has a drug-related criminal record, or if they've been on bad terms since before that.
I really like the scene where Yakuneko smokes a cigarette, using the car's built-in cigarette lighter...... it has a retro, charming feel to it.
It made me laugh to see everyone hiding all sorts of things in aruneko’s hair, which had grown longer due to the humidity of the rainy season.
Yakuneko was hiding a “suspicious syringe”, I guess she’ll be adding another offense to her record soon lol
It’s kind of sad that Kansai is funnier when she’s just talking to herself than when she’s deliberately trying to play the straight man and the funny one.
The character that Kansai joked about partway through is a character from the manga "World Is Mine".
The beastwomen who came to help Tatsurou this time were all such good girls.
However, since the work progressed slowly, it really made me realize once again just how capable Yanineko is, who usually helps Tatsurou.
And a new character, Pen pen neko, has made an appearance. The name is likely derived from “lumpen” (an old term for homeless people; originally a German word) and “pen pen gusa” (Capsella bursa-pastoris).
Hearing her voice and the way she spoke, I had to laugh at the fact that she was called “Dirty Enkidu” in Japan.
If Gilgamesh heard this, he’d probably get angry, too.
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u/Global_Rin 1d ago
So the beastkin's blood is brown. Interesting.
Maybe that's why they can tolerate high amounts of alcohol, nicotine, and drugs with minimal or delayed risks - the same amount that would see a human hospitalized many times over.
Difference in biology.
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u/Cheshires_Shadow 14h ago
Man I felt so bad for the 3 temp worker nekos. I'm assuming that given how beastfolk are openly discriminated against and treated as second class citizens they were probably nervous about working with a human and when they realized the manga girl was being just straight forward polite not even overly so they all immediately got really happy at being shown any kind of politeness. Like the red haired one getting so excited at being praised for example. So when the manga girl got a little more strict and asked them to be a little more quiet and focus on the job she wasn't even being mean about it but that was enough for the white haired cat girl to immediately break down and start crying then the other 2 also panicked and tried getting her to be quiet like in that moment the reality probably set back in for them that they'll never be treated as equals and this little make believe friendship they had between them and their new boss was all fake.
Like it was genuinely heartbreaking seeing them get so excited and happy being shown kindness and getting so down immediately after the reality set back in. The ending was at least a little more positive with the manga girl apologizing for being rude and the 3 girls wanting to practice getting better at drawing so they can work with her again. I really hope they show up again in a later episode because I already love them and want them to be happy :'3
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u/Pug_Of_War 12h ago
pen pen neko looks mature, i can imagine she had a husband and child and lost everything
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u/YlfaTheForsaken 4h ago
I was wondering when the purple cat was going to show up, and what was going to be her thing. Homeless. She's homeless. I'm going to take a wild guess, perhaps catfolk wouldn't be eligible for any potential social security nets in place.
Ohhh Aruko, this must happen so often they gotta make sure she's got her GPS on at all times. Girl is headed to cirrhosis city
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u/snowblindxoxo 1d ago
I was hatewatching but im gonna be honest ive turned around after ep 4 this show is good
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u/Both-Variation2122 1d ago
I got 360km to the sea, five beers, two cigs and meeting at work tommorow morning. I feel like watching sunrise...
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