What They Say:
The series follows two high school girls; Yachiyo Inugami, a dog-like girl who loves cats, and Suzu Nekoyama, a cat-like girl who loves dogs, and the strange relationship their respective habits form.
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
With the opening episode having established the basic personalities behind Yachiyo and Suzu, you got the whole dog and cat thing easily enough, both in personality quirks, appearance gags and the way they fawn over particular animals. With the second episode, we get a little more of the same but also a cute addition in the form of Nezu, a cute girl with a mouse/rat aspect that comes out in utterly adorable ways, from her voice, to eating cheese and to some of the sound effects used. And naturally, Yachiyo is all over her. Yachiyo’s excitement has some hilarious physical nods and she ends up becoming friends easily with Nezu, who herself has her own issues to deal with, notably with a friend named Yukiji with large breasts that come into play for sight and fanservice gags. And she’s introduced as Nezu’s wife, which just adds to the gag all the more. With those two running their own little relaxation club, it expands into more friends this way and you get some adorable older/younger aspects coming into play as well.
In Summary:
With the name gags going on in full force here, you basically have everything telegraphed easily and rather bluntly. But I’ll admit that while it doesn’t have any greater meaning overall, it’s a bit of light, cute and fluffy fun with a group of girls that have their quirks that don’t feel larger than life or problematic. And that in turn makes it the kind of short-form show that may not make much of an impression in the long run, but is a good way to have some very cute minutes in the midst of a busy day that should make you smile.
Grade: B-
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Apple TV via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.
