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)
After some fun at the pool, the show shifts gears here as Suzu is home sick and that has her not feeling well enough that her mother makes sure she doesn’t go to school. But when that news hits school, Yachiyo takes it very, very hard in a comically dramatic way as all she wants is to see her friend to make sure she’s alright. What makes it better and worse is that she’s told sick girls are 30% cuter and that leaves her so conflicted that she actually skips class to see her, which is a little unnerving. There’s some fun interplay between the two, especially since Yachiyo wants to get sick and spend even more time with her. There’s definitely a cuter Suzu because of all of this to be sure.
In Summary:
While Suzu is certainly cute as she’s all up in her blankets and being taken care of, the show knows the fun is having Yachiyo react to the situation at school and then to deal with it in the best way possible. She’s not ridiculously over the top but she hits the expected comedic notes as she skips out of school and becomes entranced by the cuteness of sick Suzu. It’s simple, as it should be for a short show like this, and you have to smile at how well it works in the space of a couple of minutes to provide a few laughs with a gag story like this.
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.
