Nevertheless Chobi does all he can to comfort her, even if what is happening to Miyu is out of his paws.ĭespite the sadder aspects of She and Her Cat, the commentary from Chobi helps to push down the sadness from becoming too much of a tear-jerker. An emotional connection between pet and owner helps to keep her sanity in check for the most part, but at times a breaking point finds its way into Miyu's subconscious, resulting in her frustrations getting the best of her. She often comes home late, exhausted to the point of not being able to feed herself, let alone Chobi. Most of the time you get the sense that there's a massive weight on Miyu's shoulders. Meanwhile those close to her are seemingly doing better with their lives, with Miyu wondering why their moving forward in the world while she's stuck in the same rut. In this year-in-the-life tale Miyu is struggling at her job, with her work load sometimes forcing her to stay up late into the night finishing her tasks. He remarks about the attitude and emotions of Miyu, who can sense when she's in trouble despite not understanding a single word she says. And thus a new adaptation of She and Her Cat, expanding on the story of Miyu and her feline companion Chobi, has been brought to life in manga form with the aid of artist Tsubasa Yamaguchi.Īs it was in the original short, She and Her Cat puts its focus on the narrating cat Chobi and his interpretations of the world around him. breaking box office records left and right.Īfter all this success, it would seem natural that Makoto Shinkai would return to his roots. Since that time Shinkai has become synonymous with the likes of Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Hosoda as one of the masters of anime storytelling, with his most recent film Your Name.

The amateur anime sold over 5000 copies at both Comiket and via his website, with Shinkai winning critical acclaim and a job working at CoMix Wave Films. In 1999 a young video game graphic designer by the name of Makoto Shinkai created a five-minute short called She and her Cat: Their standing points. MANGA REVIEW | A Feline's Perspective in 'She and Her Cat'

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