https://anilist.co/anime/103874/MyRoommateisaCat imagehttps://i.ur.com/VbO10ka.jpeghttps://anilist.co/anime/103874/MyRoommateisaCat Facts This Anime is about Mikazuki Subaru an introverted mystery writer who one day finds a stray cat while giving his prayers to his deceased parents. He takes in the stray cat starts living together with it and thus checks out the title My Roommate is a Cat. Theres really nothing great or unique about this anime if Im being honest. Its your same old introverted protagonist not being able to form a connection with the outside world supported by a generic onedimensional uplifting cast of characters who help him get through his troubles motivates him to become a better person in this overly kind world. BUT what this Anime does well is how it conveys its message without any unnecessary sugar coating or overblown melodrama and that is Show some courage. Our main character Subaru is an introverted 23 year old man who fear to step into the outside world so he closed himself in the realm of books and imagination. But by the end of the show you see him being more accepting and outgoing because he started to show some courage not the type of courage youve to earn with unnecessarily long monologues or dramatic moments but the courage that came out with just a simple thought of I have to.... And for that little courage hes rewarded with a simple yet beautiful connection to the outside world. And this beautifulness is shown through his heartwarming interactions with his cat Haru. Licking his tears when crying staying by his side when he falls ill sleeping beside him to numb his exhaustion that came with his everyday life and through all sort of these cute interactions this Anime showed how uplifting it would be to have a pet I have a cute doggo btw and how warm the outside world can really be. The supporting cast as I said are really one dimensional uninteresting but helps the plot to conveys its message. On the technical side of things the art style is your generic shoujo art style not much to write about except the cat scenes looks really adorable believable. Animation is bare minimum but not bad. The background score is a little too soothing so much so that I ended up falling asleep while watching it twice actually. It has an interesting story telling method where it shows half of the episode in Subarus POV and repeating the same events in other half of episode but from the cats POV which really helped it a lot to connect with the main characters and understand their pet owner relationship. The occasional flashback scenes of Subarus and Harus are kinda generic but sets the tone for the episode pretty well. Summary A well explored plot of a relationship between a cat an introverted writer and the theme of connecting to the outside world with a rather uninteresting supporting cast. Afterword This is my 20th review on AL. Really thank you for everyone who likes my reviews and disliking them which encourages me to get better at writing more reviews. Dont hold back to give your thoughts and complaints if you have any. And thanks to Darkness225 for recommending this Anime. This isnt what I consider a great Anime but it reminded me of my own moments where I overcame my problems just by showing a little bit of courage. And I like to say the same to everyone. Show some courage. Theres nothing wrong in running away but theres something great in standing strong.
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