She and Her Cat: Everything Flows is a short anime series by Sakamoto Kazuya. The series stems off Makoto Shinkai’s previous work She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points made in 1999. Kazuya has directed episodes of series such as Air and Clannad, while Shinkai is known for his films such as Voices of a Distant Star and 5 Centimetres per Second. So audiences know their in for a feel-fest when they begin this series.
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows, follows the life of an old black cat named Daru and his female owner. Episodes are only 5-8 minutes long, with a 2 minute ending theme song. In such a short amount of time, Kazuya manages to engage with incredibly deep themes and create a strong bond with audiences. Daru joins his owner in her childhood, her father is no longer around, and she is struggling having to live in a new neighbourhood and join a new school. In the present, her best friend has just moved out of their flat share, and ย the owner is struggling to find her place in the world. Throughout her life, Daru tries his best to comfort her and be with her.
In a way this series changed the way that I interacted with my cats. Usually I talk to them in ‘baby talk’, without really thinking that they understood much of what was going on with me. It sounds odd, but I have a bit more of an appreciation of why my cats do certain actions at certain times. Although I could be thinking about it too deeply, I like to think that my cats look out for me the same way that Daru looked out for his owner.
I highly recommend this series to all cat lovers and owners. It’s just a really interesting look into the life of a cat, and the relationship dynamic between cat and owner. Some websites list the series as being romance – I can assure you there’s no romantic love in this series. It’s just the love between a cat and his owner. 9/10
Such a good series! I believe that cats (and many animals for that matter) perceive MUCH more than we give them credit for. And I think my cats look out for me too โค
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Definitely, I hope this series helped people realise that too! Hehe what kind of cats do you have? Cats are such great animals :3
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Right? I have two ragdolls. You? They are wonderful animals indeed ๐
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Oooh wow! I’ve got one ragdoll (6 months old) and a DSH (6 years old) ๐
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Man. Just reading this makes me wanna have a cat. If only my parents were cat lovers. XD
Definitely gonna check this series out, tho. ๐
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Yesss you gotta get a kitty cat – they honestly brighten everything up. But this series is a good substitute if you can’t get one ๐
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Your cat is adorable and this short film was a sweet homage to cats. Love the look of your blog especially the logo – well of course, because even though I don’t have a cat myself, I love cats!
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Aww thank you so much!! I’ll have to update my about as currently I only have a picture of one of my cats ๐ I really loved this series, there’s also a 1999 episode and a short manga that I want to check out ^O^
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