Shinkai’s penchant for great scenery started out over here with the season changes and the details of all the environments that the characters are in. The whole film is done in black and white which is a sharp contrast to his later works, but it was still good. The animation style was surprisingly good despite the time it was created and the fact that Shinkai animated this film himself. The seasons change rapidly and there are ups and downs that happen between Chobi and his owner. He enjoys being doted on by her and returns her affection. The perspective is from a housecat named Chobi who narrates about his life as he lives with an unnamed young woman in an apartment. She and Her Cat is what you would expect it to be. This time, I’m going to take it really old-school as I review the first thing that Makoto Shinkai has ever created. As I’ve made it clear, I’ve followed his works for a long time when he barely got any mainstream attention. It’s another review involving the now-famous Makoto Shinkai. Yes, the same guy who would eventually make Your Name started out by selling his work at the anime convention circuit.

She and Her Cat was sold on CD-R and sold 5000 copies through mail order and conventions. Chobi the cat makes a cameo in The Place Promised In Our Early Days albeit redesigned. 17 years later, She and Her Cat would be adapted into a one-shot manga and TV series. It was made with Adobe After Effects and he voiced the cat himself. This is the debut work of Makoto Shinkai. This review reflects the original short film and not the TV series that was released in 2016. She and Her Cat was released in America as an extra for the Voices of a Distant Star DVD. Related Films/Series: She and Her Cat: Everything Flowsįor Fans Of: Dareka no Manazashi, The Aristocats AKA: She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points, Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko, Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Their Standing Pointsĭistributor: Unlicensed (DVD formally available from ADV Films)

She and her cat