(L+CR) Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue

[~Yami~]

I need a GIF image of Haru munching her food after beating that water bottle with kibbles

it's too bad that they would never know that Hachi and Haru are siblings

[FlareKnight]

Yep as one might have guessed they went the brother route. Didn't think they'd go with him still being in high school. A younger brother giant . But seems like a decent person overall. That he's also a fan of the main character's books should make things interesting in the future. Will see when he and his sister find out he's actually the writer of the story they are following.

Haru's side was of course the emotional strong point. Just diving right into what happened in her past. And yeah the whole bunch were abandoned and had to figure out how to survive on the streets. Heck it's a downright miracle that things worked out as well as they did. Almost all of them were picked up by people and presumably are living just fine. Of course it is sad for the one that was killed. But it could have been a lot worse for the whole group. Heck even the guardians that taught them the way of the street might still be out there.

[videoman190]

[~Yami~]

I believe that Haru's side story is not in manga yet

my heart got hit pretty hard with that kind of back story

[PreSage]

Darn, I was expecting that Haru lost at least one of her siblings but to see that she really did was hard. Poor thing, the only unfortunate one out of the rest.

Kind of curious weather crows do attack kittens in real life (I would think they wouldn't dare touch an adult cat though).

As expected, the guy is her brother (younger brother as it turns out).

Do Japanese people often abandon animals in cardboard boxes like that? Seen that scenario in so many anime/manga.

[BWTraveller]

Originally Posted by PreSage

Darn, I was expecting that Haru at least one of her siblings but to see that she really did was hard. Poor thing, the only unfortunate one out of the rest.

Kind of curious weather crows do attack kittens in real life (I would think they wouldn't dare touch an adult cat though).

As expected, the guy is her brother (younger brother as it turns out).

Do Japanese people often abandon animals in cardboard boxes like that? Seen that scenario in so many anime/manga.

We already knew she'd lost one of her family in the first episode, when she saw Subaru collapse and had a flashback.

I don't know if they really abandon them in boxes and such, but from what I've heard it'd probably be kinder to them than sending them to a shelter; from what I've heard almost no animals sent to shelters are ever adopted, meaning it practically amounts to Death Row for them.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by PreSage

Darn, I was expecting that Haru at least one of her siblings but to see that she really did was hard. Poor thing, the only unfortunate one out of the rest.

Kind of curious weather crows do attack kittens in real life (I would think they wouldn't dare touch an adult cat though).

As expected, the guy is her brother (younger brother as it turns out).

Do Japanese people often abandon animals in cardboard boxes like that? Seen that scenario in so many anime/manga.

It certainly happens. Happens in America too, sadly.

Japanese crows are huge, brash and fearless. And extremely smart. They absolutely do attack adult cats and even small dogs. I don’t hold it against crows that they’re so successful in adapting to the human world, and I even admire them, but they’re an absolute scourge in Japanese cities.

[Ghostfriendly]

Like this show so far. the OP makes me want to dance round the room, playful cats are cute, and fluffy wolves (Ookami-san) are also cute. The lead and his editor do seem a little similar to Handa from Barakamon and his art dealer, the cat has done less than I expected from the blurb to inspire Subaru's writing, in fact I was expecting a much more calming and contemplative series with only two characters rather than the cute knockabout comedy we've got. But Subaru's growth in relation to Haru and others, can be easily portrayed by the kind of series we got.

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Japanese crows are huge, brash and fearless. And extremely smart. They absolutely do attack adult cats and even small dogs.

Even Toboe in Wolf's Rain.

[PreSage]

Originally Posted by BWTraveller

I don't know if they really abandon them in boxes and such, but from what I've heard it'd probably be kinder to them than sending them to a shelter; from what I've heard almost no animals sent to shelters are ever adopted, meaning it practically amounts to Death Row for them.

That is so sad and terrible. I do know that here in North America, many animals that don't get adopted in shelters will also eventually get put down but the campaign to adopt is strongly advocated. I, too, have heard that adoption (be it animal or people) isn't something Japanese people are active in, compared to Western countries. It's a sad thing.

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Japanese crows are huge, brash and fearless. And extremely smart. They absolutely do attack adult cats and even small dogs.

Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a North American crow attack adult cats or dogs. These Japanese crows are something to fear.

[BWTraveller]

Quite an ep this week. Reminded me of last Christmas with my family. My parents inherited a dog from my sister because he was nervous around kids, then at Christmas four tiny brats show up, several of whom had to be thoroughly taught that it's not a good idea to chase him or scream at him. Little guy was running scared half the time and trying to find furniture high enough to be out of reach the rest. Thankfully I was eventually able to get the nieces and nephew to understand just how scary it'd be to him, and peace was made. One thing seems odd though, in my experience with animals, they don't really differentiate that "this creature is five times my size but it's still a baby, so I shouldn't attack". Generally, even if it's a two-year-old if the animal's scared it'll attack.

[Ghostfriendly]

Spoiler request; do we have any clue whether Tora and Kuro survived their standoff with the Bolivian army crows? It would be a bit insensitive to have them giving a comic voiceover at the end of the ep if they had died. Though the other kitten's death seems to have been passed over very quickly for more cute comedy, which I suppose is the point of the show.

Roku and Tora have great voices. Cute cats with characterful voices are great.

[FlareKnight]

That was a nice episode. Okami got to find out about Subaru's work which was nice. I figured it was only a matter of time before she or her brother showed up. He's too big a fan of Subaru's book to simply miss a book signing taking place around where he lives. And it was a nice chance for Subaru to grow as a character and see the impact he's had on other people's lives.

Good focus too on Haru getting lonely. Quite a background there as well. All her siblings either dead or adopted into other homes. Being left alone for most of the day no doubt touched a bit on some personal troubles. Haru was bound to throw a bit of a tantrum after the loneliness hit max levels .

[LKK]

Spoiler for episode 11:

Pull the heartstrings and then give us an abandonment cliffhanger?! NOOOOO!!
Gonna be a long week.

[Dop]

Aww that's over. Sweetest show of the season by far.

Spoiler for Finale:

Sure, there has to be a bit of 'mild peril' to inject drama into the final episode, but fear not, as I suspect if anything had happened to Haru the production team would have had to go into hiding!

[BWTraveller]

Originally Posted by Dop

Aww that's over. Sweetest show of the season by far.

Spoiler for Finale:

Sure, there has to be a bit of 'mild peril' to inject drama into the final episode, but fear not, as I suspect if anything had happened to Haru the production team would have had to go into hiding!

Spoiler:

Agreed there. might've been worse for them than Kuma Miko. Kind of funny that Haru's always thinking the same thing: I'm worried you're going to starve. No matter what problem Subaru has it's got to be because he's hungry or scared.

[Guardian Enzo]

Yeah, that wrecked me just as I knew it would. Just a wonderful series all around.

[Ghostfriendly]

Lovely ending, but getting flashbacks to the beginning of Wolf Children. Subaru could have easily taken a nasty tumble himself, but happy ending.

Tora nee-san too cool to show up again, shame, but Haru still has more than enough swag herself.

[AntonKutovoi]

BTW, here's previews for character songs:

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https://youtu.be/ieKgJ5xSb3o

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[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

She does need a bath, though. I was wondering when someone would tell Subaru she needed to go to the vet, so kudos for that, but she's a scruffy little throw pillow atm. Surprised the vet's office didn't give her a bath while she was there - most will do that for a fee.

One of my favorite scenes in Chi's Sweet Home comes early around episode three. Oka-san decides that Chi must be filthy from her life on the street and needs a bath.

Originally Posted by BWTraveller

from what I've heard almost no animals sent to shelters are ever adopted, meaning it practically amounts to Death Row for them.

Both my cats were rescues. The first one, Luna, had lived with people before they abandoned her in an apartment when they moved out (who does something so cruel?). My current cat Zoe lived on the streets like Haru and had even raised a litter of her own (her nipples were still extended from nursing when we adopted her). It's taken Zoe some time to become comfortable in her new "family" setting, but she's more dere now than when she first arrived.

One thing that bothers me is that Haru transitions to being an indoor cat without any fuss. My rescues wanted to spend a chunk of time outside every day. Zoe has mad hunting skills so I've come to tolerate the occasional delivery of dead chipmunks and mice outside my door.

Whenever I see Zoe chasing some invisible thing, I usually assume it's some tiny flying insect that I can't see. Now I know she's really chasing spirits.

Neither of them ever had a bath. Licking themselves seems sufficient.

Still have three more episodes to go. What a cute show!

[Liddo-kun]

Watched episode 1:

Glad Subaru decided to feed and adopt the cat. My real cat also shows concern when it see that I'm tired or stressed. :>

It's sad reality that many stray kittens would die on the street, there are hundreds of them, impossible to save all...