Living Outside The Box - Anime Review on My Roommate Is a Cat

Image by Kadres from Pixabay

Moving on from the post-apocalyptic animes I seem to have been featuring in my previous posts, I will now be reviewing something light-hearted for a change:

cat roommate
Image from Pinterest

Subaru Mikazuki is a 23-year-old mystery novel author, major introvert, and an awkwardly shy person. He would much rather stay home to read a book than go outside and interact with others. Further exacerbating this life of solitude, his parents tragically died in an accident many years ago, leaving him alone in the world.
One day, while giving offerings at his parents' grave, Subaru runs into a small grey and white cat named Haru, which he ends up taking home with him. Subaru, however, has never taken care of anyone else in his life—can he even take care of a cat? Haru is grateful toward Subaru, as he gives her all the food she wants—a luxury for a cat who is used to a rough life on the streets. But she notices that Subaru can't even seem to take care of himself! Will she be okay with this dunce?
-Plot Synopsis from MyAnimeList

Short and sweet, each episode is shown in both Subaru and Haru's point of views, which is actually nice for a change since we get an insight into why Haru was acting the way she is.

Haru
GIF from crunchyroll

All the side characters are pretty decent too, showing how blessed Subaru is to have a strong support system despite his initial reluctance to interact in people.

Subaru friends
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Recommending this for the upcoming long holidays, especially when you just want that heartwarming feeling accompanied by a steaming mug of hot cocoa (don't forget the marshmallows!)

heartwarming
GIF from GIPHY

FINAL RATING:
Animation - 4 ⭐
Story Pacing - 5 ⭐
Warnings of Blood / Gore / Death - 2 ⭐ (slight warning if your heart can't take seeing a kitten not making it out on its own in the streets... (TT꒫TT))

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