Nekojiru-sou

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Japanese

ねこぢる草

English

Cat Soup

Information

Type

OVA

Aired

Feb 21, 2001

Episodes

Duration

32 min

Studios

J.C.Staff

Licensors

Central Park Media

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Manga

Rating

PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Genres

Avant Garde Award Winning Comedy

Themes

Anthropomorphic Psychological

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

2693

Score

7.32

Scored by

39577

Popularity

2462

Members

82888

Favorites

1030

External Links

Official Site AniDB ANN Wikipedia Nekojiru-sou

Synopsis

The main character, a cat named Nyatto, embarks upon a journey to save his sister's soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show. (Source: ANN)

Background

It won an Excellence Prize (Animation Division) at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival; the "Best Short Film" award at the 2001 Fantasia Festival and; the Silver Award for Animation 2003 New York Exposition of Short Film and Video.