Nekojiru Gekijou Jirujiru ORIGINAL

Comedy / Horror

Cat Soup is an extremely difficult film to describe, due to its awesome surrealism and almost nonexistant dialogue. It is more a work of art than an anime. There are many underlying themes, such as the transcience of man's existence, but it can be enjoyed without understanding any of them. The plot, though simple, isn't necessarily understandable without being explained. 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: Anime News Network)

Comedy / Psychological

Everything would have been perfect in the best of possible worlds if Death had not decided to come and pick up the hero's little sister. Despite being a kitten, he does not intend to let himself be carried away by this sinister character. Between fascination for the absurd, and immoderate taste for a sweet wickedness, Nekojiru stages Nyato and Nyata, who under their airs of cute little kittens, will set fire to the whole planet. (Source: IMHO, translated) Note: -Originally serialized in Monthly Manga Garo for 31 chapters, starting with the 1990-06 and ending with the 1995-10 issue. -Incomplete 2-volume tankoubon (23 chs) published by Seirindo in 1992 and 1995. -Complete 3-volume tankoubon published by Bungeishunjuu in 1998 and 1999. This tankoubon collects all chapters with the exception of "□nugoroshi no Maki" (□ぬごろしの巻). It additionally includes 3 newly drawn chapters (one in each volume) as well as the One Shot "Nyango-tan" (にゃんごたん) by Nekojiru-y, originally published in COMIC Gon No. 3 (November 1998). -The tankoubon releases change the order of the chapters. The credits on this entry are according to this ordering. -The chapter "Neko Saiban no Maki" (ねこさいばんの巻) was published in English as "kitty court drama" in the anthology "Sake Jock" by Fantagraphics Books.

Comedy

Gag Manga Biyori is an anime that is about absolutely nothing. It is comprised of 12 short stories (5 minutes long each) that only build up a small amount of plot for each story. The anime feeds off the stupidest things, but is quite humorous. (Source: Anime News Network)

Comedy

A series of adventures featuring the one cat apparently everyone in the world owns... Michael.

Comedy

Popee the Performer deals with a circus that operates in the middle of the desert. Each episode deals with the small cast of characters attempting at times to rehearse their performances, but it usually dissolves into the characters trying to humorously destroy each other in the usual cartoon manner. The star of the show, Popee, is a clown in an odd red-striped jumpsuit and bunny ears. He is adept at juggling, being a clown, pulling large knives and small bombs out of thin air. He is not adept at ever succeeding in his nefarious plans to hurt his poor assistant or the owner of the circus. His mischievous nature is the driving force of each episode. (Source: animefringe)

Comedy / Horror

GLOOMY is Pity’s pet bear. He’s a little over 6 feet and weighs as much as 2000 pomegranates. He’s well trained for the most part, but he can never remember that he’s not supposed to attack humans. Still, a pet owner must take ultimate responsibility for his pets. Recalling warm memories of GLOOMY as a cute bear cub, Pity tries to lead a life of peaceful co-existence with his pet bear. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Horror

Based on the short story "Ghost Toilet" from Toru Tsunemitsu's urban myth collection "School Ghost Stories." This was adapted into the children's book "Hanako in the Toilet: Scary Stories of Your School" (1993). Several artists then adapted this into the "Here Comes Hanako" manga; most of them also wrote the anime version, which was aired as a segment of the TV series "Ponkikki Kids." Episodes, introduced by Hanako, included "The Haunted Cinema" and "The Cursed Promise Ring."