Nyan Koi

Summary:
So there's this guy, Kousaka Junpei. He has a crush on a blonde named Mizuno. Oh, but she loves cats. And isn't this the darndest, he is allergic to them. I don't think there isn't a second of this show not spent announcing that this guy is allergic to cats. Of course, he is the odd one out because, "the Kousaka family is full of cat lovers!" They own a fat cat that wears a handkerchief that they lovingly refer to as Nyamsas. Eventually Nyamsas starts talking to Junpei and he just brushes it off as still dreaming. Nyamsas isn't the only one, Junpei starts hearing the voice of any cat he walks past. We learn that he gained this ability when he meant to kick a can in to a trash can, but it bounced out and in to a roadside cat shrine and knocked off the statues head. After bumping in to a monk and some cats he learns that if he does not to 100 good deeds for cats, he will turn in to one himself!

Fine Points

• The opening theme is ... catchy? I can throw it in the bin with all the other brightly colored happy sounding anime opening themes.
  
• I don't think this show had a character designer, because all of the male characters look the same: beady eyes, straight eyebrows, and a mop of spiky hair. All the females are altered archetypes that look like they were drawn circa 2003.
  
• If you're not a cat lover this probably won't interest you, but there is some ironic comedy in here somewhere.
  
• The ending theme is cute, but not revolutionary. A 'kawaii' song with paper cutouts of the characters on a background, doing stuff and things.
  

End Result?
Damn, I love cats. Even though it's a bit generic, I LOVE CATS. Ugh. Because of that I find a lot of things in this show too cute not to watch casually. I'll probably watch more of this.

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