Nyanko Days

Average high school student Yuuko Konagai tends to be rather shy and socially awkward. Due to this, besides earning rather mediocre grades, she barely has friends inside her class. However, after a monotonous day at school, she returns to her long-awaited haven—home with her cats Maa, Shi, and Ro! With their unique personalities, the three possess bodies similar to those of humans, retaining the ability to speak and communicate. Every day, the adorable bunch awaits their owner's return to shower her with much-needed companionship.

Nyanko Days highlights the life of Yuuko and her cats as they brighten up each moment and make new friends in the passing days.

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Shii Main

Yamazaki, Erii Japanese

Maa Main

Kido, Ibuki Japanese

Rou Main

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Konagai, Yuuko Main

Uehara, Akari Japanese

Shiratori, Azumi Supporting

Oozora, Naomi Japanese

Elsa Supporting

Udono, Mayu Japanese

Iketani, Ran Supporting

Aranami, Kazusa Japanese

Yuuko's Mother Supporting

Miyamoto, Hideaki Producer

Hiraike, Yoshimasa Director

Abe, Nobuyuki Sound Director

Hyadain Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition

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Mar 26, 2017

Valenthyne

Recommended

Don't overthink it. Succumb to the nyanko.

After years and years of painstaking research, Japan's finest at studio EMT² emerge with the perfect girl-to-kitten hybrids. In fact, these "nyankos" are so cute that we are not worthy to witness them for longer than two minutes at a time!

I don't know what exactly it is, but the fact this series even exists just makes me happy. Nyanko Days is nothing but a quick rush of serotonin in cute chibi nekogirl form. Main character Yuuko is a sweetheart, quite relatable to many in her wallflower personality, and her friend Azumi helps supplement the series with a nice, blossoming ... friendship (complete with her own nekogirl!) As no series is complete without a rival, Ran introduces herself as such, though of course she has a softer side to her otherwise competitive spirit! Mostly importantly, each of the kittens in Ma, Ro, Shi, and Elsa each express their own individual personalities and quirks, leading for a diverse cast of kittens to cuddle!

No, it's not a literary masterpiece, not even close, but that's not the purpose. Nobody buys a cat and expects it to recite Shakespeare or Descartes. You watch Nyanko Days to feel good. You watch it to forget your troubles. You watch it to see cute cats doing cute things.

Stress from work? School? Break-up? Just angry at the world? Nyanko Days, my friend. Your pain and discomfort will melt away as you're comforted by four of the cutest beings ever drawn. There's something genuine in each and every expression that lets you know everything will be okay.

It's just hard to explain. If you like this kind of über-kawaii content, you're going to like Nyanko Days. Two minutes of your time for a rush of happiness? Count me in.

The only outstanding flaw of the series is how short each episode runs, being only a minute and a half when you exclude the outro. The mini-episodic format the creators elected towards greatly affects the flow of the series, with some episodes forbidding us from even seeing our cute companions in favor of the girls. It will prove one of Japanese animation's greatest tragedies that Nyanko Days didn't get the proper run-time it deserved.

With all of that in mind, there is only one thing to take from this completely serious review: Nyanko is love, Nyanko is life.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 26, 2017

Rezolut1on

Mixed Feelings

Don't mind the score. It's 100 % worth it to watch this. Who doesn't like some neko's talking sweetly ?


Pros : 1) Great characters
2)It's cute
3)Voice acting is top notch
4)Good character design



... Cons : 1) TOO DAMN SHORT !! :( :( :(
2)Doesn't have an op



Worth it ? : It's a great show with only 2 mins per episode there is nothing to lose here.So just watch it :)

I rate it 6/10 just cause it's a short series it gets a little low score.

come on mal more long ? come on mal more long ? come on mal more long ? come on mal more long ? come on mal more long ? come on mal more long ?

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 26, 2017

Fircoal

Not Recommended

For me, Nyanko was the disappointment of the season. That said it was the disappointment of the season as soon as it came out that the episodes were 2 minutes long rather than something longer. And as it turns out it happened to be massively detrimental to the quality of the show.

Usually the shows best suited toward being shorts are those that are comedic gag series; there are other shows that work but for the most part, it doesn't suit most shows. While Nyanko is listed as a comedy I didn't find it particularly funny. I don't even think it is much of a ... comedy, sure it has it's moments of comedy but that's not it's focus. Rather, Nyanko is a show that lives off of its cuteness. And while that can be digested in 2 quick minutes the show failed to make me attached to the characters which, in my opinion, is necessary to get the full cuteness in. Otherwise what makes these cat girls special? Why not look at other animations or other pictures that can be found scattered around the Internet? As much as I love cuteness, for it to be a worthwhile show I need to have some basis for that cuteness, something I can attach to that enhances that cuteness. Nyanko does not have that.

It's not just that the characters don't get developed, it's that the characters feel dull and cliche. The black cat is studious and reserved, the orange cat is a playful tomboy, the white cat is the sweet one, the rich girl's cat is a tsundere. They're nothing more than these traits nor do they ever break out of them. They feel so obvious and manufactured that I have a hard time actually liking them. The only way they are set apart from their archetypes is that at least they do act like cats. So, If you really like cats you'll probably enjoy them. But if you're looking for more than that, this show does not provide.

There isn't really a plot but really that doesn't matter. If you're here expecting a plot you're in the wrong place, and that's not Nyanko's fault. It's not very notable in anything else besides the OP, which is quite CUTE. You know what? Go watch the OP. You get 30 seconds of pure cuteness and a catchy song. It's well worth a watch or 12. But as for the show unless you're as much of a cat lover as the MC I'd suggest you skip it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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