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This is truly the epitome of surreal, artistic anime.
Nekojiru-sou offers a minimalistic view into a crazy abstract world that is lacking all too much in many animation productions. The characters (of few words) are yet colorful and spike the primal curiosity that remains present for the entirety of the 30~ minutes of run time. Sounds in the film are coordinated in a wonderful scheme that helps bring the viewer even deeper into this easily manipulable, and wild world.

I will say that the enjoyment of this film is highly based on whether you have an affinity for abstract workings. Therefore, it ... is understandable if some do not enjoy such a film but even working through a tough medium like animation, the enjoyment of this film is incredible. All it takes to see how incredible it is; is to pay attention to the scape that is provided to you. The art is eye-candy but there are prevalent frame-rate issues, while they may be intentional, are often quite distracting from the surrounding scenery.

Overall I give this film a solid 9 out of 10 where my only complaint rested on frame-rate issues. Otherwise, Cat Soup is a surreal ride that seriously tests your reading into a psychological delve.