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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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So.. what did you guys think of this? I thought this was pretty good for like 5 minutes and it didn't bore me at all. I liked the narration and how Chobi's life was.

it's really good... And I love Makoto Shinkai's voice there... ^^

Dunno how I felt about this , but it was decent for a just 5 minutes OVA.

I find it a really beautiful piece of animation. Short but to the point and very well made.

I liked it. This was the best short anime I've ever watched.
The way Makoto Shinkai shows the day-to-day life of a cat is really good =)

The OVA left a symbolic message even though its short. I liked it a lot, and it was pretty funny.

i loved, very emotional, but i cant tell at the end, did that cat get abandoned:(?
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im going to say she just went to work for the day. (there was still the phone and chair and stuff in the apartment)

that way my heart wont be crushed

i <3 chobi :3

Even though this was perhaps the tenth time I've seen this beautiful piece of art, I still feel shut down... I felt like the Cat when he couldn't help her when she was so desperately in need for help.

I loved it and I think the running time was just right. All that needed to be said or shown was said and shown. very emotional piece of animation.

Really liked this, great emotion and nice animation.

Brilliant. Just brilliant. I loved every second of it. Pretty amazing for a 5 minute OVA.

it made me tear up a little. i loved it.

I don't know why but things like this really touch me and I nearly shed tears watching this. It was short simple but really beautiful.

How in the world do people think this is a 9 or 10/10? This is such an average short. It's a cat narrating and the art is really crude as if the producer took only a few minutes to animate all of it.

5/10

Very beautiful...

It's also old (1999) and was animated by one man on his laptop. Go figure.
The art serves its purpose.

My thoughts:
This is simply the best animated short that I have ever seen, Japanese or otherwise.
I was moved nearly to tears, especially by the last 'section' (She and Her Cat).

I don't think the age has anything to do with the art in this. It's a very simple story so I think Shinkai just wanted simple art to match the feel. When I was watching this I couldn't help but recall a short avant-garde film from the 60s by Donald Richie which was called Boy with Cat. I'd be curious to know if it served as some sort of inspiration for Makoto Shinkai.

This is a very nice short. People need to appreciate things for what they are, not for what they were hoping it would be.

lol you're joking right?
I was moved almost to sleep.