Hi!I'm pretty sure you came here for a "Oh, the animation was...", "Oh, the characters are..." type of review.But nope!I'm sorry to break it to you.Instead, I'll be telling you a short story on why I love this franchise so much and how it helped me feel better during some dark times.If you want my opinion on the animation/plot/sound etc., go to the bottom bellow the hearts!
Okay,when it comes to Nekopara, I have seen two kinds of opinions on twitter:
1.) It's super cute!Adorable! I love it!
2.)This is such a joke, people are only in for it because of the NSFW game!
I first played the game back two years ago as a horny teenager.First walkthrough, skipped all the dialogue so I could get to the steamy parts.Honestly, didn't think much of it back then.But, about a year later, I started playing for the sake of the story because I was in a very,very dark place back then.The stress I had at school, family problems, there was a lot and I was at one of the worst points in my life.I was desperate and binged a lot of different shows that included dark themes, making me feel even more depressed.One day I stumbled uppon nekopara once again on steam.The REALLY cute design catched my eye once more, and so I installed the game again and began reading.A few weeks later, I felt like a different person.I wasn't feeling as sad anymore because I knew I had cute catgirls waiting for me at home, no matter how bad my classmates treated me or how much my family yelled at me.I knew that once everyone was asleep,I'll be owning a café with catgirls that love me more than anything.
And, after new years, when I saw the anime started airing, I started crying.Finally!And I watched it.Now, it finnished airing.This anime made me cry not because of the story, but the memories it awoke in me.No, you probably won't be loving it this much.Yes, its okay to judge and call it cringe.But, please let us people who loved this enjoy it! Thank you for your time ♡
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Story: 8/10
-As far as the story goes, it's quite cutesy, girly and includes a lot of slice of life elements.The world with humanoid catgirls is truly fascinating and has a lot of detail to it.And the events that follow from first to last minute, are all very relaxing, funny and adorable!Moist!
Art: 9/10
I can not stress this enough!The fashion in this show is just GOALS.I wish I had a closet with such items, truly!Besides that, everything looks quite smooth and crisp.So soft, you wish you could poke Chocolas cheeks!And fluff Cinnamons hair!
Sound: 7/10
The opening is quite upbeat and happy, reminds me of candy pop or kawaii edm.A nice song to start the day with!The ending is more relaxing and I'd say it's good to listen to at night, before sleep.I didn't pay much attention to the ost tho.
Character: 8/10
Even tho sometimes cringey, all the catgirls remind me of little kids.I love the idea of the cats being named after cake/icecream flavors A LOT! I even named my own 3 cats Chocola, Vanilla and Maple!Even tho they're not with us anymore.RIP to my favorite cats <3
Anyway, Each character seems quite different from the other, each has their own opinions and tastes and I'd say there is something for every viewer to find and love!You will definitely find a catgirl you like!
Enjoyment: 7/10
I'd say this is a show to watch when you're a bit stressed maybe, when you wanna relax and see something overly girly and cute, and a show you could watch with your little cousins!I did at least~
Overall: 10/10
I can't thank the producers enough for turning this game into an anime.I enjoyed every second of it, despite the lower scores in previous categories.I hope you enjoy your stay at La Soleil, the catgirls are waiting for you!! ♡
