Ever since I saw the first trailer a month and a half ago I've been eagerly waiting for this movies release and boy was it worth the wait! Whenever Netflix produces either anime series or movies, it's either an instant hit or miss and let me tell you that Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu definitly is a solid hit and probably even the best anime movie released so far this year (that is if we don't count the North American release of Tenki no Ko, which is arguably a worthy contender).
The movie follows the story of Miyo Sasaki and how she transformed into a cat in order to get closer to Kento Hinode, the guy for whom she has a crush on. I'm going to avoid mentioning any spoilers in this review, but let me say that that's just the surface of the movie. Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu deals with the emotional and romantic topics really well and this could easily be seen through this movies amazing storyline. I originally thought that the story would just be your average school romance, with a slight twist (since our protagonist can turn into a cat), but it's actually way deeper than just that.
The art style is also one of the best that I've seen in not only anime movies this year, but also anime in general anime series. If you've taken a look at the trailer for this movie, you can see that the limited animation is almost non-existant. The characters (especially the cats) are all drawn in a unique and really cute art style which makes it really easy for the viewer to distinguish the characters apart from one another. The art style for the setting and the background of the movie is also incredibly gorgeous and the soundtrack does a really good job in complementing this, making it a perfect duo between Art and Sound. I personally found the OST quite memorable and I'd even be willing to say that it's worthy of being the top 10 anime movies with one of the best OST's.
Overall, I'm giving Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu a solid 9/10 and I would definitly recommend checking it out! Definitly one of, if not the, best anime movie released so far this year! <3
