The Maine Coon is one of the largest domesticated cat breeds, standing out among other cats for its impressive size and intelligence. But regular salarywoman Saku Fukuzawa has a hard time explaining why her rescued black cat now towers over her. Yukichi is no run-of-the-mill cat; he is a masterful feline who has taken charge of the chores in the Fukuzawa household. While his master rushes to catch the train during the morning rush hour and works late into the night, the giant cat is diligently packing Saku's lunch, cooking her meals, cleaning their home, and buying groceries.
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KANLen09
GoHands going 2-for-2 with a surprisingly good comeback? What kind of world are we living in — a 2.5D animation-cum-3DCG-ready world?! As you may (or may not) know, GoHands is the studio responsible for the atrocity that was Winter 2017's Hand Shakers, which, over the years, spawned its own series that had the exact same setting and action that never seemed to take off. That is until this season, where GoHands debuted with not 1, but 2 shows: the more popular Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta a.k.a The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, and the less popular one, which is this show righthere: Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu a.k.a The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today, by mangaka Hitsuji Yamada. And for both shows to really hit the mark when it comes to enjoyability, one would question: How, in the infinite hell, did GoHands manage to produce 2 shows that are both good, considering that their previous shows were mediocre at best?
The anthropomorphic theme in anime form may not have seen better days but shows like Spring 2020's Gal to Kyouryuu a.k.a Gal & Dino, Doukyonin wa Hiza, Winter 2019's Tokidoki, Atama no Ue. a.k.a My Roommate is a Cat, and Spring 2019's Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san a.k.a The Helpful Fox Senko-san, which this show has the closest similarity to, do exist. In Hitsuji Yamada's case, it's of a working woman finding a stray cat in the midst of a cold Winter day and then bringing it to her home...which is a literate rat's nest of trash and garbage so foul that I'm surprised that not one of her next-door neighbours filed a complaint against her. Seeing that this woman's room is filled with filth, this stray cat wants out, but something tells it that if his occupant's owner continues her lifestyle as is, it's not going to be good. And so, the time has come for a helper, but not in the way that you expect: the stray black cat, named Yukichi, makes it upon himself to be the masterful cat to be the solution to the owner of Saku Fukuzawa, the typical office worker who, in more of a need for a partner, doesn't have her life together!
Some might say it's definitely the supernatural realm of how Yukichi could evolve into a state akin to a human being, though we don't really need that answer, do we? All you need to know is that Yukichi is the big fat black cat who takes pride in his housekeeping skills, all in an effort to earn the coveted cat can. And to get there, he has to take care of his nonchalant owner, Saku, from day to night, covering her three meals and her small apartment like a maid who is loyal to the one who hired her. From home to the supermarket, everyone knows Yukichi and gets used to his usual shenanigans. With the smug looks of his that he gets to be masterful each and every day! From the usual cashier girl that he meets (Rio Nishina) to his idol interest with the young girl (Yume), Yukichi's life is abundant, fun and fulfilling. All that matters is how his owner Saku always treats him with both goodness and disdain; as the title goes, the Masterful Cat sometimes get Depressed all over again! But in all seriousness, Saku needs a helper to get through her life in one piece, and she should be glad that Yukichi never gave up on her as her personal housekeeping life partner.
Never did I think that GoHands would come back with vengeance for not 1, but 2 shows, but their 2.5D to 3DCG aesthetic is so well-known that you can't unsee it. In this case, it seems to be well produced, and with that fake cinematic production of a weird animation combi that's uniquely GoHands, they did a good job with the adaptation, all things considered, unlike Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta, where they knew that that show would pop more with the audience. Simplicity is best, and this anime has done that.
somei and asmi's OST theme songs as per OP and ED songs, respectively, are good, though I find the songs to be on the slow side, which is exactly what the anime is trying to achieve here. It's decent as far as the typical average Joe is concerned.
All in all, this is a show where comfort takes centre stage, and with a big cat taking care of a young woman who is struggling in life, what more could you ask for from an anthropomorphic caretaker who constantly has smug faces for confidantes but whose owner is a lazy prick whom he doesn't mind taking care of? It's simply fun entertainment, and that's all that matters.
Marinate1016
Dekineko is the best GoHands show of the season. It’s a wholesome, cute and fluffy watch that while simple, is not lacking in impact. It’s a beautiful story of a girl and her cat, a tale as old as time itself. With some gorgeous animation, a touching story and arguably the waifu of the season, it’s a must watch for any slice of life fan or cat lover. Dekineko is essentially a way better “Senko-San”. While we’ve seen these types of stories with an inept adult who’s taken care of by a magical spirit before, Dekineko is unique in that Saku subverts some common tropes. Insteadof it being a guy who’s useless with things around the house, it’s a beautiful woman who literally can’t do anything besides getting drunk and practicing martial arts. The unique take on the set-up makes for some really hilarious situations.
To the outside world, Saku has everything figured out and is the ideal “high-spec” senpai who anyone would want to marry. In reality, she’s only able to put on such a strong front for the world because of the support that Yukichi gives her. While the two often buttheads, it’s undeniable how much love they have between them. The wholesome dynamic and mutual sense of appreciation between Saku and her cat are palpable. I mean seriously, can you imagine cleaning up after someone every single morning, afternoon and night? That’s real love. We all need a Yukichi.
Saku also happens to be one of the most relatable characters I’ve seen in anime. She is the personification of a young adult trying to make it in this world and it’s easy to see yourself in her. Obviously things are played up for laughs and dramatized, but there is a degree of realism to her that few characters capture. Sadly, we don’t all have a Yukichi to care for us.
Many will praise the gorgeous art and animation and point to that as a reason you should watch this, and while true it does have some amazing production values, I think that’s selling Dekineko short. It’s a good anime simply put and the straightforward, but effective story can stand on its own merits. The daily adventures of Saku and Yukichi are so fun to watch. It’s stories like these that remind us of what’s important in life. As long as you come home to people that love and appreciate you, you’re living a great life. Endearing moments like Saku calling Yukichi on the phone because she misses him and his cooking, or thanking him for putting up with her incompetence just work so well in this one. It’s truly fluff in the best sense of the word. Airing on Fridays after a long week was a perfect spot for this one.
Saku and Yukichi are the heart of the story, but there’s some really good side characters in this one as well! Saku’s manager and co-workers are awesome and I loved seeing them praise her the whole time not knowing Yukichi is behind her success. Lots of really funny scenes between all of them. There were some subtle romance hints between Saku and one character that I wish would have got explored more, but when you got someone as good as Yukichi at home, how could you date someone?
When all’s said and done, Dekineko should go down as one of the best slice of life shows of the year. Film like production values, a waifu of the season candidate in Saku, adorable slice of life moments and a heartwarming plot that you can’t get enough of. Simply put, this was like anime crack and I want it injected straight into my veins, asap. A brilliant watch.
Dekineko gets 9 out of 10.
PixelB
Dekiru Neko does something I think is a death sentence in most shows: constraining one of the main characters into a singular room nearly all the time. Several shows did this, the most recent that I remember being isekai Ojisan, and all of them get so stale due to the lack of scenes and variety that comes with the almost suffocating lack of room for any sort of creativity to create new scenes. However, Dekiru Neko kept me hooked for the whole 13 episodes. The charm is already apparent in the first episode, introducing Fukuzuawa being exasperated at having such a big cat that cancook and clean. The pilot episode doesn't feel like an info dump and instead serves to show the close relationship between Yukichi and Fukuzawa. And this relationship is obviously what carries the show. Both characters are cute, and the slice-of-life scenes of their mundane relationship living together in an apartment are just nice to watch. It reminds me of Minami ke in terms of transforming day-to-day activities into something fun to watch. The character archetypes are pretty typical, but the show clearly has something that other shows just don't get right. Even a typical scene of Fukuzawa overeating Yukichi's meals and getting fat, and Yukichi and Fukuzawa's subsequent attempts at slimming down become something that's actually fun to watch.
Fukuzawa is slothful by nature. She's entirely dependent on her cat of all things, to cook, clean, and do all household chores. Yet, she's also nice, and kind and loves her cat, which is why Yukichi deals with her. Yukichi, the cat is more bitter and acts like he doesn't care about Fukuzawa at all, but overall finds joy in his life housekeeping the home and keeping her healthy.
There are a few points that elevate the show. Of course, the main takeaway of the show is Yukichi maintaining his persona as a cat. While he's a big cat that's got human-like intelligence, he never talks. He empathizes and loves Fukuzawa and Fukuzawa does too, but he's...a cat. Indeed, if he could talk and was a regular guy, this show might have been a regular slice-of-life romance show. But the show never does that. There's no actual romance...after all, Yukichi's a cat. Fukuzawa doesn't have a boyfriend and there's practically no talk of romance when it comes to Fukuzawa, and nor are there any love interests of particular note. Instead, it's just a big old bitter cat that lives with Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa's voice acting also carries the show. Her voice isn't too high, the comedic moments are well executed, and her complaining tone hits just right whenever she vents to Yukichi. Yui Ishikawa, the VA for Fukuzawa carries the show, especially since Yukichi doesn't talk outside of his monologues. This means that Fukuzawa is basically monologuing to herself half the time.
There are a few things that hold the show back. Yukichi's backstory is shown 100 times in order to save the show budget which interferes with some of the pacing, but the more important thing is how the animation is just okay. The backgrounds are clearly done in CGI in some parts and they actually look pretty good, but the character animation, facial features, and overall fluidity are a bit rigid. It's not terribly bad and it doesn't take me away from the show at all, but if the animation was superb, then this show would have ranked much higher.
I almost forgot to mention the soundtrack. Again, normally soundtracks in these types of shows are just "there." The OST fits in as background music and emphasizes the scene and that's about it. However, the standard for the soundtracks in the show are just abysmal. I understand that the show wanted to be a bit different and introduce some synth, chill, electronic vibes but honestly, it just sounds like AI generated garage band music. It's terribly generic and actually distracts me from the dialogue and scene sometimes for how jarring and awful it sounds. Some parts of the OST are much better than others, but overall, this experimentation with the OST was a definite failure.
Fukuzawa and Yukichi carried this show as the two --and basically the only characters--main characters of the show. However, there are a few side characters that could have been expanded upon. It's a shame since it's not like there weren't any side characters to be taken advantage of: the show merely focuses on Yukichi and Fukuzawa and leaves little for the other characters to have their own screen time.
These complaints are merely nitpicks, though, and really don't take away from how fun to watch the interaction between Fukuzawa and Yukichi.
Unconfidence
I continuously asked myself "What the hell is wrong with this anime?" while watching this anime. The animation is so absolutely ridiculously good that it's confusing. They aren't animating anything that needs that much detail. This show rides and dies on its dialogue and comedy, which is does very well. And this show would have still gotten a very high score without having the quality of animation it had. But right off the top, every little movement of the characters and their environments is so detailed and deeply-imagined that I was constantly replaying scenes to catch all the details.Little stuff like the way carrots roll, or the way rain hits an umbrella, they're so insanely well-animated in this series. It feels like the writing and plot would have made the series a nice tasty slice of cake already, but the animation just makes it like galaxy mirror cake. To find out that this came from the same studio that made the absolute abhorrent trash that was Hand Shakers is just amazing to me. I hope they can continue to put out stuff which caters to a more mature audience.
I recommend this anime to anyone who likes saccharine comedies, who likes cats, or who likes ridiculous animation for scenes that do not require it at all.
KimxMiku
I went into this anime having watched the other GoHands animation that came out recently not even knowing it was by the studio, and immediately recognized the style in the first episode, but once that logo popped up, I knew my eyes and entertainment was going to be in good hands. What can be said that hasn't about this anime is that many people take shows too seriously, much like they do in real life, and this show isn't meant to please any of those people. Instead, here you will find a story for a seasoned veteran in Slice of Life who wants a comfy feel-goodshow in this tragic day and age, and it does a damn good job at ticking every box for how you make a completely void of any true negativity anime.
First you have the lovely character, Saku Fuzukawa. With not only perfectly medium-is-premium character design, but also a great and close to home personality. It goes without saying that she should be the standard. She's really nice, good with kids and loves cats. What more could you ask for?
Speaking of cats, of course, the star of the show, Yukichi. How could you possibly design a human-like cat any better? We all know cats are secretly fed up with us humans, so he hits all the spots for what a cat may think to itself when having to deal with one. However it is important to note that as the show depicts, the reason this cat much like others decide to stay and take care of their owner, is because otherwise they'd have a huge inconvenience of finding a food source.
All in all character design is great, the story without spoiling too much really goes into the details of a cat's mind, and honestly it may be one of the most life-changing anime this year.
Myoui-Chan
Initially, I did found the premise cute but as someone who has her own cat, it didn't take too long for me to be pissed off at the storyline. I hated every single character in this anime. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. Save for the cat. However, if there's anyone who takes the cake, it'd be the other main character, Saku, the cat owner. She is SO irresponsible that I cringe at any scene of the cat picking up BASIC HUMAN SKILLS because his owner is so incompetent they'll literally die if he didn't pick up the slack. I mean, she literally lives in a dump. One thingI learned from watching anime and reading manga over the years is to never take anything too seriously, so there's a fault in my part 'cause now I am too invested and I am mad AF. There are rarely any moments I found adorable because I don't find cats picking up after their thoughtless owners adorable.
Not to mention, most of the scenes were repetitive and some of them could've been cut and we still would've gotten the point of the plot. There's also some inconsistency with certain plot points, and the pacing is so bad. The only reason why I pushed through this was for some semblance of a character development which I never really got. Instead, Saku's laziness and inability to live life was justified. Look, I don't care if she's earning six digits per month or putting a roof on the cat- this girl couldn't even crack an egg like I am so mad right now I can't even. Between that and the old school conversations her co-workers share, I cry for my dead expectations for this series because I love cats. I really do.
Might change my score to a four later but for now I'm going to give it a five just because I feel sorry for that poor cat.
(TL;DR, it's really not that serious but I took it seriously anyway so now I'm mad but ultimately who cares?)
ddrcrono
While a lot of anime is lightly veiled wish fulfillment, The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today shows that anime has not yet used every possible combination of ideas in coming up with a somewhat novel premise: What if your cat grew to be the size of a human and became your domestic caretaker? This show speaks to the overworked single while sidestepping whatever complicated feelings they might have about parents or significant others, getting to the core idea: Wouldn't it be nice to have someone to take care of you at home? Now I'll be completely straight with you here: This show is largelya slice of life, is mostly episodic and has a little bit of (very light) situational humour. While any individual episode has a plot of sorts and there is some continuity throughout the series, this is not the place to come if you're looking for a plots twists and dramatic character development. That said, the characters are lively, and the story, given the parameters it's working with, is reasonably engaging.
If what you've read piques your interest, I encourage you to check it out; you'll know within an episode or two if it's for you.
7_3
Cat owners usually clean up after their cats; we clean our cats’ litter tray, their food bowl, and their fur off furniture and other objects. We usually have to do checkups with the vet to ensure our cats are healthy, and that’s only a few of the things we need to do. But what if there was a cat that not only takes care of itself, but is an absolute clean freak, cooks meals for its owner and makes sure its owner is healthy? It wouldn’t be us that would clean up after the cat, it would be it cleaning up after us! Well, meetYukichi from Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu, or The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today. With him, you wouldn’t have to worry about keeping your lifestyle at home organized again! (Do watch out for when you tick him off though).
So, you’re probably wondering, how the heck did owner and cat switch roles? I’ll give a short explanation here:
Fukuzawa Saku is a woman who works at an office and comes home drunk nearly every day. Her life at her apartment room is a total mess because she can’t for the life of her clean anything up or cook properly! She lives alone so there isn’t really anyone that could really assist her. So, when Saku takes in a stray cat from outside and names it ‘Yukichi’, her lifestyle would begin to take a turn. Little did she know, this cat would grow and grow... until it was bigger than a normal human! Moreover, the cat would start to take care of Saku and her apartment room and learn to go outside for groceries! So that’s how all of this started.
Dekineko is a mostly chill slice of life-ish comedy anime focusing around our two main characters, Saku and Yukichi. Saku is usually the one to start all the funny stuff by being lazy, drunk, and trying to hide from her coworkers that she has a giant cat in her house. Yukichi is always cleaning up after her, is always reluctant to give her alcohol and attempts to wake her up for work, but most of the time she ends up oversleeping anyway. It’s kind of like a battle between the two, except Saku only wants her fix of alcohol and time off from work. That’s all this anime really is about – it’s so simple and I love it.
Something to give praise to is the animation handling. A few of us have seen what GoHands has done with Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta this season, and the animation handling and art in that is quite a bit nauseating. It seems they’ve toned down on the 2.5D animation thing in this anime, which, thank goodness, works perfectly. (However, the first few minutes do use 2.5D animation which wasn’t a very good first impression for me. Don’t be fooled though!!!). The animation handling is clean and feels smooth. It’s not stiff but the animators didn’t bust their guts trying to animate in fifty frames a second, either… although there are some scenes where the characters look like they use sixty bottles of conditioner a day, which looks ridiculous. There is barely any use of 3D except for some cars and sometimes the background.
The artstyle that’s used fits really well with the animation handling. Nothing is overdone, but it definitely doesn’t look generic. I especially liked the way they designed the eyes. It’s kinda like the way the eyes in Steins;Gate look if they didn’t have the white dot in the center. Some expressions the characters make are quite ridiculous but honestly, they work just fine, especially since it’s a comedy anime. They have quite a bit of variety to them too, so you won’t be fed the same thing expecting to laugh each time. One gripe I do have is the lighting in the anime, especially at daytime. It’s kind of weird and hard to look at and ruins a bit of the enjoyability. It does have a nice realistic air to it though.
Unlike many other comedy anime, Dekineko has a good selection of music. What do I mean by a good selection? It’s balanced and nothing sounds like it came from a random royalty-free music site. Not every track portrays “Haha, lol!!”, there are some genuinely good tracks you could just vibe to by itself without it feeling weird. The sound effects are also a nice touch; they really add to the whole funny vibe without feeling intrusive. There’s also a narrator.
All in all, Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu is a fun little comedy anime with slice of life elements mixed in. Our two main characters have a hilarious dynamic together; it’s a friendly-fire war between a clean freak and a messy freak, and you’ll enjoy just about every moment. From Fukuzawa Saku’s tiring work life and funnily disorganized lifestyle, to Yukichi and his obsessive cleanliness disorder, to meeting new people who think Yukichi is just a man in a costume, to, uh… well… that’s basically all this anime is about. Yet it’s such an enjoyable anime! Even if half of the anime is set in Saku’s apartment room, it’s all about her and Yukichi’s chaotic and hilarious life there.
Trust me, you're never gonna wanna leave Yukichi after watching this.
Thank you for reading my review.
zhitsu
So, this is slice of life anime easy to watch. The plot is quite simple, even though at the end we just assume how the cat gets as big as a human, but aside from that is sweet and fun. Can be enjoyable just at times were you don't want to drain your brain with more complex stories. The animation was very good, I think the studio did a great job with that. The character designs are pretty too. I was quite surprised in that fact. But, I would have liked a little bit more of plot itself. It's a personal preference but I like when storiesseem to move forward, even if is just in a small matter. And since I didn't feel any character development either, I think it's just 'okay' . Nothing more
fast2611
I'm not sure if I am watching this show wrong by wanting to be the cat spoiling my overworked human (even my mannerisms are the same dangit!), but alas, there's definitely some enjoyment to be had. This was one of those rare series that might just actually be improved by the weekly release format, with small, self-contained episodes of light humor, pretty food, and general cuteness. Thats about it, the biggest plot twist you'll find is the animation studio ABSOLUTELY FLEXING ON YOU for a silly lil show about a ridiculously tall cat and his pet drunk, so even if caretaker type shows arent your deal,watch the first 5 minutes for the crazy rotoscope shots
happa_hana
i thought i'd enjoy Dekiru Neko a lot more. don't get me wrong - i did. the opening episode was super aesthetic and detailed in terms of animation goes (GoHands DUH!!!). and i know what i was going into too so i kept my expectations of enjoying this one at par. i think what fell flat has to do with the last few episodes where it felt like "welp, we ran out of our main story so let's run with some repeats and call them 'flashbacks of the past :D' " and it didn't really work :/ because they already did that in the main story! howmany times you gonna repeat it?? it's like they made 4 more episodes to qualify for a 12-episode short anime.
that was disappointing because it absolutely pulled me out of whatever enjoyment i was getting from a housewife cat doing household chores lol.
i mean the premise is unique and the concept of Dekiru Neko really works! the episodic stories also has good storytelling. I like the overall sentiment that sometimes u just need someone to look after you when ur entire life and being is enveloped in making money and making sure ur job sticks so u don't lose ur basic needs of survival - it's pretty realistic setting! & Fukuzawa is a relatable working woman for many i'm sure (even if reviews here slam her for being "messy" and "stupid" and "irresponsible" - why don't you try doing everything in ur house AND a job huh? let's see u win in life hmmm?)
anyway, overall it's a solid 7 for me and i hope to pick up the manga someday cause i did enjoy the anime :)
fh1478
I Believe In Cat Supremacy I enjoyed it in the beginning, but slowly it becomes a too stale slice of life for Comfort. The premise is really fun. a useless human woman that is being cared for by a cat with Attitude, but the relationship is really cute. But the visual Style stands out, it feels like a really ok manga, was given to some really creative and weird animators, that takes some funny camera angles and really elaborate shots where the camera goes around. It's weirdly produced well, to what the story is. The color stands out the visual stains out, it's just kind of sad whenyou see what the story is about, it is fine, but it's soon becomes repetitive and boring and feels like just another okay slice of life.
It is cute and has some really funny ideas, but it's just too much of the same.
PapaSomm
A complete delight! Fukuzawa is a seemingly well put-together salarywoman, but behind closed doors is the very definition of a hot mess! Her secret weapon: Yukichi, her giant bipedal cat - think Totoro but more attitude - that has taken to cooking, cleaning, and carrying her (often literally) through all of the responsibilities of adulting! We all know this girl, and have probably been her at some point. Fukuzawa’s utter helplessness is hilariously relatable, and Yukichi is that coveted supporter we all seek. Lighthearted, easy to watch, and gorgeous to look at. This is the perfect Sunday morning show, offering a certain warmth and cozinesswith each episode. Whether or not you’re a cat person, you will 100% find yourself wishing you had your own Yukichi to look after you, and let’s face it, you’ll be wishing you could squeeze those toe beans!
tsuki1891
I find this anime to be too simple. They put so much effort in the animation and design yet fail to create a story or character development. The first episode got me hooked as it looked promising yet 13 episodes later nothing really happened. The character relationships developed ever so slightly and the characters themselves haven't changed at all. I really don't understand how they decided to animate this for 13 episodes when it could have been a pretty good OVA (maybe 40 min). As it stands, I did enjoy the first few episodes but it became tiring after the 5th or 6th episode especially withthe soundtrack repeating over and over. I also liked the overall story and the characters. If this had been an OVA or perhaps short episodes I would have rated it higher.
ematerasu
Sometimes live become too overwelming and you just want to have someone to look after you. In „The Masterful Cat is depressed again today", Saku Fukuzawa, young corporate salarywoman, who is the protagonist, brings that someone home with her. Of course, without her knowledge. The story contains every day „normal" life of a cat owner and her so-called cat. But there is one minor inconvenience. The cat, named Yukichi, is abnormaly big. Why? Well, nobody knows. That's just how it is, and we, the viewers, just have to go with the flow. This show is slow but also engaging, and lives of our two protagonists is veryentertaining. Because Saku can't do anything on her own, so her pet takes over the role of a caregiver.
Yukichi does the cooking, cleaning and shopping. He even gives his mistress baths. How bizzare is that!
Saku and Yukichi have a strong bond even if the cat is not always very happy with its owner. Seeing it made my heart grow and I felt that we all have, or should have, that special someone who help us survive our days. And at the end of it raise with us a toast with a „beer" in hand.
Both protagonists have their own motives that drives them through their daily lives. We don't get all the answers for „why" or „for what" but this show it's just too lovable to miss.
i-like-this
The Maneko of the House. The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today is the antithesis of a Studio GoHands anime. Not only is it a GoHands anime that is actually watchable without vomiting all over yourself due to the studio's nauseating gimmicks, but it also captures its strengths as an animation studio without relying on those very same gimmicks. The story is simple. Adult mess and cat lover Saku takes in a stray cat who becomes more than she bargained for when that same cat grows twenty times its size and becomes her live-in housekeeper, chef and emotional support system. She doesn’t understand why her overgrown cat,Yukichi acts the way he does or why he looks after her, but she tries her best to understand him whilst keeping him a secret from her work colleagues for obvious reasons.
It's not anything groundbreaking. If you’re not into your slice-of-life, work-life comedies you’ll probably find it difficult to stick this one out past three episodes as the pacing can be a bit slow and aimless, but you might be charmed by the wonderful supporting cast plus Saku and Yukichi’s dynamic which can be described as a proud cat mom being looked after by her actual mom who is also a cat.
I praise GoHands for putting out an anime without the usual GoHands gimmicks shoved into each episode allowing the actual animation talents of GoHands’ animation staff to shine through. With animation and storyboarding that is shockingly on par with some of the upper-tier animation studio's outputs, The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today proves that studio GoHands can be an actual, competent studio! However, that doesn't mean Master Cat is free from the GoHands bullshit. The OP and the intro to the office in the first episode may be less vomit-inducing to watch than The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses but GoHands still tries. There's also the ugly piss-coloured hue filter that gives the show a greenish tinge they use to help cover up the inconsistencies of the line art and the colours which is extremely distracting. However, those little GoHands moments that make you think “Oh yeah, this is a GoHands anime” are few and far between and the show is better for it.
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today is a delightful anime for those who want something low-stakes and chill. It's not the most engaging show due to how static its cast of characters is, but it's charming nonetheless. GoHands has proven that with restraint (or maybe a lack of resources ironically) it can make a watchable anime.
6/10 It’s Okay.
