A Whisker Away | Official Trailer | Netflix 

"Why would you come back to your miserable human existence" Okay, there was no need to call me out like this

This is what happens when Spirited Away and The Cat Returns combine

I just love how Japanese animation does school scenes. Especially when a character walks home alone or sometimes with a friend and there's a sunset. It gives me that nostalgic feeling!

Top 1 thing that a character has said "You Smell Like The Sun."

This started as "girl turns into cat to visit crush" but escalated to philosophical study of the human experience pretty quickly huh?

Isle of dogs: people who don’t want their dogs leave them there Island of cats: we ran away to here because we wanted to

The Aristocats: "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" A Whisker Away: "I Want to Be Human Again."

my favourite quote from this movie is “the state of your heart will always show in your work” when hinado was making pottery 🥺😭

She's literally catfishing the boy

The girl in the film: “i wAnT to bE hUmAn aGaIn” me: “i wAnT tO bE a cAt”

"You really hate me that much, huh?" *_Okay, when I Say I Cried-_*

I think this movie has a deep meaning on reality, if you dig deeper you will see the metaphor of turning into cats as a "runaway" or maybe suicide. The message of self love and expression has been delivered beautifully through this movie. It's cute and fun at the same time! Definitely watch it if you have time 😉😉

This is every Archives of Our Own, but anime

Basically the whole story: “life sucks, so we just chose to become a cat”

Me after watching the full movie: *looking at my cat intensively* show me d big tree

the thing that i loved about this movie is her confidence.

Man netflix started to get the hang of it, this looks nice

“It’s a strange story, I know...” Actually, it’s pretty par for the course as far as anime goes.

I watched this with my ex the night we moved in together. I had never felt so in love. It breaks my heart every time I think of this beautiful movie remembering just how much love we had for each other back then. I don’t miss her, but I’m not sure I’m over it. I still love her even though I could never accept her back into my laugh after what she had done. It is such an amazing film that brings forth a great many emotions.

"Don't be afraid to share your true feelings to your loved ones." "Be yourself" Are these the meanings of the movie?

*"Why would you go back to your miserable human existence?"* that lowkey hit me bc i used to say "i wish i was a cat"

Years after when they’re married or something: “you know, I turned into a cat and was that cat you had all those years ago, because I had some crazy crush on you” “...wtf”

Saw this trailer in my recommended a while ago. Finally made a Netflix account and watched it. Did not regret. 11/10.

This is honestly my favorite anime, i remember crying the first time i watched it

Cat returns = I don't want to be a cat, I want to be myself. This: This world sucks, I want to be a cat.

Father: "Okay son, who do you want to marry when you grow up" That boy: *MY CAT*

I like this but I really wished they expanded on the characters. It would be cool to know why he is obsessed with the smell of the sun so much and what was his dog like. A little bit of backstory on the characters so we can really connect to them. I wouldve really liked to see the girls friendship expand and a bit more about her family and how it made her feel.

This is first movie that got me into anime. I remember watching this 2020 covid period. That was times man😢

Her: "I'm actually a cat" Him: "I'm a ghoul"

Netflix just becoming an Anime streaming service that had some other stuff on offer lol

This movie was so good I wish that it was a series and there was more to enjoy. I can't believe I formed such an attachment with these characters in an hour and a half. Maybe I resonated with so much(anyone can really) because I've experienced heartache and unrequited feelings. I'm glad it ended on a happy note. I had a feeling that I knew how it would end but it was a pleasant surprise. It's not as if I've never seen this type of story in anime or some other medium but it's just a such a feel good story to me. I want as many people as possible to experience the feelings I did while watching this film

I can tell the writer was a cat lover

"I hate this stupid world, I wanna be a cat" is such a mood honestly. Edit: Just stop, okay? I've had it with you folks in the comments who can't tell when something is unimportant and better to ignore. Instead you keep saying stupid shit nobody asked for; answering spite with spite and refusing to let something die that should've been DoA. Humanity really is miserable.

"Why would you go back to your miserable human existence" *I'm allergic to cats*

After a lot of violence, blood anime, this anime is really chill.

I honestly love their character development. Hinode going into the cat world means he's risking his life in order to save Muge. Muge wanting to be human again means she's willing to accept the trials that life gives her *The similarities in their character development is that in the end, they finally learned to enjoy life despite the hardships it gives to them.*

Something tells me this is gonna end in a “he actually loved you the whole time and you didn’t know it” note

Title shoulda been "CATS, The Better Version"

if the genders here were reversed, this'd be... _interesting_

I literally stayed up last night just to watch this-

this remind me of something that I don’t even know

You know Japan... we didn't mean this when we said we wanted cat girls. But this is good too.

Miyo's personality feels really refreshing for a young girl in an anime. She is quirky but impulsive, outgoing but sensitive, her emotions are chaotic and realistic for a girl her age, and it's funny because she manages to remain relatable despite being the total opposite of me. In fact, is relatably well-written. They really managed to make me feel like I lived all 9 lives through this movie, only to feel empty by the end of it, likw "ok, great. Movie's over, now what". I need a cat-meets-girl-meets-boy story in my own life..

No joke, the human-like cats were a bit creepy at first-

Plot twist : Her crush turned into a dog to see his crush

As soon a I heard Yorushika in this, I turned into a cat lover.

I'm not crying, you are! This is a movie that show's how much we truly wanna be "Found and loved" when we feel like we wanna disappear from whatever hardships life throws towards us. While hinode is a proof that people can be selfish, unspoken, insensitive etc. He said it "He only see the importance of People when they're gone" in real life people are like that aren't they? They don't see what they have now until it's gone. And they try so hard when they knew that we start to become like miyo as taro, Lost soul- doesn't knew where she belongs.. I cried so much watching this I never watch japanese animated movie now i should do more. I am pulling out and relating so much with this movie because I've been lost lately and just.. Be Strong y'all! I can actually see miyo as me literally. it's heartbreaking now I knew what it is like to make myself and my life in a movie. When we are at our lowest we start to put our mask on to come with people that always thinks we're strong enough to handle everything without any help... I salute yori in real life we need more bff's that know us more! They're a blessing in our lives. I recommend this so much, I'm gonna download this and watch this over and over again! ❤️ Love from Philippines 🤗

I recently watched this and IM IN LOVE WITH THE GRAPHICS, IN LOVE WITH THE STORYLINE and IN LOVE WITH THE OST

I read it as "A Wiskey Away" at first and thought we were finally getting a good anime romance that wasn't about highschool kids

Fun Fact: One of the most famous book in Japanese literature is “I am a cat” by Natsume Souseki where a house cat describes the daily lives of his middle class master’s family. It’s sort of a humorous and ironic critique of humanity living under a society, and how the cat is living a much more happy and simpler life compared to humans....this is reflected in the Japanese title “Wagahai wa Neko de aru” where “Wagahai” is a more regal and pompous version of “watashi” usually reserved for nobles. The fact that a cat is using “wagahai” hints at the fact that the cats lived a better life than humans and can funnily be seen as higher beings ....and this anime is kind of like the book

This movie was an absolutely adorable tear jerker. Hidden Gem.

this anime literally made me cry

"I turn into a cat to visit the boy I love, its a strange story i know." Me: trust me it ain't. Its a commonplace story in all anime...

this guy really said "im not a furry, but...."

I just watched it, and I adore it. It’s 100% one of my favorite anime movies ever. It broke my heart and then put it back together just as quick.

This movie was so good and the ost is so beautiful

Disney Cats: Everybody wants to be a cat. Japanese Cat Anime: I want to be a human.

"Why would you go back to your miserable human existence?" ... Because I like having thumbs...?

i wish this movie would be made to a series really loved it

It's the best movie I have ever seen, a stunning story with emotions, art design, writing, feeling and care. This movie is a masterpiece.

everybody gangsta until Muge uses her sunrise attack

Holy cow that’s a stacked anime. Director of one of the most famous anime series of all time (Sailor Moon), the writer of one of the most emotionally engaging anime ever written (Anohana), and the studio of a beautiful film (Penguin Highway). So pumped up for this to be released!

Ima cry, it’s soo beautiful, what a wonderful message and I can’t, this is my favorite movie now (and anime)

So I finished it just like many others I'm here to say that this is the most beautiful movie I've ever seen. Everything in it the plot, characters, emotions. There all so real I can relate to Muge as she we're me and put on a brave face this made me cry the emotions I felt were so real it made me think a little more about the things I have. Thank you for making this I'm grateful for everything. Now let me go wipe my tears after seeing this beautiful movie

So she’s a girl that can transform into a cat and decided to get adopted *That’s some Wattpad shit right there*

Lesson I learned from this anime: Always treasure those people who wants to see you smile, who are always there for you and those who love you at your worst because if you don't, maybe you'll realized that you've lost a diamond while paying attention to stones.

This was so freaking pure 😭❤❤ I loved it especially when she went crazy with joy anytime he said anything to her lmao 🤣 this anime was magic! BTW def got Studio Ghibli vibes 🤗

I was basically in awe about their story and it was fun going back to that day when I first watched it 🥰🥰

May God protect this movie from the furry communities

If my pet cat was a human, then they'd be traumatised after seeing the things I do.

this was the most beautiful movie/anime i have ever watched. the animation was so smooth. the story was basic, but even so, the team worked on this made it sooo colorful!! best thing I've ever watched in this year. I'm so sad that i just found this today. it was worth spending my 2 hours on watching this. I'll watch it again someday.

OMFG THIS IS THE THONG IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR MONTHS AND I ACCIDENTLY FOUND IT I REMEBER FROM SO LONG AGO

Ok so then hes getting catfished by a cat who's actually a girl pretending to be a cat... I swear I've seen this on tlc

"Muge always puts on a brave face. She pretends she's alright, even when she's hurting inside" 😔

I can't believe it's almost been a year already. I love this film so much. Muge is my anime twin. I relate to her so much. I tend to crush on people the way she dose and unintentionally end up being annoying and obvious. The love letters hit home. I used to do those but I stop with the first two crushes. Guys find it annoying and I got rejected brutality. I just hope one day I find my happy ending like she did.

I watched this today and its so cute! Thanks for putting this movie on netflix!

Two things brought us here: Unstoppable love for cats And being a weeb

"You smell like the sun" How do you know what the sun smells like

This made me cry when her photoplasmic body came back to her

The ost fills me with nostalgia. One of my favorite anime romance 💗

This "The Cat Returns" Version 2.0 looks cool😄

“You smell like the sun” Omg!! I knew i was not the only one who could smell the sun in a cat’s fur!!!!

okaayyy I just found this in recommended in Netflix and I'm here watching the trailer having really STRONG GOOSEBUMPS! THE GREATEST GOOSEBUMPS I EVER HAD! I'M GONNA WATCHI THIS RN

Just watched this movie, and I want to have a discussion about something... SPOILERS BELOW *---------SPOILER ALERT---------* Ok, so when she goes to Cat Island, she meets the past humans that have turned into cats. One of the female cats describes why she ran away from her problems... she says that she thought she was an inadequate mother, so she left. That sounds an awful lot like what Muge’s mother did. She “abandoned her” in grade school and then suddenly reappeared years later (after having adjusted to human life?). What if that cat was actually her mother, and another cat was living as her human mom. I was sort of expecting that this would be the case, and that Muge could get some closure (?) and reasoning behind her mother’s sudden disappearance. But now that I think about it, she would have to constantly live with the fact that her mother is stuck as a cat on Cat Island. It also doesn’t really fit with the message of the story (learning to open your heart and love everybody again). However, part of me wonders if the topic of her previous identity just never crossed their minds. And that, in reality, that cat is Muge’s mother who will live the remaining years of her shortened lifespan regretting the fact that she is no longer able to be with her family... pretty dark isn’t it...

To everyone who's wondering about the song. It's Ghost in a Flower by Yorushika

no one: literally no one: that girl: my crush doesnt love me... guess i'll become a cat.

This anime was actually amazing!!!!

Awh I love her little cat face!!

I kid you not, she turns herself into a cat, she calls herself “Taro”, funniest shit I’ve ever seen

When I first saw this I thought she would be exploring the cat island, but the movie mostly focuses in the real world. It’s a good movie tho :)

This film is amazing. It has restored my faith that the wholesome old-school style of animation has been revived and will be kept alive 😻

I just finishing watching this today,the story is amazing and this also have many lessons❤️

THIS LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE SCENARIOS IN MY HEAD THAT I MADE WHEN TRYING TO SLEEP ONE NIGHT

When everybody walks out of a room so one can change: Person: It’s ok, cat. You can stay. Cat: *success*

THUS GAVE ME CHILLS

ugh this movie made me feel some type of way qwq i literally love this so much

THAT WAS SO CUTE I WATCHED IT LAST NIGHT AND THE THING HE DID AT THE END WAS SO CUTE HE DID THE HINODE SUNRISE ATTACK ON HERRRR

this has a similar plot to “this love-struck kitty wont be discouraged!”

This is my favourite movie now holy it's amazing

Already finished this and I cry a lot. One of my favourite anime movie