2014-10-22

Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki

Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki (ポヨポヨ観察日記) is a 52 minute anime adaptation of the 4koma by Tatsuki Ru.  The anime originally aired in Japan through out 2012.

    While wandering the town drunk one night easygoing Moe finds a stray cat and decides to adopt him.  She ends up naming the cat Poyopoyo due to his excessive roundness and he quickly becomes a cherished member of her family.  She, along with her younger broth Hide and hardworking father, gush over the round and fluffy cat.  The series goes through their daily lives and ordinary adventures being cat owners. 

    This is a pretty fun and easy going comedy.  It's like an adolescent version of Chi's Sweet Home as the 3 humans interact and grow to obsess over the odd ball cat they adopt into their home.  A small cast of neighbors and their pets are also introduced through out the series which only runs 4 minutes per episode.  The show is straight forward comedy, with gags, situational humor and goofy character designs.  It's fun and easy going with a catchy opening song.  It is not Chi's Sweet Home and some material my be a little inappropriate for younger viwers...a neighbor cat likes to hump Poyopoyo from time to time...which is done rather comically.

    The series is available streaming on Crunchyroll and I doubt it will ever see any sort of disc release.  The manga is being translated and distributed electronically in North America by JManga.

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