Kitty to Mimmy no Atarashii Kasa · review
This is the first OVA of one of the most popular anime characters, perhaps one of the most famous characters in pop culture! Hello Kitty or the real Kitty White named Kitty White is the work of Japanese designer Yuko Shimizu, owned by the Sanrio company. She was created in 1974 and was introduced a year later. The story begins one rainy autumn day while Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy stay at home and are a little bored with theirs and their mom has to go to the store. The second half of the episode takes place the next day in nature, most of thetime in a nearby forest.
Kitty wears a red scarf while Kitty wears a yellow one, they seem to behave exactly the same, but Kitty is braver and more daring while Mimmy is more timid and shy. This one lasts a standard 24 minutes and is just the beginning of these characters' independent appearances, so viewers cannot really notice their differences in personalities, they can be reminded of the characters of Super Mario from the video game of the same name and his brother Luigi. Mom doesn't have much screen time but she seems very caring and kind to her daughters, the father probably doesn't appear because he's at work. There are some other characters but due to possible spoilers they will be left out of the review.
Perhaps the most interesting part of this one is that it is made in stop motion animation which looks very good, it will probably be liked by many who like animation like in the cartoon Pingu, the storm scenes are especially well animated and the animation that sometimes shows clouds looks dreamy as if the action is taking place while the characters are sleeping. The lighting is appropriate and effective.
The sound is okay as are the songs although the song that takes place in the middle of the video is below average quality, the characters that appear in the scene remind like something that would be seen in the anime Maya the Honey Bee. Another interesting fact is that this video was watched on YouTube and the translator had a hard time translating the song so they didn't even do it, they even addressed the viewers directly!
The best parts for me are the ones that take place at the beginning and the ending which is fitting and somehow sweet while I find the middle worse.
This is a good anime to watch on a rainy day and could be unexpectedly fun just like the time spent by the main characters.