Review of A Whisker Away

Is this the coming of age for Netflix's anime? Netflix has been rather notorious for its lack of interest and effort in it's anime section for years now attaching its name to some real bottom of the barrel stuff and having a very limited selection depending on region, but recently it seems like they are starting to take notice and give a damn about its anime and make an effort to secure better titles and for longer periods. When I this come up on the soon to air list i had no idea what to make of it and seeing that "Netflix" film tag senta shiver down my spine but the trailer and animation in it did enough to draw me in to watch it and I am glad I did.

Spoilers ahead!!!

We join Miyo Sasaki who has a major crush on a boy in her class called
Kento Hinode and is always trying to get his attention much her disappointment he doesn't seem interested at all gaining the ability to turn into a cat Miyo takes full advantage of this and uses the ability to become close to Kento and learn more about him.

Starting out early in the movie i felt Miyo was so obsessed with Kento that it came across as creepy but being that young and experiencing your first love had us all on her level one way or another. Perhaps not just to as much an extreme as Kento's Total rejection of her love letter didn't seem to much convince her that it was a lost cause. Not for long anyway. Certainly not a deal breaker or enough to put me off watching the rest of the movie.

I liked how both Miyo and Kento had their own problems with family and friends outside of just dealing and being with each other constantly, this helped them feel a lot more relatable and likeable.

While the plot and charters are nothing mild blowing or life changing this movie knows what it wants to be and does a solid job of doing it. I think there is a lot of inspiration from spirited away in this movie and it shows in some plot elements and the cat world but i wouldn't call it ripping off more of a nice tribute.

Where this movies shines the most is the animation it looks fantastic through out and it really made the movie that much more enjoyable some of the towns back rounds were fantastic looking.

Overall its not going to change your life and blow your mind but for all the netflix anime i've seen this one is the best and worth the watch if you want somthing that looks great and is pretty simple to follow and enjoy. More of this in future please netflix!

final score 8/10