A Whisker Away
泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
Miyo Sasaki is an energetic high school girl who comes from a broken family consisting of her unconfident father and an overly invested stepmother, whose attempts at connecting with Miyo come across as bothersome. Seeing Kento Hinode as a refuge from all her personal issues, she can't help herself from forcing her unorthodox demonstrations of love onto her crush. While Miyo is unable to get Kento's attention as herself, she manages to succeed by interacting with him in the form of a white cat, affectionately nicknamed ""Tarou"" by Kento. But Miyo soon realizes that she can't help Kento with the various problems she overhears in her cat form and is now caught between two tough choices. Will she continue her relationship with him as a cat, or will she reveal her identity and risk what they have, in order to help him as her human self? [Written by MAL Rewrite] Note: The film was slated to open in theaters in Japan on June 5, but was postponed due to COVID-19 and received an exclusive streaming on Netflix beginning on June 18.
A Whisker Away is a movie with 1 episode, from Spring 2020, produced by Studio Colorido, rated 7.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Miyo Sasaki is an energetic high school girl who comes from a broken family consisting of her unconfident father and an overly invested stepmother, whose attempts at connecting with Miyo come across as bothersome. Seeing Kento Hinode as a refuge from all her personal issues, she can't help herself from forcing her unorthodox demonstrations of love onto her crush. While Miyo is unable to get Kento's attention as herself, she manages to succeed by interacting with him in the form of a white cat, affectionately nicknamed ""Tarou"" by Kento. But Miyo soon realizes that she can't help Kento with the various problems she overhears in her cat form and is now caught between two tough choices. Will she continue her relationship with him as a cat, or will she reveal her identity and risk what they have, in order to help him as her human self? [Written by MAL Rewrite] Note: The film was slated to open in theaters in Japan on June 5, but was postponed due to COVID-19 and received an exclusive streaming on Netflix beginning on June 18.
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Tags
- Shapeshifting — Features character(s) who changes one's appearance or form.
- Animals — Prominently features animal characters in a leading role.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Henshin — Prominently features character or costume transformations which often grant special abilities.
- Kemonomimi — Prominently features humanoid characters with animal ears.
- Family Life — Centers around the activities of a family unit.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- School — Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
- Anthropomorphism — Contains non-human character(s) that have attributes or characteristics of a human being.
- Youkai — Prominently features supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore.
- Bullying — Prominently features the use of force for intimidation, often in a school setting.