She and Her Cat
Alt titles: Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko
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As the seasons pass, a lone stray cat reminisces of life with his master. He talks of the small passions of their time together, and how their shared affection gives them each a reason to be alive. Speaking both of love gained and love lost, he chronicles the eternal nature of their bond, as despite their own respective heartaches they still have each other. The two converse in a touching tale of the true strength of friendship in the face of hardship.
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Egao
- Music Video (1 ep x 2 min)
- 2003
A young woman lives alone in a quiet apartment in Japan; her sole companion is her tiny orange hamster, who she carries with her and loves dearly. Through heartaches, first encounters, cooking sessions and beautiful scenery, the young woman’s relationship with her hamster thrives and remains a touching sentiment.
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add recShe and Her Cat and Egao are two short works from the master himself, Makoto Shinkai. Though SaHC has dialogue, Egao is simply a music video; both show us a touching relationship between a human and her pet.
Both vidoes are really short and touching. They show the possitive sites of the world and make you feel like after katharsis in ancient greek theatre.
Another fine piece of Makoto Shinkai's art, I'm pretty confident you will like this short movie if you were even remotely touched by any of his other works.
Just so that we can remember that you don't need a big budget to make a big hit!
Simple pleasures in life are both told in a wonderful way in both of these extremely short shorts. Touching stories about the love between a person and their pet and how this influences their life in a small, and yet meaningful way.
If you enjoy one, you're sure to appreciate the other.
The love and caring between a pet and its owner is the main theme in both Egao and She and her cat. Both short animations are simple, but emotional, and the key element is the feeling. They are very cute and sweet, and perfect for animal-lovers.
Both Egao and She and Her Cat are visually appealing short stories by Makoto Shinkai. They are both emotionally moving, but in a very lighthearted way. If you liked the one, don't hesitate to watch the other, since neither goes over 5 minutes in length.
Makoto Shinkai, producer of She and her cat, is also the producer of Egao. For starters, Egao and She and her cat are short OVAs that are enjoyable and cute. Eventhough, She and her cat has a bit of a dark side to it's self, but still, both are quite awe-inspiring. Both focus on an animal protagonst and that is the greatest similarity betweeen the two.
Egao and She and Her Cat are similar in the way that both tell a short memoir of two friends, one being a girl and the other her pet. They tell of how their friendship thrived and the hardships that were overcome by them.
5 Centimeters per Second
Alt titles: Byousoku 5 Centimeter
- Movie
- 2007
Although today Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari live far apart due to a family move shortly after elementary school, they were once two shy young students brought together by their shared differences from their peers. It is because of this that the two built a bond of closeness between them that still survives through their continued correspondence, even over such a distance. Secretly they both fear the loss of this bond over time, and for this reason they arrange a meeting between just the two of them. The journeys both of them take in their minds and in their lives create an atmosphere of intense emotional upheaval, but also a sense of peace. It is a twist of fate and a series of decisions that put the two in place to carry what they choose of their pasts into the future they will create for themselves.
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add recSometimes I think that She and Her Cat is somehow connected with the story from 5 CM. Maybe the main character is the protagonist from 5 CM's first love, who is in search of a new love; or maybe she is his schoolmate. Both are short anime movies that were created by Shinkai Makoto, and even if the anime aren't related, each is another vision of love.
All of Makoto Shinkai's works (5 Centimeters per Second, Beyond the Clouds, The Promised Place, Voices of a Distant Star, She and Her Cat) present a visually stunning contemplation of loneliness and the pursuit of an unattainable goal. His characters find themselves psychologically isolated, often while living in an environment full of people. While this is not an uncommon character trait in anime, Makoto Shinkai's creates this mentality in a very realistic way.
Though "5 cm per second" and "She and Her cat" are not that similar at all, they're both created by the same director and that's why they have very similar, melancholic mood.
While the difference in length between 5 Centimeters per Second and She and Her Cat is huge (1h against 5min), both movies provoke the same kind of melancholic sadness. If you want something like 5cm, but lighter, or liked what you saw at She and Her Cat and want to experience more like it, check this title out.
Though their plots are different, both She and her Cat and 5 Centimetres per Second have a similar feel to them. Both are visually beautiful and share a similar sense of quiet beauty and melancholy to them. If you liked one, it's worth trying the other.
Other Worlds
Alt titles: Tooi Sekai
- Web (1 ep)
- 1999
Do you want to fly through the sky? For many, life can be scary and overwhelming place, until you find your other half. One man and one woman have found each other at last, and ponder their thoughts and dreams amidst a montage of memories and serene moments. Though the world continues to move on, the duo have the only thing that matters: each other.
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add recBoth She and Her Cat and Other Worlds are short and quiet looks at the lives of a young person. While neither has much in the way of story or animation, both are calming and pleasant to watch. If you enjoyed the innocence of one, try the other.
Although both are some of the earlier works of Makoto Shinkai, that is hardly the primary reason for recommending Other Worlds to those who liked She and Her Cat and vice versa. Both are short and calming animations, with solid and simple, though soothing, black and white video. The most prominent audio is the soft background music, with most (or all) of the dialogue being simply text on the screen. Both are also stories of young and sweet loss, and the fear of losing that precious thing. Both are simple and short, and are definitely worth trying out.
She and Her Cat and Other Worlds are just complementary. They have the same melancholy feeling, the same soft background music, the same style, the same format, and even the 'protagonist' seems to be the same. ;)
I definitely think that if you've enjoyed one, you'll like the other.
She and Her Cat and Other Worlds are both excellent monochrome short pieces by Makoto Shinkai. I prefer She and Her Cat though, because it's more complex and easier to understand. Enjoy!
Voices of a Distant Star
Alt titles: Hoshi no Koe
- OVA (1 ep)
- 2002
Nagamine is a young high school student who lives a fairly typical teenage life: hanging out with friends, attending class, and falling in love with a wonderful boy. But when she enlists in the galactic army, who is desperate for candidates to fight an alien war, she finds herself drifting farther away from her first love, Noboru. In the depths of space, where a simple email takes eight years to be delivered, will their love truly flourish, or simply fade away?
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add recThe most obvious reason for recommending one for the other is that they are both great works done by Makoto Shinkai. Both are tales of love and loss, and are quick watches, both one episode long, although Voices of a Distant Star is a longer episode. Neither have particularly stunning animation, but both are effective in use of both music and animation. If you liked She and Her Cat you are likely to enjoy Voices of a Distant Star.
All of Makoto Shinkai's works (5 Centimeters per Second, Beyond the Clouds, The Promised Place, Voices of a Distant Star, She and Her Cat) present a visually stunning contemplation of loneliness and the pursuit of an unattainable goal. His characters find themselves psychologically isolated, often while living in an environment full of people. While this is not an uncommon character trait in anime, Makoto Shinkai's creates this mentality in a very realistic way.
Were brevity a sign of genius, Makoto Shinkai would easily qualify for a Nobel Prize. Both Hoshi no Koe and She and Her Cat are short, simple, and fabulously crafted stories that touch on the prospect and limitations of love. While neither manages to delve very deep into the subject (his later works compensate for this) both are exceedingly heartwarming for their brief durations. Given that the two can concurrently be watch in just about thirty minutes, there's really no reason not to view them in tandem.
Rain, the Little Girl, and My Letter
Alt titles: Ame to Shoujo to Watashi no Tegami
- Web (1 ep)
- 2005
Love can be found in a variety of places, including an ordinary classroom. For one young woman, confessing to her handsome classmate will be a feat of epic proportions! With one hand written letter, she gathers the courage to finally break the news, but has no idea her work of art will touch the heart of a special child, as well. Will the young man return her affections, or is she doomed to the life of a bachelorette?
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add rec"Rain, the Little Girl, and My Letter" has a certain lyricism, a feeling of sadness and hope, and a "visual poetry" feel that instantly makes one remember Makoto Shinkai's works, mixing wonderful CGs with beautiful, even if a bit crude, hand drawn-like animation. Both are very short and use a narrator who is also a character. The quiet soundtrack, silly situations and still scenes, along with the aspects I mentioned above, all make "Rain" to look like She and Her Cat's cousin - even if a poor one.
Both are short films which feature monologues from the protagonists' point of view. They are both heartwarming, emotional little stories, that tell of love gained and gone.
