While it’s cute to see how determined Haru is to make Subaru pay attention to eating more often, it takes a very dark turn by revealing that Subaru passing out from exhaustion reminds Haru of an encounter they had with a cat that died. Despite being a small adorable cat, Haru has internal narration that guides us into its motivations and emotions. What makes this anime unique is how they focus on Haru’s perspective as well. He is slow to recognize Haru’s personality, but the progress he makes within the episode show hope for him to be able to open himself up to non-cat entities. As he becomes more puzzled by Haru’s habit of offering him cat food, he begins internalizing his editor’s advice that he should acknowledge when someone gives him something out of generosity. He’s not the most likable protagonist, but part of his growth comes from how he finds himself slowly reflecting on the kindness other give to him by observing the behavior of his new pet cat, Haru. He brushes off his editor and his close friend, claiming them to be nuisances that interfere with his creative process. His grief for his parents’ deaths come into the fold, but not as much as his general apprehension for human contact. From then on, the anime blends a bleak reflection on death and isolation with the cuteness of seeing a recluse come out of his shell to raise a cat.įrom the start, it’s established that Subaru has a rough time handling company. With Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue., it’s set from its first minutes where Mikazuki Subaru attends his parents’ funeral. As always, thanks for reading this post and catch you next week to see how the group squirm their way out of this upcoming predicament.Some shows have their tone set based on their promo material or posters.
Yet we shall see how the Golem and Yabashira will hold up against these ruffians.Īnyway, that’s about everything I wanted to discuss. Once she’s exposed, it will be hard to get away – considering this particular monster settlement in question is a hive of scum and villainy compared to the other ones. But in the end, she immediately sells out Somali’s identity as a human – ending the episode of an ominous note. Auntie Rosa seemed extremely nice and trustworthy. If the wolf sergeant looked extremely suspicious, and turned out to be a good guy, it was only a matter of time before the reverse of that happened. Their bond is so frickin wholesome and it hurts my heart to think that we’re currently hurtling towards an unavoidably sad ending. For all she knows, he could very well abandon her for no real reason at any time, even though he’s come to a point where he’ll be by her side till the very end – just to see her smile. And her abandonment issues are also explained – because the Golem used to repeatedly give her the cold shoulder to focus on the forest, prior to acquiescing to become her guardian. She’s been aware he’s not been in the best of health this whole time and is genuinely afraid for him. We find out why Somali’s so anxious about the Golem cracking up. My only question is why she doesn’t have any recollection of her life before that point, and why she chose to specifically recognise the Golem as being her dad – though I could chalk the latter down to survival instincts. It’s a miracle for sure, but pretty believable if you ask me.
It seems like an accident occurred while some monsters were transporting human slaves – killing everyone apart from Somali, who managed to escape her cage to meet the golem while wondering through the forest. This week, the show puts us through a flashback montage, showing us exactly how Somali and the Golem first came across each other.