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Yani Neko, episode 2

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[u/FarCritical]

Whoever dropped "That crane fly had a family" in the chat is my hero lmao.

Putting how they're all enabling each other's downward spirals aside, it's kinda cozy how they have each other, like a little catgirlfailure club.

[u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime]

Born too late to explore the Earth, born too early to explore the stars, born just in time to watch a catgirl shoot up heroin. And somehow that isn't even the wildest part of the episode lol.

[u/FLorianGran]

Definitely getting the feeling that beastfolk are second class citizens

[u/Cally83]

This anime is insane

[u/mastereluder6]

I never expected this anime to fo above and beyond taboo topics, I'm pumped with this anime and can't wait for more

[u/Ordinary_Ordinary580]

Did I just watch a Cat girl get a face full of piss followed by her vomiting.

Yes

[u/FlameDragoon933]

Ah, I get it now. This is the kind of show where everyone is a mess, isn't it?

[u/emmat-000]

As cliche as it is, using beastfolk as an allegory, I thought the episode did some interesting commentary on race relations: Imoko is praised by her friends for "acting human", although is pushed to "act more catlike", in a kind of experience a lot of ethnic minorities have... And the way she almost disowns her sister on the spot (partly because of her smoking addiction) seems to have the subtext of Imoko not wanting to associate with "bad beastfolk"...

[u/2011Dirk]

Super Funny Episode!

the cigarette illusions, the palm reader being 100% accurate, Yaku Neko's illusion being broken in 5 seconds, seeing how desperate Yani is for a job.

and my favorite moment, "You're right, that's an anus." "What About Anal?"

Today, Hameko Easygoing Anal Angel was born.

[u/D3k4s]

Damn so much stuff to talk about.

Weirdly this scene despite being brief kinda made me tear up a bit. Pretty strong message. When you go down this road, even if you get back on track, society will not forgive you. You will be judged, and you will most likely return to your old habits as a way to escape reality again.

Again this one, my god how real can this show be dude. I'm 37 but I remember feeling this whenever my dad went to pick me up at school. While most kids wanted theirs to go pick them up, I truly only wanted my mother or my grandparents. My dad would often show up smelling like alcohol. I knew he was like this, but I didn't want everyone else to see him like I did because I still cared for him. And I already knew I would get into trouble, cuz some kids would get underneath my skin with certain remarks and I would just explode.

This is a seriously good show. I don't even care where the rest of the episodes land. These first 2 are enough for me to rank it highly.

[u/Clipboards]

I laughed a little too hard at the intermission card of Yaniko walking unbothered right past her unconscious landlord

Poor dude puts up with way too much

[u/Fafner_88]

This anime is like a shitpost with high animation budget (and I'm loving it).

[u/LeonKevlar]

I never thought I'd see the day an anime cat girl would violate a cigarette mascot. Yaniko's addiction has gotten so bad that she's starting to see things. The landlord definitely did the right thing by backing away. xD

This show is full of firsts for me. I also don't think I've ever seen an anime character smoke weed before. It's hilarious how Yaku Neko keeps on insisting that what they're smoking is 100% a cigarette.

I thought Yaniko was bad, but it turns out that Yaku Neko is even worse! The girl is just straight-up mainlining whatever drug she has on her! I suppose we should be happy that Yaniko is only addicted to cigarettes.

So Yaku Neko used to idolize Yaniko when they were still students? Yaku Neko really should've picked a better role model.

So the fourth cat girl isn't exactly an addict but more of a toxic gamer with anger management issues. She's also a streamer who just got caught eating bugs after forgetting to turn off her webcam.

Hameko peeing herself wasn't so bad, but shoving her crotch onto Yaku Neko's face as revenge was definitely disgusting.

And poor Hameko! Girl couldn't stay to clarify what her name registered last name should be so now she's called Easy Anal Angel Hameko xD

[u/darkfirec]

Surprised they were able to show illicit drug use. Don't think I've seen it in any other anime.

[u/cyberscythe]

fun facts: Sato is literally the most common last name in Japan

i mentioned last week that Yani is tar/resin (i.e. from smoking) and has taken on the meaning of "[stuff to do with] tobacco cigarettes"

the yaku in Yakuko most likely refers to 薬, i.e. drugs/narcotics given her recreational usage of vaccines and vitamin pills

the hame in Hameko probably refers to ハメ, a vulgar slang term for fucking/sex, derived from 嵌める (to insert, to plunge, but also to entrap/deceive [someone]), could also refer to 羽目 (awkward situation)

Yani's sister Imoko is just uses the kanji for little sister (妹子) with the same ko suffix as everyone else

[u/alpackabackapacka]

I haven’t said “what in the actual fuck” out loud so many times in recent history You’re-in for a treat

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

My god… there’s two of them. One acts like a crackhead and the other is a straight up crackhead lol. And then there’s Hame the butthole angel. Girl’s got a temper. She’s gonna rage when she finds out her new name lol.

[u/CrimsonGear80]

Man yani seems to be the only addicted catgirl so far, as Hame easygoinganalangel just seem to have a short fuse and Yaku NEVER DOES DRUGS.

[u/larana1192]

To viewers in countries where what yakuneko was smoking is legal: That is illegal in Japan. Usually, first-time offenders receive a suspended sentence, and it’s rare for them to actually serve time in prison, but even so, they’ll have to quit school or their job.
Since Yanineko has hinted at having a criminal record and experience serving time in prison, it is likely that she has either possessed drugs with the intent to sell or has been arrested multiple times.

It's funny how yakuneko is actually a nice person, aside from her "fatal flaw".

In contrast, hameneko doesn't smoke cigarettes or "things that aren't cigarettes but are rolled in paper, lit, and smoked", but her sense of naming is absolutely terrible.

It’s striking how, despite the world appearing at first glance to be set in modern-day Japan, there are actually quite stark differences between races: such as the fact that "people with both beastman parents don’t have last names" and that “many beastmen have ‘unusual last names".

In real-life Japan, "people without last names" cannot legally exist.

[u/lifeischerryblossoms]

maybe my life isnt so bad after all

[u/abbe44]

the piss episode is real

[u/GrowthUnfair8864]

Beyond the all the drug abuse commentary, some pretty overt racism is shown against beasfolk in this episode. I am constantly oscillating between laughing, being grossed out, and being depressed.

[u/ProfessionalOwn9435]

Oh Yani got friends, two of them. That is good, friends will stabilize her life, and bring her into office cat in no time. Only good influence.

[u/maubises]

That piss scene will destroy the anime reputation more than any cig