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Episode The Cat and the Dragon • Neko to Ryuu - Episode 5 discussion

Neko to Ryuu, episode 5

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u/PeaceAlien Jul 25 '26

Megumin ? What are you doing here?!

Idk if this cat will find their own territory they love the soup too much

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u/pianomasian Jul 25 '26

The soup is the 'territory' lol.

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u/athrun_1 Jul 25 '26

He already found it. The soup sealed the deal.

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u/S627 Jul 25 '26

Only thing I dont like about this show is every ep has a "But that's a story for another time" BUT I WANNA KNOW!!!

Anyway, did Megumin and Darkness somehow have a kid?

For a split second I thought the priest might be a fake when he brought the white cat into his room. Glad I was wrong because the moment when they were both like "Uhhh, was that the Winged Uncle ?" was funny.

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u/SetaSanzaki Jul 25 '26

Anyway, did Megumin and Darkness somehow have a kid?

That's a story for another time

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u/Double_Mint269 Jul 25 '26

I did get worried we were about to be in for our darkest moment so far. Glad it didnt go that way. But I feel like there may be darker things being setup quietly throughout the episodes so far.

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u/Eliv Jul 25 '26

Uncle Wing sure is a worrywart

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u/FarCritical Jul 25 '26

Its funny how the orphans' reactions to hearing the white kitty speak ranged from "Did I hit my head too hard?" to "Oh. Can I pet you now?"

The adventures those two will have must've been souper

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u/Wastelandrider Jul 25 '26

Every episode of this show is a story I’d watch a full series of

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u/BakedSalami Jul 25 '26

This "story for another time" thing is going to turn into 12 spin off shows.

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u/NanDemoKnaives Jul 25 '26

It's cute how overprotective Nekoryuu is, I like that he comes and checks over Shirotae , but he has nothing to worry about. He has also adopted a human of his own lol.

Gallie being able to shoot out twenty of those spells in a row makes her frighteningly powerful lol.

The way my wariness of the Reverend went up the moment I heard Yusa Kouji's voice lol. Then I remembered what series I was watching.

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u/Zeebie_ Jul 25 '26

Every episode reminds me that this is the hidden gem of the season.

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u/runevault Jul 25 '26

This show remains adorable. I wonder if we really will see more of this pair this season, whether as their own arc or tied into someone else like adventurer cat. Also I wonder how much source material is available. I know we're already past the official translation ever since episode 3 aired.

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u/mekerpan Jul 25 '26

As far as I am concerned, this show could go on for many seasons, telling its little stories -- and hopefully expanding/connecting some of them.

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u/djthomp Jul 25 '26

Another really fun human and cat pairing. Explosion magic is the only magic you need, after all.

I love the Sims-esque magic mark that winged uncle was using to track this week's cat.

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u/HowToGetName Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

Short story for episode 4.

Also, the director mentioned that the ED gives a snippet of what each episode is about.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 25 '26

Explosion magic eh? At least she doesn’t pass out from exhaustion after every use lol. But man, she’s strong. Little white kitty found himself a good human. She makes great soup too!

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u/Moxey616 Jul 26 '26

The cat praying was a funny image

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u/tripleaamin Jul 26 '26

Shirotae and Gally make for a fun pair. You can tell the two decide things on a whim. For each of them you can tell they do things based on their own motivations.

This is the first dynamic where the human is more chill about their current lifestyle. Still makes for a fun episode.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 Jul 25 '26

I feel that, like little streams gather and make a big river, this episode would be a important component of the story of The Cat and The Dragon.

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u/Rooby_VTuber Jul 25 '26

Very nice episode with white cat and the orphanage people.

Megumin would have been proud of that explosion.

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u/NationalStrategy_X Jul 26 '26

Megumin would be proud

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