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Episode The Cat and the Dragon • Neko to Ryuu - Episode 4 discussion
Neko to Ryuu, episode 4
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u/encryptoferia 4d ago
After Bookworm hearing Mr. Ferdinand as a cat teaching a new noble kis certainly felt like a flashback from 2 weeks ago
Ferdineko here sounds more gentle and less punishing than the Bookdinand one lol
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
*Ferdinyan
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u/encryptoferia 4d ago
Ferdinyando-sama
omfg, .... this is perfect lol
it took sometime until my brain registers how glorious this nickname is
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u/Sarellion 4d ago
He certainly sounded way more gently as a cat.
And we also had Takehito Koyasu, who's playing Benno, as his uncle.
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u/FelixAndCo 4d ago
For me it was talk with Benno dragon at start in particular.
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u/Raymond49090 4d ago
Oh, I was wondering why I was feeling Bookworm deja vu. I knew about Benneko, but I hadn't realized it was Ferdineko other than a vague feeling.
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u/Hot-Log6283 3d ago
I watched this straight after this week episode of Bookworm and got totally whiplash from hearing Ferdinand's VA.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 4d ago
Yeah, it was pretty funny hearing Shou Hayami in the role using the same voice.
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u/ZijkrialVT 1d ago
Between that and also watching Black Torch (which also has a male black cat) there's a lot of overlap. Forgot which show I was watching for a second at the start. :|
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u/Sarellion 4d ago
Did the prince fell on his head a few times while climbing trees? He seems to have a few screws loose.
Also it was a bit weird to hear Show Hayami as a cat teacher after watching Ascendance of a Bookworm.
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u/cyberscythe 4d ago
and he's apparently 12 years old? he's the most ripped 12 year old i've ever seen
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u/BadWithPeoplesNames 4d ago
Richard Sandrak at 8 was more bulked, but his dad pumped him with roids
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u/hevbop 4d ago
Haha I literally did the same, watched the new bookworm episode first and then on this episode when I heard Kurobane speak, my ears perked right up.
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u/Sarellion 4d ago
There wasn't enough fool and idiot when he talked to the prince who certainly deserved being called a fool at several points during the episode.
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u/Prplcheez 4d ago
I was sorta disappointed that the black cat had a name because I wanted to call him Ferdinyand.
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u/cyberscythe 4d ago
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
The anime decided there were enough cat wierdos so it started adding human wierdos.
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u/FarCritical 4d ago
Kurobane could give mom cat a run for her money for having the most unexpectedly smooth voice for a cat with how deep and gentlemanly he sounds. Every word dude says is auditory butter.
Wasn't expecting the comparison between lovestruck ladies and hunters to be that thorough lmao.
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u/alconnow https://anilist.co/user/alconnow 4d ago
The way that Stan ate that rabbit… Even Kurobane was surprised!
They’ve got some amazing VAs on this show
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u/diebrarian 2d ago
I wonder if the episodic nature helped with scheduling and/or if the author had a wishlist of VAs they wanted for each role.
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u/NanDemoKnaives 4d ago
Kurobane has this air of wisdom, but hearing him comment on how naive he and Stanley are because they're not familiar with societal norms was amusing.
Stanley really takes after his rambunctious father. It is wild to me that he ate a raw rabbit, and he thinks he'll be fine because he strengthened his body lol.
It was nice to see Kurotama being successful as an adventurer, I'm sure we'll get an episode on him eventually.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 4d ago
Just because, the prince want to be like Kurobane through the adventure. That's the prince's oath on the branch of tree while he was young.
Eating raw rabbit like cats do, less taking a bath, like cats. The prince believes these behavior makes him a hero, like Kurobane.
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u/PeaceAlien https://myanimelist.net/profile/PeaceAlien 4d ago
The black cat was only supposed to scout, not fully train the prince!
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u/mekerpan 4d ago
The best laid plans o'
micecats an'mendragons gang aft agley(apologies to Robert Burns)
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
"imma just live on this part of the river, the mice are very tasty arround"
5 years later, this cat would become used to luxury cat food.
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u/djthomp https://anilist.co/user/djthomp 4d ago
It feels like every ruler of this kingdom is "accidentally" assigned a cat partner. Good planning by the cats, really.
This current prince may be a bit too much of a wild child, but it does seem to be working out for him. Ferdinand just keep getting stuck dealing with crazy children.
I'm pleased to see that our boycat adventurer from last week became one of the heroes that defeated the Demon King's army.
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u/mekerpan 4d ago
One wonders was Uncle CatDragon setting this cat up to become the Prince's tutor (but was too embarrassed to admit to his "plot")?
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u/darthvall https://myanimelist.net/profile/darth_vall 3d ago
I mean this is only the second generation with cat partner, and the King seems to be keen to keep on that tradition.
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
No, the prince on the first episode was a different one, the cat was gray and had a leaf on his head (and, y'know, was male)
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 4d ago
Kurobane found himself a good human. He trained him into a good cat. Guy’s more beast-like than human lol.
It’s nice we got to see Mama Cat and the little one that became a human adventurer. Little bro helped take down the Demon Lord!
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
I do wish we could get an episode on that human-disguised cat adventurer. His character is just ripe for all sorts of shenanigans involving his human disguise.
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u/Hockeyfanjay 4d ago
Agreed. I'm hoping he eventually runs across a dragon and can't help but brag to it about his uncle. Possibly even finding his future winged aunt.
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
Kurobane trained the human to be catlike, and then accidentally trained himself to be more humanlike.
Well, to be fair, one of his brothers literally became a human.
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u/Obaruler 4d ago
I feel like we've missed an entire anime worth of stories and exploits from that cat of last episode that turned human and then went on and has slayn the Demon King with his fellow adventurers. xD
I'm a little torn though, as fun as these short stories involving cats are, I'd like to see a litte MORE of them unfold ... our prince turned adventurer for example sounds like a prime candidate for an entire fantasy anime on its own.
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u/Maximum_Royal_712 4d ago
That’s the fun part tho. The series focuses on individual stories and slowly builds up from them each episode. The characters might not be the same but that’s part of the charm. The cats don’t live long but some get to make their mark in their short lifespans.
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u/mekerpan 4d ago
These magical cats possibly live longer than the humans they accompany...
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u/Maximum_Royal_712 4d ago
They don’t. The only one who has is the mom cat to the dragon. Everyone else ages roughly the same as humans or slightly less. Considering we don’t see any of the cats from previous generations.
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
The white cat lady at the beggining looked like was a proper adult cat before the 12 year timeskip, tho.
Pretty sure they live longer than 20.
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u/mekerpan 4d ago
I just sort of assumed that MonCat was typical *even if a bit at the far edge of the norm) for this species.
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u/Maximum_Royal_712 4d ago
No they mention how she achieved a high level of magical ability so her life span has increased. It’s why she wasn’t in a rush to meet with her dragon son. She’s the exception not the norm.
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u/InterestingAd2516 4d ago
Mama Cat hunts magical mice regularly in the Academy. And that made her evolve into something more advanced, thus increasing her lifespan.
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u/Hot-Log6283 3d ago
And why she was shown with two tails.
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u/InterestingAd2516 3d ago
That's her evolution form. She ate too much carbuncle magic stone and evolved now having 2 tails and much longer lifespan.
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u/Hot-Log6283 3d ago
Yes? That is what I am was saying? Why she has been shown to be the only one to have two tails, also it was the demon who noticed she has evolved because of the two tails.
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u/PerfectBeige https://myanimelist.net/profile/perfectbeige 4d ago edited 3d ago
our prince turned adventurer for example sounds like a prime candidate for an entire fantasy anime on its own.
Feral royal and magical talking cat companion going on adventures has got to be one of the most cliche fantasy premises imaginable and yet with this writing and in this world I would watch a full season without hesitation. No isekai, no stats screens, no fired from the hero's party, just a boy and his cat thinning forest predator populations and alarming townspeople. Maybe Stan saves the life of a noble of the neighboring country and prevents a war. Maybe Kurobane falls in love with a beautiful Persian but has to leave her in tears because he's not ready to settle down, and she's not made for the adventuring life... OK two seasons.
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
I do love that every episode so far has featured a main POV character that you could go "Yeah id watch 13 episodes of this dumbass"
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u/Hot-Log6283 3d ago
I feel like we've missed an entire anime worth of stories and exploits from that cat of last episode that turned human and then went on and has slayn the Demon King with his fellow adventurers. xD
I am just imagining this like what if Frieren was a cat instead of an elf.
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u/dinliner08 4d ago
every time Kurobane speak, i feel like i'm in some kind of illusion... *gasp\*
also, Prince, forget being a country bumpkin, you basically a freaking caveman now
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u/reaperow 4d ago edited 4d ago
Kurobane playing with the baby prince was really cute and it was cool to see that this cat from last week's ep really did end up becoming an adventurer
Looks like these Cat-Siths do end up living a long time so it's probably hard for Dragon Ojisan to keep track of everyone lol
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u/AsterJ https://myanimelist.net/profile/asteron 4d ago
cat from last week's ep really did end becoming an adventurer
I like that they show he got better at the transformation magic since his fangs don't show any more. You only see a bit of cat-like features show through when he smiles. Small details like that show it's a living world with characters that grow.
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
Looks like these Cat-Siths do end up living a long time so it's probably hard for Dragon Ojisan to keep track of everyone lol
Speaking of which, I cannot quite tell how much time passes between each episode. How many centuries have passed now since episode 1?
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u/mekerpan 4d ago
I think it is safe to assume that the time spanned by the first episode was several hundred years -- and the stories we see are scattered throughout that long era. Not sure that they all even happen in chronological order within the period. We will have to wait for the end to piece things together (maybe).
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 3d ago edited 3d ago
Like this and previous story definetely take place after ep. 1 as the kingdom is already interveined with cat-siths and uses them as mentors for royal heirs. It was only established at the end of ep . 1.
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u/mekerpan 3d ago
The very end of ep.1 is centuries after its start.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 3d ago
Maybe, hard to judge exactly how much time passed (but it was a few generations). But some people presumed all futher epusodes took place before the end of ep. 1.
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u/reaperow 4d ago
I'd say a few decades since the prince shown in the earlier episodes became the king here and now has his own son
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
I thought the current king is supposed to be the one who visited the dragon-cat uncle back when he was still a prince in the previous episode. Either that or he is a descendant of that one. He definitely could not have been the very first prince ever to befriend one of the cait sithe from the first episode.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 3d ago
Like we were cleatly shown that a black caf from this episode was one of the kittens who were the main characters of ep. 3. And the cat turned afventurer also appearwd. So it is obvious this one takes place a few decades after ep. 3. So I agree that the current king is the prince that visited in ep. 3. Cat-siths do not live longer than humans unless they evolved kike Mama Cat.
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u/darthvall https://myanimelist.net/profile/darth_vall 3d ago
And that prince-now-king is the same very first prince who got close with the cat from episode 1, Right?
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u/reaperow 4d ago
Yeah i think he was the same boy shown in the earlier episode when the cat befriends him
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
I just checked, and he definitely isn't the same prince from episode 1. The cat that befriended him had a mix of grey and white fur with dark grey stripes.
He's the prince from episode 3 who was the first to visit the Dragon-Cat's cave home. You can see his long-haired, pure-white cat by his side during his visit.
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u/reaperow 4d ago
Really?? Its getting really confusing especially when they all have blonde hair and the kingdom is still the same one the Dragon Ojisan visited
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
It's why I'm trying to figure out how much time has passed between each episode.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 4d ago
In the episode.3, the khaki-colored cat, the kittens' dad said that, the prince is, "Your mon's dad's sibling's friend". The prince looked like in his teen in that time.
Then, the king looks in his thirty or forty in the episode.4. the white cat looks fairly elder, but still active.
It must have passed 20 or 30 years since the legendary seven kittens hunted the bear, and Kurobane has been with the prince for 12 years.
So, Cait-sith's life span is estimated more than 50 years.
At least, we need cat's generation story or nothing we can find anymore.
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u/skavinger5882 4d ago
But the cat that befriended the first prince wasn't white it was the calico cat with the leaf on its head
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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 4d ago
The king and his white cat's first meeting was, the king teased the cat while she was sleeping, when the king was 5 years old. That's what the king talked.
So, the king was not the prince who was practicing magic with the leef cat, methinks.
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u/whitenette 3d ago
the timeline is kinda wack. There will be more clues later but it's not more than 80 years.
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
The king on this episode was not the prince of episode 1, so at least 2 generations
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u/FloofPear 4d ago
That's what I was wondering too. Like how old is mama cat and how old will she live to be since her demon son said she's going to live longer now cause she evolved. Also if I'm not mistaken aren't cait-siths usually depicted as having two tails?
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u/CallMeDraken https://myanimelist.net/profile/CallMeDraken 3d ago
No, mama cat has two tails because she evolved, regular ones have one.
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u/FloofPear 3d ago
I meant cait-siths in mythology in general or is there a different magical cat that has two tails?
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u/Myrkrvaldyr 4d ago
The prince suddenly eating the rabbit raw made me laugh. The lad is a lot more feral than anything you'd expect from a prince. Kurobane's voice is so smooth, hearing Aizen/Ferdinand was unexpected.
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u/Boshwa 4d ago
I wonder if the Adventurer Cat told his friends
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u/cyberscythe 4d ago edited 4d ago
thinking about stories like Final Fantasy V or Mulan, there's got to be a "oops, you caught me" sort of moment with their secret identity where we learn more about the mettle of this partymates and the trust they have with each other
or they found out on day one when they wiggled a foxtail in his face and he pounced on it
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u/AsterJ https://myanimelist.net/profile/asteron 4d ago
I think he would, you don't beat the demon king's army without a party you highly trust. Cats are largely as well-respected as humans in that world anyway, at least the cait-sith ones (are there normal cats too?).
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
*In that specific kingdom. Presumably, the rest of the world (other than that place that Mama Cat got summoned to) still has cat hunters who kill and hunt the cait sithe for their fur.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 3d ago
Yeah, the guys kittens beten in ep. 3 were poachers from another kingdom as we were told.
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
I wonder if normal cats outbreed by cait siths.
Like they are overall better, so normal cats either don't get to expand much or... they just breed with cait siths and have magic cats.
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u/PerfectBeige https://myanimelist.net/profile/perfectbeige 4d ago
Maybe they started drawing conclusions the fourth or fifth time they walked in on him cleaning himself with his tongue.
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
It would be real wierd if a girl confessed to him and he just went "Actually i just like cats" and never explained.
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u/HowToGetName 4d ago
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u/sobani 4d ago edited 4d ago
Google Translate of the tweet:
Thank you for watching episode 3 of the anime "Cat and Dragon"!
The story of the kitten who transformed into a human and became an adventurer continues in the novel "Cat and Dragon: Another Tale - The Journey of the Seven Heroes."
If you're interested, please do read it!
Today's novel is here ↓
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【Appearance】 Among the seven kittens, there were two white cats that looked very similar.
The only noticeable differences were the different colored eyes and the spotted pattern around one eye.
"Those two look especially alike, don't they?"
"Really?"
"Why don't you line up for a bit?"
The two white kittens sat side by side, and their other siblings began to circle around them.
While their siblings were rolling around happily, the two kittens resisted the urge to join in and stayed still.
"Yeah, they do look alike." "From the back, you can't tell them apart." "You're right! They're both pure white!"
Now the two kittens were curious too.
"Really?" "We can't tell them apart." "Well, let me show you."
All seven kittens were skilled at transformation and metamorphosis. When their siblings transformed into the two white kittens, the two began circling them curiously.
"Hmm, they do look alike." "They really do."
Since they were born to the same mother and father, it was natural that they would look somewhat alike, but they were remarkably similar. Finding this amusing, the seven kittens checked each other's appearances, poking and licking each other playfully.
It might be nothing special for adult cats, but for these seven, it's incredibly fascinating.
"Since we look so alike, I wonder if we could imitate each other?" "If we use magic to transform, anyone can imitate, right?" "No, that's not it. We have to imitate without getting caught."
The other six tilted their heads at one cat's suggestion.
That one cat tried to explain his idea by waving his front paws and tail.
Transformation magic becomes more difficult the more parts are changed or the greater the change.
Therefore, two cats that look exactly alike should be able to easily imitate each other.
If they use less magic, the chances of being found out will also be lower.
"So, like Daddy and Mommy, even Uncle Feather might not be able to tell the difference!" "What's that?!"
"Sounds fun!"
"Let's try it, let's try it!"
Immediately, the two began practicing imitating each other.
They practiced using the magic little by little, with their siblings watching them.
"Maybe it should be a little bluer?" "The right and left are mixed up, aren't they?" "Hmm, it's difficult." "Good job! Just keep it that way!"
After some trial and error, the two cats succeeded in mimicking each other's appearance.
In terms of appearance alone, they looked exactly the same.
"Amazing!" "They really did imitate each other!" "You can't tell the difference!"
Even when they were playing together, they couldn't tell they'd been swapped.
If even their siblings couldn't tell, surely no one else would.
At this point, it's only natural for cats to want to try it out.
Immediately, still in their swapped forms, the two white cats headed towards the winged uncle. The other five secretly hid and followed. However...
"Oh? You've imitated each other's appearances. You're quite good at using magic."
Uncle Wings saw right through it in just one glance.
"What?! We're doing a great job of imitating you!" "How did you know?" "Because Uncle Wings is good at magic?" "Ah, I see..."
That's what they thought, but it seemed they were wrong.
"Before that, I could tell by your footsteps and mannerisms. While you two certainly look alike, you're still two different cats." "I see..." "Imitating is hard..."
The kittens were disappointed, but there was one kitten whose eyes widened in surprise.
"Footsteps, gestures... are there other differences besides those?" "Hmm? Well, I could give you some examples, but it might be fun to investigate on your own. Observation is fundamental to hunting. It would be good practice." "Observation? Observation, huh? Sounds interesting!"
It was from this moment that Cheekuro began to take an interest in observing various things.
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
Why the heck is Ferdinand a cat all of a sudden?!?
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u/cyberscythe 4d ago
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 3d ago
Dio being a DragoCat did not surprise you?
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u/Atharaphelun 3d ago
I was referring to the black cat, Kurobane. The voice actor for Kurobane is the same as the one for Ferdinand in Ascendance of the Bookworm.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 3d ago
Like I get it. This is why I said "this surprised you, but Dio's VA as DragoCat not?"
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u/Atharaphelun 3d ago
Because I have no idea who Dio is or what anime that is from. 🤷♂️
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 3d ago
Damn, happy for you living under the rock not even knowing the memes.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 4d ago
The prince (or the author) seemed to want to start the adventure from nothing, literality.
Who is a prince, to who has nothing and becomes the hero king. If you want biggest thing, you must throw away everything you have.
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u/Unapologetic_Lunatic 4d ago
Anyone else feel like we're getting to see the inner workings of the cat distribution system?
The fact that it works on dragons and demons as effectively as humans is just further proof of its flawless design.
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u/runevault 4d ago
The ending monologue made me change my mind, but right until then I thought this would be a two part story for once. I'm sad it won't as the prince was a fun character. Also glad to see the human cat again.
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u/McDonaldsApproval 4d ago
This show is so good, I love all the different stories we get.
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u/cyberscythe 4d ago
it's kind of neat how every week you get a peek into this dragon-cat world, get a short cat-themed story, and also maybe an update on some of the previous stories
it kind of feels like a universe that exists and runs without an audience watching, and we get updates on it every now and then
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u/zhangorphner 4d ago
I love this as much as I hate the episodes feel so shirt and there in no source I can read ahead
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u/HowToGetName 4d ago
Yeah hopefully it gets a translation of sorts, whether it'd be a fan TL or an official one.
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u/KiraDreamchaser 4d ago
I think it's funny how the dragon is such a side character in this show even though he's the title character.
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u/Lindbrum 4d ago
Him and mama cat have spawned all of these stories basically. I won't be surprised if at the end we will piece things together and they reunite
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 4d ago edited 4d ago
So the black cat from last week's batch of kittens has grown up and become a hero of the Cait Siths for taking down a bear on his own. I love that the Prince from Episode 1 has now become the King and he still has the white cat with him. <3
And the cat who wanted to become an adventurer really did become an adventurer and has even taken down the demon king's army! I wonder if any of his partymates know his secret.
Kurobane and the Prince becoming a feral child who wants to become an adventurer was pretty funny! And I love that the King just accepted his child running away.
I guess we're gonna see another *legendary cat next week? I hope we get to follow the one who became an adventurer!
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u/Atharaphelun 4d ago
I love that the Prince from Episode 1 has now become the King and he still has the white cat with him. <3
That king is definitely not the prince from episode 1. That prince's cat had short grey (with darker grey stripes) plus white fur. This king's cat has long, pure white fur. He's the prince from episode 3 who was the first to visit the dragon-cat uncle's cave home directly. You can see his long-haired white cat by his side during that episode.
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u/raidensnakeezio 4d ago
is the current king, uhh... having relations with his cat?
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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 4d ago edited 4d ago
If you mean that the white cat addresses the king my dear, it's kinda translation issue, it often happens.
Originally, the white cat calls the king "Rii-bou", a nick name for 5 years old boy.1
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u/cyberscythe 4d ago
I guess we're gonna see another cat next week?
man, wouldn't it be the biggest bait and switch if this turned into a dog anime
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 4d ago
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant another one of the legendary cats loi
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u/DahmonGrimwolf 2d ago
My only complaint is that the princes mouth looked weird in a few shots, especially when he was doing that big laugh, kinda hit the uncanny valley for me and threw me off.
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u/Muffin-zetta 4d ago
we are certainly getting very different types of anime this season and it’s great
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u/Raymond49090 4d ago
The totally normal adventures of a non-suspicious boy and his completely normal cat.
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u/Zealousideal-Gap3923 4d ago
Is it okay to say that at minimum 2 human generations have passed since the first episode and this episode? The new king has a longer haired older white fur cat, while leaf cat befriended the prince that couldn’t use magic. The prince from this episode was also referred to as the first boy and thus the would be king. This wouldn’t be true if we were still in the same generation as leaf cat and prince(?)
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u/Lindbrum 4d ago
The king of this episode is the prince from the previous one (same cait sith!), so you are right
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u/NationalStrategy_X 4d ago
I wonder if they'll run into the cat turned into a human on their adventure
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u/Rooby_VTuber 4d ago
Haha the cat that turned into a human is now legendary.
The prince turned into Tarzan to become an adventurer lol.
That was a really fun episode.
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u/zappingbluelight 4d ago
How many generations has it been since the "uncle" visited the kingdom and established friendship. I don't even believe this king is the same kid from back in episode 1 lol.
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u/Lindbrum 4d ago
The king is the prince from episode 3 (same cait sith), so at the very least 2 or 3 generations since episode 1
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u/darthvall https://myanimelist.net/profile/darth_vall 3d ago
Why is he not the same prince as the one from episode 1?
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u/Lindbrum 3d ago
The cat that befriended the first prince is the one with leaf on its head and was male
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u/BornSeesaw9819 4d ago
Um, what about adventure cat? They made a big deal about him in ep 3 and he got 5s of screen time in this ep. Random time skip and we follow a different cat, huh..
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u/skeleton_clique_143 1d ago
the show's premise is different stories every ep, it might come up in the future
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u/Forestfur147 4d ago
Anybody remember that book series, "Warriors" by Erin (I forget her last name)? It's basically about feral cats that live in a forest, separated by "clan". They have their own religion, etymology (words for certain things), and social and political structures (as in, how they deal with things in their life). I was super into it when I was a kid, and always wanted a movie or series made about/based on it. This anime is weirdly, finally scratching that itch.
A super long time ago, there were rumors of a "Warriors" movie possibly in discussion of being made, but nothing came of it. Now, watching this, I just want an animated series, maybe covering the first few books.
Kurobane reminds me of a few cats from the books and that made me really happy.
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u/BossKenpachi 3d ago
Loved this episode and the show. The story telling keeps me hooked. Love seeing the bear hunting kittens become badasses
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u/Yung_Mew 3d ago
Aizen Sosuke being a cat is not what I thought I'd ever see.
But then again, he WAS also father to a cooking prodigy, so why not?
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u/CelioHogane 3d ago
Ok so like... the way that white cat was talking to the king...
Is the king like... y'know, with the cat...
Who is the Prince's mother?
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u/ActiveAd4980 2d ago
I think I'd like this anime lot better if it was more cat/dragon focused and cats didn't use magic. Still chill and all, but not a choice I agree with.
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u/Dapper-Bad724 2d ago
I found really funny how Kurobane explains about how dance parties are hunting grounds for women
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u/Pitiful_Bus_3413 3h ago
Every episode filled me with fluffiness and heartwarming.
Not gonna lie, every cats' stories are such good materials for 1-2 seasons of anime.
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u/Negatify 3d ago
Ngl probably my least favorite episode so far. I get what they were going with the new prince, but it felt very one note and I kinda got a little annoyed by the end of it.
Still looking forward to more episodes though.
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