The appeal and reviews of "Mayoi Neko Overrun!": A school romantic comedy filled with laughs and emotions

Mayoineko Overrun! - Detailed Review and Recommendation

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

Light novel

■ Broadcast period

April 6, 2010 - June 29, 2010

■TV Broadcast

• TOKYO MX April 6, 2010 to June 29, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Tuesday 23:00 to 23:30
• Sun TV April 8, 2010 to June 24, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Thursday 26:10 to 26:40
• BS11 April 10, 2010 to July 3, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Saturday 24:00 to 24:30
• Animax April 19, 2010 to July 12, 2010 (episodes 1 to 13) Every Monday 22:00 to 22:30

■ Online distribution

• Animate TV April 11, 2010 to July 4, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 13) Updated every Sunday from 12:00
• Bandai Channel April 11, 2010 to July 4, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 13) Updated every Sunday from 12:00

■Broadcasting station

TOKYO MX, UHF, Animax, Animate TV, Bandai Channel

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 13

■Original Story

Tomohiro Matsu

■ Director

Shin Itagaki, Kenichi Hachiya, Heitaro Daichi, Michio Fukuda, Rion Kujo, Manabu Ono, Tomohiro Hirata, Takuya Sato, Keizo Kusakawa, Junichi Sato

■ Production

・Animation production: AIC

■Works

©Matsu Tomohiro, Peko/Shueisha, Stray Cat Club

■ Story

Poke poke meow~~

A high-tension romantic comedy full of male friendship and a tsundere beautiful girl begins! Tsuzuki Takumi lives with his unrelated sister.

His sister, who is the manager of the failing Western-style pastry shop "Stray Cats," is a kind-hearted, clumsy girl, so he does his best just to keep the shop running with the help of his childhood friend, Serizawa Fumino, who lives nearby.

At that time, Otome-san picked up something bold again. Furthermore, at school, the most wealthy girl in the school is planning to start a new club. Fumino is not obedient and is fussy, saying "Die twice!!!"

Seriously...it's a high-tension, restless life.

■Cast

• Takumi Tsuzuki/Nobuhiko Okamoto
• Fumino Serizawa/Kanae Ito
• Chise Umenomori/Yuka Iguchi
• Nozomi Kiriya/Ayana Taketatsu
• Otome Tsuzuki/Satomi Sato
• Kikuchi Ieyasu/Yoshino Hiroyuki
• Daigoro Koya/Junji Majima
• Kaho Takemaen/Yukari Tamura
• Naruko Kanae/Horie Yui
• Young Takumi / Minako Kotobuki
• Sato/Rina Sato
• Suzuki/Arai Satomi
• Tamao Fujino/Yuka Nanri
• Shimako Murasame/Mamiko Noto
• Shimako's subordinate/Ryuichi Kijima
• Okada/Shunzo Miyasaka
• Brave Kaiser/Nobuhiko Okamoto
• Brave Mach/Yoshino Hiroyuki
• Brave Drill / Junji Mashima
• Sayaka/Kanae Ito
• Chizuru/Yuka Iguchi
• Shinobu/Ayana Taketatsu
• Hazuki/Yukari Tamura
• Dr. Saotome/Satomi Sato
• Nanami Assistant/Yui Horie
• Machine Duke / Kenji Utsumi
• Honoka/Rina Hidaka
• Honoka's Mother / Nabatame Hitomi

■ Main staff

• Original author: Tomohiro Matsu
• Original illustrations by Peko (published by Shueisha's "Super Dash Bunko")
• Planning: Naoki Watanabe, Akihiro Kawamura, Tsuneo Takechi, Sumihiro Kamitamauri, Tsuyoshi Metoki
• Directed by: Shin Itagaki, Kenichi Hachiya, Heitaro Daichi, Michio Fukuda, Rion Kujo, Manabu Ono, Tomohiro Hirata, Takuya Sato, Keizo Kusakawa, Junichi Sato
• Produced by: Satoshi Adachi, Kohei Kawase, Yoshihiro Kimura, Aiichiro Akita
• Series Composition: Tomohiro Matsu
• Main writer: Nobuo Kimura
• Character design: Nao Nakamoto
• Chief Animator / Yosuke Kabashima
• Mechanical design: Masahiro Yamane
• Art Director: Maeda Minoru
• Color design: Toshie Suzuki
• Director of photography: Harutsugu Ishiguro, Takeo Ogiwara, Kojiro Hayashi
• Edited by Kiyoshi Hirose, Akihiko Mishima, and Masato Yoshitake
• Music by Ryuji Takagi
• Sound Director: Aketagawa Jin
• Retouching, 2D design: Yamada Kanako, Murata Eriko
• Art setting: Maeda Minoru
• 3DCG/CG Producer/Hiroaki Matsuura
• 3DCG/CG Creative Director/Daisuke Suzuki
• 3DCG/CG Line Director/Garyu Tanaka
• Assistant Editor: Akari Saito
• Video editing/Q-Tech
• Sound effects: Katsuhiro Nakano, Akiko Muto, Naoto Yamatani
• Recording adjustment: Ayumu Anzai
• Recording assistant: Naoki Takeda
• Sound Production: Rie Tanaka
• Recording studio/Prosen Studio
• Sound Production/Magic Capsule
• Advertising: Teruhiko Sato, Hideki Nakanishi
• Cooperation: Makoto Osuki, Takashi Iida, ASATSU-DK, Quaras
• Assistant Producers: Mami Toida, Takayuki Hirota
• Title logo design/Mudkiga Graphics, Mukadeya Yuko
• Interview cooperation: Miwaouni Confectionery Studio, Satsukidai 4-chome, Optogram
• Original Soundtrack/Geneon Universal Entertainment
• Music Producer: Akira Kawase (Bella Bo Entertainment)
• Animation producer/Hisao Fukuya
• Animation production: AIC
• Planning cooperation: Super Dash Bunko editorial department Maruho Yukiharu, Jump SQ. editorial department Kosuge Shuntaro
• Producers: Shinya Shinozaki, Nobuhiro Nakayama, Jun Fukuda, Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Owada
• Produced by: Stray Cat Club

■ Main Characters

• Takumi Tsuzuki is a first year student at Umenomori Private Academy. He is the actual(?) owner of the pastry shop Stray Cats. His personality is completely love and peace.
• Serizawa Fumino is Takumi's childhood friend and lives in a church. A wolf girl who swore to herself as a child that she would never tell the truth. Her catchphrase is "Die twice!", but is she actually the cover of a sensitive heart?
• Umenomori Chise is the daughter of the ruler of Umenomori Academy. She is a young lady who "believes the world revolves around her." She treats Takumi as her servant.
• Kiriya Nozomi's catchphrase is "Nyaa" and "Nya". But in a sense, is she the most sensible person? Mostly, she's a "mystery".
• She is the sister-in-law of Otome Tsuzuki and her actual adoptive mother. Her age is unknown and she is a very airheaded woman with a gentle demeanor who hates the evil and cruelty in the world more than anyone else.
• Naruko Kanae is a handsome girl who is both energetic and popular. She has strange hobbies.
• A childhood friend of Chise Takemazono Kaho, she is a pure celebrity. At first glance, she gives off a pure and elegant impression, but in reality, she is a dark-hearted girl who loves to plot and scheme. She is also a sadist.
• Kikuchi Ieyasu is a bit of a mouthy guy, but he's a good guy at heart. He's Takumi's geek master, and his motto is ".JPG is good enough."
• Daigoro Koya is a man of Japanese culture who is devoted to martial arts. He is a man of character, but a little off. He is an airhead.

■Subtitle

• Episode 1: Stray Cat Runs (2010/04/06)
• Episode 2: The Stray Cat Laughed (2010/04/13)
• Episode 3: Lost cat found (2010/04/20)
• Episode 4: Stray Cat Takes Off Her Clothes (2010/04/27)
• Episode 5: The Stray Cat Cried (2010/05/04)
• Episode 6: Stray Cat, in Trouble (2010/05/11)
• Episode 7: Stray Cat, I Got Riding (2010/05/18)
• Episode 8: Stray Cat, I pulled it out (2010/05/25)
• Episode 9: The Stray Cat Swam (2010/06/01)
• Episode 10: I took a lost cat (2010/06/08)
• Episode 11: Stray Cat, Broken (2010/06/15)
• Episode 12: The Stray Cat Makes a Decision (2010/06/22)
• Episode 13: Stray Cats, Collected (2010/06/29)

■ Theme songs and music

• OP1
  ・Happy New Meow・Lyrics by Kiyomi Kuma・Composition by Ryuji Takagi・Arrangement by Ryuji Takagi・Singer by Fumino Serizawa (Kanae Ito) & Chiyo Umenomori (Yuka Iguchi) & Nozomi Kiritani (Ayana Taketatsu)
• OP2
  ・GO! Grand Braver!
  Lyrics: Hitomi Mieno Composition: Ryuji Takagi Arrangement: Ryuji Takagi Singer: Yoshiki Fukuyama
• ED1
  ・Lovey-dovey Come Home!
  Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano Composition: Ryuji Takagi Arrangement: Ryuji Takagi Singer: Fumino Serizawa (Kanae Ito) & Chiyo Umenomori (Yuka Iguchi) & Nozomi Kiritani (Ayana Taketatsu)
• ED2
  ・Song of the Stray Cat Club・Lyrics by Kiyomi Kumano・Composition by Ryuji Takagi・Arrangement by Ryuji Takagi・Singer by Fumino Serizawa (Kanae Ito) & Chiyo Umenomori (Yuka Iguchi) & Nozomi Kiritani (Ayana Taketatsu)
• ED3
  ・Play the Star Song・Lyrics by Hitomi Mieno・Composition by Ryuji Takagi・Arrangement by Ryuji Takagi・Singer by Hitomi Mieno
• ED4
  ・Bloomer Song・Lyrics by Tomohiro Matsu・Music by Ryuji Takagi・Arrangement by Ryuji Takagi・Singer by Umenomori Gakuen Bloomer School
• IN1
  ・Song of Spats・Lyrics by Tomohiro Matsu・Music by Ryuji Takagi・Arrangement by Ryuji Takagi・Song by Umenomori Gakuen Spats Group

Stray Cat Overrun! - Detailed Review and Recommendation

"Mayoi Neko Overrun!" is a TV anime series that aired in 2010, and is based on a light novel by Matsu Tomohiro. This work entertains viewers with a story woven by high-tension romantic comedy and unique characters. Below, we will explain in detail the appeal and features of this work, as well as the recommended points.

Story and Characters

The story of Mayoi Neko Overrun! revolves around the protagonist Takumi Tsuzuki. Takumi lives with his unrelated sister Otome and helps out at the failing pastry shop Stray Cats. Takumi is surrounded by a diverse cast of unique characters, including his childhood friend Fumino Serizawa, the school's most posh Umenomori Chise, and the mysterious Nozomi Kiritani.

Takumi's sister, Otome, is a kind-hearted, clumsy girl whose actions provide many laughs to the story. Fumino is a tsundere character whose catchphrase is "Die twice!!!" and her relationship with Takumi is an important element of the story. Chise is a rich young lady who treats Takumi like a servant, and her haughty attitude and kind heart are charming. Kiritani Nozomi is a mysterious character whose catchphrases are "nyaa" and "nya", and her actions and words add depth to the story.

The appeal of this work lies in the balance of comedy and drama that the characters create with their personalities. Various characters are intertwined with Takumi at the center, and the story unfolds with laughter and tears. In particular, the relationship between Takumi and Fumino resonates with viewers, and the bond between the two deepens as the story progresses, making it a highlight of the series.

Animation and Music

The animation is produced by AIC, and the character designs are by Hisashi Nakamoto. The animation features a wide variety of character expressions and movements, which is especially effective in the comedy scenes. The mechanical design and art direction are also of a high standard, firmly expressing the worldview of the work.

The music is by Takagi Ryuji, and the opening theme "Happy New Meow" and the ending theme "Icha Love Come Home!" are sung by Ito Kanae, who plays Serizawa Fumino, Iguchi Yuka, who plays Umenomori Chise, and Taketatsu Ayana, who plays Kiritani Nozomi. These songs not only enhance the atmosphere of the work, but also bring out the individuality of the characters. In addition, the second opening "GO! Gran Braver!" is sung by Fukuyama Yoshiki, emphasizing the robot anime element, which is another face of the work.

Recommended points

I would especially recommend "Mayoineko Overrun!" to the following types of viewers:

• For those who like romantic comedies : This work is full of the elements that are essential to a romantic comedy, such as tsundere, rich girls, and natural characters. The relationship between Takumi and Fumino, and Chise's attitude towards Takumi, are full of laughs and emotions.
• People who like unique characters : Each character, including Takumi, has a strong personality, and their interactions and actions add excitement to the story. In particular, catchy lines such as Fumino's "Die twice!!!" and Kiriya Nozomi's "Nyaa" are also appealing.
• For those who like robot anime : This work is not only a romantic comedy, but also contains elements of robot anime. Fans of robot anime can enjoy the content, such as Brave Kaiser, which Takumi transforms into, and Brave Mach and Brave Drill, which other characters transform into.
• Music lovers : Takagi Ryuji's music not only enhances the atmosphere of the work, but also brings out the personalities of the characters. The opening and ending songs in particular will stay in the hearts of viewers.

summary

Mayoineko Overrun! is a story that will entertain viewers with its high-tension romantic comedy and unique characters. The relationship between Takumi and Fumino, Chise's attitude towards Takumi, and Nozomi Kiriya's mysterious behavior are all hilarious and moving. It also contains elements of robot anime, making it enjoyable for a wide range of viewers. The music is also an important element in enhancing the atmosphere of the work, and the opening and ending songs in particular will be memorable. This work is especially recommended for those who like romantic comedies, unique characters, robot anime, and music.