What's Michael?

Introduction

A series of adventures featuring the one cat apparently everyone in the world owns... Michael.

Audience ratings

MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 5.65/10 · 700

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buta-sama

What's Michael? is a fantastic pet-themed comedy series with charming feline character designs and a catchy soundtrack. The story of What's Michael? is rather simple due to its focus on sketch comedy. Each bit is a different absurd scenario in the life of Michael the cat. Each comedy sketch depicts Michael having various owners, making for an optimal "what if" situation. From newlywed couples welcoming their first pet to manly Yakuza secretly snuggling their adorable cat while away from their gang buddies, Michael is depicted as living various wonderfully entertaining lifestyles. What's Michael? primarily centers around only two characters: Michael, our delightful orange cat, who is the main focus of this series, and Poppo, his occasionally appearing female companion. Michael and Poppo…

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cranberrycolour

"What's Michael?" is a collection of 3-4 minute shorts about cats. The concept sounds quite cute, I enjoy older animation (when it's done well), and I like cats, so I thought it might be a decent watch. But nahhh. The art and animation is mostly fine, so no complaints there. The problem is that it's not funny. Almost every short in "What's Michael?" is either unfunny or uncomfortable, sometimes both. Didn't really wanna see cats being slapped / punched, didn't really wanna see an adult cat be inappropriate towards a kitten. Just felt gross. I'm not sure who the target demographic for this is. If you like cats, you don't want to see them hurt... If you hate cats, you don't want to watch an hour-long OVA about cats... Baffling. Among the many bad shorts, there's a couple that were fine, b…