History Anime / CatSoup

* AdultFear - In addition to their daughter [[IllGirl being the verge of death]], the parents also almost lose their son when he nearly drowns in the bathtub.

* StealthPun - As seen under WordSaladTitle, the title "Cat Soup" is meant to be a pun on "catsup."

* StealthPun - As seen under WordSaladTitle, the title "Cat Soup" is meant to be a pun on "catsup."

* OminousMusicBoxTune - The ending theme, [[spoiler:to add to the DownerEnding]].

** Actually, he's cleaning his ears because he found Nyako half-drowned in the tub. While Nyako was half-dead, he spirit-walked outside his body and noticed Jizou taking his sister's soul, took it back, and when his father revived him by pulling him out of the bath, he still had the soul.

** [[spoiler:Becomes worse when you find out it was made as a tribute to the director's wife who struggled with depression, that he tried his best to help her out of, before killing herself. The entire thing is about the inevitability of death. In the end, the director could not prevent his wife's suicide, and Nyako could not prevent his own family's end.]]

* AllThereInTheManual - Nyaata and Nyako are only given names on the movie's websites.

* CircusOfFear - Nyaata and Nyako go to one just before they start off on their adventures.

* IllGirl - Nyaata

* MechanicalLifeforms: A bunch of these reside in a mechanical forest where [[spoiler: the flower that contains the other part of Nyaata's soul is found.]]

* AllThereInTheManual - Nyaata and Nyaako are only given names on the movie's websites.

* AutoCannibalism- The Pig ends up being served some of its own fat, by Nyaaka.

* CarnivoreConfusion - Nyaata befriends a pig, [[CatsAreMean butchers him alive]], and [[ITasteDelicious shares his meat with him]].
* CatsAreMean - Nyaata is pretty vicious to anyone who isn't a family member.
* CessationOfExistence- [[spoiler:Nyaata's family, the world itself, and you, all die in this fashion.]]
** Subverted when time stops; he breaks off and stomps on a person's teardrop...whatever ''that's'' supposed to mean.
* CircusOfFear - Nyaata and Nyaako go to one just before they start off on their adventures.

* [[spoiler:DownerEnding - After the quest is over, Nyaata's family disappears one by one, and then...]]
** [[spoiler:Becomes worse when you find out it was made as a tribute to the director's wife who struggled with depression, that he tried his best to help her out of, before killing herself. The entire thing is about the inevitability of death. In the end, the director could not prevent his wife's suicide, and Nyaata could not prevent his own family's end.]]
* EarCleaning- Nyaata's father does this to him early on in the movie. Seeing how Nyaata just ran all night to try and get back his sister, this scene could be considered a HeartwarmingMoment.

* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai - There's a scene where Nyaata imagines samurai cutting up a fish until there's nothing left of it but its head, bones, and tailfin (that it somehow is able to walk on). Then it swims in the water and ends up on the beach... it's supposed to be symbolic.

* FreeRangeChildren - Nyaata, a kitten, is able to travel (with his brain-dead older sister for company) to some utterly bizarre and very dangerous places -- and his parents don't seem to even notice.

* IllGirl - Nyaako
* ImAHumanitarian - The pig finds it hard to resist Nyaata cooking his own flesh and eventually decides to [[ITasteDelicious have a piece]]
* LetsMeetTheMeat - Nyaata and the pig.

* MechanicalLifeforms: A bunch of these reside in a mechanical forest where [[spoiler: the flower that contains the other part of Nyaako's soul is found.]]

* VomitIndiscretionShot- Nyaata doesn't find the pig's head bumps as good as his flesh.

* CessationOfExistance- [[spoiler:Nyaata's family, the world itself, and you, all die in this fashion.]]

It centers around a family of anthropomorphic cats, specifically two kittens: the [[IllGirl terminally ill]] Nyatta and her younger brother Nyako. After Nyaako dies, Nyaata manages to take back [[OurSoulsAreDifferent half of her soul]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksitigarbha Jizou]]. This brings her back to life, but leaves her braindead. Determined to bring his sister back to normal, he goes on a surreal journey through [[SpiritWorld the land of the dead]] [[ToHellAndBack to retrieve the other half]]. [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Or something.]]

It centers around a family of anthropomorphic cats, specifically two kittens: the [[IllGirl terminally ill]] Nyaako and her younger brother Nyaata. After Nyaako dies, Nyaata manages to take back [[OurSoulsAreDifferent half of her soul]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksitigarbha Jizou]]. This brings her back to life, but leaves her braindead. Determined to bring his sister back to normal, he goes on a surreal journey through [[SpiritWorld the land of the dead]] [[ToHellAndBack to retrieve the other half]]. [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Or something.]]

** [[spoiler:Becomes worse when you find out it was made a a tribute to the director's wife who struggled with depression, that he tried his best to help her out of, before killing herself. The entire thing is about the inevitability of death. In the end, the director could not prevent his wife's suicide, and Nyaata could not prevent his own family's end.]]

* MechanicalLifeforms: A bunch of these reside in a mechanical forest where [[spoiler: the flower that contains the other part of Nyaato's soul is found.]]

* MechanicalLifeforms: This is where [[spoiler: the flower that contains the other part of Nyaato's soul is found.]]

* MechanicalLifeforms

* GrotesqueCute - A story featuring two little kittens can't get much cuter or more grotesque than this.

* RuleOfCool: If this isn't symbolic, then it's this.

* MindScrew

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* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai - There's a scene where Nyaata imagines samurai cutting up a fish until there's nothing left of it but it's head, bones, and tailfin that its somehow able to walk on. Then it swims in the water and ends up on the beach... it's supposed to be symbolic.

* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai - There's a scene where Nyaata imagines samurai cutting up a fish until there's nothing left of it but it's head and bones, and then it swims in the water and ends up on the beach... it's supposed to be symbolic.