Who directed Cat Soup and what is it based on?
Cat Soup was directed by Tatsuo Sato and is based on the manga created by Nekojiru. Nekojiru first introduced the characters Nyata and Nyaako in the June 1990 issue of the monthly manga magazine Garo.
Questions about Cat Soup
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When was Cat Soup released and where?
Cat Soup was released direct-to-DVD in Japan on the 21st of February 2001. Central Park Media released it on DVD in North America on the 9th of September 2003 under its Software Sculptors label.
What is the plot of Cat Soup?
Cat Soup follows Nyata, an anthropomorphic kitten, who drowns in a bathtub and travels to the land of the dead to recover his sister Nyaako's soul from the psychopomp Jizo. He retrieves only half her soul, and the siblings journey through a surreal world of floods, deserts, and time distortions to find the other half.
What awards did Cat Soup win?
Cat Soup won an Excellence Prize in the Animation Division at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival, the Best Short Film award at the 2001 Fantasia Festival, and the Silver Award for Animation at the 2003 New York Exposition of Short Film and Video.
Who was the manga artist Nekojiru and when did she die?
Nekojiru was born on the 19th of January 1967 and died by suicide on the 10th of May 1998, three years before Cat Soup was released. She created the characters Nyata and Nyaako, who also appeared in 27 two-minute television episodes on TV Asahi in 1999.
Where did Nekojiru's characters first appear before Cat Soup?
The characters Nyaako and Nyata first appeared in the June 1990 issue of the monthly manga magazine Garo. They later featured in a series of 27 two-minute television episodes that aired in 1999 as a segment on TV Asahi.