Japan Synopsis
泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
“The Magic That Brought Us Closer”
Miyo "Muge" Sasaki is a peculiar second-year junior high student who has fallen in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge resolutely pursues Kento every day, but he takes no notice of her. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat named Tarō. The magic lets Muge get close to Kento, but eventually it may also make her unable to transform back to a human.
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
500 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Whisker Away sits at position #121.
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Whisker Away. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedKONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
★ 8.1 · Japan
5 sharedNiNoKuni
★ 6.5 · Japan
4 sharedHer Blue Sky
★ 7.1 · Japan
4 sharedOverlord: The Undead King
★ 7.0 · Japan
4 sharedanohana: The Flower We Saw That Day – The Movie
★ 7.5 · Japan
4 sharedThe Wonderland
★ 6.5 · Japan
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The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Whisker Away premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #636 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #534 of 2,532 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Colorido |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | June 18, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt11958344 |
| Official Site | nakineko-movie.com |