Chi’s Sweet Home, because this is what my Friday nights have become

April 4th, 2008 by Shirukii

So I come home on a Friday night and am greeted by the absence of a new Clannad episode. As if that’s not bad enough, the spring anime season has begun, leaving me with very little to cover elsewhere while fansubbers are busy going through the motions of a new project, having to set TL, typesetting, etc. not to mention the extra time it takes to do the OP/EDs.

So with little else to talk about, I bring you Chi’s Sweet Home! They’re nothing more than 2 minute shorts, probably aired during a lull in programming or something, Chi’s Sweet Home follows the story of Chi a kitten who has gotten separated from the rest of her litter and taken in by some random family as a stray. At first, Chi is determined to leave the house and seek out her mother and siblings, however as the family provides her with food, shelter, and some less desirable things like a bath, Chi begins to get used to living with a family and is now showing signs of forgetting about her previous family.

Now, this may seem like simple shorts with no substance, essentially about the daily life of a cute little kitten, but look under the surface and there’s much more to it. Chi’s situation is analogous to many people in Japanese society, nay, the world. Chi’s dream of returning home represents the naive aspirations we all had as children, dreams of becoming astronauts, accomplished artists, actors, rock stars, the list goes on. However, as we became accustomed to the comfortability of a 9 to 5 job with decent pay, sitting at a desk grinding through office work, we begin to slip into mundaneness. Despite the boring nature of the lives many of us lead, they’re comfortable lives that we have become more or less content with. Our dreams became lost on us and are now little more than a “I wonder what would have happened if…” dream simulation residing in the most secluded area of our minds, and soon the idea of taking risks to grab hold of your true desires becomes a stupid pipe dream.

…oh God, who am I kidding. They’re simple shorts with no substance about the daily life of a cute little kitten.

~ Shirukii ~

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16 Responses to “Chi’s Sweet Home, because this is what my Friday nights have become”

  1. on 04 Apr 2008 at 8:32 pm1 Totali

    SO CUTE!

  2. on 04 Apr 2008 at 8:33 pm2 Calawain

    Guh….the damn thing is too cute.

  3. on 04 Apr 2008 at 8:34 pm3 ItAintEazy

    Chi was a pleasant surprise after wasting my precious time suffering through To-Love-Ru raw (*brrr*).

  4. on 04 Apr 2008 at 8:35 pm4 lolikit

    >>…oh God, who am I kidding.

    I love you, Shirukii.

  5. on 04 Apr 2008 at 11:10 pm5 Servbot

    I watched up to episode 4 of Chi’s Sweet Anime. Moving on from chicken to cats, things have been less stressful.

    Oh btw Shirukii, my import copy of Macross for PS2 came in and man… you gotta play this if you like Macross!

    Here is a sample from the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psq5sQD8KK0

    and Minmay from the anime:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzn5VWKg7lY

  6. on 04 Apr 2008 at 11:41 pm6 Kari

    KITTY!!! *huggles Chi*

  7. on 05 Apr 2008 at 10:05 am7 Siva

    “It’s a dead end!”
    LOL so hard

    “I am going home.”
    Don’t stop me!!!

    @ lolikit:
    >> “I love you, Shirukii.”
    o_O it can’t be!!!

    @ Servbot: “Do You Remember Love?” I believe this is one of the best Macross theme song, even Macross Frontier still using the remixed of this song for ED. Not a big fan of Macross I only seen Macross Zero so far and looking forward to Macross Frontier.

  8. on 05 Apr 2008 at 3:33 pm8 Kanon_fan82

    Oh well……it might be a slow start to the season…….but we still have the finale of Bamboo Blade to look forward to :)

  9. on 05 Apr 2008 at 9:06 pm9 Shirukii

    @ Totali: :3

    @ Calawain: Seriously, my nutbladder is reaching critical levels.

    @ ItAintEazy: What’s wrong with pointless fanservice =(?

    @ lolikit: Right back at you <3 If only you were a girl, my search for true love would be over.

    @ Servbot: I haven’t watched any of the Macross franchise, sadly. I have it all dled though, and I plan on watching Macross Frontier.

    @ Kari: Careful, I hear (s?)he scratches.

    @ Siva: lolikit and I share the manliest of internet bonds, after sitting through Kyousora together, nothing shall break them!

    @ Kanon_fan82: MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN! I just watched it, I love Lion-tan so much.

  10. on 06 Apr 2008 at 5:38 am10 biankita

    i actually downloaded this because this is one of the first things in the spring season that has premiered. i have to say that this is to effin cute for words… i cannot believe that this is actually 83 episodes long but i can kinda understand… i think i’m gonna keep watching it and DL-ing for future watch of my would-be children :D

  11. on 06 Apr 2008 at 10:47 am11 lolikit

    >>If only you were a girl, my search for true love would be over.

    You have no idea how many people tell me that. Bitches don’t know ’bout becoming gheeeeeeeey.

  12. on 06 Apr 2008 at 1:04 pm12 lolikit

    Also, Siva is totally jealous.

  13. on 07 Apr 2008 at 12:02 am13 ItAintEazy

    ItAintEazy: What’s wrong with pointless fanservice =(?

    There’s pointless fanservice, and then there’s blatant cockteasing. Blue balls do not suit me.

  14. on 15 Apr 2008 at 12:25 pm14 Brian

    http://www.onemanga.com/Chiis_Sweet_Home/

  15. on 27 Aug 2008 at 4:59 pm15 Shannon

    I absolutely love Chi’s Sweet Home. I watch it with my young daughter. She can’t read yet so I read the subtitles to her. This is her favorite, she comes home from school and has to watch. It has been a perfect way for me to introduce my love of anime into my daughters life. We have shared laughs and tears together. Truly a bonding experience.
    ~Shannon & new young anime fan Sophia

  16. on 27 Aug 2008 at 5:02 pm16 Shannon

    PS: Next year at Anime Boston…So dressing her up as Chi!!! OMG so kawaii!

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