Cat Soup (2001) | DISTURBING BREAKDOWN

Welcome to the breakdown where we talk about the craziest movies! Today we check out a surreal 30 minute animation based on the works of manga artist Nekojiru! Cute characters, yet slightly mesmerizing subject matter! How nihilistic will this animation be behind the surface? The actual animation can be found here. Otherwise, if you wanna see what happens, including all the messed-up parts, stay tuned for the breakdown!
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[@m.nic.5080]

Some weird girl showed me this movie at a summer camp at LEAST 15 years ago and I’ve never found anyone else who has heard of it. That girl also introduced me to Newgrounds and Powerpuff Girls so she wasn’t weird in a bad way lol. I never knew all this stuff about the creator and true meaning though, I knew it was dark, but wow.

[@sevenmillionhobbies7840]

Depending on where you live, I just might know that girl cause that sounds really familiar 😂

[@localalleywaycatdealer7628]

Damn she sounds pretty cool tbh

[@Creza44]

You seem like a weird person.

[@unknownartist5990]

Weird girl told me about that too, ithink its some kind of cult we dont know bout

[@snapesnappedsaidsiriusseriousl]

I feel like the meaning of the movie is when you die either you believe in an afterlife and have adventures, which is what the little brother experienced with his sister, or you just cease to exist, like just zipping up into nothingness at the end. If the creator felt like her reality wasn't real, the maybe this is her way of showing both an optimistic and pessimistic view of death, which, as someone who lived with suicidal ideation for over a decade, I thought about both these variations a lot. Would I see my loved ones or would I just cease to have any more thoughts. This often kept me from attempting suicide again because I was scared I'd still have thoughts, or "exist", but I'd be like reincarnated and have to suffer life all over again. Does that make sense?

[@aracelimedina9994]

It does make sense! I'm glad you're still here :)

[@kirkmarongeii7942]

Your comment is very well written and interesting. Thank You

[@snapesnappedsaidsiriusseriousl]

@@aracelimedina9994 thanks so much! I spent years questioning everyday about "is today gonna be the day where I finally end it". It was dark times but I'm here now and never have those thoughts.

[@snapesnappedsaidsiriusseriousl]

@@kirkmarongeii7942 thank you as well. I try to sound as articulate as possible but sometimes I feel its just rambling nonsense LOL

[@illukiyo8882]

As someone who suffers from suicidal ideations daily, I have these thoughts a lot. There's endless possibilities as to what will happen to our soul/consciousness after we die and yet no one to this day knows, still. This makes me fear death mainly cuz of fear of the unknown, but I'd also be curious of what will happen in the afterlife. Perhaps it'll be better than this current life, or it will not, we never know.

[@ravnn_]

I think the thought of life being able to disappear so easily like the way the family zapped out at the end does make life feel scary and futile, but for me personally, despite all of that, I think its not completely all bad. I think even if the brother's efforts could have been for nothing (because they disappeared so easily despite all they went through), the fact that his love for his sister was so strong that he went through all of that to help her is really touching. It reminds me that people can be so close and care about each other so much that they'd go through difficult things to just help them. We all eventually die, and we can die ultimately at any time, but I think the bonds people make and the sincere love and care people feel makes the temporary time of our lives worth it. Our lives don't last forever (whether we live a long life or zap away unexpectedly), and that's inevitable, so we might as well make the most of our time/try our best/appreciate the good things life has to offer while we are here.

[@IanWisher]

This short movie messed me up as a teenager but only after finding out about the creator and I was depressed for like months

[@triledink]

The problem with youtube is that they can restrict your videos based what you say without the context itself. I have litteraly seen videos that should not be age restricted, but like a word or two will restrict the video to 18+ without context. You could litteraly talk about family friendly stuff and get restricted.

[@imadog3837]

Because KZbin hates the opinions and viewpoints of the little guy. The small channels and users with not much subs. It’s sad, but true. The greedy people running YT need to go to hell.

[@bunniigutz438]

I was thinking, it doesn't seem like a sad/messed up ending, maybe I'm not a pessimistic person but here's my theory on the movie(I haven't seen the movie myself but just off this review this is what I think) Long theory ahead The brother cat died and this effects the sister cat as people from the area chat about it (this explains the women cats talking when he was chasing his sister from the monster thing and which one of them unzips and is just full of hot air), the sister cat then thinks about taking her own life (which may explain the monster dragging the sister cat away from her home) and her brother doesn't want her to die yet and chases after her. There the monster and her brother start fighting over the sister (maybe symbolizing her almost dying from the s word and her brother from the other side is trying to stop her)this pulls her soul apart and the only way to get her the way she was isn't to convince her to see the beauty is life again (symbolism to the flower). Then after brother returns half her soul to her body she's left alive but half of what she used to be (after her brothers death and her failed suicide attempt) the movie from there is just the sister cat going to the store (brother cat I feel like is just a ghost watching her from the after life) and trying to convince her of all the beauty in the world (the carnival,the ocean, the dessert) but sisters pessimistic or stone cold attitude makes all these things scary or dangerous (this explains the things that keep trying to kill them. Carnival=death or evil creationists, Ocean=starvation, dessert= being eaten alive and etc) towards the end the brother manages to change her mind with a flower 🌸 (this is could mean even though she went through all these terrible things, she didn't die and that she's still going even though she wanted to die and that her brother protected her despite being dead) she starts to see the beauty is the world again and is now whole:) now with the comfort that her brother is still with her and her family and she can finally move on and enjoy the food with her family. For the ending I think that it could mean that instead of mourning the brothers death they've( the family) finally learned to move on and that he's still with them even if he died. And the turning off the TV could be the little brother watching them from the afterlife idk

[@slushiegorl]

That’s a fantastic theory, I love your take on it!

[@bunniigutz438]

@@slushiegorl tysm! ^^ I'm glad i was able to write it and it wasn't didnt come off as word vomit lol

[@sinnsage]

i don’t want to read this until you’ve actually seen it lol

[@bunniigutz438]

@@sinnsage understandable lmao I'll prob edit this when I do see the film or if I don't think my theory stands

[@starkiller6543]

I agree except for the end part, I feel as if the nihilistic view point comes from the idea that even though she was able to get her soul back it doesn’t even matter as everything fades into nothing in the end

[@JosuQuakeAndShake]

The name of the flower in the movie is "Orange Poppy". Orange poppies symbolize health and regeneration. That's why his sister came back after smelling the flower. Edit: I decided to type this because I believe in flower symbolism and stuff. At first I thought it was a tiger lily, but it didn't have as many petals to be one

[@aquilschutte]

What does the spider on the Orange poppy mean

[@JosuQuakeAndShake]

@@aquilschutte In some cultures, spiders represent rebirth, new beginnings, and being self aware

[@aquilschutte]

@@JosuQuakeAndShake oh cool so that whas a hint too.

[@AlienFaun]

That ending hits so differently. Those two cat siblings were actually came off disrespectful and rude in both comics and the anime.

[@L-kun]

Yuasa's works always have this beautiful surrealism to them. Check out "Kaiba" (not the YuGiOh character), "Tatami Galaxy", and "Night is Short, Walk on Girl". Also "Devilman Crybaby", but most folks probably know that one.

[@zakoppi777]

huh, the creator of Kaiba worked on this? no wonder why they had a similar charm to them, love them both tbh (ill check the rest when i have the time, thank you for informing me edit: just realized what tatami galaxy was, i think ive seen clips of it before. deffo going check that one out as soon as i can, was always interested but never got the time)

[@madisonrose9909]

that laugh at 5:01 is absolutely the same laugh in the subliminal message spongebob showed gary in attempts to give him a bath and i will not be convinced otherwise

[@PurpleMoon799]

holy shit it is wasnt there like a photo of a girl with pigtails or something?

[@user-cx6lq8mt5g]

The scene where nyatto (little brother) fully revives his sister with the flower made me cry a bit since it has more weight to it when you know the creator’s backstory and death. Nekojiru was a very troubled person who felt that there was more evil than good in the world, which I kinda agree on tbh. Nyako (the sister) was very clearly a stand-in character for her as she would draw herself as her in her diary mangas and (probably) based her personality after her own too. Which is why this scene has such an emotional weight to it considering the film was a tribute to her and her passing. Nyakko being brought back by the flower can be seen as what it could have been like to save nekojiru. Except, as much as we wish that could happen, we know it never will. Nekojiru, along with all others who passed, are gone forever and there nothing we can do about it. No adventures, no magic flowers, no happy endings, which is captured by the ending as everyone and everything disappears. If you have loved ones who seem like their going through dark things and are in need of company, please reach out to them and let them know that their loved. As dark and dangerous life can get, it’s still an important gift that should be treasured and spent to its fullest. Rest in peace Chiyomi ♥️

[@Laughing_Assassin]

Yea I heard that laugh before, Donkey King 64 the Banana Fairies

[@kyrohowe3156]

4:59 - The laugh is from one SpongeBob episode about Gary needing a bath. Just remembered it

[@Leichenschrei]

the anime miniseries was more disturbing as it showed the two siblings in far less wholesome situations and has more gore.

[@aleb1919]

I can't find it, do you have a link?

[@user-pc6xn6sl1l]

Link?

[@aboxyguy]

I remember watching this a long time ago as a kid. So surreal and interesting to see again, and it was nice hearing you go into some bg detail of the movie, puts a new context to it

[@AntiKira20]

I remember a movie I saw called Voices of a Different Star, where the main characters, a girl and boy are separated from each other. The girl is chosen by the military to go to space to fight aliens, while we the boy is left behind. The only way they can communicate with each other is by texting. But while the girl is in space, the time it takes for each texts she sends gets longer and longer the farther she goes from Earth. Maybe you could review this one if it catches your interest?

[@obdulrahman]

I think you mean "Voices Of A Distant Star"

[@hsaungaye9662]

Well, at the end of the day I think the meaning is that at the end of everything, you won’t forget the time spent with your family, friends and the people around you. Sure everything will come to an end but the way the cats lived looked like they lived it up to the fullest until whatever happened in the end. Maybe the ending symbolizes death or it’s the process of death, but they were deleted with normalcy around them

[@doreenlarson5849]

I never thought you’d cover Cat Soup, I watched this when I was like 14 and it opened my eyes to surrealist animation and was my introduction to Masaaki Yuasa’s work. Nekojiru is so incredibly important to me, it’s fun to see you review it! Since it’s so short I’m surprised you didn’t mention more of the upsetting details, like how the dollmaker is implied to sew her dolls out of discarded body parts, or the woman jumping in front of the train as time stops.

[@elleofhearts8471]

5:06 yep I've heard that laugh sound effects before. I heard it on the episode SpongeBob tried to get Gary to take a bath

[@bagman123ABC]

the creepy carbohydrates is back with another scary video!

[@arieltran406]

The laugh is from a spongebob episode where he tries to get Gary to take a bath.

[@skylarblackwell2279]

Just watched actual film. One of the most disturbingly charming films I've ever seen. I had never even heard of it. Great video!!

[@billybois5745]

This is one of my favorite animated movies ever, cute and dark at the same time. Also, i think you should analize the shorts, they're not as heartwarming or thiught provoking as the movie, they're dark comedy

[@unknown_goat302]

I wish there was a website that was just like KZbin but it had better guidelines and this is a great video considering the harsh rules of yt

[@marina3934]

Finally some cat soup content. It’s so appreciated by elitists but hardly every talked about

[@ianfredricksen2317]

I swear that laugh was in SpongeBob

[@julesrules7297]

This was my first anime DVD. I've seen it so many times. The time freeze section is my favorite.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

Animation is always the best when it comes to in-depth storytelling.

[@kowrow]

this is one of my faves - so happy u covered it! it stuck with me since i felt the ending was very melancholy, but i like to think of an alternate ending, which is that the brother halfway died which led him to help bring his sister back from the brink of death. the family disappears at the end, since people eventually all die and that final death, after living out a regular life, is why the boy ends up alone in the end. alternately, yeah, it could be that he died and imagined helping his sister as his final moments and even tho he went on a journey, it was just a final fantasy of his before he completely died. and since his sister also disappeared maybe she ended up living and he was actually the child that died. the ending credits always get to me, too, how the frame repeats. i wonder if it means that we try to hold onto the good memories until they’re worn out like old tapes. 🤔

[@Tunade5]

I remember seeing the DVD at a Tower Records (that’s how long ago it was) and I picked it up. Arguably one of the best animes I have seen in a while. Also I think the trippyness comes from Yuasa (who made Kaiba and more recently the adaption of Eizouken) seriously, go watch some of his original stuff and tell me the weird stuff didn’t come from his brain.

[@malcolmblack4612]

This was also a manga: Nekojiru Udon(1998) And anime series: Nekojiru Gekijou (1999)

[@decayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

I actually remember this and seeing it when I was 10, i was more confused than scared or disturbed yet I find it the most interesting thing I've seen so I was also waiting for this to come around on this channel, thanks for bringing back memories👌

[@luciem163]

You know i would listen to you explain any films. Your narration is so much better and more insightful than in the early days. So dont worry if you have to mix up the extreme with the plain weird, we are all hear for it!

[@demonEyenj]

KZbin DON'T YOU FUCING DARE TAKE DOWN MY BOY SPOOKY

[@gracem9006]

"Yall ever heard that laugh effect before?" she got that DK64 Candy Kong laugh

[@jacobsnow9798]

You should try do goodnight punpun. Not sure how well itd work with your format but it's worth reading in general

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

this is such a beautiful piece of animation-- i saw it as a very young kid and it's stuck with me ever since, the aesthetic really grabbed me and shaped my own aesthetic sensibilities in a way. surreal, melancholy stuff like this feels very genuinely comforting for me

[@lordstandley7316]

Anyone else notice the bell notification no longer works! Says it can't be used for content made for kids ( this content is obviously not made for kids). I can't be the only one as I noticed I've no longer been notified for spookys uploads. If you see this spooky maybe you can fix the issue but yet again maybe it's KZbin trying to slow or even prevent your channels grow. Anyone having this same problem I'd love to see your opinions and experience with this.

[@fayleone]

5:46 I could’ve sworn I’ve heard that laugh effect somewhere in SpongeBob 😂😂

[@n3squicc]

The film references the manga some times. So some scenes have a text version in the manga. Like the flower means he will use her as fertilizer. And the guy took Nyako because she was going to heaven. The wizard is a nihilist, he states it means nothing. But I only read the first 11 chapters so far. Also the creator hates pigs idk why though

[@violetamet]

it has been years since i last seen this mini-movie, and i forgot so much about it until now. the way you break it down and explain helps me understand the film a little better than when i first watched it, and i enjoy it! its definitely rather melancholy and bizarre, but its so interesting. thanks for sharing this video about this mini-movie!

[@kailtinmarie9246]

love your channel :) I think you should do a breakdown of the movie “mysterious skin” it’s very disturbing yet amazing in my opinion

[@x.virgoat.x]

I don't know if he does recommendations for series to cover- but Higurashi or Happy Sugar Life would be two interesting ones to cover with they both being psychological horrors

[@sinnsage]

fuck i watched this in the mid 00’s and totally forgot about it! but i loved it! and hey - nihilism doesn’t have to be a bad thing, it’s just gotten a bad rap. it can also be an acceptance of the inevitable, and you can be an existential optimistic nihilist, where you realize the absurdity and meaninglessness of the universe, but you make your own meaning for the time you have here and make the world a better place to be while you’re in it. not necessarily “negative” as you state. just another point of view.

[@Luna11161]

Seeing the thumb nail brings up some memories little me buried away in my brain. Hell, talking about this fills me with dread 2-ish decades later (give or take). I remember getting this movie as a birthday gift when I was turning somewhere between 5-9 (I'm 25 now). My cousin knew I loved Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and other anime as a child and bought Cat Soup as a birthday present, most likely because of the cover (And more than likely didn't read the back and only went by the cover, at least that is my assumption after reflecting back on this event). I don't really remember the circus part among the other surreal stuff but one thing that makes my skin crawl is the part where the dude tries to cut up the cats only to get cut up himself. For some reason THAT was the part that made little me scream for my mother though either I didn't understand what was happening or maybe I didn't want to admit I was scared. It was my birthday and I was probably trying to be a "big kid because I just got older so big kids can't be scared!" but couldn't take it anymore. At least that is the explanation that makes sense to me. Never got to see the ending until now. Even now I feel some primal sense of dread when I watch this. Amazing video and thank you for drudging up old memories in the best way possible! Definitely a blast from the past.

[@AnnieNorthman89]

The looks pretty good. I need to check it out.

[@calamari89]

I love it when you make references to your other videos!

[@God-kd8bf]

Babe wake up new SpookyRice video just dropped

[@kenandhoss]

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[@bnuyuytherabbit3975]

Bold of you to assume I'd skip ANY video of yours

[@AlienFaun]

I had been waiting for this breakdown

[@alexrose7861]

Wow! I haven't watched a video in a long time but congrats on 500k subs!

[@UniformFaux]

Alot can be said about the movie, as well of how many references you can find of the author’s manga, especially her diary manga and Nekogami-san(the two cats with wings at the circus) You can find a documentary about her life and her spouse on youtube, as well as the Nekojiru mini-series which are more of a malice tune just like Nekojiru Udon, the manga were the siblings come from. The spouse is still active and goes by the name Nekojiru-y For me, I feel like the movie is portraying nostalgia and loss, of something that was there and now is gone. In the credits scene, its a shutter of photos of the family trying to take a photo at the beach, while on the beat of a musical box, restarting each time. A time when the family was together, a memory now of times long gone. There is a silence during certain scenes were the siblings are hanging out, they play as happy moments in the past. I think the last moment were they disappeared, its those moments that were so common when one is young and are no longer there.

[@travionemoss4438]

SPOOOKKKYY WELCOME BACK BROTHER

[@alexbachhofer8186]

That laugh is in Dark Souls 2 in the Shaded Woods

[@jupitershanty]

KZbin gives you an irrational strike and you spoil your fans *chef's kiss* Thank you for this break down. It was an interesting change of pace.💀👻🖤

[@tikimillie]

I like to think little brother died for real, but that he did somehow save his sister.

[@AsapJordi-]

we first man

[@starrysempai24]

I love this movie. Quite the surprise to see you covering it, Spooky! ❤️

[@FREETHEWORLD999]

It would be so much of an easier world if KZbin didn’t try to take everything down

[@bloodfun2585]

Exactly i miss the old days of youtube

[@JosePerez-on1yk]

I'm sorry about you getting those strikes cause I love you and your channel bro dont go anywhere

[@ryanjohnson1758]

I watched this on EncoreWAM growing up. This along with Deadleaves are my 2 favorite anime shorts of all time.

[@ohokeyiguess35]

Hi spooky!! Idk if you'll ever see this but I Love your vids! There's a movie that's been one of my favorites of all time called orphan and I think it would be great for this channel.

[@icession4872]

Ooo.... Another video for today like dang. But yeah this is interesting honestly a Thing I would watch if ever it was in my recommendations. And yeah seriously tho would watch someone explaining the heck out of this sht. Especially of what are their own interpretation of said story was suppose to convey. So yeah to keep it lighten up despite KZbin unjustifyingly striking your channel. Again keep up the good work, do it at your own pace and of course have fun while doing so, Have a great week.

[@horribleartist8504]

there's actually a 27 episode anime with these characters being just cruel to other animals killing them n shit it's crazy

[@funghoul693]

whats the name 😭

[@marina3934]

@@funghoul693 it’s cat soup the series - nekojiru gekijou jirujiru original

[@sharkman7651]

The laugh effect, at least as far as I know has been used in a spongebob episode when spongebob is trying to get Gary to take a bath

[@pahdy93]

I think that laugh at 5:01 was used in spongebob when spongebob fills Garys mind with "subliminal messages" so he can take a bath. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYHPc6ihlt-jpZI

[@nightlydata2181]

I feel u should've also mentioned the end credits where the cat fam R takin a photo together at the beach but the vid keeps rewindin back & forth from when (presumably) the father gently gets Nyako alongside the mom & Nyatta for the pic

[@stanmarsh3813]

you mentioned in the description there would be a blog talking about the creator but I dont see it? I would love to learn more about her, I loved Cat Soup and she seemed like such an interesting person

[@minniebear9259]

LET'S GOOO A NEW VIDEO

[@antonioitaliano7168]

Yo spooky what’s the theme that plays in your videos it’s hella fire

[@jacketsinferno9312]

Was wondering where u went. Let's get to dat spooky ish

[@skaryd.]

Spooky it’s been a while since you did an anime and I think 91 days is a worthy contestant

[@catsanddogsarebetter1391]

5:01 is from SpongeBob the episode where SpongeBob is trying give Gary a bath

[@Revivethefallen]

Thanks for the review that was pretty cool.

[@robby7499]

Waiter, there's a hairball in my soup.

[@queenlightfury8964]

I really like this movie I watched it two times, but didn't really understand it but it had a sad feel to it.

[@FearlessJo]

Spooky coming in clutch 🤘

[@md-ln4fp]

This would be a fantastic video game.

[@zotaro557]

As sad and bittersweet this movie can get I've never saw it as pessimistic. It feels more like a tribute to the goods and bads of the world. All things come to an end, and suffering happens, but it is the beauty and joy of these things that make the bad worth living through

[@jay-ng4yw]

KZbin really be on that bs 🤦🏾

[@whitefang2925]

There's also short animations under the same name here in KZbin. I think its called Nekojiru Gekijou or something. Its wild and wacky but its good ... i think ... matters got complicated when the characters started speaking 😅😂. Idk give it a watch if you haven't done so already!

[@Aisulinn]

Verbal chicken scratch? That's animal crossing's language!

[@dclark4422]

Can’t stand it without some Spooky!! Leave him be so he can make some art!!

[@v3nus3_3]

ngl spookyrice might be the one creator I would buy merch from

[@silashurd3597]

Been a while, See what SR has so far

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

You can expect extreme things. It's extremely weird.

[@spicegirltrish2050]

I wonder if spooky will also make a video based on the cat soup series

[@timbreakradio]

Hey I loved your Deadtube video Spooky. Sorry it was taken down.

[@statvuesque8431]

I literally audibly gasped I love this movie so much

[@SIRChooky]

Oh hey, I’ve heard that laugh effect on Odin Sphere from one of the enemies. No idea it seems to be a stock sound

[@Dastardly_Duo]

And from Dark Souls 2 cursed vases

[@seraphinebear3264]

5:04 Yes, that laugh effect was from the SpongeBob episode "Gary Takes A Bath."

[@Xeno-pb2wf]

5:01 was that the laugh from the Gary takes a bath episode

[@jerryd2023]

that weird laugh during the circus sounds like the cursed pots/laughing pots in dark souls 2

[@matthewgarcia9703]

I love the vids please don’t get taken down 😨

[@elpakistan5765]

Spooky you one of the dopest youtubers

[@novaenforcer1563]

That laugh sounds the same from the scene in spongebob where he tried to hypnotize garry into a bath and images of bath and soaps and showers appear until one image was a girl with that same laugh

[@Mitzaaaay]

Will you cover Stuart Little 2?

[@beasttitanofficial3768]

Cats and soup are my two favourite things

[@TheRealNormanBates]

This reminds me a lot of *Night on the Galactic Railroad,* which also has humanoid cats dealing with premature death.