She and Her Cat

She and Her Cat
Cover art for She and Her Cat
彼女と彼女の猫
(Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko)
GenreDrama
Original video animation
Directed byMakoto Shinkai
Produced byMakoto Shinkai
Written byMakoto Shinkai
Music byTenmon
StudioCoMix Wave Films
Licensed by
Released1999
Runtime5 minutes
Manga
Written byTsubasa Yamaguchi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 25, 2016May 25, 2016
Volumes1
Anime television series
Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows
Directed byKazuya Sakamoto
Produced by
  • Tetsurō Satomi
  • Nariaki Miyata
  • Chiharu Ochiai
  • Terunari Yoshie
Written byNaruki Nagakawa
Music byTo-Mas Soundsight Fluorescent Forest
StudioLiden Films Kyoto Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll (streaming)
Original networkTokyo MX
Original run March 4, 2016 March 25, 2016
Episodes4

She and Her Cat (Japanese: 彼女と彼女の猫, Hepburn: Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko), subtitled Their standing points, is a 1999 Japanese original video animation created and directed by Makoto Shinkai. His first own directed work, it is a five-minute story about the relationship between a male cat and his female owner told from the cat's perspective. Shinkai made the film to help a romantic interest overcome a difficult situation, and his time living in a small apartment defined the scenario. The team of four animators used Shinkai's hand-drawn illustrations and Adobe After Effects for 3D visual effects.

After completing the work, Shinkai himself distributed the film via CD-R format and mail, selling 5,000 copies at anime conventions. The work was well received, winning the 2000 DoGA CG Animation Contest and attracting CoMix Wave Films' interest. The company re-released the film in CD-ROM format and hired Shinkai. In 2016, the story was adapted into an anime television series and a manga.