Watch this trailer for Cat Shit One, an animated series made by Studio Anima that says it’s coming this winter. Nevertheless, you’ll probably want to send this link to all of your friends for Easter:
One of my BFFs sent me this trailer. That’s right, I said BFF. I’m comfortable with adopting slang that was cool to pre-teens 10 years ago and hip to make fun of 5 years ago. In the 2020s I’ll be saying “that’s how I roll.” I can’t say it yet though. No, thank you.
Still, when it comes to the razor sharp cutting-edge, jump back, because I this unbelievable youtube of Japanese madness is going to cut you. Please watch it now, because I want to talk about it as if you’ve seen it. I promise, it’s worth hanging in there through the overly long, Star Wars-esque beginning “In a galaxy far, far away…” crap. Well, it might be utterly fascinating exposition. In fact, it might explain a thing or two. I wouldn’t know. I’m one of those lame Americans who can only read English and a few things in languages that use Latin-based alphabets. I’m not proud if it, but my plan to learn a language a year stopped in college when I took a Russian class and I felt like I was being hostilely interrogated in a Ukrainian border prison during war time whenever my teacher spoke to me.
Speaking of war time, looks like those bunnies have invaded the holy land. Who hasn’t? At first I thought maybe this was some sort of furries thing and eventually there would be disturbing costumed sex. But, no. Apparently the animation is drawn to look like costumed humans, which is a little clunky. I mean, bunnies are supposed to be quick. But, oh, how this is the least of the disturbing things. It’s like worrying that your lawn is getting charred as your house burns to the ground.
So, the Japanese are bunny warriors and the Arab-like enemies are camels. Yep. That’s right. Someone in a pitch meeting said “Bunnies vs. Camels.” To put a finer point on it … bunnies in kangols versus camels in keffiyehs. With machine guns. And it’s called Cat Shit One. Wow. I want those creators as my friends. Why do we only come up with mainstream, financially sound ideas? Why can’t one of my friends say Cat Shit One to me? Why?
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messiestobjects said,
March 28, 2009 at 6:24 pm
But, there are no cats. Is that part of the cleverness, or do they explain it in the titles, I wonder? Plus, camels for Arabs? Wow. Ballsy. I wonder if they’ll use jungle bunnies and frogs in there somewhere too.
jjt said,
March 28, 2009 at 9:27 pm
There is nothing about this that isn’t positively hypnotic. I could watch this for hours and be completely unable to identify any of the emotions I’d be feeling. The only thing more disturbing than the trailer itself is the fact that when I saw it, I instantly thought “Jules has to see this.” I guess that’s what BFF’s are for…
julieluongo said,
March 29, 2009 at 9:00 am
Are jungle bunnies and frogs racist terms?
julieluongo said,
March 29, 2009 at 9:01 am
And, oh, yeah, that’s totally what bffs are for … weird youtube dissemination.
Gary said,
March 29, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I remember girls writing BFF on notes and stuff in 5th and 6th grade and “junior high” going back 30 years. Written inside hearts. By girls that dotted their I’s with little hearts.
That video was pretty bizarre. I think we’re going to have to try very hard to catch up to the Japanese in weirdness. Like most things, they’re better than us at it.
ok I’m going to spam my Magic Male Enhancement Spam Fortune Cookie page now, because it’s mildly a amusing, is almost definitely Asian related, and it took a couple hours to whip up:
http://www.wfzr.net/fortune
messiestobjects said,
March 29, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Julie, yes. Jungle Bunny is a highly racist term for the black folk, and frog is a derogatory term for dirty dirty Frenchmen.
Gary, that shit is hilarious. How many of those are there?
Gary said,
March 29, 2009 at 3:25 pm
As of right now there are 334 different ones, some better than others, obviously. New ones being added daily.
julieluongo said,
March 29, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Nice spam fortunes. I like it.
I’ll give you that BFF has been around since you were in Jr. high, but I don;t think people actually said “BFF” until much later.