Neko Zamurai was a Japanese TV show and film series of a few years back, about a samurai charged with killing the cat of a rival gang. I’m sure some of you were already familiar with this franchise. For the rest of us, we got to learn about it on Twitter, when a user by the name of @rabbitlayla found it and generously shared its beauty with the internet.
This was a real show in Japan about a Samurai who refused to kill a cat he was hired to kill. I had to post the extremely good promo gallery for Twitter. pic.twitter.com/122PrHP7C0
— Layla (@rabbitlayla) February 28, 2018
The show’s synopsis reads, “Kyutaro, a famous swordsman, is hired by a dog-loving gang to kill their feline-loving rival’s beloved cat. When he sees the cute kitty, he cannot kill it and becomes a cat lover, angering both gangs.”
Obviously, people need more.
What is this glorious thing and where can I watch it?
— Meryl Stenhouse (@merylstenhouse) February 28, 2018
Neko Zamurai. There’s a tv series (2013), a film (2014) and a sequel (2015).
— Jeannette Ng 吳志麗 (@jeannette_ng) February 28, 2018
I wanna know what the cat did, to deserve a hit on him in the first place! https://t.co/FWBqkIWuHj
— Neysha (@La_Ney_sha) February 28, 2018
dog people
— Andreas Klinger ✌️ (@andreasklinger) February 28, 2018
This would be even better if the cat had been hired to kill the Samurai but refused and made him his personal butler instead.
— Make It Stop (@MyPetGloat) February 28, 2018
Existing fans joined in the conversation to share their love of the show, while others bestowed gifts in the form of promo videos and gifs.
In the promo the cat winks! https://t.co/zPxOHGRhTI
— Heidi N Moore (@moorehn) February 28, 2018
— Tannlin (@Tannlin) February 28, 2018
3:00 season 2 opener 🐈 https://t.co/POaK5nztdZ
— Katie Moussouris (@k8em0) February 28, 2018
(I highly recommend–if not watching the whole thing–skipping to the 3:00 mark in that last video.)
Also, the cat does press conferences.
they do press! https://t.co/VO9BYTz1Vu
— Omnishambles (@birdpant) February 28, 2018
Thank you, internet.
I’m glad my strictly horny post brought so many people joy.
— Layla (@rabbitlayla) February 28, 2018
(via Layla on Twitter, image: screencap)
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