History Anime / CatSoup

* GainaxEnding: Nyatta [[spoiler: ends up erasing all of reality by bring his sister back to life]].

* MechanicalLifeforms: A bunch of these reside in a mechanical forest where [[spoiler: the flower that contains the other part of Nyako's soul is found.]]

* {{OVA}}

* RebusBubble

--> "[[DissonantSerenity Big sis, my arm came off]]."
* '''SurrealHorror'''

%%* YouCantFightFate: [[spoiler: Everyone dies. Even ''you''.]] %ZCE

* RealityBreakingParadox: {{Implied|trope}}, since the effects of [[spoiler:Nyatta rescuing his sister from death]] aren't immediate. Nonetheless, [[spoiler:the very end of the film unravels itself, as though Nyatta had broken the laws of nature [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and erased all of existence]]]].

* RealityBreakingParadox: An [[EpilepticTrees interpretation]] of the ending: [[spoiler:by rescuing his sister from death, Nyatta broke the laws of nature and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero consequently erased all of existence]].]]

* AffectionGestureToTheHead: After Nyatta revives Nyako with the flower, Nyako ruffles her brother's head after coming back to her senses.

* WidgetSeries

It centers around a family of anthropomorphic cats, specifically two kittens: the terminally ill Nyako and her younger brother Nyatta. After Nyako dies, Nyatta manages to reclaim [[OurSoulsAreDifferent half of her soul]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksitigarbha Jizou]]. This brings her back to life, but leaves her brain-dead. Determined to return his sister back to normal, Nyatta goes on a surreal journey through [[SpiritWorld the land of the dead]] [[ToHellAndBack to retrieve the other half]]. [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Or something.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Technically they're pterosaurs, but close enough.

It centers around a family of anthropomorphic cats, specifically two kittens: the [[IllGirl terminally ill]] Nyako and her younger brother Nyatta. After Nyako dies, Nyatta manages to reclaim [[OurSoulsAreDifferent half of her soul]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksitigarbha Jizou]]. This brings her back to life, but leaves her brain-dead. Determined to return his sister back to normal, Nyatta goes on a surreal journey through [[SpiritWorld the land of the dead]] [[ToHellAndBack to retrieve the other half]]. [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Or something.]]

* IllGirl: Nyako.

* EyeScream
* FanDisservice: At one point, the camera has a rather lingering view of an ass. [[BodyHorror Just an ass]].
** There's also the mansion scene, when Nyatta and Nyako are almost [[ItMakesSenseInContext eaten alive by an obese man in bondage gear]].
*** In the manga, Nyako gets a PantyShot. It's about as gross as it sounds.

* YouCantFightFate: [[spoiler: Everyone dies. Even ''you''.]]

* AdultFear: In addition to their daughter [[IllGirl being on the verge of death]], the parents also almost lose their son when he nearly drowns in the bathtub.

* SuddenlyVoiced: While Nyatta is limited to saying "Nyan!" and "Baka!" in the manga and TV series, here he says this line:

* EarCleaning: Nyatta's father does this to him early on in the movie. Seeing how Nyako just ran all night and he tries to get back his sister, this scene could be considered a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.

* DarkIsNotEvil: The woman who sews Nyatta's arm back to his body also has a bunch of cats and cat pieces strewn about her place of work. According to the short film's commentary, Yuasa described her as "nice" despite all of the grotesque imagery, and that place was where cats in general get seen back together.

* LetsMeetTheMeat: Nyatta and the pig.

* {{Psychopomp}}: The Egyptian man who takes Nyako away on the beginning. [[spoiler:If he's anything like his manga counterpart, he would have just taken her to Heaven had Nyatta not interfered.]]