Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls is a YouTube-hosted Fanime series, which has gained a certain amount of infamy in some circles just for existing. The show chronicles the lives of Cat Girl Raku-chan, her best friend Koneko-chan, and the object of her desire, the blue-haired Hitoshi-san. Animated in MS Paint and supposedly voice acted by Japanese forum members, it's a confusing mishmash of Japanese Media Tropes and Gratuitous Japanese. Most episodes are but a few minutes long (including the theme songs), leaving little room for Plot or Character Development.By around the third episode it becomes apparent that Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls is probably a Stealth Parody of Western Otaku culture, and many viewers consider the creators to be Trolls of Tara Gilesbie proportions. However, the creators do have a trove of concept art and character designs that implies that this was a sincere project.You can watch the entire series to date on this channel, and several episodes have also been uploaded to Nico Nico Douga for added MSTing fun. If you don't feel like you can face it alone, there is a "Let's Watch!" of the series here. The creator has a deviantARThere.
Art Evolution: It's hard to tell due to the constant Off Model nature of everything, but the art has changed in the time from the first episode to the most recent, episode 9.
Art Shift: The intro theme uses the older deviantART concept art of the characters when giving their names. They actually look decent, compared to how they look animated.
Attempted Rape: Hitoshi-san in the 2nd and 3rd episodes.
Captain Obvious: Episode 5's first line of dialog: "Oh, my phone is ringing nyan, desu!"
Catch Phrase: Hitoshi-san's "nya... rowr" seems to be one.
Cat Girl: Raku-chan and Koneko-chan are the eponymous "Neko Sugar Girls", though they're never referred to as such, and the fact that they're catgirls is never actually mentioned until Raku-chan turns into a cat.
Cerebus Syndrome: At first the show begins as some sort of Romantic Comedy style anime, but starting with the fourth episode it soon becomes dark once Raku-chan becomes infected with rabies. With no Snap Back or Status Quo to rely on, Raku-chan soon becomes weaker, before eventually running away due to feeling like a burden to her friends. Eventually, after what appears to be a message from some sort of divine entity, Raku-chan transforms into a full cat. Eventually she is returned to her former self, however it appears she is still suffering from the effects of the rabies. Meanwhile, Hitoshi-san beings to see his captor everywhere. Episode 9 reveals that Raku-chan had a bakeneko (or neko demon) inside of her, though it was taken out of her by Vet-sama. Of course to the audience, most of this will behilarious.
Hitoshi-san: Don't worry Raku-chan, you're not alone and you'll never be alone. We're always here for you.
And now Episode 9.
Hitoshi-san: I'm sorry Koneko-chan. I just wanted something to take my mind off of Raku-chan's pain. Her pain... It pains me to think about that pain.
Draco in Leather Pants: In-universe example; Hitoshi-san begins fantasizing about his attempted rapist after the attack. Bonus points in that the rapist is wearing leather pants in the daydreams.
Dull Surprise: Koneko-chan isn't the most emotive of characters.
Hitoshi-san has a really blatant one in episode 6.
Happens in episode 9 to Hitoshi (again), though it's less exaggerated.
Flat Character: Everyone, although Koneko-chan has the worst of it. At least Raku-chan has her whininess and Hitoshi-san seems like a smug Jerkass (even if it's unintentional).
"Oh calm down, hun. I'm just going to take you to my Secret Lair and we're going to have some... fun, if you know what I mean."
Large Ham: Hitoshi-san. He constantly sounds like a Smug Snake, despite that type of voice sounding inappropriate for a sugoiBishōnen like he supposedly is.
Series Continuity Error: In episode 5, Raku-chan is clearly wearing just a bra when she begins talking to Koneko-chan on the phone, but after the shot switches to Koneko-chan, she is immediately in her blue shirt.
Hitoshi outright mentions The Nanny, of all things, in episode 9.
Shrinking Violet: Raku-chan is so terribly shy that when she first meets Hitoshi-san she gets a brain aneurysm that results in a massive fountain of blood gushing from her nose.
Slasher Smile: Hitoshi-san's attempted rapist in episode 3.
So Beautiful, It's a Curse: Hitoshi-san apparently, considering random rapists are willing to break into his house in broad daylight to try and kidnap him for some fun.
Troperiffic: As of April 2011, there are 7 episodes (not counting specials) comprising approximately 36 minutes of material. However, the intro and ending themes shave about 2 minutes off of each episode, giving us around of 22 minutes of actual storytelling, over 100 tropes and almost no actual plot. There has never been a show that did so much, and yet so little.
Useless Protagonist: Hitoshi. He looks to made out to be the Papa Wolf to Koneko and Raku, But as soon as episode two starts he is kidnapped without any trouble and has to be saved by Koneko and Raku in episode 3.
The Woobie: In-universe; in the fourth episode, Raku-chan intentionally tries to pass herself off as one to Hitoshi-san and Koneko-chan, in order to win even more affection from them both.
You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Hitoshi-san, who literally has blue hair. Raku-chan's hair is bright green in the opening and vomit green in the series itself.
You Meddling Kids: The rapist says a variation of this after Koneko-chan and Raku-chan save Hitoshi-san from him.
Kidnapper: "I would have had my way with him if not for those meddling kodomos!"
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