Studies have found that pets in general are powerful companions for warding off depression, hypertension and even high cholesterol their presence raises serotonin levels, a neurotransmitter that contributes to feelings of well-being. Daru feels loved, and She has a constant source of companionship that she can pet and hold even when times are tough.Īlthough She and Her Cat: Everything Flows is told from Daru’s perspective, the main theme is that companionship need not necessarily take the a human form, showing how having a pet around can be immensely comforting even during exceptionally difficult times. It’s a simple story bereft of any fluff, and at its core, She and Her Cat: Everything Flows succeeds in illustrating how subtle but powerful gestures can be conveyed without words. This cat remarks that She is familiar, and the two take a liking to one another.

In his final moments, he predicts that they will likely meet again, and a year after his death, She encounters an abandoned cat under the rail bridge on a rainy day. However, in Everything Flows, the years pass, and Daru passes on after helping Her reconcile with her mother one last time. This relationship is very warming for both Her and Daru his master is kind and gentle, and despite being a cat, Daru is able to comfort Her whenever she’s feeling down. In Everything Flows, this story is extended to depict what Daru means to Her, from how they’d first met to how he helped Her befriend Tomoka. Told from the perspective of Daru, a cat whose owner is only known as Her from his eyes, She and Her Cat: Everything Flows is a retelling of Makoto Shinkai’s She and Her Cat (1999), a simple story spanning six minutes that follows the cat’s experiences as he sees Her continue to care for him with a smile despite all of the challenges that she faces. “As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.” -Cleveland Amory

She and her cat