SOUNDTRACK: SATOMI KŌROGI-“Home is the best!” Ouchi ga ichiban (おうちがいちばん) (2008).
Sweet, over the top and not as catchy as one might expect, this is the theme from the animated Chi’s Sweet Home. You can watch all 104 (!) episodes (they’re 3 minutes each) at Crunchyroll. They’re in Japanese, subtitled in English, which is only a shame if your four-year old can’t read.
The show is basically the episodes from the books. And the animation looks just like the books.
The theme song is sung in Japanese, which isn’t the problem–it’s just not as adorable as Chi is.
[READ: June 18, 2012] Chi’s Sweet Home
I saw Chi’s Sweet Home at the library and grabbed books 1 and 2. I didn’t realize that there were 8 books!
Clark loved books 1 and 2 very much (it was quite his obsession for about three days–that’s pretty good for a seven-year old). I wanted to read it too, and I am totally hooked.
Each book is comprised of twenty episodes, each is 8 pages long. And they follow the adventures of Chi, a small kitten. Kanata Konami is renowned for her cat manga, and it’s obvious why. Chi is incredibly expressive–I love the way her feet go crazy when she is excited and the big smile she gets when something pleases her. Of course, her angry face is also precious.
But unlike so many other animal stories, the adventures of Chi are simply the realistic adventures of a little kitten as she explores her new home and her environment. The whole five that I’ve read so far seems to cover about a month, so Chi never grows up (although the family goes through quite a lot in that short time). (more…)
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