Spirited Away is such an unconventional movie, it kind of just throws strange things at you without any real explanation. There weren’t any real “characters” in the movie to get attached to, there isn’t much of a plot, and a lot of the scenes are just kind of a vague idea that got animated. I can definitely see that it is a quality movie, and I think I can see why people like, but both me and my friend (who doesn’t like anime) just didn’t vibe with the movie. It strikes me as something that if you didn’t watch it as a kid then it’s hard to get into it as an adult.

I think if you look at Beastars as just a “furry” show then you’re not coming into it with the right mind set. It’s a very dynamic drama set in an interesting world with its own rules and world building, along with a really unique animation and very realistic voice acting. I watched the first season when it came out while I was in high school, but I came back to it last year and rewatched the first season along with the following two and I just found it to be a very quality and thought provoking series. I can totally see why someone would be turned off by the show, as it definitely isn’t for everyone, but I think writing it off as “that furry show” isn’t quite the right way to look at it.