Chainsmoker Cat: Japanese Fans React to Mini Anime 13 — "Has There Ever Been an Ending This Easy to See Coming"
ヤニねこ ミニアニメ#13に日本のファン「こんなにも予想できた終わり方があっただろうか」
On July 26, Chainsmoker Cat's official channel uploaded Mini Anime Episode 13. Across 512 comments, the top reply (901 likes) sums up the whole thing as an ending you could see coming from a mile away. From there, the comment section spent most of its energy on the family absorbing the fallout — plus a running appreciation for how shamelessly the show wedges in its "she hasn't done anything wrong" catchphrase every single time. It ends on the bar the thread has settled for at this point: not getting evicted counts as a win.
This titleJapanese reactions to Chainsmoker CatRead all 12 roundups on the title pageOn July 26, the official channel behind Chainsmoker Cat (Yani Neko) uploaded Mini Anime Episode 13, and the 512-comment section under it wasn't really debating any twist — because there wasn't one. The short does exactly what everyone expected going in: the family's chain-smoking cat gets her hands on a little spending money, skips paying anything toward rent or the household, and blows it all on cigarettes again while insisting she hasn't done anything wrong. The top comment (901 likes) sums up the entire viewing experience in a single line.
“Has there ever been an ending this easy to see coming...”
こんなにも予想できた終わり方があっただろうか…
From there, most of the thread wasn't really about her at all — it was about everyone else quietly cleaning up in her wake. The people footing the emotional and financial bill are, as always, her family, and commenters kept circling back to how one-sided that arrangement has become.
“The little sister never once gets what she deserves, and meanwhile this show just keeps having her chain-smoke through it all going "Nya hasn't done anything wrong."”
一生妹ちゃんが報われないし そんなことは知らずにタバコ吸いまくって「ニャーは何も悪いことしてないのに」ってなるアニメ
“A useless cat who wipes out her family's kindness in a single instant.”
家族の善意を一瞬で無にするダメ猫。
Even the show's own comic engine got a round of applause. Every episode leans on the same defense — she hasn't technically done anything wrong — and the thread has clearly started watching for exactly how forced the line gets wedged in each time.
“The sheer flood of self-justification had me cracking up.”
怒涛の正当化で笑う
“I love how they force in the "Nya hasn't done anything wrong" line no matter what.”
無理やり差し込まれる「にゃーはなにも悪いことしてないのに」好き
The financial specifics got picked apart too. Commenters worked out that she does actually hold down part-time work — the problem was never that she's unemployed, it's that every bit of that income evaporates the moment cigarettes are within reach, leaving nothing for rent, food, or the utilities everyone else is quietly covering.
- “The thing you should be holding back on isn't the heat — it's the cigarettes.”👍434
- “The second Chainsmoker Cat gets her hands on any money, you can already see the cigarette purchase coming — lol.”👍165
“Yani-ko actually works a decent amount, honestly — it's just that every bit of it goes straight to cigarettes.”
ヤニ子って結構働いてるよね それが全部タバコに行くよね
“In five days her paycheck disappears into cigarettes too, and all I can picture is her going "Why, nya?! Why does this always..." all over again.”
5日後のバイト代もヤニに消えて 「なんでにゃ！にゃーはどうしていつもいつも…」になる未来しか見えない…
By the end, the sympathy had fully shifted to the people around her — the mother and sister absorbing the fallout, and by extension the landlord who's been letting all of it slide for thirteen episodes running now. Nobody in the thread seemed to expect that pattern to break, either; the appeal at this point isn't hoping she'll change, it's watching exactly how the family keeps forgiving her anyway.
- “I want to say buy food before cigarettes, lol. Also, pay the electric bill.”👍120
- “I guess technically not committing an actual crime just to get cigarettes does mean she hasn't done anything wrong.”👍23
“Both the sister and their mom are way too kind to her......”
姉の母、優しすぎだろ......
“Just being alive is an achievement.”
生きてるだけでエラい
Which is roughly where the thread landed on the whole show, in one deadpan line: at this point, surviving another episode without getting kicked out is about the closest thing to an achievement she has.
FAQ
- What happens in Chainsmoker Cat Mini Anime Episode 13?
- Per the comment section, the chain-smoking cat protagonist comes into a bit of spending money and, instead of putting it toward rent or the household, spends it entirely on cigarettes again — all while insisting she "hasn't done anything wrong." The top comment (901 likes) calls the outcome completely predictable.
- Who do Japanese fans feel most sorry for in this episode?
- The family around her — her mother and younger sister, who commenters say never get any real payoff for their patience — along with the landlord, who's been letting the situation slide episode after episode.
- Do fans think the cat's financial troubles come from being unemployed?
- No — several commenters point out she does hold down part-time work. The complaint isn't a lack of income, it's that every bit of that income goes straight to cigarettes instead of rent, food, or utilities.
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