Centaur no Nayami

Centaur's Worries is one of the most unique shows to come out in a while. It's a CGDCT show that has just as much focus on social commentary as it does on cute girls. It can go from calm and peaceful, to scenes that hint at the more dark underpinnings of the world. It's uniquely itself and that's something that I can appreciate.

In a medium that seems more and more focused on being polished and pretty, Centaur's Worries is exceedingly minimalistic. The production values are weak and there is very little that is added in sound or animation that really makes it shine. In ... fact, the only sound quality that they really have is budget sound samples that feel massively outdated. They frequently forgo background music and just have the characters speaking. When they do include background music it feels ripped from at least ten years prior. While it may sound lackluster, and I could certainly understand someone seeing it as that, I actually feel like the minimalist production values help create a feeling of nostalgia in the show. While the show takes place in the modern age, there are several references towards times that are passed and it invokes the feeling of something that's thirty years prior. It creates an interesting feeling where the show feels of a time period in the past but also feels current. It's something that I personally enjoy as it crafts a unique mood and atmosphere, one that is more than just being comfy.

I also really liked how willing Centaur's Worries was to diversify up what was shown in the show. While most shows, especially CGDCT shows, stick to one general idea, Centaur did not do that. Centaur had, of course, the normal CGDCT shenanigans but it also separated them out between it's cast so that it wasn't just the main girls that got the time to shine. There was also family life that got highlighted, as well as the antics of three adorable young catgirl triplets, the mischief they got into and their relations with their family. The show also went so far as to include lewd moments, one of which I was surprised they even got to show on air. Not to mention some episodes with yuri kisses, as well as a general acceptance of yuri ships in general. The way that it portrayed the yuri ships was quite nice as it felt like there were several ships in the show that were canonically backed up and weren't there just for fanservice or seen as "just a phase". It felt as real and serious as a real high school relationship.

And the cherry on the top was the social commentary. Centaur's Worries uses its unique world to craft interesting tales about trying to get society to work together when there are so many differences in those that inhabit it. There are lots of interesting tales like the hints of how much effort it takes to build a peaceful diverse society and keep it working as different issues arise from having a diverse society. One of the most interesting stories of Centaur's Worries is when it tackles its version of the Holocaust. It does the unthinkable by actually adding an interesting twist to the story and providing interesting social commentary to a subject matter that's so easy to abuse and get out of hand. Nuance is where Centaur shines. It's not overly preachy. I'm not even sure what its overall message is. Rather it feels like a case study for all these ideas. An exploration of the ways that people can act and try to craft a society with people with so many differences. And I think it does that really well and really fairly. I might not agree with everything that is stated, but whether I agree with what's said or not I do think it's expressed in an interesting compelling way that can get one to think.

Interestingly enough for a CGDCT show Centaur's Worries doesn't have that good of characters. While I personally like them and while I do like the interactions between them, they aren't the most notable characters. They thrive the best by virtue of being together and being in such a rich setting filled with nostalgia and nuance. They're fun to watch overall and they are likeable, but they aren't exactly well written. Each character only works because they're so well put with the other characters that they're around. And while ultimately I think that's good and certainly decent enough especially with all the other elements it does so well, it is a step down from other CGDCT shows which are able to not only have their characters shine in interactions but also have them shine on their own.

It's not the prototypical CGDCT but I think it's great at what it does. Diversity of content personally is something I really like to see, and its unique flavor is something I very much liked. While the more SoL moments could get a bit boring they were also charming and nostalgic and in the end fostered a unique atmosphere for Centaur that I think was really well done. I personally love unique shows like these that just stick to what they want to be and do that well, and Centaur's Worries fits that to a T. As something uniquely itself, Centaur's Worries shines.

I read the manga before watching this anime and they took all the most boring parts of the manga and made it into an anime. In the manga the history and racism plays a big part and they did a little bit of that with the world war two stuff, but there was so much more they could have done that I would have loved to see animated. In my opinion the most interesting part they didn't animated and My favorite was the part of the manga when hime gets teleported to the regular world with regular humans, but its in the medieval times and ... they think shes some kind of demon. I was hoping the whole time watching this that it would show up but never did. Disappointed overall but it showed some good stuff, was a whole lot more slice of life than I expected. if what I explained seems interesting please read the manga its really good. Overall 6/10

Although the story does focus on racism and equality, there's a lot of sexual harassment and assault depicted in the show between the characters. If you're uncomfortable with gratuitous amounts of fan service, depictions of sexual harassment and assault, I would stay away.

It would be a great anime if those things were not in it. I haven't seen a lot of anime's that tackle social issues like this. Also the different races and how their society is depicted is unique. The art is good and I like the voice actors. I can be very cutesy and slice of life.