Bee And PuppyCat Shows That Adult Animation Is Capable Of So Much More

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Bee and PuppyCat reminds me of a rainy day in Animal Crossing. It’s soft, endearing, and drenched in a pervasive melancholy that I can’t quite put my finger on. Its characters are dealing with very real problems in a fantastical world that almost feels like our own reality, but there is always a chance to escape into an eternal daydream. It’s a wonderfully relatable show that shines a new light on adult animation.

A retelling of the crowdfunded first season and a long-awaited continuation landed on Netflix this week, and the nine-year wait has been more than worthwhile. The show is a tale of millennial circumstances, as a young woman tries to find her place in a world that is so content to see her float through it. We spend time with her friends, watch her adopt a weird alien animal, and learn more about her past that for all this time has been shrouded in mystery.

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Games, anime, music, fashion, and a profound desire to find purpose in life is cemented so flawlessly. Bee and PuppyCat has always felt like an underground classic, and now Natasha Allegri’s creation is finally getting the credit it deserves.

Bee and PuppyCat might sport a vibrant aesthetic that feels like a lovable mixture of Steven Universe and Studio Ghibli, but this bubblegum surface hides a much deeper narrative core that asks hard questions and has its characters go through unexpected yet relatable ordeals. Even in the first season’s retelling we meet so many people dealing with so much bullshit.

Bee is a good person, but her clouded origins and relative incompetence means she is constantly being fired from jobs and failing to provide for herself. Yet all her friends stand by her,