The Hentai Prince & the Stony Cat: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		1.5
Overall		3.0

The Hentai Prince & the Stony Cat: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

A fun anime for comedy fans.

The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is a comedy anime with plenty of hijinks in store for audiences. The series is produced by Harutoshi Saito, Kentarō Iwasa, Masahiro Takahashi, Shinobu Yoshinuma, and Toyota Todoroki. Based on the light novels by Sou Sagara, The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is full of surprises. The series features animation produced by J.C. Staff (Aria the Scarlet Ammo, A Certain Magical Index). The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is well worth checking out for anime comedy aficionados.

School days collide with hormones when Yoto finds himself delving down a rabbit hole of perversion. As Yoto finds himself surrounded by beautiful gals, Yoto finds his emotional state is one that prevents him from having normal interactions (and he suffers from nosebleeds). Tsukiko, meanwhile, lets her own pervert flag fly as she explores her behavior as she sees fit: shouting out her every thought.

The two students find themselves in an unexpected situation when each learns of a special magical cat with unique abilities. The cat can remove one personality quirk from each individual and pass it along to someone else instead! While the idea of removing a trait sounded great (in theory), in execution the issue caused even more dilemmas! Now Yoto blurts out every sexual thought while Tsukiko becomes cold and emotionless. Can the two reverse this magical scenario?

The series benefits from impressive animation. One of the central components of the series is the fun animation style. The art direction by Nobuaki Mihara (Blue Reflection Ray, Battle Girl High School) is excellent and brings something unique to the table. The team of animators involved on the series manage to bring forth a lot to the production and the style the series exudes. The anime character designs by Haruko Iizuka (Ōkami-san & Her Seven Companions, Children of the Whales) are equally impressive and seem well-suited to the cast of characters.

The series isn’t particularly focused on action scenes or the like (as that is not the central focus of the production). The emphasis is on the comedy. As with most comedy series, animated or otherwise (anime included) comedy is highly subjective. While it can’t come close a comedy masterpiece as blissful as Spaced or the like, The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is a reasonably entertaining series which should be appealing to a specific fan-base within the anime community.

"Kon'nichiwa."

The score composed by Tomoki Kikuya (Cat Planet Cuties, The Girl Who Leapt Through Space) adds some charm and lighthearted delight to the production. The score is an enjoyable backdrop to The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat and brings out some of the comedic sensibilities of the production.

Featuring cinematography by Atsushi Satō (Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon, The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody), The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is a beautiful looking animated series. The production has nice cinematography with a strong use of vibrant colors. A impressive element on display in every regard, The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is full of solid cinematography to enhance the comedy of the series.

Written by Michiko Itou (Bodacious Space Pirates, Ōkami-san & Her Seven Companions), The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is a silly and over-the-top anime series at times (mixed with a more somber – bittersweet even – tone). The series has a better concept than expected and is a reasonably fun animated excursion. The comedic hijinks are over the top.

Directed by Youhei Suzuki (Aki no Kanade, Million Arthur), The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is a compelling example of anime comedies done right. While not a knockout success, the series is reasonably entertaining and has a decent concept and execution. The series will appeal most to dedicated fans of comedy anime.

The Hentai Prince & the Stony Cat: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Arriving on Blu-ray from Sentai Filmworks, The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 in the original television broadcast aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen. The series has a colorful pallet which exudes great color reproduction, detail, and depth. The series has a strong encoding and nice background artistry which is well reproduced by the release. The series has sharp animation and clean line art details. A nice presentation of The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat.

The Hentai Prince & the Stony Cat: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release is presented in Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (with English subtitles). The release has superb sounding audio dynamics. The sound quality on the release preserves a nice soundstage. The audio quality is top-notch and manages to highlight the Japanese dialogue.

Unfortunately, the release lacks an English dub option and only the original Japanese track is provided. However, sub-fans will be enormously pleased with the presentation. English dub fans should consider giving it a chance as well (despite no English dub, the presentation quality of the Japanese audio excels and the original audio track is always a must).

The Hentai Prince & the Stony Cat: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Clean Opening Animation (HD, 1:32)

Clean Closing Animation (HD, 1:32)

Henneko BBS (HHD, 6:24)

The release also includes a selection of trailers from distributor Sentai Filmworks: Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They? (HD, 1:31), Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It (HD, 1:32), Nozo x Kimi (HD, 1:32), and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III (HD, 1:36).

The Hentai Prince & the Stony Cat: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The Hentai Prince and Stony Cat is a reasonably entertaining anime series with a neat concept and cool animation. The series has enough comedy to keep anime fans entertained. The animation is the most impressive part and the Blu-ray presentation capably preserves the aesthetic of the series. Sentai Filmworks has done an excellent job with the release. Series fans won't be able to resist a purchase. Recommended.