Juliet

About Juliet

Looking for background on Juliet (ジュリエット)? This comedy, ecchi and romance series by Public & Basic (1999) starts out like this. In short: Based on the manga by U-Jin. Naruto and Anzu live alone thanks to their dead parents inheritance but the former is extremely overprotective and doesn't let his sister leave the house.

Beyond that: Due to an incident the two die but get resurrected thanks to their parents intervention. The only problem, Naruto is reincarnated as a cat.

As a comedy title, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Voice work is led by Jin Yamanoi as Naruto Nozaki and Kentarou Itou as Yoshio. This one is best suited to viewers who want something light between heavier series. The run is 1 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Public & Basic is the studio behind Juliet, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 3.6/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Jin Yamanoi voicing Naruto Nozaki gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1999, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.