#Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat Is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!

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Let's Anime 238 - Hard Nub Nubs - Winter 2025 First Episodes

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By Dustin Cabeal and Lindsay Mallard

Welcome, welcome! It's time for our winter 2025 first episodes episode! Right after two rants from Dustin, but the bulk of this very long episode is spent talking about the following episodes:

Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, Anyway I'm Falling in Love with You, Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat Is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!, Bogus Skill «Fruitmaster» ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~, The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World, Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!, I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time, I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons, I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, Ishura, Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms, Momentary Lily, My Married Life, Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time, Sakamoto Days,

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"Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!" TV Anime OP & ED

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Today’s anime cat of the day is:

Tama from Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!

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“S-Rank Monster no ‘Behemoth’ dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet toshite Kurashitemasu” The Second Promo

The second promo for the television anime adaptation of Nozomi Ginyoku and Tarou Shinonome's S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet toshite Kurashitemasu (I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet) manga were unveiled.

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I already knew the BeheNeko anime was like one degree removed from a hentai but they really took the time to include a scene that establishes that not only can the guy who was reincarnated into a monster that looks like a housecat crossbreed with the busty elf girl who adopted him, but that said elf girl sees this as an extremely desirable outcome.

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TIME of the SEASON Winter 2025 Edition: BEHENEKO: The Elf-Girl's CAT is Secretly a S-RANKED Monster

Elf-girls and the behemoth turned into a cat that adores her!

If you noticed on my first impressions, I have gotten softer on these eechi titles and you know what? That’s fine. I rather be soft on fan-service stuff that does its job rather than go hard on it. Hell, at least they don’t bullshit themselves like the supposed more ‘respectable’ titles out there. This is Beheneko: The Elf-Girl’s Cat is Secretly a S-Ranked Monster. Director: Tetsuo…

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HIDIVE Announces Two Simulcasts for the Winter 2025 Anime Season

HIDIVE has announced that it will simulcast the From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! and Beheneko: The Elf-Girl’s Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! anime as part of the Winter 2025 season. Both anime will get their North American premiere screenings at Anime Frontier 2024 event in Fort Worth, Texas on December 7, 2024, starting at 7:30 p.m. CST. From Bureaucrat to…

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Megami Magazine March 2025 Issue (#298) Cover - S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet toshite Kurashitemasu (Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!) Release: 30 January 2025

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S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet toshite Kurashitemasu (Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!) - Dakimakura Covers of Aria and Stella. Release: Early-May 2025 [Brand: Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures]

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So we've got a new anime season starting, and out of curiosity, I browsed the Anilist charts looking for how many obvious Big Dumb Isekai titles we have airing this season. The results of my search are as follows:

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time

Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!

Bogus Skill <<Fruitmaster>> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~

Beheneko: The Elf Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Class Monster!

Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest

I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Research Dungeon Depths!

From Bureaucrat to Villainness: Dad's Been Reincarnated!

I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, so I MIght as Well Try Mastering Magic

The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World

Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World

That is 12 shows out of the 42 most popular/listed series on Anilist.

Almost 30% of the winter season is isekai slop.

We are losing the fucking plot, people.

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Tama from Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!

Today's AniAnimal is Tama the titular Behemoth cat from "Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!". 今日のアニアニマルは『Ｓランクモンスターの《ベヒーモス》だけど、猫と間違われてエルフ娘の騎士（ペット）として暮らしてます』のベヒモス猫、タマです。

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Once Again! It's Time for Sword's Pre-Season Anime Opinions No One Asked For!

I have read the synopsis, watched at least one trailer, and looked at the studio and director for all 33 new anime coming out in January 2025, as listed on MAL. Under a cut because I love my followers who don't give a shit about anime and anyone browsing the tags.

The only grading system I use is my personal enthusiasm. I have both good and trash taste, as do we all. My nope is someone else's hell yeah! and that's great. I sort by premiere date.

Jan 2 Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective Looks like if House MD were a cute anime girl. Project No. 9 did Sempai wa Otokonoko and My Tiny Sempai. Director Iwata Kazuya aslo directed 7th Time Loop. Sure Momentary Lily Combination moe cooking show/post apocalyptic mechanical kaiju battle anime? The Itano Circus is in town. Studio GoHands seems to have gotten their camerawork under control. This is just a little unsettling instead of unwatchable. Three directors listed. Sure

Jan 3 I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Bold of you to start your harem anime with the protag already married to the tsundere. Studio Gokumi has made many a moe blob, and also Vending Machine Isekai. Looks like this is Ooshima Hiroyuki's directorial debut at a full series level. nope

Jan 4 Sorairo Utility More moe slice of life than a sports anime, but I now have three nickels. Why girl golf specifically, Japan? Director Saitou Kengo has mostly done key animations and art direction for individual episodes but directed the single episode special this anime is based on. Yostar Pictures is best know for Azur Lane and Arknights but I haven't seen either. nope Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! It seems 'girl with big tits has a special relationship with a guy who has been turned into an animal' is becoming its own genre. Zero-G did Mysterious Disappearances but mostly does bland-looking titty shows. Saber Works is the new name for Digital Networks Animation, which made that bland ass show about teaching the disgraced noble naughtiness. Given how bad it looks, if it's actually raunchy enough to be entertaining I'd be too embarrassed to ask my anime fixer to get it for us. nope

Jan 5 I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons Damn just let her go if she wants out that bad. The love interest looks like the poor man's Howl Jenkins. EMT Squared has never made anything I saw as worth watching. Director and character designer Tagashira Shinobu also directed Diabolik Lovers and some Junji Itou ONAs. nope I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? Looks to be a harem anime where the main girl is a NEET and also a magical girl? It looks bad. Could be cute if it was cuter. Studio Quad also made that ecchi anime about the boy who gets turned into his classmate's pet dog. Director Saitou Hisashi has director and storyboard credits going back almost 20 years but not on anything I've seen. nope ZENSHU An anime about a struggling animator sounds a lot like a novel about a struggling novelist… But this is an isekai that looks like it might actually be good? She falls into the world of the tragic movie that made her fall in love with animation. And maybe she can save the prince destined to die in the original version? It's MAPPA so you knoe those animators are sweating blood to make this look good. Director and original creator Yamazaki Mitsue also directed Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun and has directed/storyboarded a lot of EDs and OPs. Hell yeah Medalist This figure skating anime could potentially be very heartwarming. I was suspicious of a Bunny Drop but I've been assured by a trusted friend the manga stays wholesome and is worth reading. ENGI is the same studio that ruined Unnamed Memory with pacing so rushed it made the story incoherent. Director Yamamoto Yasutaka has directed several shows already but nothing I've seen. nope Okitsura I think this might be racist against Okinawans? The voice actress Kitou Akari is noticeably stilted in the dialect. I've heard her in other roles where she is not. Millepensee did Spider So What?, Berserk 2016, and a bunch of moe blob shows I've never heard of. Has two directors listed. Itagaki, Shin has directed a bunch of stuff from Lillepensee, and Tanabe Shingo is listed as Director or Assistant Director on a bunch of those same shows so it seems they like working together. I ship it. nope

Jan 6 Can You Keep a Secret? Barely looks animated but the premise of two coworkers keeping their relationship secret is very appealing. Adults who aren't stuck in will they/won't they until the last episode? It might be worth the low quality animation! Blade made Hokkaido Gals and a bunch of other bland looking titty anime. Director Takeichi Naoko has directed single episodes of Re:Zero and JoJo Part Six, along with another titty anime by Blade. sure Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! Another cheap isekai. Made by two studios, which is rarely a good sign. Geek Toys did MigiDali and Dead Mount Death Play. CompTown also worked on MigiDali, and that's it. This is its second anime. Director Fukuda Michio has a few director credits already but nothing I've seen. nope Promise of Wizard This is some sort of reverse harem gacha game sourced thing. The premise is so fun! Help wizards fight the moon! And it's being used to sell you gambling for the most regurgitated boybots you can find. LIDENFILMS has made some charming favorites of mine like Call of the Night and Tonari no Youkai-San. MAL says director Tatsuwa Naoyuki also directed Nisekoi??? nope Jan 7 Bogus Skill <> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~ With a title like that who needs to watch the anime? Never seen anything by Asahi Production, only recognize a b-tier slice of life my anime fixer liked. Director Kimura Ryuuichi has several directing credits but nothing that looks particularly good. nope Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms The premise is fine and the art seems cute, but I couldn't maintain interest through the trailer. The other two anime I've seen by SynergySP also failed to keep my interest through their short twelve episode runtimes. Director Okumura, Yoshiaki seems to have directed several unremarkable projects before this. maybe I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic I hate titles like this. The animation is trash. Studio DEEN should stick to boys love and whatever genre Yakuza Fiance is. Marvy Jack can carry on though I guess. Director Ishikura, Kenichi seems to have worked on a bunch of bland moe and isekai projects. nope Jan 8 Flower and Asura Ooh. Maybe it's all the trash I just slogged through, but the animation is very charming and actual animation! The premise is fine, small town girl joins a new school club and makes friends, but do I detect a hint of yuri? Wait. Studio Bind also did Mushoku Tensei and Onimai! Director Uwano, Ayumu did storyboards for both but this looks to be their series directorial debut. hell yeah! Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time Another garbage isekai. Never seen anything by Studio Comet. Director Kuzuya Naoyuki also directed Okashi na Tensei, which I dropped because it wasn't good. nope Twilight Hotel A little girl in a ghost hotel solving mysteries of how she and the other guests died? What a delightful premise! Animation is minimal but the story is charming. PRA also did Yuru Yuri and Highschool DxD. Director Kuremizu Kousuke has worked on episodes of Skip and Loafer and Odd Taxi but their only series directorial credit, Irodorimidori, does not look good. hell yeah!

Jan 9 Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World Another Kusokai, but you might be able to pretend the protag is a girl and therefore trans. Studio Deen please make some garbage I actually like! Koga Kazuomi is an experienced series director. He did currently airring All-Guys Mixer and Kubo… Invisible. nope The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World I genuinely appreciate how unattractive they made their protagonist in this one. He has an interesting face! Still not gonna watch it though. I haven't seen any of the half dozen shows East Fish Studio has made but I appreciate their logo. Director Yuuzumi Keiei has some series directorial credits from about a decade ago, but lately seems to have mostly done storyboarding for shows I don't watch. nope Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest Trash Isekai. Okuruto Noboru also made that gross looking Angel Apartment anime a couple seasons back. Oh and the had the same director, Oonishi Kenta. nope Honey Lemon Soda An opposites attract high school romance with a plain shy girl and a flashy guy. The animation looks good in the trailer but with JC Staff it will never go above A-tier. Director Nishikiori Hiroshi also directed Delico's Nursery, which I dropped due to misophonia. I really wanted to like it but those crying babies got me. Did storyboards for a bunch of good anime too, including Dan Da Dan and Dungeon Meshi. sure

Jan 10 Farmagia Based on a game, this looks both boring and exclusively for young children. Bridge hasn't made anything I've even heard of, let alone seen. Director Ishihira Shinji also directed a couple of BL I liked among other things. nope From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! Title says it all! This looks so up my alley! Ajia-do is the studio behind A Sign of Affection and Ascendance of a Bookworm. Director Takeuchi Tetsuya did a lot of key animation and episode direction on Tengoku Daimakyo (not ep 12) and did key animation on single episodes of Dungeon Meshi and JJK. hell yeah Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! This reverse isekai looks cute. I'm surprised Zero-G is putting out two anime in the same season. Director Kitahata Tooru has a lot of directorial credits under their name but nothing I've watched. maybe Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. This high school romance looks like someone left it out to fade in the sun, but I don't hate it. My partner is a sucker for friends to lovers so I don't think we'll skip this one. Typhoon Graphics is also behind the disappointing Raeliana and the alledgedly quite good Dahlia in Bloom. Director Yamamoto Junichi also directed Raeliana among other series and a bunch of OPs and EDs. Maybe he'll stick the landing this time. sure

Jan 11 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time A workplace comedy set in a generic MMO inspired fantasy sounds fun. Plus it's being made by Cloverworks, who made too many gems to list but Elusive Samurai and Spy x Family seem relevant here. Director Nagasawa Tsuyoshi has directed several series before this one, but nothing I've seen. sure Sakamoto Days Action comedy with a fat old man protagonist that looks great? Sign me up! I've heard the manga for this one is excellent as well, and the sequel is already set to air in summer or fall of 2025. TMS Entertainment produced Undead Unluck and is the studio behind the Fruits Basket remake. Director Watanabe Masaki has directed a bunch of action series I haven't seen but he has an honest face so i trust him. hell yeah Ubel Blatt It's listed as ecchi but all three trailers are way more focused on combat and blood than sex. Could have been a good revenge fantasy if it actually looked good instead of just servicable. Satelight is the studio behind Helck and Cherry Magic. Staple Entertainment is a relatively new studio with just half a dozen titles that all seem to be fantasy and/or ecchi titles. Director Naoya Takashi seems to have a bunch of experience directing shows of this nature. maybe Babanbabanban Vampire It's trash, but it's BL Vampire trash and therefore made specifically for me. I personally haven't seen anything by Gaina before but I vaguely recall hearing good things about Forest Piano. Director Kawasaki Itsurou has a bunch of direction credits to his name but nothing I've seen. hell yeah

Jan 12 The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World The premise of a sentai in a fantasy setting is fun but the show looks a little too kids stuff and mid for me personally to watch it. nope I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! If Akashic Records left you feeling like it was too well animated and didn't have enough wish-fulfillment, this anime looks to be for you. Bandai Namco Pictures also did Wistoria. Director Ono Katsumi also directed that youkai school anime from fall 24 and several other shows I haven't heard of. nope

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Welcome, welcome! We have another jammed packed episode for you. Dustin and Lindsay are back with a few more new shows from the #WinterAnime2025 season.

Shows talked about on this episode include: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You, Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat Is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!, The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World, Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest, I Have a Crush at Work, I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic, I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?, OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying, The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World, Übel Blatt.

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The thing about my media consumption habits is that if I hear something is problematic that only makes me want to check it out more and see if there’s something interesting buried under the stuff that has everybody upset. This often results in me watching stuff I can’t in good conscience recommend to anybody, but a lot of the time I have a better experience than I expected.

Even absolute slop often has something that draws in an audience, even if its appeal is basically the equivalent of not being able to look away from a car crash. I file stuff like Domestic Girlfriend into this category. It’s the anime equivalent of the trashiest dumpster fire of a soap opera you’ve ever seen with a premise straight out of a hentai, and yet the earnest way it goes about its character drama got its hooks in me and made me want to see what life-ruining decisions these dumbasses would make next.

Then there’s stuff that has genuinely good character writing and fun plots, but the premise is going to turn a lot of people away. This is where you’ll find stuff like Citrus or Gushing Over Magical Girls, which are very uncomfortable just by nature of what their stories are about. It’s not for everyone, but you can have a really good time with them if you don’t take them too seriously.

And then there are stories that are about genuinely difficult topics, and need a warning going in. This category includes stuff like The Ancient Magus’ Bride or This Monster Wants to Eat Me. It’s top tier art, but it helps to know what you’re getting into.

Then there’s an anime I’m watching this season called Beheneko: The Elf Girl’s Pet Cat Is Secretly An S-Ranked Monster! which I am only keeping up with to see how stupid it gets (seriously this thing is so bad but I can’t look away).