Manul-kun's deadpan confusion at the world around him lands because he doesn't perform for you, he just exists, slightly bewildered, while everything else scrambles for his attention. Fifty episodes of cats doing nothing in particular sounds like filler until you realize that's the entire point. This is what comfort actually feels like when you stop waiting for the plot to justify the time you're spending.

Marumaru Manul is a short-form comedy about the everyday lives of a group of cats. At its center is Manul-kun, a Pallas's cat, or manul, with a somewhat flippant streak. He shares his days with Chatora-kun, an orange tabby, and with Sukofu-kun, along with a number of other cats. Across 50 short episodes airing in 2020, the series finds its humor in the ordinary routines of these feline characters.