Nobody expected a Monster Hunter spinoff about helper cats to work. Girigiri Airuu Mura treats these tiny creatures like they're running their own monster-hunting guild, complete with actual stakes and genuine comedic timing that doesn't lean on cuteness as a crutch. Ten episodes is the perfect length to milk every joke about incompetence and cat logic before the bit runs dry.

Airuu, the cat helpers from the Monster Hunter games, take the spotlight in this short flash-animated comedy. The ten episodes aired in 2010 and are adapted from Capcom's PSP title MonHun Nikki Pokapoka Airu-mura. The cats come in brief bursts of comedy with a dash of action, giving the franchise's feline sidekicks a series of their own.