This peculiar anime takes place in an alternative world where many different species co-exist as human-animal hybrids, including cat-people, goat-people, bird-folk (resembling angels, complete with halos) and dragon-people (more or less winged demons). Dealing with each other in a multicultural school setting is a challenge for girl centaur Himeno, who is a novelty even to her classmates (Himeno and some girlfriends inspect each other's privates, non-explicitly). The largely plotless and lighthearted tone turns dark, bizarre, and positively Lovecraftian in latter episodes: the mermaid-people (females being abundantly bare-breasted for the sake of fan service) find their sea god Tagon impersonated in a strategy by a mysterious race of Antarctic snake people; a jungle tribe of frogmen are revealed to be insular and warlike religious fanatics; and flashbacks divulge horrors of a WWII/Holocaust-like conflict that once raged between fascistic centaurs and two-legged species that they deemed inferior. A Centaur’s Life is a wildly uneven series, albeit one that belongs in the something-you-don't-see-everyday category. Presenting all 12 episodes from 2017 in a dual-language Blu-ray/DVD Combo set, rated TV-MA, this is a strong optional purchase. (C. Cassady)
A Centaur's Life
(2017) 4 discs. 300 min. Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $64.98. Funimation (avail. from most distributors). Volume 33, Issue 6
A Centaur's Life
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