There’s always a cause for celebration when a notification pops up from YouTube that Maru’s mommy and daddy have uploaded another video. It happens a LOT more than Christmas and my birthday, which is good. I’d hate to have to wait six months for each video. Then again, they tend to be so good that I would wait if I had to. This one does not actually feature Maru, but it is still VERY watchable.
The video is a celebration of the OTHER cat in the Maru household. Her name is Hana and she just turned four. She’s appeared in plenty of Maru videos, but more as a spectator than anything else. Well, she’s front and center here and she’s even more adorable than ever. There are some great close-ups of her face. It’s so much fun to see her leaping around and acting all frisky – she’s quite charismatic.
Hana is a VERY playful cat. We see her climb into a sack with a hole at the bottom and swipe at a toy on a string that passes by. Her mommy also puts a wind-up mouse in one of those clear laundry hampers and she goes absolutely nuts trying to get it. She also does a variety of things like leap into a tall box, much like Maru did when he was younger, and chase a reflection all over the place. There’s so much cat goodness in a short amount of time.
There are a few hilarious interactions between Hana and Maru. One time, she’s laying on top of him while he’s in a sack, trying to get out. Another time, she’s in a box with him and she’s playing with a toy her mommy is waving past her while Maru stares off like, “Whatever”. Then another time, Maru is stretched out in a cloth sack, his head poking out the other end and Hana is resting her head on his body. I couldn’t believe how long he stretches out in that part – he’s like a snake!
