The concept was so strange that I almost skipped this but I'm really glad I didn't. They do a good job not making it super weird and it just ends up being really funny and sweet! I cried, I laughed a lot.
I still think the concept is weird, like uhh dating your pet? Kinda don't do that maybe. But I love that they don't have the typical childlike naivety that they usually give animals-turned-humans. They genuinely feel like adult humans who are also very much so their respective animal. Seriously, the mannerisms and behaviors are so good without being over the top and weird (maybe aside from the pant string incident at the beginning) and I found myself smiling so much.
I was glad there was no love-triangle like I initially thought there would be. Both couples are very very cute but I am partial to Milk and the uncle (does homie have a name? Couldn't tell you) as they have good chemistry and a well balanced dynamic. The music in this show was outstanding!! (for the most part) and I'm honestly just sad that I can't find the song from the end of episode 9. It was so gorgeous.
Overall, I went into this expecting weird, cute, and fluffy and I got it. It was so much less uncomfortable than expected and I'd recommend giving it a shot. Try to make it past the first couple episodes and it gets really good. I love Strongberry and I'm really happy they got a lot of love for this series. It's well deserved!! The actors also deserve a ton of love. They all did a wonderful job and I really, deeply loved all the characters.
The ending could have gone wrong but I think they patched it up nicely and I was left satisfied and happy. It's a very feel good series with some well done heavier moments. Jungwoo's pain and loneliness really got to me. I'll end my rambling mess here, but I'll just leave it with saying this is much better than expected and I hope people will give it a shot even though the animal thing is weird.