A Centaur's Life

A Centaur's Life, known in Japan as Centaur's Worries (セントールの悩み), is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series by Kei Murayama. The series has been serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū magazine since February 2011, and is published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Haoliners Animation League aired in Japan from July to September 2017. The anime is licensed by Crunchyroll.

Plot
The series takes place in a world that took a different path of evolution from the world we know resulting in mythological creatures, such as centaurs, satyrs, mermaids, and demons, taking the place of humans in today's society. The story largely focuses around a centaur girl named Himeno Kimihara as she goes about her daily life with her friends and family.

Characters

 * Himeno Kimihara (君原 姫乃)
 * A centaur girl with a gentle personality. She is at an age where she is anxious about the size of her chest and body. Himeno is informally called "hime" (Japanese for "princess") by her friends.
 * A centaur girl with a gentle personality. She is at an age where she is anxious about the size of her chest and body. Himeno is informally called "hime" (Japanese for "princess") by her friends.


 * Nozomi Gokuraku (獄楽 希)
 * A demon girl who is a friend of Himeno and lives in a karate dojo. She has a rough personality and is often teased for her boyish appearance.
 * A demon girl who is a friend of Himeno and lives in a karate dojo. She has a rough personality and is often teased for her boyish appearance.


 * Kyouko Naraku (名楽 羌子)
 * A half-Satyress who is another friend of Himeno. She is cool and composed. She is just like her older brother.
 * A half-Satyress who is another friend of Himeno. She is cool and composed. She is just like her older brother.


 * Manami Mitama (御魂 真奈美)
 * An angel girl. She naturally has the disposition of a committee chairman. She looks after her four younger sisters; her mother is not around and her father tries to find success as an artist.
 * An angel girl. She naturally has the disposition of a committee chairman. She looks after her four younger sisters; her mother is not around and her father tries to find success as an artist.


 * Mitsuyo Akechi (朱池 美津代)
 * A ram-horned girl who has a cheeky personality. She is a lesbian who is in a relationship with Inukai, but enjoys teasing other girls too.
 * A ram-horned girl who has a cheeky personality. She is a lesbian who is in a relationship with Inukai, but enjoys teasing other girls too.


 * Inukai Michiru (犬養 未散)
 * An Unicorn horned girl and Mitsuyo's girlfriend.
 * An Unicorn horned girl and Mitsuyo's girlfriend.


 * Makoto Komori (小守 真)
 * A perverted demon boy who lusts after Himeno.
 * A perverted demon boy who lusts after Himeno.


 * Chidori Hyappo (百歩 千鳥)
 * A shy angel boy and the assistant to Manami.
 * A shy angel boy and the assistant to Manami.


 * Yutaka Nekomi (猫見 豊)
 * A cat boy and friend to Komori.
 * A cat boy and friend to Komori.


 * Kousaku Fujimoto (藤本 公作)


 * Quetzalcoatl Sassassul (ケツァルコアトル・サスサススール)
 * A foreign exchange student from Antarctica who resembles a snake. Since her race has a logical way of thinking, she feels like an alien within Japanese culture. Though Quetzalcoatl is gentle, friendly, and adaptable.
 * A foreign exchange student from Antarctica who resembles a snake. Since her race has a logical way of thinking, she feels like an alien within Japanese culture. Though Quetzalcoatl is gentle, friendly, and adaptable.


 * Shino (紫乃)
 * A centaur and Himeno's cousin who is in kindergarten. She loves Himeno very much.
 * A centaur and Himeno's cousin who is in kindergarten. She loves Himeno very much.


 * Miura (美浦)


 * Mitama Chigusa (御魂 ちぐさ) Mitama Chinami (御魂 智奈美) Mitama Chiho (御魂 千穂)
 * (Chigusa, Chinami, Chiho)
 * Mostly known as the Chi-chans-(ちち-ゃん) are Manami's identical triplet younger sisters and the older sisters of Sue. They each have light orange hair-(in different hairstyles) along with cat ears and a tail like their father. While their personalities are extremely similar, they can be told apart by their hairstyles; Chigusa has her hair kept in twin braids, Chinami has her hair up in a ponytail, and Chiho's hair is in a bob-cut.


 * Sue Mitama (御魂 未摘)
 * The youngest sister of the Mitama siblings. She is a rare mix of an angel and a cat, however she suffers from a strange disease that is associated with it; she has white hair just like her older sister and mother. Despite her weak and fragile appearance, she is always a happy and playful child. Unlike her older sisters she is quiet, sensitive, and soft-spoken. She refers to all of her sisters as "nē-nē" (ネネ).
 * The youngest sister of the Mitama siblings. She is a rare mix of an angel and a cat, however she suffers from a strange disease that is associated with it; she has white hair just like her older sister and mother. Despite her weak and fragile appearance, she is always a happy and playful child. Unlike her older sisters she is quiet, sensitive, and soft-spoken. She refers to all of her sisters as "nē-nē" (ネネ).


 * Riri (リリ)
 * A friend and next-door neighbor of the youngest Mitama siblings. She has a six-legged dog named Yoshi.
 * A friend and next-door neighbor of the youngest Mitama siblings. She has a six-legged dog named Yoshi.


 * Mii (ミー)
 * A friend and classmate of Shino from kindergarten.
 * A friend and classmate of Shino from kindergarten.


 * Maki (マキ)
 * A friend and classmate of Shino from kindergarten.
 * A friend and classmate of Shino from kindergarten.


 * Rino Kimihara (君原 理乃)
 * Himeno's mother and Shino's aunt.
 * Himeno's mother and Shino's aunt.


 * Souta Kimihara (君原 蒼太)
 * Himeno's father and Shino's uncle.
 * Himeno's father and Shino's uncle.

Manga
The original manga illustrated by Kei Murayama began serialization in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū from February 2011. Twenty-five tankōbon volumes have been released as of February 13, 2024. The series moved to online-only serialization when Comic Ryū changed formats on June 19, 2018. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, who began releasing it in North America from November 5, 2013.

Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on the wraparound of the manga's 14th volume, released on December 13, 2016, later revealed to be a television series. It is animated by Haoliners Animation League and directed by Naoyuki Konno, with Fumitoshi Oizaki credited as the chief director and Touko Machida is the series composition. The character design is done by Sakae Shibuya, who is also a chief animation director. The twelve-episode series aired on Tokyo MX between July 9 and September 24, 2017. The opening theme is "Oshiete Darwin" (教えてダーウィン) by Purely Monster, while the ending theme is "Edelweiss" by Asaka. Crunchyroll has licensed the series, and Funimation dubbed it and released it on home video as part of the two companies' partnership.

Reception
On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of B−.