Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan
Ja kanjiふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん
Ja romajiFushigi Neko no Kyū-chan
GenreComedy, slice of life[1]
Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan
manga
AuthorSasami Nitori
PublisherKodansha
ImprintSeikaisha Comics
MagazineSaizensen
FirstJanuary 30, 2018
LastDecember 2, 2022
Volumes8

Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan (ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん, Fushigi Neko no Kyū-chan) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Sasami Nitori. It was serialized on Kodansha's Twi4 Twitter account and Saizensen website from January 2018 to December 2022.

Premise

A young man named Hinata takes in Kyuu-chan, an abandoned cat who walks on two legs. The series focuses on the two as they adjust to life with each other.

Characters

Aoi Hinata (日向葵, Hinata Aoi)
[2]
Kyuu-chan (きゅーちゃん)
[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Sasami Nitori, Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan was serialized on Kodansha's Twi4 Twitter account and Saizensen website from January 30, 2018, to December 2, 2022.[3][4] Its chapters were compiled into eight tankōbon volumes from August 11, 2018, to October 7, 2022.[5][6] The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[7]

Other

On July 7, 2020, in commemoration of Seikaisha's 10th anniversary, a collaboration between it and anime studio MAPPA was announced. The collaboration was a YouTube channel called "Manimani TV". The channel's content consisted of voice comic adaptations of the series with sound direction by Ryōsuke Naya, and voice acting from Atsushi Tamaru and Riho Sugiyama.[2]

Reception

In 2018, the series was nominated for the 4th Next Manga Awards in the web category and was ranked 9th.[8]

In 2021, the School Library Journal listed the first volume among its Top 10 Manga of 2021.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Series: Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "ja:星海社×MAPPAのYouTubeチャンネル始動、ツイ4作品を続々と映像化" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. July 7, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "ja:動く4コマ「ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん」がツイ4で始動、30話の短期集中連載" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  4. ^ ツイ4 (December 2, 2022). "ja:【御礼】にとりささみさん（@nitorisasami）『ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん』は本日の掲載が最終回となります。今までご愛読いただき本当にありがとうございました。単行本最終8巻は好評発売中です！https://sai-zen-sen.jp/comics/twi4/others/news/2022/09/fushigineko-8.html #ツイ4" (in Japanese). No. 1598438044998082561. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "ja:ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "ja:ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 8" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 28, 2020). "Seven Seas Licenses School Zone, The Tale of the Outcasts, Magical Angel Creamy Mami, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 23, 2018). "Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi Take Top Prizes at Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Hazra, Adriana (December 5, 2021). "School Library Journal Names Top 10 Manga in 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2024.