A Man and His Cat Volume 1 by Umi Sakurai

 

Number of pages: 148  | Publisher: Square Enix Manga | Genre: Slice of Life 

Summary: 

☆゜・。。・゜゜・。。・゜★

A kitten languishes in a pet shop, unwanted and unloved. Even as his price drops with each passing day, no one spares him a glance unless it's to call him names. Having practically given up on life, the kitty himself is most shocked of all when an older gentleman comes into the store and wants to take him home! Will the man and the cat find what they're looking for..in each other?

☆゜・。。・゜゜・。。・゜★ 

Review:

It had been a while since I read a manga that I liked as much as A Man and His Cat. The story is a bit simple, but it fills your heart with warmth.

The story is about a peculiar cat named Fukumaru that no one wants to adopt. One day, a mature gentleman decides to take him home and give him lots of love.

That’s basically the story—it doesn’t go much further than that. Each chapter features heartwarming scenes where Fukumaru grows more and more attached to his companion.

A Man and His Cat was originally published in the digital magazine GANMA!, and was later moved to Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Therefore, it is considered a josei-seinen work (aimed at an adult audience). The central theme of the manga is the loneliness an older person may feel, and the companionship they can find in a cat.

With around 145 pages, Umi Sakurai manages to move the reader with the touching scenes of connection between Fukumaru and Kanda.

It is, without a doubt, a manga I plan to read and collect until the very end. A perfect manga for cat lovers.

Have you read any cat-themed manga?