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Lenni Reviews: “A Man and His Cat” Vol. 13, by Umi Sakurai

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Marin comes to visit and she’s put on weight from too many treats. Moriyama is on the hunt for new bandmates.

Spoiler, but it was a SHOCK to have the word “scumbag” come out of Kanda’s mouth. He’s such a precious bean that it felt wrong. He’s been stern but still has this positive energy that even a relatively mild insult like scumbag is jarring. Might as well be Mr. Rogers cursing someone out. Other than that, we’re still in the full-on funny slice of life mode with the slow build of Kanda getting up his motivation and strength to perform again. I wonder if his mother will come back into play since he has so much trauma about performing because of her. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “A Man and His Cat” Vol. 12, by Umi Sakurai

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Kanda takes his father-in-law’s advice to make sure to take good care of himself and be proud of the progress he’s made. Fukumaru has also made progress, so Kanda looks into a cat tree as a present.

There’s also a lost dog and Makoto, who’s stopped going to school due to bullying, but is put in charge of a kitten with health issues. This volume goes back to the episodic format and is even out of chronological order. The last volume was one complete storyline line but this is more bit of slice of life and adds a couple of new characters. Everything is as sweet as always and despite how cruel the bullying was to Makoto, it leaves you with a positive feeling. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “A Man and His Cat” Vol. 11, by Umi Sakurai

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Mr. Kanda pays a visit to his father-in-law and also sees his mother while Hoshinari deals with Teruki and his deception.

The flashback to where we meet Kanda’s wife, Suzune and the whole volume (except for the evil mom) is so damn emotional and adorable! Given how horrid his mother was, it’s so gratifying to see how much light was and is in Kanda’s life. When this series does get dark, it instantly balances it with so much love. Even the cats are learning lessons. I will admit, I teared up a bit. It’s a shame we don’t get more about Kanda’s mother other than she’s one of those Tiger Moms who puts too much pressure on her child. I wonder if the series will take time to redeem her or let a character stay shitty for once. 4.9 out of 5.Th

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Lenni Reviews: “Cat + Gamer” Volume 7 , by Wataru Nadatani

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As her office experiments with remote work, Riko is dealing with the challenge of trying to get things done while dealing with two energetic cats.

While it is still cute that Riko likens gaming to learning about her cats, I am also loving how wide her gaming interests are. She plays EVERYTHING. Mobile, RPG, shooters, slots, rhythm; it’s so cool! I wish I had time for that. I don’t even wanna think about how many games I own that I don’t have time to play. Of course, the cats are adorable as usual, getting into all kinds of trouble. Plus my own cat rubbed her face all over this book, so it’s clearly great. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Cat + Gamer” Vol. 5, by Wataru Nadatani

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*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.

In this volume, Riko:

  • Tries out an automatic cat feeder
  • Has a photo of her cats go viral
  • The cats destroy the toilet paper
  • Learns what “chattering” is
  • Has her cats racing around just like in one of her games
  • Forgets her birthday because of a game release
  • Deals with heavy shedding

There are of course fun antics in this volume but the one thing that stood out to me is when Riko realizes it’s her 30th birthday. There’s no freakout, no meltdown about not being married yet or having kids; it just adds to the enjoyment of her new game and she’s fine! She spent her birthday exactly how she’d enjoy it the most and that’s so damn wholesome. Riko is just precious and her adventures with her pets are fun and calming to read. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “A Man and His Cat” Vol. 10, by Umi Sakurai

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Teruaki and Fuyuki go to rescue a cat from the abandoned apartment of a hoarder. While they end up holding on to the cat and try their best to get it not to fight with Fukumaru, Teruaki tries to connect with what made him love playing piano.

The little crying cats shouldn’t tug at my heart so much but damn if my eyes weren’t watering at their little faces. The impact of the hoarding on the cat trapped in it broke my heart and while not as dawwww worthy, the human drama is entertaining as well. All these guys are so passionate about music but the source of all their pain around it seems to come from making it a job and being in fierce competition. It looks like them being around all the adorable cats with simple desires reminds these guys to be more chill about it. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “My Kitten is a Picky Eater” Vol. 1, by Migiri Miki

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Mano Taiyo finds a kitten in the snow and decides to adopt him. However, due to the kitten’s fear of certain foods, Taiyo struggles to find something little Yuki will eat.

Similar to Cat + Gamer, our main character finds themselves suddenly a pet owner and has to learn how to take care of it. Here, Taiyo seems like he wasn’t taking the best care of himself before he adopted Yuki. He learned how to cook for himself by trying out different foods to feed the kitten and only cleaned up his apartment so Yuki would have a better place to live. It’s about both the man and the kitten learning to care about things again and it’s really sweet. The art style is light and handles soft and emotional moments really well. A perfect light read for pet lovers. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi” Vol. 1, by Yuri Sonoda

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Maruru lived with a nice family until he chased a flock of sparrows and got lost. Now living on the streets, he runs into Hachi, who eventually takes the housecat under his wing to survive as strays together.

While adorable and heartwarming at times, it’s also heartwrenching. Stray cats don’t have easy lives and while this doesn’t pull a Watership Down and shock us with blood and gore; their lives are still rough and have a ton of risk. They struggle to find food and clean water, to stay warm in the winter, have turf disputes, and rely on the rare kind person who will help them out. The volume does a good job at getting you connected to the characters. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna leave some cat food on the porch. 5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Cat + Gamer” Vol. 3, by Wataru Nadatani

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As Riko gets better at taking care of her cat, Musubi, she still has retained her love of gaming. When she gets a new game, she struggles to fit in time with that as well as work, rest, and Musubi’s nighttime zoomies.

Of course the kitten is precious but this volume feels more slice of live than the others, dealing with clipping Musubi’s nails, giving him a bath, and things like that. It’s cute to see a bit of Musubi’s perspective on things; especially when he’s gaming with Riko and trying to climb on things. They’re both settling in and Riko is learning about taking care of him while still doing what she loves. 3.9 out of 5.

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