muse ✨'s manga / #Cat(13)

This was the slow-burn love story of my dreams. After being cruelly dumped on Christmas Eve, Ei finds a man and a kitten asleep outside of his apartment in the snow. He takes them in out of pity, and Junpei becomes a fixture in his life, helping him to emerge from his stoic shell and to learn to love someone good for once. This was one of the most realistic stories I've ever read. A few years ago, I probably would've been frustrated with Ei's behavior, especially taking back his ex. But I did the same thing because I was so desperate to save my relationship, which I clung to because it was familiar, not because it was happy or healthy. People do make mistakes. They do seek out other humans just for comfort, even if they love someone else. They do withhold their love for fear of being hurt. This was touching, exquisitely drawn, and the pacing was just right. I cannot recommend it enough.

After being released from prison, Sawaragi distances himself from the yakuza and tries to live a respectable life for Izumi and Makoto, until a former cell mate turns up at his home. I prefer this to the original story. I still wish the brother-in-law was with Izumi, but Shuuya is sweet. This is a straight-up love story.

Two years after a one-night stand during a turbulent time in his life, Akino tracks down the man he'd slept with and takes a job at a cafe he frequents. But since their time together, Kazaoka has become a popular novelist and has come to distrust people's motives for approaching him. And worse, he doesn't seem to recognize Akino. A pleasant story to read before work since it all ends well, but the subplot with the friend who'd been in love with Akino was dropped to allow the main characters to get together, and Akino - while darling - has little personality apart from his love for Kazaoka. The friend was thrown in to cause drama, then pushed out of scene twice by Kazaoka, who is demanding and aggressive - especially when he's the one setting boundaries in the first place. Hopefully everything works out, but listen, Akino, based on my personal experiences, this doesn't exactly bode well. Do reconsider your friend who graciously stepped aside because he wishes for your happiness. Second-to-last chapter oneshot: The importance of communicating your affections to your partner. The final author's note is HILARIOUS. :-D

A hot young guy at the office falls for his capable, attractive boss...who is actually sloppy at home and lives with his beloved cat. Once he gets through his boss's cool exterior, things seem like smooth sailing...until the ex boyfriend comes into the picture. The one with baseball ticket stubs.

A man one year into his career takes over his family farm after his father's sudden passing, and becomes the love interest of a local chef, the only person who appreciates his failed vegetables.

A lonely office worker boldly asks to pet his next-door-neighbor's cat. After seeing how happy it makes him, the neighbor - a work-from-home designer - gives him a standing invitation. Marked as incomplete, but this is a full story! Maybe there is a missing extra. I feel cleansed after reading this.

Seiji, forty years old and perpetually single, is reunited with Shin, a delinquent he inspired ten years ago when he was still a cop, and who has followed in his footsteps. June 2021: Unfortunately the uploader is no longer a scan team. i’m pretty sure this most recent update was the English copyrighted translation ripped from Renta. :-(

A series of oneshots, a few interconnected - cats who turn into humans to be with the ones they love. There's one highly implied incest story halfway through, one cat that is a very young human in an ambiguous relationship with an adult - that'll probably squick some people. Overall, I found these stories hard to follow. The one I liked the very best was a delinquent who fell for a man who works in a bookstore. Somehow, that one touched me.

After a cat runs off with his wallet, a man chases it to someone’s house and when he is caught By the inebriated a owner, claims to be the cat. And then they keep up the charade and eventually fall for each other.