Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan (ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん, Fushigi Neko no Kyū-chan) is a Japanese 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.
Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan | |
ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん (Fushigi Neko no Kyū-chan) | |
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Genre | Comedy, slice of life[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Sasami Nitori |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Seikaisha Comics |
Magazine | Saizensen |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 30, 2018 – December 2, 2022 |
Volumes | 8 |
Characters
edit- Aoi Hinata (日向葵, Hinata Aoi)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru[2]
- Kyuu-chan (きゅーちゃん)
- Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama[2]
Media
editManga
editWritten 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]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
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1 | August 11, 2018[5] | 978-4-06-512661-5 | March 9, 2021[8] | 978-1-64505-857-1 |
2 | December 12, 2018[9] | 978-4-06-514201-1 | May 18, 2021[10] | 978-1-64505-945-5 |
3 | April 12, 2019[11] | 978-4-06-515438-0 | October 12, 2021[12] | 978-1-64827-306-3 |
4 | October 12, 2019[13] | 978-4-06-517205-6 | January 25, 2022[14] | 978-1-64827-476-3 |
5 | January 14, 2020[15] | 978-4-06-518535-3 | May 10, 2022[16] | 978-1-63858-239-7 |
6 | June 12, 2020[17] | 978-4-06-520180-0 | July 26, 2022[18] | 978-1-63858-390-5 |
7 | November 11, 2020[19] | 978-4-06-521657-6 | December 20, 2022[20] | 978-1-63858-806-1 |
8 | October 7, 2022[6] | 978-4-06-529718-6 | August 1, 2023[21] | 978-1-68579-584-9 |
Other
editOn 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
editIn 2018, the series was nominated for the 4th Next Manga Awards in the web category and was ranked 9th.[22]
In 2021, the School Library Journal listed the first volume among its Top 10 Manga of 2021.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Series: Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 7, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ ツイ4 [@twi_yon] (December 2, 2022). 【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 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Twitter.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ a b ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 8 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 2 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 3 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 4 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 5 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 6 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 6". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 7 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 7". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan Vol. 8". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (December 5, 2021). "School Library Journal Names Top 10 Manga in 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
External links
edit- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia