Soseki Natsume's I Am A Cat: The Manga Edition
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- Create Date：2021-10-03 06:51:44
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Chiroru Kobata
- ISBN：4805316578
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Sitthikone Mounlamai
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I had the hard time connecting the story， I think the order of the page is not perfectly manage
Sizarifalina
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😻The main character in this Manga is obviously a cat。 Or should I say THE CAT since he has no name。 The Cat is like a third-person omniscient narrator。 So I guess the that is why the author did not give The Cat a specific name。😻It is a book about The Cat observing hoomans in his daily life。 😻A lot of underlying messages。 I was fascinated how the author actually predicted how humans would lead their lives in the future， that is the present day。 He wrote in early 1900。 For example about marriage。 😻The main character in this Manga is obviously a cat。 Or should I say THE CAT since he has no name。 The Cat is like a third-person omniscient narrator。 So I guess the that is why the author did not give The Cat a specific name。😻It is a book about The Cat observing hoomans in his daily life。 😻A lot of underlying messages。 I was fascinated how the author actually predicted how humans would lead their lives in the future， that is the present day。 He wrote in early 1900。 For example about marriage。 Many nowadays in some cultures would find marriage as not relatable and not practical。 🤔😻The Cat’s hooman was tricked by his friend。 The hooman’s friend told an untrue story and the hooman belived his friend。 It shows how gullible a person can be。 Just because his hooman’s friend was the one who told his hooman the story， his hooman straight away believed that the story was true。 Like most of us nowadays。 Just because someone whom we are close to say something ， we often do not check if it is the truth or not。😻It has quotations from a few well known people。 😻Humans treat every interaction， as a competition。 How tedious - The Cat😻Yes。If it’s just a Bachelor’s Degree。 Well， they’re so common - Lady Nose😻Pay no heed to random people。 The true seed of your anger is your battle against yourself - Yagi Dokusen😻That’s what it means to be human。 When they lack sufficient suffering， they manufacture their own - The Cat❤️I am glad that I decided to read the Manga first then only consider if I want to read that thick book！ ❤️The ending？ I don’t like it 😭 Why must it end that way！？ Why？ 😭 。。。more
Dawn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I feel like this lost something in translation （language or manga？ And the ending bummed me out。 I prefer lighter hearted cat mangas。
Alexander Peterhans
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A beautifully drawn manga， I found myself finding a hard time to connect with the story。 Sometimes it just happens。 I have never read this classic， maybe that has affected my enjoyment， but I found it all rather too mannered and a bit too soapy for my tastes。I have to admit （and I do feel a bit dumb about this）， but I was also a bit disappointed by the role of the titular cat， how it's only an observer and has no real agency （not to even speak of the ending）。（Thanks to Tuttle Publishing for prov A beautifully drawn manga， I found myself finding a hard time to connect with the story。 Sometimes it just happens。 I have never read this classic， maybe that has affected my enjoyment， but I found it all rather too mannered and a bit too soapy for my tastes。I have to admit （and I do feel a bit dumb about this）， but I was also a bit disappointed by the role of the titular cat， how it's only an observer and has no real agency （not to even speak of the ending）。（Thanks to Tuttle Publishing for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss） 。。。more
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is a modern manga adaptation of a classic of Japanese literature: originally written in 1905， it explores a Meiji era japan caught between Eastern and Western ideals。 As seen through the eyes of a self important cat， society and the middle class are roundly satirized。 It is an easy but deep read and says a lot about Japan at the time。 There is no happy ending and people are not nice to each other in the book （bat More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is a modern manga adaptation of a classic of Japanese literature: originally written in 1905， it explores a Meiji era japan caught between Eastern and Western ideals。 As seen through the eyes of a self important cat， society and the middle class are roundly satirized。 It is an easy but deep read and says a lot about Japan at the time。 There is no happy ending and people are not nice to each other in the book （battles with words have replaced battles with swords）。 But for those wondering about the personality inspirations for characters such as Persona 5's Morgana or Marios Bowser will find it here in this nameless cat protagonist。Story: A kitten is born but a wandering student carelessly separates the kitten from his mother。 Left alone， he wanders into a yard and is taken in by an English teacher and his family。 There， he will casually listen in on human conversations that take place in the household。 From the family friend with grandiose tales to the wandering handsome young scholar who may or may not be wooing the wealthy but spoiled daughter of a wealthy merchant。 The cat and his somewhat silly owner will make some pithy observations on life。The tone of most of the conversations can best be described as nihilistic but also quite supercillious。 There is an unease and dread of the modern world and the rise of the individual （as opposed to the old days of nameless peasants）。 E。g。， now that women are being educated， it means they will value marriage less， disrespect their husbands， and destroy marriage。 This segues into the notion that a man having three daughters shouldn't bother getting to know them well since they will be leaving home one day anyway。 The cat muses that if the man finds the girls so annoying he shouldn't have had children in the first place。 "But he's human。 And that's what it means to be human。 When they lack sufficient suffering， they manufacture their own。"Most of the chapters are stand alone vignettes that explore themes or topics。 Most of the story is told through the cat's eyes as he listens to the various families and acquaintances gossip about each other。 Each of the characters has a distinct personality and are easily differentiated。 The manga does a fine job of showing each personality as well。 The panels are clean and if sometimes nuance is lost without the words of the novel format， I think the translator/illustrator do a fine job of turning the inspiration material into manga format。This is a book that most Japanese school children are required to read for a good reason - it is one of their literature classics （the author is one of the few to be referred to by his personal name and not his family name）。 I think a lot of Western audiences can get quite a bit of insight on Japanese culture here， even with the 1900s setting。 Just don't expect a happy ending。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Andréa
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