Chi's Sweet Home
Chi's Sweet Home is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konami Kanata. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning from 2004 to 2015, with its chapters collected in twelve volumes. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by the publisher Vertical. An anime television series adaptation, lasting two seasons, aired from March 2008 to September 2009. A 3DCG anime television adaptation lasting two seasons began airing in October 2016 to September 2018, and a third season premiered worldwide on Netflix in July 2024.
Plot
A small grey and white kitten with black stripes wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside with her family. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Yohei, and his mother, Miwa. They take the kitten home, but, as pets are not allowed in their housing complex, they try to find her a new home. This proves to be difficult, and the family decides to keep the kitten.While being housebroken, the kitten mistakenly answers to "Chi" and this becomes her name. Chi then lives with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals.
Characters
Yamada family
;Chi;Yohei Yamada
;Mom/Miwa Yamada
;Dad/Kento Yamada
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Kanata Konami, Chi's Sweet Home was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning from January 8, 2004, to June 18, 2015. Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from November 22, 2004, to June 23, 2015. In contrast to the serialized version, which is black and white, the version is in full color.In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Vertical and published in a left-to-right orientation instead of the original right-to-left one. The twelve volumes were released from June 29, 2010, to November 3, 2015.
A four-volume series by Kinoko Natsume and Kanata, titled Chi's Sweet Adventures, was published on s Twitter account from October 2, 2016, to September 30, 2017. Kodansha collected its chapters in four volumes, released from March 23, 2017, to April 23, 2018. Kodansha USA published the volumes in English from May 1, 2018, to May 28, 2019.
Another series by Konami and Catherine Bouvier, titled Chi en France: Chi's Sweet Home France-ban, started on Kodansha's Comic Days online platform on September 23, 2024.
Anime
The anime series is directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara and produced by Madhouse aired from March 31 to September 25, 2008. The episodes are about 3 minutes long and equivalent to one chapter from the manga. The opening theme is "Ouchi ga Ichiban" by Satomi Kōrogi.A second season, Chi's New Address, aired from March 30 to September 24, 2009.
In April 2016, it was announced that the manga would receive a 3DCG anime television adaptation that began airing on October 2, 2016, called Chi's Sweet Adventure. An English-dubbed version of the first season streamed on Amazon Prime Video on April 21, 2018.
A third season, Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation premiered worldwide on Netflix on July 19, 2024.