Yomawari Neko


Yomawari Neko is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Fukaya. Originally published on the author's Twitter account in October 2015, the series was initially acquired by Enterbrain, who published the first volume in June 2016, and later by Kodansha who re-released the volume and continued its publication. As of December 2024, the series has been collected into eleven volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment aired in March 2023.
The manga won the Short Story Award at the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Characters

;Heizō Endō
;Jūrō

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by, Yomawari Neko started on the author's Twitter account on October 22, 2015. It was later serialized on Kadokawa's ' website from February 22, 2016, to July 12, 2016. Enterbrain initially published the first volume on June 30, 2016. Kodansha released a new edition of the first volume on March 23, 2017, and continued publishing subsequent volumes. The manga continued its serialization on Kodansha's Moae manga platform on the same day, until October 14, 2022. It moved to the blog of the ' platform's editorial department on October 17, 2022. As of December 2024, eleven volumes have been released.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 22, 2022. It is produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment and directed by Kazuma Taketani, with scripts written by, and music composed by Kenichi Maeyamada. The series consists of 15 episodes, with the first five episodes premiering on March 21, 2023; episodes 6–10 on March 24; 11–12 on March 26; and 13–15 on March 27, 2023, on NHK General TV. A cover version of Kiyoshiro Imawano's "Jump" served as the theme song.

Reception

By November 2022, Yomawari Neko had sold over 630,000 copies.
The series was nominated in the manga category at the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards. It also ranked 25th on the 2016 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine. In 2017, the manga won the Short Story Award at the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.