What's Michael follows the adventures of a ginger tabby called Michael. The stories often change setting: in one, Michael may be owned by a young Japanese couple; in the next, Michael may be owned by an older couple with children, and in a third, Michael might be owned by a yakuza.... more>>

Won the 10th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1986 (shared with ). <<less

About a sixteen year old girl who graduated in Australia and returns to Japan to teach English in a high school. The students are of... more>> the same age and so she has a lot of difficulties getting accepted by them. <<less

Short, cute 4-koma about an ageing cat's digestive problems.

One day, while Yamato is daydreaming and looking at the clouds, a girl comes flying down from the sky! It turns out that she’s looking... more>> for her pet, Sanpei, and being the gallant guy that he is, Yamato decides to help this cute but somewhat queer girl. The only thing bothering him is, what kind of pet is Sanpei? <<less

A cute, short oneshot about a man and a cat.

Mai Kojima is a slightly ditzy sixteen-year-old, but she's gotten her first boyfriend! They've been dating for three months. Even though they should be at... more>> their most lovey-dovey, they haven't been able to make out at all… That's because her boyfriend Yu-kun is a super exam-taking student aiming for Tokyo University. Every day is an uneasy one, without much hugging or kissing. <<less

This is a manga about the various family members of the Hagami residence. Meet the oldest son Aki, the eldest daughter Hirono, the second daughter... more>> Honoka, the parents, the grandparents, the dog Komaru and the cat Poseidon. The first chapter is about Hirono and a peculiar ghost experience. <<less

There's a new pet that has been found! It's called a baby, and Asahina Tamae is the only one in her class that doesn't have... more>> one. She finds three babies one day that seem to be special. They can do things that other babies can't! But before Tamae can keep them--she has to prove herself to her mother. Out of all her siblings, she gets the worst test scores, and the last thing she needs is another distraction. <<less

The Soichi Front... more>>

For 10 years, a woman named Michina Hirose has been looking for any shred of evidence that could lead her to the missing Tsujii family. While in a certain town, she sees children acting strangely, spitting nails at others, and trying to curse people, just like the youngest Tsujii son—Souichi—used to do. Learning that the children only started behaving that way after visiting a local haunted house, she decides to investigate further, but ends up with far more than she bargained for.

Soichi's Beloved Pet

A stray cat decides to follow Sayuri Tsujii home one day, and everyone in the house gets attached to her, deciding to name her Collon. But after Collon has a run-in with Sayuri's youngest brother—the gloomy, curse-happy Souichi—she begins to act strangely. Is this the result of a curse, or something else?

In The Valley of Mirrors

There is bitter enmity between two villages, facing each other across a river. But instead of erecting walls and battlements, they both decided to put up mirrors. What could this mean? And where did all the people disappear to, all those years ago?

Anything but a Ghost

While driving on a mountain road one night, Shigeru finds a girl covered in blood.

Library of Illusions

Koko lives with her husband Goro in a giant mansion full of books. The books are a family heirloom, and heâ??s fiercely protective of them, so it would really suck if something were to happen to them...

Songs in the Dark

There are songs that stick with us long after we've heard them; the song Tamayo hears while passing a street musician is one of those. However, even with a doctor's visit and medication, the song won't leave her. Seeking resolution, she tracks down the musician, Yu Kanade, and discovers that this "brain noise" is contagious, with Yu's entire audience falling prey to it. But why is Yu's song stuck in everyone's head?

Splatter Film

Ogi got lost while traveling in South America, but was saved by a kind tribe of people who sent him home with a pot of delicious nectar from a plant their religion is focused around. At home, he offers some to his friend Sugio, but warns him that he must not be noticed while eating it. Sugio loves the nectar, and finds that regular food just can't compare, so he and some of Ogi's other friends sneak in to eat it. However, they are met with a grisly sight, which is only just the beginning of the strange events that will befall them. <<less

Because of his much-too-strict character, the excellent and capable student council president Hayami Reiichirou is often isolated from his surroundings. But things change when, one day, he is forced to take care of a kitten he received from his workaholic mother who divorced his father and left the family long ago. Seeking help from the student council's resident cat-lover, Shiraishi Kotoko, the once stern and unapproachable Reiichirou begins to...?!... more>>

Also contains the story Gakuran Ouji:

Kiyomi has secretly been using the prince of her school, Narumi-kun, as a model for her manga, "Gakuran Ouji."

Why is this? Because of how elegant and perfect Gakuran looks on him, of course!! Even Narumi-kun is unaware of his use of image in Kiyomi's manga until one day, Kiyomi accidently falls and drops her drawn images infront of him... <<less

Five short stories. ... more>>

- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)

- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)

- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)

- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)

- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)

The first four stories are about the everyday life of a couple living together with their pets.The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992. <<less

Dog lover Shinri wants to be a guide dog trainer. Unfortunately, dogs seem to hate him and co-worker Iruka never lets him forget it. But... more>> things change for the better with the arrival of new dog Wakame. <<less

Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of... more>> her mother, feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment... where pets are strictly not permitted. <<less

Prequel of Freezing following Chiffon "The Smiling Monster" Fairchild.

The “rabid dog” Fujishima, a juvenile delinquent, gets a second chance to live after being killed trying to save a tiny dog of a car.

A female manhwa artist lives with her two adorable pets, a dog named Diend and a rabbit named Shuba. However, Diend's scary demeanor and over-protectiveness... more>> towards her owner leads others to believe she's dangerous and vicious. <<less

Series of short comics running in Hana to Yume.

Himeji Wakaba is a 5th-year elementary school student, and she has the ability to see things that others can't. They are mostly frightening evil spirits, and they tend to do bad things to people who are close to her. As a result, Wakaba has no friends and rarely smiles. On a couple of occasions, she brings home stray animals, but her parents won't let her keep them. However, they're worried about their sad, creepy daughter, so one day they decide that whatever Wakaba brings home next, they'll let her keep.... more>>

The next thing she brings home is a pink monster called "Pupipo," but her parents stand by their decision and let her keep it. No one is quite sure what Pupipo is, but it protects Wakaba from the other things she sees. Pupipo also helps Wakaba make friends with an occult-obsessed transfer student and solve problems with bullying. Wakaba's life is a much better place with her pet pink monster! <<less

A 2-page oneshot about Dowman's cat. Appeared in Manga Club magazine 2014年3月号... more>>

Two quick pages in which Dowman teaches you a little bit about cats and how they relate to gravity.

- thetsuuyaku <<less

Just after being dumped by his girlfriend for being wishy-washy, our hero meets a high-school girl... with dog ears? Is she a dog? A human? She's wide open, rather naive, and with her around, it's just one crazy day after another. Romantic comedy author Hiroyuki Tamakoshi, author of "Boys Be", brings us the unlikely love story of a hopeless office worker and the extraordinarily beautiful girl who lives with him.... more>>

Take care of your doggy! <<less

Nang-Nak, an old poodle with blurred eyesight, and an adorable kitten, Soondae, love their owners whom they are loyal to. Here are the episodes of... more>> the mature dog and the energetic young kitten that always wait for their owners to give them love and affection. <<less

One cat, one human. The different perspectives of two different beings. Cat's Imagination.

A young man and his calico cat move to the countryside. This is a chronicle of the day-to-day adventures of Kabocha and her owner, perfect... more>> for cat lovers. <<less

Two stories centering around people whose cats helped them through difficult times.... more>>

Story 1: What "Fuu" Taught Me - A star model in full height of her career suffers an accident that leaves her paraplegic in a wheelchair. She has no will to live, but finds strength in the family pet cat.

Story 2: What "Blackie" Told Me <<less

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