Yomawari Neko | |
![]() First tankōbon volume cover (Kodansha edition) | |
夜廻り猫 | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Kaoru Fukaya |
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Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 22, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 9 |
Anime television series |
Yomawari Neko (Japanese: 夜廻り猫, "Night Watch Cat") 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 tankōbon volume in June 2016, and later by Kodansha who re-released the volume and continued its publication. As of November 2022, the series has been collected into nine volumes. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
The manga won the Short Story Award at the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Kaoru Fukaya , Yomawari Neko started on the author's Twitter account on October 22, 2015.[1] It was later serialized on Kadokawa's ComicWalker website from February 22, 2016,[2] to July 12, 2016.[3] Enterbrain initially published the first tankōbon volume on June 30, 2016.[4] Kodansha released a new edition of the first volume on March 23, 2017, and continued publishing subsequent volumes.[5] The manga continued its serialization on Kodansha's Moae manga platform on the same day,[6] until October 14, 2022.[7] It moved to the blog of the Comic Days platform's editorial department on October 17, 2022.[8] As of November 2022, nine volumes have been released.[9]
Volume list
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | June 30, 2016[10] (Enterbrain) March 23, 2017[11] (Kodansha) | 978-4-04-734178-4 (Enterbrain) 978-4-06-337859-7 (Kodansha) |
2 | March 23, 2017[11] | 978-4-06-337860-3 |
3 | November 22, 2017[12] | 978-4-06-510522-1 |
4 | July 23, 2018[13] | 978-4-06-511703-3 |
5 | April 23, 2019[14] | 978-4-06-515185-3 |
6 | November 22, 2019[15] | 978-4-06-517779-2 978-4-06-517781-5 (special edition) |
7 | December 23, 2020[16] | 978-4-06-521769-6 |
8 | November 22, 2021[17] | 978-4-06-525774-6 |
9 | November 22, 2022[9] | 978-4-06-529696-7 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 22, 2022.[18]
Reception
As of November 2022, Yomawari Neko has sold over 630,000 copies.[18]
The series was nominated in the manga category at the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards.[19] It also ranked 25th on the 2016 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[20] In 2017, the manga won the Short Story Award at the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[21]
References
- ^ Fukaya, Kaoru [@fukaya91] (October 22, 2015). 夜廻り猫・1 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ コミックウォーカー [@COMIC_WALKER] (February 22, 2016). 【新連載】「泣く子はいねが~」夜な夜な街を見廻る猫…あなたの住む街にもいるかもしれません。『夜廻り猫』毎日更新中! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ 夜廻り猫. ComicWalker (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 悩める人に寄り添う「夜廻り猫」1巻、「ほぼ日」のお店で展覧会やグッズも. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 深谷かほる「夜廻り猫」1・2巻同時発売、初版限定でポストカード付属. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 「夜廻り猫」新作連載、3月よりモアイで開幕!新装版1・2巻も刊行決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 【第八二六話】 自由に生きるしずや ①. Moae (in Japanese). Kodansha. October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 夜廻り猫【第八二七話】 自由に生きるしずや②. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ a b 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ 【6月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ a b 【3月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 23, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 【7月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 23, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 【4月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 23, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 【12月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 23, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (November 21, 2022). "Yomawari Neko Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Stimson, Eric (November 18, 2016). "Voting Begins for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 6, 2016). "March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 25, 2017). "Hana ni Somu Manga Wins 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
External links
- Official website at Moae (in Japanese)
- Yomawari Neko (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia